Thursday, December 12, 2013

Holiday Gift Ideas For MMA Enthusiasts

By Rod Bourgoine


The holiday gift giving season soon will be upon on us and once again we have to rack our brains to find the perfect gifts for everyone on our lists. If you have an MMA fan on your list then you are in luck. There are many great gift ideas for someone who loves the sport of MMA, and here are just a few ideas.

Obviously, if your loved one is someone who already works out at a MMA gym or perhaps belongs to a boxing gym, boxing club or takes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes, then buying special gear is always a great idea. You could get anything from fight shorts and a rash guard to gloves or boxing shoes or other equipment they might need. Some companies also offer gift cards so your recipient can select exactly what they want and need.

You also could consider either purchasing books or magazines. For magazines, you could select periodicals such as Fight Magazine, MMA Sports Magazine, Ultimate MMA Magazine or one of several other magazines that are dedicated to the sport. Many of these magazines include both print and digital versions, so you can read them on your tablet or Smartphone. There are also tons of books about various aspects of MMA, including biographies and autobiographies of influential people in the sport such as Bruce Lee, Randy Couture, BJ Penn or the Gracie family.

Of course, if you can't watch a fight on TV, you can always watch a movie about martial arts or mixed martial arts. For big MMA fans, perhaps the best movie choice would be "Warrior." This movie, which stars Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte, offers plenty of good fight scenes, but is also a great movie overall and on many MMA fans' Top Ten list. A few other choices include Jean-Claude Van Damme's classic "Bloodsport," and "Fight Club" is another good option that has long been popular. Bruce Lee's pivotal "Enter the Dragon," is always a favorite and Bruce Lee also starred as Kato on TV's "The Green Hornet," during the mid 1960s. This series can be purchased and would be a great gift for someone who loves martial arts and comics.

For children who are MMA fans, you could purchase a cool UFC action figure. There is a series produced by UFC that includes fighters such as Georges St.-Pierre, Kenny Florian, Lyoto Machida and many more top fighters. Another option would be to purchase a wall decal featuring a favorite UFC fighter. There are huge, life-size decals of everyone from Anderson Silva to BJ Penn to Jon Jones and many more.

If possible, getting your friend or spouse some tickets to an upcoming fight is always a great idea. Just about every big city has a variety of MMA fights. Bellator hosts fight events all over the United States, as do King of the Cage and UFC. There are plenty of smaller MMA organizations that host fights, as well, and you also could consider Muay Thai events and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or Judo events, all of which might be interesting to your loved one.




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