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Are Combative Sports Violent?
Combative sports do not promote violence insofar as the rules are written. Just as in any contact sport, the air of competition is filtered to be thin with malice but rich with struggle. However, outside of the rules as written, competitors in combative sports can promote violence through immoral traits and actions.