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DWx
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 Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:29 am Post subject: First Wheelchair MMA Fights To Take Place in UK |
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http://www.fightersonlymag.com/content/news/17099-uk-promotion-to-stage-worlds-first-wheelchair-mma-fights
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| “The Wheeled Warriors group and the Ultimate Cage Fighting Championships have joined forces to put on a series of bouts with fighters in wheelchairs and also amputees under MMA rules. It will take place later this year in South Yorkshire,” Fighters Only was informed today. |
Seems a little bizarre to me. I think it'd be better without the wheelchairs otherwise things like groundwork become pretty useless and it'll just be like a wheelchair boxing match.
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JusticeZero
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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I'd think that the people who are in wheelchairs think it's pretty awesome. They tend to like handcycle races and the like, too, for a similar reason - "Part of my body doesn't work, bah.. but hey, here's a sport I can do and train/compete with the other people I know who are dealing with the same issue!"
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DWx
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| I'd think that the people who are in wheelchairs think it's pretty awesome. They tend to like handcycle races and the like, too, for a similar reason - "Part of my body doesn't work, bah.. but hey, here's a sport I can do and train/compete with the other people I know who are dealing with the same issue!" |
I do think it's a great idea but just am failing to see how it's any different from wheelchair boxing.  Would also be interesting to see if they'll have classification groups like the paralympics has?
I do remember seeing something a while back about a para- (maybe quad-)plegic MMA fighter who wasn't using a wheelchair and that was awesome.
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Ulubis Minor
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Thats Pretty Damn awesome, Though less techniques and more slug match
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JusticeZero
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It wouldnt surprise me to find that they have a whole library of 'standup' grappling techniques they use, that wouldn't allowed in a boxing match.
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Alpha One Four
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No legs means a lot less punching power. Kinetic linking will be less effective. I would be more sad than entertained, I think...
I mean no disrespect at all.
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JusticeZero
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They have a chair, and they may well have some interesting applications of it. In any case, I doubt they are at all worried about what people with four working limbs think.
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Dobbersky
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Awesome hope it goes well
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