By: Joe Agerskow & Brett Rubash
UFC has quickly become one of televisions most watched sports. With all of the hype surrounding it, UFC has created at television show that follows in the footsteps of the PGA's Big Break, where contestants compete for a spot on the PGA Tour. The show is called the Ultimate Fighter, which debuted in January 2005, and the show has been a success from day one. The show has always been a show where males competed to win the title, but now it is the women's turn to fight. John Morgan of USA Today Sports "regardless of the names of the fighters who qualify for the show, women will continue to prove to be valuable UFC additions." It is clearly seen that in todays world there is space for men and women in the same sport. The excitement around this may not have been so high if was not for all of the progress that has been made in women's sports. It is surprising that women have been so accepted in such an aggressively male dominated sport. It just speaks greatly for the success of women's sports. It seems that men may take this a women intruding on their sport. Coakley states that "When girls and women play certain sports, they may be seen as invaders of male turf." This however doesn't seem to be true in todays world. The evolution of women's sports has been a very positive impact on the sports world.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2013/04/15/female-fighters-participate-for-first-time-in-tuf-tryouts/2086423/
Book Source
Coakley. (2009). Sports In Society. New York: McGraw-Hill
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