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From cage fights to the White House, UFC marches into mainstream
Key takeaways
- Across the same mat, an immunologist-by-day is teaching students how to pin a struggling opponent.
- “The rise of the UFC has been a stunning thing to watch,” said UFC fighter Ryan Hall, owner and head trainer at Fifty/50 Martial Arts Academy, where the men were training.
- “A UFC event on the White House lawn — tell me that 10 years ago and I’d laugh at you!” he told AFP.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize As workers put final touches to a massive arena for Sunday’s “cage fight” on the White House South Lawn, a few miles away, a professional pianist is learning how to choke someone unconscious.
Across the same mat, an immunologist-by-day is teaching students how to pin a struggling opponent.
They represent the grassroots of a US martial arts phenomenon that has brought the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from what was once derided as “human cockfighting” to the cultural mainstream — and now the White House.
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