Thursday, November 04, 2010
No Holds Barred: John Perretti on Injuries, Violence, and the Need for Change in Combat Sports
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again speaks with former world kickboxing champion, former UFC and Extreme Fighting matchmaker, and our senior correspondent, John Perretti.
We continue our series of discussions on the critical issue of the increasing number of grave and major injuries in the combat and contact sports. As athletes get bigger, stronger, and faster than ever, and as they learn to use the rules of their sports to their advantage better, sports like American football, boxing, and mixed martial arts are becoming more dangerous and violent.
We thus examine what has been going on in these sports, what the consequences of their current direction will be, what changes they have or have not been making to protect their athletes, and what changes they should be making. We also discuss how the opponents of mixed martial arts are becoming more sophisticated (or, rather, less ignorant) in their opposition to legalizing the sport.
You can play or download No Holds Barred here. You can also download No Holds Barred here. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.
The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by Ian Carpenter.
No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:
MMA WORLD EXPO. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual MMA WORLD EXPO, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.
BJJMart.com, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.
American Top Team. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at http://americantopteam.com/.
FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.
We continue our series of discussions on the critical issue of the increasing number of grave and major injuries in the combat and contact sports. As athletes get bigger, stronger, and faster than ever, and as they learn to use the rules of their sports to their advantage better, sports like American football, boxing, and mixed martial arts are becoming more dangerous and violent.
We thus examine what has been going on in these sports, what the consequences of their current direction will be, what changes they have or have not been making to protect their athletes, and what changes they should be making. We also discuss how the opponents of mixed martial arts are becoming more sophisticated (or, rather, less ignorant) in their opposition to legalizing the sport.
You can play or download No Holds Barred here. You can also download No Holds Barred here. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.
The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by Ian Carpenter.
No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:
MMA WORLD EXPO. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual MMA WORLD EXPO, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.
BJJMart.com, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.
American Top Team. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at http://americantopteam.com/.
FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.
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