I love the traditional pugilistic sport of Boxing and its hard for me to detract from the sport even though it has lost its classic luster from yesteryear. The sport has taken a hit over the years as the tradition boxer has changed. I don't even know what a true heavy weight is anymore. There isn't really a true heavy weight champion these days. The stars are literally gone. There's no Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Joe Louis, Joe Frazier, rest in peace Joe, or even a Sugar Ray Leonard. The great ones are gone and theirs no one really around to carry the torch.
There's a new wave of sport that's become a very popular fan favorite and that is MMA or mixed martial arts. Though there are still plenty of fans of Boxing MMA has almost replaced boxing. MMA draws a huge crowd these days. Before I thought it was a fad just like Vince McMahon's XFL. The only good thing to come out of that was XFL He Hate Me star Rod Smart who made a very quick trasition into the NFL when the XFL couldn't stand on its own two feet. The UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, has shown that it is quite the opposite and that it has no plans of checking out early anytime soon.
The UFC has become so popular that it has made its way to home consoles letting gamers in on the experience of what its like to be a MMA fighters. Take a look as Blair Herter of X-Play dives into the MMA world as he gets a hands on preview of the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3 game.
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