“The UFC Can’t Hide the Truth” Zuffa/UFC Censors Holiday Cage Fighting Video

Posted on | December 16, 2011 | No Comments

· “A Cage Fighting Christmas” is removed from YouTube after Zuffa LLC files a copyright complaint
· Censored video contains actual scenes of extreme UFC violence
· Las Vegas mother launches petition urging Toys “R” Us to remove all UFC toys from its shelves

Las Vegas (Dec. 16, 2011) — “A Cage Fighting Christmas,” a video depicting actual scenes of extreme violence during Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage fighting events, has been removed from YouTube.com after Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, submitted a copyright complaint to YouTube.

The Culinary Workers Union, Local 226. which represents 55,000 workers in the casino and hotel industries, produced the video to demonstrate why the UFC is unfit for children. The video shows two children playing with UFC action figures and other toys purchased from Toys “R” Us. The childrens’ play is interrupted by actual scenes of extreme violence and blood from UFC fights.

You can still watch the video, “A Cage Fighting Christmas,” hosted at other services. Go towww.UnfitForChildren.org

“Censorship never works,” said Sandy Eddy, a Las Vegas mother who has launched a petition urging Toys “R” Us to remove all UFC toys from its shelves. “The UFC can try to hide this video, but they can’t hide the truth. The UFC is unfit for children.”

If you want to see the blood, gore and violence that makes UFC unfit for children, go to the following videos:

UFC knockouts, by ISSU71 (243,162 views)
Bloodiest ufc fight ever, by Marksman2oo7 (256,088 views)
UFC Bloodiest Fights, by xHellxStormx (630,603 views)
Bloody ass fight, by Redtimmy6969 (171,114 views)
UFC Legends Tribute – Blood, sweat and tears, by xXxnarutoRulzxX60xX1 (184,112 views):
Top 10 UFC Knockouts & Greatest Knockouts! By Nappy1987 (1,771,077 views):
Most KICKass UFC knockout ever? by MrGrantFC (379,162 views)
Jon Jones spinning elbow, by RoundTheClockMMA (219,564 views)
UFC Hardcore Knockout HD, by dravreh (53,307 views)

The UFC has yet to demonstrate that it is willing to ensure its fighters behave in a socially responsible way, even as the company markets its fights and fighters to children.

This month, a UFC fighter taunted his opponent by threatening to act like accused child molester Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach facing 40 counts of molesting children. UFC fighter Rashad Evans said in a public press conference, “Cause I’m gonna put those hands on you worse than that dude did them other kids at Penn State.” (See: http://tiny.cc/9ozdq)

And in November, UFC light heavyweight fighter Forrest Griffin joked about rape on Twitter. “Rape is the new missionary,” Griffin tweeted. See: (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/09/forrest-griffin-rape-jokes-twitter_n_1084471.html)

A number of concerned parents, LGBT groups and union members have called on Zuffa and the UFC to adopt an ethical code of conduct. The UFC has not agreed to this demand. These community members are also holding corporations, such as Toys “R” Us and Anheuser-Busch, accountable for sponsoring the UFC. (See:http://www.towleroad.com/2011/10/ufc.html)

You can sign the petition urging Toys “R” Us to remove UFC toys from its shelves here: http://chn.ge/tTD3ZW

“Part of a parent’s job is to attempt to teach our children to value and respect the dignity of every human being,” Eddy wrote in her petition to Toys “R” Us. “It is also necessary to struggle to keep children safe. We do not need toys that glorify famous athletes or entertainers who choose to promote hatred, intolerance and violence with their words.”