Scenes of violence in Vegas only give MMA a black eye
Despite UFC president Dana White’s declared ‘disgust’ at the brawl following last week’s Conor McGregor fight in Las Vegas, many see it as a result of the company’s glamorisation of poor behaviour in the pursuit of huge profits
A week ago today, the burgeoning sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) suffered a black eye at the hands of its most prominent promotion company, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
At the company’s UFC 229 event in Las Vegas, a record number of viewers from around the world tuned in for the fight and witnessed the violent scenes that erupted following Conor McGregor’s loss to lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov jumped into the ...
