Parents Cheer As 8-Year-Old Son Chokes Out Opponent In UFC Jr. League Match

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LAS VEGAS—Standing up and shouting at the referee as his opponent landed an illegal knee from half guard, Mitch and Ashley Felden cheered on their 8-year-old son, Tanner, Saturday as he secured a submission victory in his UFC Jr. League match. “It’s great for a kid’s confidence when they learn how to roundhouse kick an opponent,” said Felden of his son, revealing that he had bet part of the child’s college fund on the fight. “MMA has really taught him resilience—he didn’t even cry while getting his face stitched up last time. We enrolled him in combat sports at 6, which is actually a pretty late start these days. He’s taken to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but a lot of kids switch to wrestling once they get to high school. We’re happy either way, as long as he’s pummeling people.” At press time, UFC suspended Tanner for seven months after he climbed over the octagon cage and attacked his opponent’s trainer.

guard, Mitch and Ashley Felden cheered on their 8-year-

old son, Tanner, Saturday as he secured a submission victory in his UFC Jr. League match. “It’s great for a kid’s confidence when they learn how to roundhouse kick an opponent,” said Felden of his son, revealing that he had bet part of the child’s college fund on the fight. “MMA has really taught him resilience—he didn’t even cry while getting his face stitched up last time. We enrolled him in combat sports at 6, which is actually a pretty late start these days.

Jitsu, but a lot of kids switch to wrestling once they get to high school. We’re happy either way, as long as he’s pummeling people.” At press time, UFC suspended Tanner for seven months after he climbed

 

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Kakakakaja

Little League UFC! It's come down to this, huh?

This can’t be real..

Such a noble sport.... I'm gonna switch my 8 year old daughter to brawling in the octagon rather than wasting her time on T-ball. Life skills.

The only thing that would make this more on point is if it were filmed at Trump plaza abd they were black kids

🙁😕😟😬🤐🤫🤭😰😨

AND WHITE SUBURBIA GO'S WILD...JUST A MEMORY NOW.

Found the father.

You joke, but I know someone whose 13 year old son gets paid, through sponsorship, to fight MMA.

We're repulsed, but those kids will be better prepared for the future than those enrolled in Kumon.

HELL YEAH

They're all 8-year-olds

dungeonsanddads

WTF...

Fuck yeah. I had money on that little fucker.

I can't believe this is actually happening in our society. Trump really changed things. Thanks Obama.

'There is no room for softness. No place for weakness. Only the strong may call themselves Spartans

Joe Rogan: OOOOHHH! OOOOOHH!

You just know a sports channel is looking at this thinking .. 🤔good idea 👍

rittenhouse league

Bro Rogan swears the coffee supplement he sells gave the kid extra 'mental' strength.

Next, Live Death On Stage.

Funnily enough there'd probably be less overall harm to children and society as a whole if this existed in place of pretty much all child related talent shows. 😅

Wow🤦🏽‍♀️

Already saw the movie '300'

jhoccordyan

dungeonsanddads I see The Onion has started covering the Unfortunate Foster Children.

And? What are we doing here?

Is this for Real

Didn't see the onion logo straight away, had a mini heart attack

This shouldn't be as funny as it is. Pure gold.

Looks like the start of that movie 300 🤔

BTW, this is completely accurate and yes we’re insane.

omg lol

Parenting 101- teach your kid how to choke another kid.

OHH UNBELIEVABLE

It just points to the sad state of affairs in this day and age that I literally thought this was real 🙄

where do you get these images

They celebrated by watching Cuties.

finally

dcapodice They think they're raising Spartans.

What would their tats depict/say, tho?

trump’s next Defense Secretary?

I'd......watch? Im not sure...

Gettin' him ready for the SATs.......

Kids are so entitled these days.

C-clamps aren't legal in UFC, I believe.

🤣

'If he gets the championship prize money he'll be able to go to college.'

blood lust & cherrios for breakfast

dungeonsanddads this u?

Didn't a similar thing take place in Chechnya?

I’d be more interested in how his opponent’s parents reacted tbh

Losers

LITTLE TIMMY HAS CHOKED LITTLE TOMMY OUT! OH MY THE PLACE IS GOING CRAZY! WE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS! TIMMY GOT TOMMY SO GOOD, TOMMY HAS YET TO GET UP!

I am definitely going to hell for this. But I can't say my first thought wasn't 'I'd watch the fuck out of UFC Jr'.

Make America great again

Should have been a spinning back kick.

dungeonsanddads

rickyberwick thought this was Ricky at first glance

Still safer than youth football

I guess we're done here.

Acquiring these stock images must’ve been a nightmare

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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