The September 16, 2013 edition of ESPN the Magazine had a feature entitled “MMA Confidential” which asked 38 mixed martial arts fighters about a variety of hot topics from wanting a union to worrying about a fighter dying inside the cage.
Video: ESPN asked MMA fighters about variety of hot topics
Check out the cool infographic over at ESPN HERE, but below are some of the interesting tidbits thanks to MMAmania.com.
51 percent believe fighters are taking some form of performance-enhancing drugs
47 percent are convinced that abstinence will benefit them on fight night
29 percent worry about a fighter dying inside the Octagon
41 percent believe Georges St-Pierre is the best MMA fighter on earth
16 percent admit that sweat is the grossest thing about their opponents
96 percent are opposed to having a transgender athlete compete in MMA
27 percent have competed against opponents who lost their bowels during a fight
74 percent are against promoter-mandated “super fights”
76 percent are in favor of a fighter’s union
Below is the video.
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