scholarly journals O espetáculo das artes marciais. O que estamos comprando?

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (283) ◽  
pp. 18-30
Author(s):  
Luiz Felipe Machado Pinto ◽  
Marcelo Moreira Antunes
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship

O Canal Combate apresentando-se como o maior veiculador de conteúdo voltado às artes marciais no Brasil, se consolida como o grande representante midiático do público interessado pela temática. Assim, os conceitos gerados e a visão proferida sobre as artes marciais, influencia diretamente a visão de seus espectadores e consumidores. O objetivo do presente estudo é analisar a grade de programação semanal do Canal Combate e traçar inferências em relação ao real escopo do mesmo. O estudo analisou sua grade de programação compreendida entre o dia 20/07/2020 e 26/07/2020. Os resultados demonstraram que 34% do conteúdo veiculado pelo canal destina-se a lutas do Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), seguido de 19% de anúncios publicitários. O canal combate caracterizou-se como um promotor de lutas de Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), em grande parte relacionadas à empresa UFC, que possui em seu cerne o espetáculo para fins de consumo.

scholarly journals VERSÕES DE ATLETAS DE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS NAS FASES DE PREPARAÇÃO PARA UM COMBATE

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Aparecida de Oliveira Camilo ◽  
Mary Jane Paris Spink
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Resumo O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar as versões de atletas de Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) que circularam nas fases de preparação para um combate (camp). Para isso, seguimos o cotidiano de um atleta, vinculado à principal liga da modalidade, o Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), em dezembro de 2014. A metodologia seguiu os pressupostos da etnografia, com interações nas diferentes práticas em que o atleta se envolvia. Adotamos uma aproximação teórico-metodológica com a teoria ator-rede, em diálogo com a Psicologia Social de cunho construcionista. Nas fases do camp foi possível identificar as versões de lutador como: (a) trabalhador que é precarizado (treinamentos); b) ídolo (semana da luta); (c) sobrevivente (pesagem); (d) “casca-grossa” (dia da luta); e (e) “humano” (pós-luta). A pesquisa sugere que não há um tipo específico de lutador, ou perspectivas diferentes sobre ele, mas sim, que ele é múltiplo, produtos das práticas nas quais está envolvido.

Framing the Octagon: An Analysis of News-Media Coverage of Mixed Martial Arts

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla A. Santos ◽  
Scott Tainsky ◽  
K. Alexander Schmidt ◽  
Changsup Shim
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
Societal Values ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship ◽  
Scholarly Attention

To date, scholarly attention to mixed martial arts (MMA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization has been limited. This study sought to address this gap in literature by focusing on the news media’s framing of public officials’ discourse concerning MMA. In so doing, the study addressed the entanglement of news media, sport, and contemporary political maneuvering. Overall, findings suggest two dominant media frames: leveraging of sociopolitical capital to protect societal values and leveraging of sociopolitical capital to advocate for legislation. Specifically, the authors propose that news media have framed and reframed MMA as a succession of moral threats and reassurances that are given voice by public officials in the name of protecting the citizenry.

scholarly journals O ESTRESSE NO MMA: AS ESTRATÉGIAS DE ENFRENTAMENTO PODEM MELHORAR O DESEMPENHO DOS LUTADORES?

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-290
Author(s):  
Isabella Belem ◽  
Luciane Cristina Arantes da Costa ◽  
Jorge Both ◽  
Patricia Carolina Borsato Passos ◽  
José Luiz Lopes Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship

