MMA Smokers
Unsanctioned Mixed Martial Arts Events Creating a Stain on the Sport
The endless grind for an MMA hopeful typically begins at the amateur ranks, which is where the hideous underbelly of the "world’s fastest growing sport" unfortunately can be seen. Amateur fighters seeking glory are often coaxed into participating in unsanctioned events by ordinary individuals feigning as legitimate promoters.
Sadly, all that is really needed to create an unsanctioned event is a ring/cage, several risk-takers and an audience.
Yours truly attended one of these MMA "smokers," a term coined for exhibition bouts and unsanctioned events in combat sports. This amateur event was held behind a local Hooters establishment in Huntsville, Ala.
Michigan seems to be the epicenter...
"The true meaning of a given movement in a form is not its application, but rather the unlimited potential of the mind to provide muscular and skeletal support for that movement." Gregory Fong