“Once at a friend's house. He loves it, but it's not for me.”

— Seth Cole, business owner, Lawrence

“Actually I have. I thought it was really exciting. I think it's really cool to see what they are capable of and which martial art works best in each situation.”

— Bethie Marshall, Columbia College of Performing Arts junior, Chicago

“Absolutely, all the time. I actually sell sports equipment for MMA, so I might be a little bit biased, but I think it's probably about where NASCAR was 10 years ago. As long as they play their cards right, it should be huge.”

— Justin Appleberry, sales manager, Lawrence

“I have seen it a couple times. I thought it was interesting that they would want to compete in something so dangerous with so few rules. But I might watch it again just to see how crazy those guys are.”

— Kimberly Doubek, Kansas University junior, Cimarron