Any entertainment sport where blood is commonly shed
This article is about sports that involve violence for entertainment. For other uses, see Bloodsport (disambiguation). For the similarly named blood effect, see blood spurt.
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A blood sport or bloodsport is a category of sport or entertainment that involves bloodshed.[1] Common examples of the former include combat sports such as cockfighting and dog fighting, and some forms of hunting and fishing. Activities characterized as blood sports, but involving only human participants, include the ancient Roman gladiatorial games.
^"Blood sport". Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11 ed.). Merriam-Webster, Inc. 2003. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-87779-807-1. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
A bloodsport or bloodsport is a category of sport or entertainment that involves bloodshed. Common examples of the former include combat sports such as...
A fetish (derived from the French fétiche, which comes from the Portuguese feitiço, and this in turn from Latin facticius, 'artificial' and facere, 'to...
A contact sport is any sport where physical contact between competitors, or their environment, is an integral part of the game. For example, gridiron football...
A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more...
Cockfighting is a bloodsport involving roosters ("cocks"), held in a ring called a cockpit. The first documented use of the word gamecock, denoting use...
Originally, backbiting referred to an unsporting attack from the rear in the bloodsport of bearbaiting. Backbiting may occur as a form of release after a confrontation...
generations, fall under the fancy type. Fancy rats were originally targets for bloodsport in 18th- and 19th-century Europe. Later bred as pets, they now come in...
Ram fighting is a bloodsport between two rams (large-horned male sheep), held in a ring or open field. It is commonly found in sheep or goat husbandry...
such as increasing the volume of blood in their bodies through artificial means. All sports recognised by the IOC or SportAccord are required to implement...
crosses with fighting dogs, bull and terrier crosses, were used in the bloodsport of dog-fighting. Modern pet breeds such as the Miniature Bull Terrier...
brain aneurysm. In the spring of 1990, Bergen made a documentary called BloodSport where she claimed there was an underground network of pitbulls involved...
Mike (2006-02-10). "Pro's from the Palace (#78) - DVD Review Today: ECW BloodSport". WrestleView. Retrieved 2015-11-28. Woodward, Buck (2006-12-19). "This...
America and bull-and-terriers were imported to the New World to pursue the bloodsport. In the United States, organised dog fights have been progressively outlawed...
Retrieved September 29, 2023. "BloodSport". CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Season 3. Episode 1. September 26, 2002. CBS. "BloodSport". CSI: Crime Scene Investigation...
York: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press. Emma Griffin (2007). BloodSport: Hunting in Britain since 1066. New Haven; London: Yale University Press...
animal welfare, funding, and religion. While some forms are considered a bloodsport, in some countries, for example Spain, it is defined as an art form or...
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