Please do not stiffle the growth of this great sport in our commonwealth. Many young men and women compete in mixed martial arts every year in our area, and they in turn use their experiences to better themselves as both athletes and people. Mix martial arts helps to teach the life lessons that everyone needs to better themselves including discipline, loyalty, respect, honor, and most of all humility. To impede the growth of the sport would mean impeding the physical, social, mental, and emotional growth of these young individuals as well.