It has been tertg to see mastream wrers wrtle wh whether mixed martial arts is "gay." The Daily Beast has had two somewhat-opposg lumns on the subject the past two weeks, the...
Contents:
- THE BATE: HOW GAY IS MMA?
- GAY MMA FIGHTERS – IS IT A BIG DEAL?
- LIST OF GAY UFC FIGHTERS (OUT & PROUD MEN & WOMEN)
- MMA IS 'GAY PORN' FOR STRAIGHT GUYS
- ANRSON SILVA SAYS THERE ARE LOTS OF HOMOSEXUALS IN MMA AND HE COULD BE GAY
THE BATE: HOW GAY IS MMA?
* is mma gay *
It has been tertg to see mastream wrers wrtle wh whether mixed martial arts is "gay. Is homoerotic? Of urse, to those boxers and boxg promoters who don't unrstand and are threatened by MMA, homophobia is the last refuge of the sundrel.
Recently, gay bloggers, homophobic crics of MMA, and even straight fans have clared that one of the great appeals of the sport is s homoeroticism.
GAY MMA FIGHTERS – IS IT A BIG DEAL?
Are there any gay UFC fighters? Here is a pilatn of male and female gay fighters the apex MMA promotn. * is mma gay *
They note the large number of gay men and straight women who have bee fans of MMA and attribute to the appeal of the nearly-naked hard bodi of the fighters and the timate, often pelvic techniqu of Brazilian Jiu-Jsu, the favored grapplg disciple the sport.
Sheridan says that 's the nature of MMA (where the "fights ntue if the batants fall to the ground") that give s gay vibe. It's a sign of the growg populary of the sport and the creased acceptance of male-to-male sexual imagery that discsg MMA and gay the same sentence is beg fairly mon. You n also go to the MMA Fix webse, which regularly posts s "homoerotic photo of the week:".
LIST OF GAY UFC FIGHTERS (OUT & PROUD MEN & WOMEN)
New York Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell poted out what we've all been thkg for years: Straight guys love gay porn. Du. * is mma gay *
I thk homoerotic is a much better term for MMA than gay. And I would gus that the percentage of MMA fighters who are gay roughly mirrors the percentage society as a whole. But there is an unniable homoerotic aspect.
A lot of discsn has e about after boxer Bernard Hopks and boxg promoter Bob Am dismissed MMA as nothg but gay porn. Their reactns spoke more of speratn over boxg's rapid cle, sce llg somethg "gay" is supposed to renr unwatchable by the mastream (pecially young men). But when straight fans n wre about their top MMA hotti, and UFC head Dana Whe wel gay fans and fighters, the gay slur is losg s punch.
Even today, there is still clearly a stigma around gay fighters the UFC.
MMA IS 'GAY PORN' FOR STRAIGHT GUYS
Connor McGregor has never publicly stated that he is gay or anythg other than heterosexual. In addn, the father of three has been a long-term relatnship wh a woman. * is mma gay *
Whilst there are many lbians fightg at var different weights on the roster, there is not an openly gay man who do, or has fought the UFC. This is not jt a strange occurrence the UFC eher, we rearched across a lot of fight promotns worldwi such as Cage Warrrs, Bellator, ONE, Junglefight, and var others, yet uld not fd an openly gay all, would seem strange that there are a handful of lbians the 107 woman roster, yet no homosexuals well over 1000 male fighters – approximately a 10 tim larger sample.
Part of the reason why there are no open homosexuals is likely due to the ridicule they would receive upon announcement. Homosexualy is turned to an even stranger topic when the manager of Plo Costa, Walid Ismail quoted “Asanya has homosexual stcts and he should be studied by science”.
This short sentence sums up why some fighters want to rema the closet, there is simply too much drama around beg homosexual. Strangely enough a gay assemblyman New York state pared MMA to gay pornography orr to get banned. Whatever you thk of MMA, or homosexuals, this ment is clearly polil and divisive.
ANRSON SILVA SAYS THERE ARE LOTS OF HOMOSEXUALS IN MMA AND HE COULD BE GAY
MMA don’t have anythg to do wh beg gay, the same way don’t have anythg to do wh beg straight. Tryg to put gay people to a box when you are gay yourself is one of the lowt thgs you uld possibly do and certaly don’t help the sport. When Will There Be An Openly Gay UFC Fighter?
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