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SINCE when is kicking, elbowing, kneeing, punching and stomping an opponent classified as sport?
On Saturday night on Fuel TV I witnessed the brutality and bloodshed of the UFC - apparently, and worryingly, the world's fastest growing sport.
This was nothing but barbaric savagery that should be banned in this country.
The fact women were allowed to fight on the card was an even bigger disgrace.
The main event was between Aussie Mark Hunt and Brazilian Antonio "Bigfoot'' Silva.
The commentators described it as one of the greatest fights in UFC history.
It made me feel sick.
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Hunt started with blond hair that finished a blood-soaked red. Both fighters became barely recognisable from the blood and facial wounds of five sadistic rounds.
It scared me that the Brisbane Entertainment Centre was sold out with so many thousands of people (including families with young children) who were prepared to pay to watch it.
And all those who lapped it up and loved every cruel moment on pay-TV.
Almost defenceless men being held down on the ground and punched senseless.
What does it say about our society?
Mark Hunt lands and elbow on Antonio Silva. Source: News Limited
Why do we allow our kids to watch and cheer for something we teach them not to do?
And why are the competitors allowed to do all this inside a cage when it's illegal on the streets?
People have been sent to jail for less than what happened inside a cage on Saturday night.
If you really want to make yourself sick, Google "UFC worst injuries". The images are seriously disgusting and raise the question: why aren't the fighters at least made to wear headgear?
Why aren't fighters getting protection from blood diseases?
Why do the referees and doctors allow mismatches and lopsided fights to continue?
I know the UFC has statistics to prove there are no more serious injuries than in boxing, but that's not the point.
The beauty of all sport is the toughness and determination of its competitors. The pain they put themselves through to become the best.
The injury risks they face in rugby league and all the footy codes. At least their sport involves a large degree of skill - and it's not just a contest to violently bash another person into submission.
HYBRID TALKS
NRL chief Dave Smith refuses to rule out the Kangaroos' involvement in a hybrid game against the Wallabies.
Promoters are believed to have offered Smith $7.5 million earlier this year to play against the Wallabies.
He met with his ARU counterpart, Bill Pulver, and there was talk about Anzac Day this year at ANZ Stadium.
With Smith unwilling to commit, the promoters approached the English rugby league and got an agreement in principal.
Smith told me over the weekend it was something he may consider down the track.
"I've had a few people come and talk to me about hybrid games," Smith said.
"It's been a question of priorities for me. We've had so much to do this year with pathways, membership programs and all the integrity issues.
"Who knows, in the future it might be something interesting. I'm happy to talk to anybody who's got a good idea. It just wasn't a priority this year."
Under the hybrid game rules, it's a 13-a-side contest. The attacking team plays the ball in its own half and has a maul in the opposition half.
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