Senior Project Speech Outline

Name:

Greet the judges (shake hands):

Attention Getter (Statistic, Anecdote, Shocking Factetc):

MMA is nothing but bloody human cockfighting, and its disgusting, which is what someone
who doesnt know much about the sport would say.

Credibility (Why should we listen to you?): In my research......

Audience Motivation (Why should the audience care about your topic and why did you choose this topic):
Everyone has some way of dealing with stress and their problems, Veterans with PTSD use mma to cope.
How would you feel if the only way to deal with your problems were deemed illegal?
Many teens with aggression, such as myself onced used fighting for an outlet.

Preview your 3-4 points: Even though there are some who believe that the MMA should be banned

because they believe that it is too dangerous, can bring destructive behavior for impressionable
children under 18 years old, but it should not be banned in view of the facts that there have been no
fatal accidents, gives many people of all ages with aggression and need therapy an outlet, and that
MMA events are extremely lucrative as well as popular.

Transition to POINT 1:

POINT 1 Claim Sentence:

it is too dangerous , on the contrary it is safer than boxing which is already sanctioned in all

states.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source and explain it): According to Every few thousand fights, there

are more injuries in boxing than in MMA says Shelby Karpman the chief medical advisor for Edmonton's
sports commision.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): Also, In the mma the main objective is to have the opponent

tapout or make them give up, which is extremely rare in boxing, where the objective is to get a
knockout. In Karpman's experiences the most serious injury he had seen was a fighter leaving the ring on a
stretcher, but that was in boxing.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): the last three times someone was sent to the hospital in an

ambulance, all fighters were boxers.

Transition to POINT 2:

POINT 2 Claim Sentence: MMA has no benefits, well actually retired Army Veterans recreationally uses it
to cope with their PTSD.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source and explain it): retired Army sergeant Todd Vance uses it to

help veterans deal with their post-traumatic stress disorder and other issues involving the transition back to
civilian, average life.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): Also, Senior psychologist and PTSD specialist at the

Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, Jeffry Matloff says that as long as veterans learn self-control
and not to use their skills outside the context of sports, a martial arts approach can help restore selfconfidence and focus.
"When it comes to PTSD, therapy alone doesn't have all the answers," he said.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): Nancy Kim, a psychologist at the Naval Medical Center San

Diego's Comprehensive Combat and Casualty Care facility, who has known patients who have attended
says that the controlled sparring, similar to a veteran's original training, and reveals that it comforts them.

Transition to POINT 3:

POINT 3 Claim Sentence: MMA is extremely lucrative.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source and explain it): From 2005 to 2011, the U.F.C. was shown on
Spike, a Viacom channel, where it became the main source of ratings. Also, in 2011, in renegotiating the

U.F.C.'s deal, Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood super agent who represents the Ultimate Fighting
Championship asked for a 50 percent fee increase and made other demands. When Viacom balked, the
U.F.C. struck a $700 million, seven-year deal with Fox Sports to show its fights on Fox, FX and Fuel, all
owned by News Corp.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): Also, The Las Vegas-based UFC, which was $44 million in

debt just three years ago, is now averaging half a million "buys" for its pay-per-view events, most at
$39.95 a purchase, according to company executives.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source):The first UFC fight sanctioned by California regulators, at

the Arrowhead Pond--now known as the Honda Center, in Anaheim, drew 17,100 fans. The $2.6-million
ticket gross has made the event the most successful in the arena's 13-year history.

Transition to conclusion:

Review your 3 main points:

End with a powerful or thoughtful statement: So, should Mixed Martial Arts be banned