Okay, I wrote about this topic a couple years ago and my thoughts on the subject haven't changed. Any woman that trains like we do in MMA or any of the combat sports and deems it her dream to make a career of it should be allowed to fight and earn a living by doing so. The thought that there are not enough women to make a real division is ridiculous. The fact that no one has taken the time to create one seems to be more like the issue. I've heard excuses ranging from "I just don't like to watch girls fight" all the way to "The women just don't have a good skill set". Well one of these is an opinionated view and the other is just a flat out untruth. I could run down the list from Shayna Baszler to Megumi Fuji to the beast herself Christianne "Cyborg" Santos and all of these women have a strong skill set and there are more out there like them. The women are just not being given a true chance to shine. Boxing, Muay Thai, and even Judo in the Olympics have women's divisions.
The good thing is that in recent years we've seen more fights and the doors are opening slowly but surely but we need to get down to business on this. I find it laughable because the truth is the first organization to institute a real women's division will definitely profit from it greatly as well as reel in a larger fan base. All I can say is I emphatically support women in MMA and i'm looking forward to more great fights. It also might help by adding more content for broadcast...just sayin'. Anyway ladies if you're listening, train hard and keep pushing for equality in this sport, you deserve it.
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