Is UFC a sport?

YES! Mixed Martial Arts is definitely a sport. I'm tired of how big boxing fights (like Mayweather/De La Hoya) get talked about on ESPN all the time, but MMA is completely ignored. But, I do like how ESPN has been talking about MMA(specifically UFC) in the past week -- probably only because Sports Illustrated introduced MMA to ESPN.

BTW, the "savage/unsafe" part that people talk about is a load of crap. That would've definitely been true a decade ago when there weren't many restrictions, but today the UFC is just as safe as boxing.

I think that it's safer than boxing because of the 1KO rule, pretty good officiating and the fighter's good conditioning.  No one has died in the cage.

Just a small point, but I prefer saying that MMA (mixed martial arts) is the sport, while the UFC is a company that provides MMA(but this can be interpreted in different ways). Kind of like saying that football is sport while the NFL is an organization that displays the sport (in that case you have a multiple indepent owners). But I agree with everything else you mentionedmitwoman

I think that it's safer than boxing because of the 1KO rule, pretty good officiating and the fighter's good conditioning. No one has died in the cage.

JdmdrifteR1

I heard that only one guy (Russian I think) has passed away in the ring, but he had some sort of problem beforehand.  Then again, I've also heard that deaths in the boxing ring happen every year too lol.  As for the main topic, yea I think any sort of physical activity is a sport, ESPECIALLY fighting.  The whole debate/argument of boxing vs MMA is interesting too.  Joe Rogan and this boxing promoter had a really heated debate on Sportscenter today.  It was sad that that was the most entertaining segment I've seen on SC for quite a while, but that's another story lol. 

Im not a fan of the sport, I dont like boxing so I dont like this either, I think they are both savage in the sense that its more personal (unlike other sports that have equipment) and Im not into seeing blood and face-to-face contact.

But as you can tell called it a sport, because its a competition not based on judges.

UFC is a sport, golf and Nascar are not.-Dionysus-

Not a sport---MMA? Mixed martial arts? There's no "martial arts" involved in some/most of the fights.  It's just a basic brawl--two guys get close enough to each other and throw punches at each other until the other falls and he gets on top of him and beats his face in--yea, martial arts--NOT.

Jackson will beat liddell---liddell looks like he can't get his abs going---looks like a gut ab. :)

YES! Mixed Martial Arts is definitely a sport. I'm tired of how big boxing fights (like Mayweather/De La Hoya) get talked about on ESPN all the time, but MMA is completely ignored. But, I do like how ESPN has been talking about MMA(specifically UFC) in the past week -- probably only because Sports Illustrated introduced MMA to ESPN.

BTW, the "savage/unsafe" part that people talk about is a load of crap. That would've definitely been true a decade ago when there weren't many restrictions, but today the UFC is just as safe as boxing.

JML897

It's even safer than boxing, since they never had a death in the octagon.

[QUOTE="-Dionysus-"]UFC is a sport, golf and Nascar are not.pundog

Golf is a skill game, not a sport, Nascar is a sport(though it's a little to much about the entertainment), and poker is a skill game, so not a sport.

Sport requiers athleticism, all games that don't requier athleticism aren't sports.

[QUOTE="-Dionysus-"]UFC is a sport, golf and Nascar are not.pundog

Golf is a skill game, not a sport. I don't even consider Nascar either to be honest, I just consider it a form of entertainment.  

UFC is not a sport its entertianment as it doesnt take skill to do. if UFC is a sport so is bar room brawling.Jackal2222

[QUOTE="pundog"][QUOTE="-Dionysus-"]UFC is a sport, golf and Nascar are not.Nene33

Golf is a skill game, not a sport, Nascar is a sport(though it's a little to much about the entertainment), and poker is a skill game, so not a sport.

Sport requiers athleticism, all games that don't requier athleticism aren't sports.

UFC is not a sport its entertianment as it doesnt take skill to do. if UFC is a sport so is bar room brawling.Jackal2222

Just like every sport MMA requires tons of training. Many fighters train 5 days a week, 8 hours day, just like work.

Many UFC fighters were amateur wrestlers when they were in High School and College. The two outlets for amatuer wrestlers are either Professional Wrestling or Mixed-Martial Arts. MMA requires the fighters to learn kickboxing, boxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freesytle Wrestling, Sambo, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. If you ever took the time to watch a UFC event you'll usually all the different disciplines. 

It's not a bar room brawl. Many of the fighters are skilled in their level of expertise. There are actually Olympic Medalists fighting in MMA. Usually on every UFC PPV there is one boring match that is very technical. If you're a fan of grappling, which the majority of new fans aren't, you'll see beauty in the sport like how people see beauty in the San Antonio  Spurs, it's boring but helps them win.

The majority of UFC fighters are college graduates, you can't say that about the majority of sports. Chuck Liddell who just got knocked out has a BA in Accounting, and averaged a 3.5 GPA.

For those people saying its nothing more than a bar room brawl and takes no skill.  You couldn't possibly be more wrong.  Either you don't know anything about mma or you don't know anything about what "skill" actually is, but either way those men, AND woman that compete especially at the pro level are finely tuned athletes. 

And yes, for the record, some fights have basically ended up a striking duel, but not all of them, not even close.  And even those fights I have no doubt could've ended with a submission if either guy made even a tiny mistake.  Sorry, I respect everyone's opinion, but there's no possible way to see these guys train and simply dismiss them as barbarians with no skill. 

UFC is not a sport its entertianment as it doesnt take skill to do. if UFC is a sport so is bar room brawling.Jackal2222

I would pay a thousand dollars to see you step into the octagon with matt hughes and then keep saying there's no skill involved.