Combat sports have been around for centuries! Some of the first boxing competitions date back to 3000BC, so it's not surprising that some people have gotten a little bored with it and decided to make a combat sport of their own... 1. Peruvian Closure In Cusco, Peru, every year around Christmas time the towns folk get together to solve any neighbourly disputes they may have had over the year. one resident calls out the name of another one and they fight, no biting, pulling hair or hitting someone who is down is allowed and the fight is ended by the ref or by K.O. the fighters then shake hands and hug. although its not really following the spirit of Christmas it doesn't seem like a bad way to solve disputes. 2. Pillow fighting In Canada they've started a women's only pillow fighting competition, yes it sounds great on paper but its not so good in real life. The rules are similar to those of the WWE and the fact that the fighters are amateur somehow makes it feel faker. I know right! what could be faker than the WWE? 3. Team fighting This is a Russian invention and originates from the street form of fighting called wall to wall fighting, where two gangs of highly intelligent men fight in groups. the team version has rules similar to MMA but with the additions the two fighters cannot gang up on another. The winning team is the one left standing. 4. Face slapping Another Russian invention, is the sport of face slapping. Contenders take it in turns to sap each other in the face, the winner is the last one standing and judging by how hard they hit, I can't believe some of them still are! there also must be a danger of perforating ear drums too! 5. Butt slapping Similar to face slapping, but a lot easier on the eyes, is this competition which was started by fitness fans getting together to see who hard the hardest butt and we,re very glad they did! not only does it promote fitness, its nice to watch and makes for the perfect thumbnail! 6. Bare Knuckle Boxing This is a pretty gruesome sport and because of that its illegal in most states, although in 2018 Wyoming started to allow some events. There is always bleeding in bare knuckle boxing and the level of gore escalates quickly making it very disturbing to watch. 7. Obstacle fighting Another hard to watch sport, Arena combat seems to be a cross between parkour and MMA. You fight in teams of two and can use the obstacles to your advantage, although it seems like fun, some of the hits and falls are brutal and you can,t help but grimace on impact! 8. Armored Combat league Inspired by medieval knights this is a team event and consists of 5 one minute rounds where no stabbing is allowed but apart from that, anything goes! even though the plate armor is very strong, some competitors have been knocked out and other have fainted with exhaustion from carrying around the 60lb suit. 9. Calcio storico An ancient form of rugby, each team has 27 players, they can fight each other to try to incapacitate of pin down the other team before picking up the ball and scoring, if they miss the goal the other team is awarded a half goal. only kicks to the head and sucker punches are banned meaning that the field quickly turns into a bloody melee. 10. Tied fighting Similar set up to arm wrestling, but both competitors have an arm tied together and then fight each other using MMA rules. the fact that they can,t avoid each other makes this sport a brutal one where competitors receive cuts, concussions and even broken arms. Which sport surprised you the most? Comment below! See more at www.brilliantnews.com

• published: 13 Nov 2020
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