Topic: Is there any gambling site that allow or sponsor junior MMA bets? (Read 1009 times)

I understand your plight but the worst you should even think of is their training and not the viewed fight. These children started the training at a very young age when they shouldn't even be subjected to horrible things like that, but in the end, when they are ready to fight, they can even beat grown-up adults, so those you see fighting are something else. Well, the government is still a contributor here because it is not illegal and I believe both the government and all parties understand the situation before they term it a sport and there must be stricter rules. Notwithstanding, if such sports must exist, the upper side of the age limit is most advisable.

Children can be allowed to fight with their mates in combat sports but it becomes immoral when it is used for gambling. There are cases when I have to go and watch my little cousin fight with his classmates in their karate training in school but I wouldn't allow that to happen if the school is making money from it.

But the government will definitely shutdown such games because underaged shouldn't be used for gambling. I have not seen such events in my area but you can easily view them in movie. And they are usually organized by criminal organizations or gangsters.

Is this something that should even be allowed? I don't think any gambling site would sponsor this category of MMA because I think it's a form of child abuse and the organizers should be arrested for it. It's disappointing that people are comfortable watching teenagers beat up each other. I don't support this and I think it shouldn't be condoned, if the government of that country knows that this is going on then why haven't they done anything about it yet? This is a dangerous sport and it's not suited for kids at their age, they could develop health issues due to the damages the impacts might cause.

It's illegal and should be shut down, I can't believe that people would sit down and watch underage kids themselves up for the purpose of entertainment, if it were their kids in the ring fighting would they be able to sit in their chairs comfortably and watch that happen? The audience are heartless and unreasonable. Like you said it's a dangerous game that can cause physical and psychological damage. There are no gambling site that allows this category of MMA on their bets because they they know that it's not acceptable, they might probably be sued for it.

Lets get back to origin of this topic - I think there will be no casinos that will add junior MMA to their sports betting session. The reason for that I think is pretty simple, it is really hard to make a prediction, or to even build a logic how to form odds. Junior MMA isnt as popular as other adult martial arts competitions and fights. How can bookmaker decide who is favorite and who is underdog, when those kids have 0 or only pair of fight experience. For casinos, it will be same random outcome as for gamblers. Such betting will be to risky for business.

For the children's MMA fighting, the rules are strict and they ensure there are factors of safety to avoid what some mature people suffer in the ring. The handlers are professionals and they know the fragility of children, that is why it is more of a sport than a real fight, so the chance of severe injuries or death is always very low, except if the child has some health issues that were not known or nature just happened negatively.

As for the parents, yes, they know what they signed for. But what I love the government to ensure is that the children willfully and honourably accept such a profession and not the parents forcing it on them for money. Some parents can be cruel, that is what I will never support even if the sport is painless.

What do you suggest then? Close all martial arts gyms and let people +18 only to enter them? You see this situation with an influence of seeing professional get injured during fights. But I doubt that kids get many real injuries during such fights. Just a logical chain. Before fight, kids need to train. I think we all agree to that. I think we will also agree that to participate in such fight, a kid needs to have more than 1 training session. I see it following - before having a fight, kids spend months training martial arts. Usually they have training 2-3 times a week. You can prepare for a fight without sparing. What I am trying to say, that kids have more chances to get injured during training (because they have more training sessions) than during a fight. In addition, during fight there is a referee that look after kids. During sparing, there are multiple pair of kids who spar and only one or two trainers to look after them.

Nevertheless, there is nothing extra good from such junior mma fights, but kids (boys) need to learn how to protect themselves and be ready to use such knowledge if really needed. Otherwise ban all sports for kids, because injury can be received at any sports and anytime.

MMA is a violent sport where the athletes engage in brutal combats that can lead to injuries and potential health risks, finding out that there's a junior MMA breaks my heart because those kids are way too young to be involved in all of that. This just tells you the monstrousity of some people, they can comfortable sit down and watch kids beat each other up just so they can be entertained and make money from it. I don't think this is legal therefore no gambling site would think of sponsoring it in order for their reputation not to be tarnished.

