MMA or Pankration for the 2024 Olympic games?

[Devil]

Its unfortunate that Dana White is not backing FILA MMA. The UFC must have some type of interest to ignore the obvious and back this other organization but here are the facts.

In my opinion the UFC has more to lose than they have to gain if MMA became an olympic sport. Right now, they control public perception of who the best fighters in the world are. When they start losing control of that perception through competition, they buy the threatening competitor.

If you start having gold medal olympians in MMA, people will expect the UFC to sign them. They'll feel pressure to do so to maintain the perception they have the best fighters in the world. This gives the fighters more negotiating power. Then they would have more Fedoresque headaches.

[DKJr]

Pankration would be the ****. Hell I'd love to do that or Combat Sambo. Those would be more interesting than handball or ping pong.

[Omega Supreme]

I can see it now, fighters with headgear, shinpads, and heavier gloves. No elbows or knees allowed, grappling only when it goes to the ground.

Seriously though, I rather doubt MMA would make it in to the olympics.

Seriously. Stfu.

[wikidbounce]

I'm just greedy, I want to see Sanda, Submission Grappling and MMA.

In my opinion the UFC has more to lose than they have to gain if MMA became an olympic sport.

An International organization would do a lot for how the sport grows worldwide, and the fighters could benefit from the backing of an international Fighters Union. Control (or lack of control) of these factors should be of interest to the UFC.

[The Question]

If any of those sports make it to the olympics, somebody tell me and I'll be ready for that ****. I now have the long term goal of becoming an olympian. Who is the oldest olympian in an athletic sport?

[Devil]

I'm just greedy, I want to see Sanda, Submission Grappling and MMA.



An International organization would do a lot for how the sport grows worldwide, and the fighters could benefit from the backing of an international Fighters Union. Control (or lack of control) of these factors should be of interest to the UFC.

Do you really think the UFC is in favor of a fighter's union? Haha.

I have no doubt they're interested. Just like I'm interested in knowing where rattlesnakes are so I can avoid stepping on them.

[RWaggs]

Another vote for Combat Sambo. It "looks" Olympic, "feels" Olympic and is downright fucking awesome to watch.

[OZZ]

I say bring back the Pankration..

[Omega Supreme]

Problem with Combat SAMBO in the Olympics is the word "Combat".

[judoka_uk]

Boris Johnson has personally thrown his hat into the ring for getting Pankration back into the games.