RESUMO Introdução: Um dos maiores fenômenos esportivos na atualidade, o Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), realizado no Brasil em 2013, movimentou entre R$ 15 e R$ 50 milhões, destacando-se na mídia internacional. Apesar dessa superprodução dos eventos, os estudos com atletas de MMA (Mixed Martial Arts ) ainda são escassos, sobretudo no que se refere aos aspectos psicológicos. Objetivo: Analisar estratégias de coping, níveis de estresse e características de treinamento de atletas paranaenses de MMA. Métodos: Foram estudados 50 atletas de MMA do sexo masculino, com idade de 25,0 ± 4,8 anos. Como instrumentos foram utilizados uma ficha de identificação, o Inventário Atlético de Estratégias de Coping e o Questionário de Estresse e Recuperação para Atletas (RESTQ-76 Sport). Na análise dos dados, utilizou-se estatística descritiva, teste de Shapiro-Wilk, teste "U" de Mann-Whitnney; teste de Kruskal-Wallis e coeficiente de correlação de Spearman; a significância adotada foi p < 0,05. Resultados: Os atletas com principal fonte de renda no MMA apresentaram maior "estresse geral" (p = 0,023) e "estresse social" (p = 0,043) . Conclusão: Conclui-se que quando o esporte é a principal fonte de renda dos atletas, o estresse dos lutadores é elevado. Quanto maior o volume de treino, mais o atleta busca estabelecer objetivos e maior é sua a capacidade de confrontar as adversidades. Além disso, a variedade de estratégias de coping utilizadas pelos lutadores melhora seu estado de recuperação (capacidades físicas e psicológicas) durante as competições.

Motivations and Mediated Consumption Habits of Users of Mixed-Martial-Arts Online Message Boards

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Eddy ◽  
Lamar Reams ◽  
Stephen Dittmore
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Message Board ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Message Boards ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship ◽  
Online Message Boards ◽  
Online Business ◽  
Consumption Habits

As online business models have evolved, learning what drives users’ consumptive behaviors has gained increasing interest to sport researchers and sport properties. An increasing number of sport properties are expanding, and deriving revenues from, their presence on digital-media platforms (e.g., MLB, NBA, NFL, UFC, WWE, etc.). Of the sport properties mentioned, none are more reliant on digital-media activity than the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As such, the purpose of this study was to examine the motivations and related consumption habits of users of non-subscription-based (i.e., free-to-use) online message boards. Findings suggest that message-board users find value in the opportunities for interactivity and that heavy online mixed-martial-arts users watch more events and purchase more merchandise than those who spend less time online.

scholarly journals Una visión histórica de las artes marciales mixtas en China

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
William Acevedo ◽  
Mei Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
First Century ◽  
Combat Sports ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Chronological Order ◽  
Bruce Lee ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Twenty First Century

Mixed martial arts (MMA) has become one of the fastest-growing combat sports in the twenty-first century, drawing millions of Pay-Per-View spectators since the inception of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993. Popular conceptions have credited the creation of MMA to Bruce Lee, a Chinese-American actor and martial artist who became an icon in the 1970s and who is still considered by many as a revolutionary figure in the field. This paper will present, in chronological order, examples of ancient Chinese martial arts concepts preceding the creation of modern MMA.

scholarly journals Ending MMA Combat, Specific Grappling Techniques According to the Type of the Outcome

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-280
Author(s):  
Fábio dal Bello ◽  
Ciro José Brito ◽  
John Amtmann ◽  
Bianca Miarka
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship ◽  
Motor Actions

AbstractThis study compared grappling motor actions of male mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes considering outcome types from Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC) bouts. A validated protocol of technical-tactical analysis was utilized as in previous studies addressing MMA performance analysis, and Kruskall Wallis and U Mann-Whitney tests were applied to compare effects of types of outcome decisions (Split vs. Unanimous Decision vs. Knockout-KO/Technical-knockout-TKO vs. Submission). Unanimous Decision showed higher frequencies of takedowns attempted/round than KO/TKO and Submission outcomes (p ≤ 0.05; 1.9 ± 1.9 vs. 1.3 ± 1.4 vs. 1.0 ± 1.1 attempts). Bouts with Split Decision demonstrated higher takedowns/round than bouts ended by Submission (p = 0.048; 0.4 ± 0.7 vs. 0.2 ± 0.6 attempts). TKO/KO showed lower values of sweeps/round (p = 0.008, 0.0 ± 0.0 vs. 0.1 ± 0.3 attempts) and takedowns attempted/round (p = 0.014, 1.3 ± 1.4 vs. 2.0 ± 1.6 attempts) than bouts ending by Split Decision. The Submission outcome showed a higher frequency of submissions attempted/round than KO/TKO and Unanimous Decision (p ≤ 0.041, 0.3 ± 0.7 vs 0.2 ± 0.5 vs 0.2 ± 0.5). These results show a large specificity in the type of grappling attack/situation according to the strategy to end the combat. These results also show that the grappling strategy and tactics are variable depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the athletes, and can be used by coaches and athletes to develop specific training programs.

