Cage Fights and the Clothes They Inspire

Blood sports have appealed to humanity since time immemorial. In the first few centuries AD, Roman citizens welcomed the opportunity to view violent spectacles inside the confines of the Coliseum. Whether it was a pair of slaves fighting to the death or a battle pitting man against some exotic beast, the crowd couldn’t get enough. Skipping ahead a few thousand years, boxing once counted it among Americans’ favorite spectator sports. Some called the “sweet science” barbaric, but they had yet to see mixed martial arts.
MMA has become so popular in recent years that it’s subsumed many of the fans who previously supported professional wrestling. The distinct difference between the two sports – and the factor that works in MMA’s favor – is that cage fighting is completely real. Entire MMA clothing lines and subcultures have sprouted up around the sport, and monthly pay-per-views bring in millions of dollars as a matter of routine.


The distinct difference between the two sports