MMA’s rise? Freud would have a field day

MMA’s rise? Freud would have a field day: Dismissed by many as an ‘orgy of violence,’ mixed martial arts is a far cry from karate or jiu-jitsu.
Sigmund Freud was right. The father of psychiatry said aggression and sex are the two most powerful drives in humans.

Consider the raw rage and simmering eroticism that are expected to be on display among raucous fans at tonight’s Vancouver debut of Ultimate Fighting Championship at GM Place.

Read Douglas Todd’s piece in the Vancouver Sun – click here.