Decivilizing, civilizing or informalizing? The international development of Mixed Martial Arts

This article contributes to ongoing debates about trends in violence in sport through an examination of the emergence of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The article counters suggestions that the rise of MMA is indicative of a decivilizing and/or de-sportizing process, arguing instead that the development...

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Main Authors: Raul Sanchez Garcia, Dominic Malcolm
Format: Default Article
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Sociology not elsewhere classified
Civilizing processes
Informalization
Mixed Martial Arts
Quest for excitement
Violence
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Sociology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/15317
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