The Ultimate Subculture

I’m sure most of us are aware of how popular the UFC actually is. The abbreviation, UFC, which stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship, is synonymous with pulverizing your opponent into submission. A single question comes to mind; are people stupid or do they revel in the power granted to them by displaying dominance over their opponent? Obviously the answer is the latter. People do not care about the consequences of their actions or the physical toll it takes on the human body. While I realize that the UFC is not the only culprit in this savagery, it is a fundamental example of international subculture. This trend of masculine domination is also displayed in commercialized wrestling, the National Football League and any other modern day re-hash of 1st century Rome.

The coliseum weighted heavily on roman culture and was widely accepted. Gladiators would vie for respect and freedom through combat. Similarly, those in the UFC as well as any other combative sport garner a certain amount of respect in the form of women, fame and money. This respect is what renders combat incredibly popular. Are people so fixated on brutality that it has become widely accepted? My answer is most certainly, to the point in which we will fatally accept accidents.

Governments have accepted this worldwide phenomenon and as a result realize the potential impact of its commercialism. Subculture in the form of combat displays a high adrenaline influence over mainstream society and corporate North America.