If I ever spawn forth a little MiddleEasy Monster named Jason Jr. you better believe he will be traneing - hard - from the moment he's out of the womb. I want him to gable grip the umbilical cord and tear himself free with an upper-body strength few newborns have ever possessed. From there, he/they/it/she will learn Judo/BJJ/Boxing and then go train at Black House to learn illusive-ness from Lyoto Machida. If he completes these tasks I will get him a toy truck or some Google Glass or something for his 5th birthday. I will be a good parent. Rewarding.

I love football and just about all sports, but don't you go telling me MMA is unsafe for kids. I'd much rather my imaginary child be practicing the arts than playing football or anything else aside from the high dive. I would support my child if he wanted to high dive, because that ****'s cray.

It must be difficult having to explain your parental decisions in the face of so many questionably motivated parents day-in and day-out, but that's what this family does. The have a little butt-kicker who loves what he does and he gets support from his mom even if news anchors are annoyingly obtuse about his actions. Did you really have him on the show just to giggle at him? Meh, these have been worse, but if this is the high point of acceptance for young people in MMA, we still have a way to go.

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-26 # absolutemonster 2013-02-09 11:21

WTF is "Traneing"?

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+32 # SkeetEmUp 2013-02-09 11:27

light sparring and mat work is cool and all but actually letting them fight is kinda whack if you ask me.

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-8 # Asshole 2013-02-09 17:15

What else is that mexican kid gonna do? its not like hes going to school to get a proper education. Its his only ticket out for his family

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+4 # Asshole 2013-02-09 17:19

shes doing a decent job for a teen mom though

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0 # meh 2013-02-10 13:06

thank you. been a fight fan for over 2 decades, but child mma is lame. i don't give a fuck about what any new head or dumb ass has 2 say on the topic. especially with all the parents and audience going nuts, it just sends a horrible message. teach these kids self defense & restraint. the kids shown were far to young to compete in mma mentally & physically.

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+20 # kgo 2013-02-09 11:39

what about pee wee football? That's worse imo

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-13 # @dudecallednick 2013-02-09 11:47

Kid did a truly diabolical job of representing the sport. I can't wait to see him KO'd. This little prick has made us all look barbaric!

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+4 # Buckley 2013-02-09 12:03

I used to box, and we'd have parents come in asking if their 5 year olds could start training to fight and I just looked at them like they were on glue and then tried to politely tell them to go away. From the footage they showed, it looked like headshots weren't allowed (as if it could be completely prevented), but you've got potential for breakages (of bones that haven't even come close to being fully developed), potential concussions from takedowns without any headgear... I agree with KGO that PeeWee Football isn't great, and I also want to say that I don't think children should be coddled either, but there needs to be a gradual easing into combat sports. Let them learn the basics in a safe environment and how to do things properly and maybe around 13 start actually fighting, but 8 year olds shouldn't be in full contact cage fights. But whatever, I think they allow 9 year olds to box amateur in the US, so I guess if the parents are ok with it and someone has explained the risks and they're willing to sign the permission form, then let 'em.

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+12 # AFrontKicktotheFace- 2013-02-09 12:12

Both these bitches are dumb and ignorant as hell...only difference between the 2 of them is that id bang the shit out of Aidens mom.

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+33 # Magic Wand 2013-02-09 12:29

I hope she lets you bang... bro.

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+8 # ... 2013-02-09 12:45

I did judo competitively growing up and I sort of liked rules in place disallowing submissions until the teenage years. Wait until they are older and fully understand the risks.

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+2 # urbanangel22 2013-02-09 12:58

The reporter asked very predictable questions and certainly didn't show obnoxious prejudice as Nawara is implying. A highly oversensitive post where I was expecting a far more scathing attitude. This was just a regular interview... move on, nothing to see here.

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+9 # MikeHavok 2013-02-09 13:51

Children fighting in the ring/oct w.e as a form of enterainment for adults? All martial arts are fine, but if they actually allow them to punch, kick to the body and the face like it's a real fight, it's a problem. Hope theres many different rules in place to make it similar to a wrestling match or a jujitsu match. Esp since their what? 9 years old? Their brains still maturing, it isnt smart to get punched over and over starting that young lol

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+1 # Kneequalizer 2013-02-09 20:57

I'm guessing you don't know much about Thailand.

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0 # noreaga 2013-02-10 19:37

when kids fight in thailand it's because they're expected to make money out of it and feed their families. it's still not a good idea.

[citation needed]

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+1 # h@so 2013-02-10 06:17

wtf is cage fighting

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+2 # Hhahahhaah 2013-02-10 09:48

Yea what idiots. It's UFC fighting

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0 # JMMA 2013-02-10 08:58

These parents are complete idiots. They have no understanding of "mileage" of the body. They think if their child starts young he will become the UFC champion and makes lots of money. Shogun is only 31 years old and has been fighting for 11 years and he's considered past his prime. Great job ignorant selfish parents.

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0 # Sambro 2013-02-10 14:15

you guys are retards! let him bang, bros!

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