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There is no bigger or faster growing sport today than the fighting discipline of Mixed Martial Arts, also known as MMA. The big names of MMA are enjoying quite a bit of celebrity and are so familiar that many fans know them on first names bases. With momentum that has nearly bankrupted professional boxing, MMA is set to displace many American Past times on its rise in popularity.

With many Christian MMA fighters and the vast majority of Americans claiming to be Christians, it is not difficult to understand why they develop such a following. Not to mention, the tough guy image of many MMA fighters is a draw to just about any person who views them self as tough, but many Christians like the image of toughness, but without the connotations that frequently go with the image.

For instance, some MMA fighters enjoy hanging out at the Playboy Mansion, and many men can understand that that behavior tends to line up with the image of a tough fighter. Simply due to the fact that many Christians do not want to affiliate themselves with the image that goes along with that kind of behavior, those fighters tend to lack the support of Christian fight fans.

Since drug abuse and use is largely seen as a destructive behavior, most Christians fight fans would tend to frown on fighters who are know to participate in that behavior. Given the demands of the training for MMA fighers, the use and abuse of drugs, especially steroids, is rampant. As with many sports most MMA companies are diligently trying to weed out the drug users and abusers but it tends to be more difficult than most people think. Most Christians would tend to shy away from wearing clothes that depicted any obvious sexual or drug oriented portrayal.

Most MMA fighters who are known Christians do wear clothing, and exhibit behavior that lines up with the expectations of any Christian. Fighters such as Matt Hughes, Quenton Jackson and Wanderlei Silva are all dedicated Christians and any of their fans would enjoy having clothes featuring them.

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