The Ilia Topuria phenomenon is here to stay. During the week of the fight, the UFC featherweight champion, who successfully defended his world title for the first time, shared a video on his social networks in which children from all over the world sent him their support, recognizing his He appears as someone to be inspired by.
Although the practice of combat sports is not at all new in our country, and disciplines such as boxing have had very sweet moments in past decades, the emergence of mixed martial arts has served to raise interesting debates regarding its rooting
Thus, during the press conference after Topuria’s victory against Max Holloway, ABC asked him about the possibility of MMA being a sport that sand equate it to other martial arts such as judoand can be introduced from an early age as a sporting activity in Spanish schools.
Topuria was clear. «It could be a sport that is taught in schools, why not, the truth is that it would be great. Many people associate mixed martial arts with violence and it is just the opposite.«said the Spanish-Georgian champion.
«People who practice MMA are then the noblest and calmest people, the ones who transmit the most peace.. It would be a good idea, I had not seen it that way, but it could be considered,” the Madrid-based athlete responded with conviction. Although it still seems somewhat distant, MMA Kids is already practiced in numerous gyms, a sport obviously adapted to the age of the children who practice it, with numerous technique restrictions.
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