scholarly journals Performance Bonuses and Effort: Evidence from Fight Night Awards in Mixed Martial Arts

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Gift
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Compensation Mechanism ◽  
Sample Period ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Personnel Economics ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship ◽  
Performance Statistics ◽  
Over Time

This paper investigates the role of fight night bonus awards on fighter behavior in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Extreme Cage (WEC) fighting mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions. Behavior is analyzed using detailed fighter performance statistics, exploiting variation in bonus size across events and over time. Findings suggest that fighters are not meaningfully influenced by bonus levels within the range observed in the sample period and possible explanations are discussed. Fight night bonuses appear to serve as a lottery compensation mechanism to ex post reward performances consistent with an MMA promotion’s desires rather than ex ante incentivize such performances. Findings have implications for strategic MMA promoter decisions and contribute more broadly to the personnel economics literature on incentives and compensation.

scholarly journals Determination of model characteristics of martial mixed arts fighters

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 09035
Author(s):  
Sergii Latyshev ◽  
Mykola Latyshev ◽  
Irina Tsarevskaya ◽  
Natalia Krivtsova ◽  
Nikolay Ryzhin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship ◽  
Competitive Activity

The popularity of mixed martial arts(MMA) has been growing steadily and now this sport is the most striking and spectacular of martial arts. Worth millions royalties’ of top fighters stimulate talented athletes to change one types of martial arts for MMA, which significantly increase the competition among athletes and qualitatively change the competitive activity. A need arises to optimize the training process in accordance with modern trends in competitive activity. The process of training will be effective only if it is built on the basis of data on the model characteristics of today's top athletes. The article defined and calculated values of the model characteristics of Top MMA fighters of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). These characteristics are divided into four groups: age-anthropometric, rating, kicks performance and defense, takedowns performance and defense. The obtained data can be used when planning the training process both for young and qualified sportsmen.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY HIGH RANKED FIGHTERS OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Sergii Latyshev ◽  
Mykola Latyshev ◽  
Olga Mavropulo ◽  
Igor Maksimenko ◽  
Yuri Tkachenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Combat Sports ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Weight Group ◽  
Weight Category ◽  
Ultimate Fighting Championship ◽  
Competitive Activity ◽  
Quantitative Characteristics ◽  
Competitive Activities

Mixed martial arts - a sport, which is a combination of many techniques, schools and direction of combat sports. Nowadays, mixed martial arts are the most popular and spectacular sport of all combat sports. Analysis of competitions performances is an important aspect of training athletes. The quantitative characteristics of competitive activity make it possible to model the training process at different stages of fighters. Aim of the research – to analyze the quantitative characteristics of competitive activity of high ranked fighters. All matches of Mixed martial arts Russian Cup in 2018 were analyzed: 84 preliminary and 8 final fights (for 1 place) in all weight categories.  The following quantitative characteristics of the competitive activities of high ranked fighters were analyzed in the study: average fight time; average fight time in the standing and ground positions; distribution of fights by types of victory; activity, defense and reliability performing takedowns for each weight category. Also, a comparative analysis was carried out with the competitive activity characteristics of the top athletes from the Ultimate Fighting Championship rating for each weight group. These data can be used as model when planning the training process of both young and qualified athletes.

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