Inside MMA 341 - MMA in the Olympics

The latest in mixed martial arts news and analysis with hosts Kenny Rice, Bas Rutten and reporter Ron Kruck. Rashad Evans, Brett Rogers and Greg Jackson are guests. Inside MMA airs Fridays at 9pmET on HDNet.

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[GorillaKingdomFN]

I assume that if Brazil enters any sport into the olympics, it will be Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

[RAULADOLFO]

I think is most likely to have Jiu jutsu as an olympic sport , before they approve mma.

[Bmomo56]

@GorillaKingdomFN soccer?

[Afflictionzv1]

BJJ is a sport that was created off the back of Judo, Judo is an olympic sport as we know, BJJ is primarily about groundwork and would be boring to some people who do understand what is going on, take into account that BJJ would be at other olympic events after Brazil and some nations don't have a massive participation in this event and off that logic the attendance would be lowered causing it to be canceled by the hosts.

[Afflictionzv1]

Its been made into a sport, its a mixture of different martial arts, hence the name... sports inside on mma have to stay singular, for instance Judo is pretty inert in MMA, therefore you've got to keep this on its own as a singular sport, I've seen no-gi judo and the whole premace of Judo is the gripping on the opponant to throw or submit when the groundwork commences, gripping is awkward in no-gi, MMA would be interesting at the olympics.

[daveyboy728]

@pondsj01 i donno man, i guess we'll just have to see what happens, i hope it does, it certainly requires just as much commitment to be in the ufc as it does to be in the olympics

[daveyboy728]

@pondsj01 mma is obviously a sport, and no i dont have to prove it, its a mixture if like 10 different sports, 3 of which are olympic sports, so think about what your saying here.

[pondsj01]

First I dont know of any governing body that makes it an official sport and by that simple fact it isnt. I come from an American Kickboxing background and only have friends who teach MMA and I am unsure of any universal rules? In regards to olympics we already have every sport that MMA covers,except these people are better form fighters otherwise the MMA fighter could still compete individually with them but they cant or they would.. many arguments so best to do your own research.

[nrnelson1313]

@pondsj01 how is MMA not a sport? are you blind?

[wallydesouza]

PROB JIU JITSU

[pondsj01]

Doesn't MMA have to be a sport first before it can be an olympic sport...? K-1 yes... MMA honestly dont think so.