MMA Clothing Goes Mainstream
When MMA-inspired graphic tees went mainstream, I was hardly surprised. In fact, I had been wearing these graphic tees for almost a year before they started sprouting up in bars, clubs and gyms across North America. It’s not that I’m particularly fashion-savvy, just that I recognized how influential the mixed martial arts phenomenon could one day become. Tap Out clothing is just one of the many popular brands. The sport seems to be the heir apparent of boxing, which was once as popular as baseball.
Over the years, interest and pay-per-view sales for the sweet science have declined considerably. It seems that Russians are dominating most weight classes, and the sheer number of belts can be confusing. Mixed martial arts seems to have addressed the problem of competition, as the best fighters are pitted head to head several times a month. And it goes without saying that the violence inherent to the sport provides fans with a jolt of excitement.