Why do you say that MMA is different if it is a combination or martial art styles. You can train only boxing and fight in MMA, you can train aikido and still fight in MMA. What is the difference? I will repeat once again, such real mma fight is like an exam for what they have learned and trained for. And as far as I know, everyone trains equally. The difference is, there are kids that want to go further and have a real fight, when others only want to train. From the other side, what is the point of training, when you are not even close to using your skills? When the have such amateur fights, it means they want to connect their lives with fighting seriously. If a kid does not want a future of a fighter, trainer will never send him for a real fight. And when you say about injuries, then isnt such fight is a test how you prepared to avoid those injuries?

Is there any gambling site that allow or sponsor junior MMA bets? I have no Idea but to be honest i just barely knew that there is a junior MMA I thought MMA only for big men this is new.
Second your link is dead but I just do quick google search found similar fight with the young boy.

and found this on google

The age for junior mixed martial arts (MMA) varies by organization and competition, but is generally between 8 and 21 years old:
IMMAF: The IMMAF (International Mixed Martial Arts Federation) has the following age categories for competition:
Youth C: 12–13 years old
Youth B: 14–15 years old
Youth A: 16–17 years old
Juniors: Under 21 years old
Seniors: 18 years old and above
MPR Endurance: MPR Endurance's Junior MMA program is for ages 8–13.
GR MMA: GR MMA's Jr. MMA program is for ages 7–15 - https://www.google.com/search?q=junior+mma+age&oq=junior+mma+age

If that is about train martial arts in the martial art centers, I already prepare many things for my children. Besides that, many trainers who will train children, not just my children but also the other children so that will not be a serious injury. But we talk about MMA which is different from other martial arts. If those children want to be junior MMA fighter, they must be trained harder than the others and they can receive injuries. They will face more challenges when they are in competitions and fight with other fighters so it can be hard for them to control their emotions. I will be fine if my children are in the martial arts because they will wear a body protector that can prevent them from serious injuries.

I dont watch MMA or martial arts sports a lot. But when you send your children to learn and train martial arts, you should be prepared that during learning and training, your kid will get punched, kicked, and he would do the same to a kid in front of him. You cant learn and master a skill only from theory and practice. Skill usage is necesseary. Dont compare professional MMA fighters, whos job is to win and receive injuries with amateur fights. Both, in pro and in amateur fights, there is a referee, who gives a little more time for action in pros, and immediately stops a fight when he sees injury is coming. Besides a referee, there is always a doctor in such tournaments. It is not a barbaric fight where death is the only reason to end the fight.

Regulator comes from the government who watch and monitor casino. Casino and bettor should follow the rules from the regulator if they don't want to get a problem. If casino have a bet list of junior MMA, they should see the regulations if that is acceptable or not. They can not just place a bet without checking the rules because they can get the problem later.

Do you watch MMA fight? How  rude they play? What will happen if children copy that and doing the same thing for their opponent? We know children can not have fully control over themselves especially when they become angry. They should do the same thing and will beat their opponent. That can cause serious injuries. Besides that, they are not yet 18 so it is better if Junior MMA is not show in the prime time because that can make other children do the same with their friend in their environment.

What regulations should regulator casino or bettor should follow? I dont get it. Could you please explain.

Imo, we should not pay major attention to age factor. Fact that they are underaged should not make any difference for betting. We should not focus our attention on injuries that they can get. Athletes can get injury in any sport. When people say that underaged should not participate because of injuries, think of artistic gymnastics. No one prohibits to bet on it during Olympic games. But female athletes, that participate, are always underaged (because body is more flexible at such an age). Those girl who participate are from 14 years of old (some even cheat their age to participate at early age). And 18 is considered an age of retirement already. However nobody complain about underaged, injuries, and betting.

If that is for sports, I don't mind to see kids fighting in MMA. But we know that MMA sports have less rules than taekwondo or boxing or other martial arts events. That kids should have learn control better so they will not make their opponent have serious injuries. In their ages, they can lose control easily especially if they are beaten by the opponent too often. That can makes them anger easily which and beat or kicks their opponent brutally.

