If You Thought the NFL Was Violent...
 

This shit is NUTS!

Boxing meets MMA meets Rugby...and it's been happening every year in Florence, Italy since the 1600's.

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History repeats itself for sure. It is only a matter of time when our version of the Roman coliseum returns for the 21st century.:shrug:

So many forward progresses were stopped.
So, so many.

Jeff wasn’t officiating, thankfully.

I would love to see a exhibition / pre-season international match-up

Florence vs University of California - Berkley

basically hockey in the 70's

Berry could play this he's a bad ass.

Reminds me of a day on the farm.

Need some of these guys attitude on our defense...

One tackle at the end was great the guy wrapped up without leading with the head.

Yeah, they've only been doing this for 600 years, it's going to spread like wildfire as soon as word gets out.

Looks like a good old late 70s early 80s game of smear the queer in my neighborhood.8

Most of us in our age range played that I think, it was not uncommon for someone to go home needing stitches.

Pretty sure the game only was able to end when one of the players was hurt bad enough they could not continue. I never really remember it ending any other way. Good times. Parents would never let their kids play that now.

Tamba would be good at this. A mix of football and BJJ.