At first Jay Rood didn’t think much of MMA as a betting sport. The current vice president of race and sports at MGM Resorts grew up around Las Vegas and had always been a huge fan of boxing, especially the heavyweight division. And as the UFC emerged in the 1990s and early 2000s, all Rood saw was a bunch of guys rolling around on the ground. “There was more brute force,” Rood told MMAjunkie. “More blood. Quicker finishes.
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Have MMA and UFC surpassed boxing as king of combat-sports betting? – MMA Junkie