John McCain in 1996: “[MMA is] a brutal and repugnant blood sport…that should not be allowed to take place anywhere in the U.S.”
John McCain in 2007: “The sport has grown up. The rules have been adopted to give its athletes better protections and to ensure fairer competition.”
Nice try, Senator, but no amount of pandering is going to pull us from the Kimbo Slice War Wagon to the Straight Talk Express.
Loading ...
Post your comment
Showing 1-25 of comments
commentsNow, over time, they have become more regulated and tempered by adding rounds, rules, and weight classes. This has been a great improvement and has aided in bringing legitimacy to a great sport. The changes have taken MMA from backyard/alley brawling to respectable combat sporting.
Given the almost decade between the Senator's comments I don't think your characterization is fair.
Sign in
Register | Lost your password?
Register For This Site
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Log in | Lost your password?