Amid the difficulties of life in ancient times, there was still space and time to practice activities that helped to clear the mind of everyday challenges. One of them involved sports, such as fights between athletes from different locations for medals and trophies, generating modalities such as Greco-Roman wrestling, which inspired “Wrestling” – later developed in Europe and the rest of the world.
Sports continue to be an important part of people's routine, whether as a daily professional activity or as entertainment, and this obviously includes the fights themselves. At the Olympics, the aforementioned Greco-roman fight and martial arts of Asian origin, such as karate, judo and taekwondo, share space with boxing and fencing, uniting entire nations in supporting the athletes who represent their countries of origin or of choice.
Outside of the event that takes place every four years, fights gain the spotlight and public attention through large-scale competitions. The UFC, where MMA is practiced, is where the largest audience is concentrated, largely thanks to its regularity and the athletes who fight in the Octagon. However, boxing is the sport that attracts even more audiences and monetary amounts in its awards, which serves as an attraction even for UFC stars, such as Conor McGregor.
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Role of fights in the entertainment industry has expanded
Even though fights are not unanimous among the public, it is difficult to deny that they have become an increasingly integral part of the world of entertainment itself. Audiences for events such as the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, who had more than 50 million viewers and 410 million dollars distributed among fighters thanks to tickets sold and pay-per-view packages purchased around the world, largely explain the reason for this development.
The success of the events gallops the attempt to take the media to other means, often with relevant success. Among films that were highly successful at the box office and critics are those starring Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Examples of productions of this type are Operation Dragon, by Lee, which managed to reach 350 million dollars at the box office against a budget of 850 thousand, and the series Police Story, directed and produced by Chan, which grossed more than 250 million in its editions.
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These adaptations also reached the gaming world through online casino platforms. Portals like Fortunabet Their catalog includes games such as Bangkok Fighter – inspired by the infamous muay thai practiced in Thailand – and Street Fighter II, whose origin is the video game of the same name. The games show not only the capacity and talent that the world of casinos has in creating reliable adaptations in relation to the genre from which they seek to be inspired, but also the weight that martial fights themselves have in the media world and in the sphere of entertainment.
In addition to the attention that fights generate and the consequent amounts that are raised by their practice and the media adaptations inspired by them, there are more reasons for the success of such modalities in these environments. One of them is the fact that these fights instil in us a feeling of belonging and admiration similar to what football, volleyball and other sports teams do.
During the times when Mike Tyson dominated the boxing ring, it was normal for the athlete to gather a large number of fans and detractors who yearned for his defeat. Both currents are attracted not only to Tyson, but to the rest of the sport itself, thus motivating the investment of time and other resources in boxing in areas that go far beyond the fights held at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.
Therefore, sometimes, without us even noticing, we are as involved with the fight and the athletes who practice it as we are with our favorite football teams. Thus, legions of fans loyal to Tyson and other athletes who were practically unbeatable during their respective peaks were born, dominating the rings and attention during this process and contributing to an even greater expansion of the world of fights beyond the field of sports.
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