We live in a world where controversy reigns around every corner. Welcome to a 20-year controversy, the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or commonly known as Cage Fighting. Who could have imagined that these two words wouldn't spark controversy, right? No one can deny that the label implies a sport of barbaric violence. The reality is that mixed martial arts happens to be one of the safest sports in its genre of contact sports due to strict safety standards. In 1993, an idea was born: the idea was to determine what the most effective form of martial arts was. This idea was called the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It was a tournament in which fighters from various disciplines competed in an octagon-shaped ring surrounded by a fence, called a cage. There was no time limit and the only rule was that to win you had to eliminate your opponent or they had to submit; This may sound familiar due to the Hollywood film “Fight Club” which involved a group of individuals participating in no-holds-barred hand-to-hand combat. After this event, many people started a campaign to ban mixed martial arts. Senator John McCain was one of the most vocal legislators, even calling the sport "human cockfighting" (Plotz). Although Senator McCain's analogy was aimed at the pathos of his audience and was effective in most cases, it was based solely on ideological similarities and not on ideological similarities. do. When examining the term “humane cockfighting,” the general consensus is that cockfighting is cruel and inhumane. The fallacy of this label from Senator McCain is that the roosters had no choice in their fate, as cockfighting involves the owners placing two roosters in a pit, causing them to shoot..... . middle of paper ......of an art is a “profession requiring knowledge and skill” (Merriam-Webster, Incorporated). On February 4, 2014, Senator John McCain was giving a speech about head injuries in today's sports and was quoted as saying "that although he was against MMA in the beginning, he would watch the sport today because of security measures in place. (Land of combat). That's pretty astonishing coming from the man who spent so many years trying to ban the sport. There will always be opposition to the sport of mixed martial arts. The respect among mixed martial arts athletes combined with strict safety standards only goes to show the values ​​of the sport. Although the beginnings were difficult, mixed martial arts has become one of the safest sports in the United States. Even a diamond starts out as a dirty piece of coal, but over time it transforms into a beautiful work of art..