MMA Mania Asks Fans About Best Sports Films
MMA Mania kicked off its daily open thread Thursday by asking fight fans to weigh in on the best sports movies ever made.
Tim Edwards, who covers live UFC events for the site, framed the question with a pointed take on which sport dominates the genre. "Baseball has the best movies, don't you think?" he wrote in the thread.
Baseball Films vs. Fight Flicks
The prompt comes as combat sports fans debate whether boxing and MMA classics like Raging Bull, Rocky, and Warrior stack up against diamond staples such as Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and Major League. Edwards featured a Getty Images still of Tom Selleck from the 1992 film Mr. Baseball alongside the discussion.
MMA Mania runs the open thread series daily as a space for off-topic conversation among its readership. Thursday's edition also flagged breaking UFC news, including Ronda Rousey not ruling out a comeback and backup fighter updates ahead of UFC 330.
The thread remains open for submissions as fans continue to make their case for everything from Hoosiers to Slap Shot.
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- MMA Mania — Open Thread, July 30, 2026: What’s your favorite sports movie?
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