Mixed martial arts or the Ultimate Fighting Championship, known to many as "cage fighting", continues to disperse all over the United States. This sport is especially popular in the Midwest, where the sport has now incorparated a new generation, "with Missouri as the only state that allows these type tournaments."



The popularity of ultimate fighting is on the rise, and the age of participants is getting younger. I dont necessarily see a problem with children being involved in traditional martial arts such as Karate and Ju Jitsu, these fighting styles seem to offer a type of stuctured training which is beneficial for children rather than harmful. However, cage fighting for children seems to be taking the idea of Mixed Martial Arts to an extreme. Not only should this sport which promotes "figting to the death" be monitored and regulated... but also restricted from children whose consequences due to the sport can be both physically and mentally are frightening.