Posted by Rush
Not hassled, but some people look at me as being "less educated" because of it. Keep in mind that I am a PhD student, so the people I speak of are typically arrogant academics.
Its funny, cause I'm a very bright kid, and when people hear that I'm into such a "brutal" sport, or a sport that is just "guys rolling around in underwear," I laugh at them and say, "Really now? What MMA fights have you watched? How many pay-per-views have you seen?" And quickly, they shut up. And I even have friends who I've become friends with through talking about MMA. I saw the kid wearing a Tapout shirt and started talking to him and now we're friends. But at first, most people try to debate the legitimacy of it as a sport, and then when they realize they have NO idea what they are talking about and they are totally cornered, they shut their mouths and leave.