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20/20's John Stossel Looks at Kids in MMA
FanHouse — Filed under: UFC, MMA Videos, MMA Media WatchKudos to John Stossel of 20/20 for taking an even-handed and fair look at the question of whether kids should fight in mixed martial arts: Stossel calls himself a fan of the sport and explains that children who are involved with it aren't hurt nearly as much as they're hurt in "acceptable" sports like cheerleading. And then we have Robert Correia, the mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, who knows nothing about the sport, saying that, "Anything goes. ... They don't have any rules." ...

Children MMA makes ‘20/20′ on ABC (Video)
MMA Mania — Props: ABCNews.com Quoteworthy: “In six years, 77 kids died when they were hit in the chest with a baseball. Many more died riding bikes. No one has yet gathered comparative statistics on the risk of mixed martial arts, but even cheerleading sends thousands of kids to hospitals every year. MMA participants wear head gear and big gloves to stay protected, and the sport’s governing body says it has banned the moves that are most likely to lead to injuries in children. A study from Johns Hopkins found that in MMA there are no more ...

Children's MMA Featured on ABC 20/20
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