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Message: [QUOTE="Midean, post: 3264803, member: 10185"] Shouldn't it be the choice of the individual? I see your point, however, there are those of us that will partake in the brutal side of sport because we want to. We know the potential risks, and the outcomes, and because we love it, we do it anyway. Its like drinking or smoking, they are bad for you, they can kill you, but ultimately, its my choice if i partake because i enjoy it. The same applies to sport, and its why the UFC is a global phenomenon. So no mate, i disagree. Vlandys is changing the sport to suit the needs of those who find the brutality too much, and in doing so, is making the choice for the entire game. I guarantee players like Tallis, Sironen, Chief, and more recently, JWH, Nelson Asofa Solomona, TPJ and others play this sport because they are physically aggressive people who love the combatant and gladiatorial aspect of the game. Google "the violence gene" its a very real thing, and its a reason out species loves to go to war with each other, its why there are murders every year and people fighting at pubs and clubs all over the world every friday and saturday night. Aggression and violence is as much a part of human nature as anything else, only the people that dont like aggression and violence cant see that, and so have decided for all of us that it is wrong. If NRL came to me in my 20's and said, we will pay you 1 million dollars a year to play our game, but there is every chance you will get long term damage from it, i would happily take the paycheck and play the sport i love. The same with UFC fighters. There is not a single HW in the division that would think they could walk away from a Ngannou bombing overhand right without any damage. Make no mistake either Theshed, Vlandys is not doing this for the safety of the players, i promise you. He is doing it because like the NFL, the NRL is staring down the barrel of law suits around CTE. [/QUOTE]

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