Considerations on the Media and "Sports Heroes" of Mixed Martial Arts

Authors

  • Igor Sampaio Pinho Dos Santos UESC
  • Vamberto Ferreira Miranda Filho UNEB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2015v27n44p207

Abstract

The text presents some considerations about mechanisms used by the media industry in the construction of "sports heroes" of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). For that, there was a theoretical study and highlighted a few examples of situations experienced by Brazilian MMA athletes to discuss such mechanisms. Thus, it is understood that the sporting spectacle, the use of specialized marketing and sensationalism in the dissemination of information about the lives of these athletes are some of the mechanisms used by the media in the construction of MMA heroes. We conclude that this is one of the most effective strategies to transform the MMA a popular phenomenon, encouraging their consumption sold in Brazilian society.

Author Biographies

Igor Sampaio Pinho Dos Santos, UESC

Professor Licenciado em Educação Física pela Universidade do Estado da Bahia – UNEB. Pesquisador do Grupo GEPEFES. E-mail: isantos.edfisica@gmail.com.

Vamberto Ferreira Miranda Filho, UNEB

Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Federal da Bahia – UFBA. Professor Assistente da Universidade do Estado da Bahia – UNEB. Líder do Grupo GEPEFES. E-mail: elgeboh@yahoo.com.br.

Published

2015-05-04

How to Cite

DOS SANTOS, Igor Sampaio Pinho; MIRANDA FILHO, Vamberto Ferreira. Considerations on the Media and "Sports Heroes" of Mixed Martial Arts. Motrivivência, Florianópolis, v. 27, n. 44, p. 207–218, 2015. DOI: 10.5007/2175-8042.2015v27n44p207. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/motrivivencia/article/view/2175-8042.2015v27n44p207. Acesso em: 2 feb. 2026.

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