Hopefully, no betting sites for junior MMA and only the match that is available on some program tv but that should be in the night where kids are already sleep. That will not make them watch the fights.

Hopefully, referees and medical team and other people involved will take care of the match and make sure there is no kids have serious injuries.

The kids itself must wear protection for their bodies to prevent the  injuries because that fights can be brutal reminding they can lose their control in the match.
But if some casinos want to give a bet for junior MMA, they must know that this fight is under 18 so they must follow regulation from regulator before they give this option for gamblers.

As long as these kind fight or tradition aren't used to gamble, it's all fine. People will see it's just a normal thing, where the kids doing that just for fun or learn something, not necessary it's all about money.

Gambling is for people who're at least 17 years old, it's not only for the gamblers, but also with the fighters or players. It's kind of exploitation if we're betting on underage sports.

A lot of people forgot, that before the fight happens, coach always ask his student if he is ready, wants to test himself in a real fight and not in sparring and so on. Nobody forces those kids to fight. For many kids, coach is like a second father or mother. If coach is adequate and is not a complete degenerate, he will either throw towel or will remove his fighter from the battle if he sees and feels like opponent is much stronger and it will be mismatch and beating.

And Kemarit has touched a nice point of discussion below. What if casino is one of the sponsors of such tournament or league. No doubt that kids wont fight for money on purpose (means they wont make as their income), but they will be very happy to receive a reward after, not just a congratulation certificate and a cup.

I'm not sure if there is one site that allow or sponsor this kind of junior MMA bets.

But to be honest, at least in my country, I have seen some fights in tiktok about as young as 10 or 12 years old and just fighting on the street. It could be some tradition on their village. And that setup is that there is a referee and others in the crowd too.

If they see that the fight is just one sided, or the fight is a mismatch, they are going to stop it regardless if the other side want more action. This is to the safety of the kids and I haven't heard of any physical or even death as a result of this kind of fights.

Honestly, I dont get why you call it a child abuse. When someone starts to train any sports, it is suggested to start from at an early age. Tournament is one of the ways to check if you are doing great in any sport. Sport is different. Some train martial arts, some do dancing, some play chess or swim. Without a help and watch of professionals, any sport can be dangerous. What is bad from those who train martial arts test what they have learned? Or you think those who train should only do shadow boxing/fighting, perform Kata? Take football for example, you want kids only to learn how to dribble, and shoot at a goal when there is no goalkeeper in? Because goalie can get hit by ball for example.

As to betting on junior MMA. Children should not be stimulated by bets. If someone find out his is an underdog by bookmakers, that will affect his performance for sure. Bookmakers should not force children to fight more and more, because there are many who wants to bet. But there is really not that much of a bad thing to bet on junior MMA. I would have skipped, because not much interested in a fighting. But it isnt different from betting on junior chess tournament honestly.

I fully and agree with your arguments against the introduction of a junior division in MMA, as it is on account of circumstances that surrounded various conflicts. Such an allocation touches the highest and most serious questions of ethical and safety when presented to young children. We should therefore take to heart the welfare of our young athletes and not expose them to danger.

Sports have great scope to provide discipline, teamwork, and confidence in children. However, at all times, it should be safe and age appropriate for the child. Forcing minors into such exploitative companies for entertainment or profit is highly disturbing and may also affect the organizers legally.

Regulators and parents need to support more effective alternatives. It involves the youth in exercise and skill development without costing their safety. Hopefully, enough response from the community can be seen that prevents the plan from going through.


I see your surprise and concern about the situation. It is disturbing to think that children could be placed in such horrific conditions. And the potential for child abuse in such situations is alarming. Whether or not the photos are real raises serious ethical and legal questions for those involved. Including those responsible for such events.

Use of children for adult entertainment Especially in a dangerous sport like MMA, it's not only inappropriate. This is morally unacceptable. The fact that there may be adults gambling on these races adds to the exploitation further. We must support stronger laws to protect young athletes. and ensure that their safety and well-being are more important than entertainment or profit.

I sincerely hope this is not a widespread truth. and officials will take steps to prevent such incidents from occurring It is important that we protect our youth and ensure they can participate in sport in a safe and ethical manner.