Faculty of Sport
Taking Caribbean Sport to a Higher Level
Jamaican fighting spirit and UFC success
Photo: Aljamain Sterling (Courtesy of MMA)
ULTIMATE FIGHTING Championship (UFC) debuted a version of combat sport known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) to the world in 1993.... More than 20 years later and the UFC has now firmly positioned itself in the American big four and is also one of the fastest-growing sports globally.
While the outsider looking in may see violence, the opposite is true of fighting sports, which typically instil discipline and control, making it a healthy outlet for managing aggression.
Read the full article from Sakima Mullings who is a boxer and a graduate student in the MSc. Sport Business Management programme in the Faculty of Sport UWI.
