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Fight Football is the weirdest sport we’ve seen in a long time

The first rule of fight football is WATCH VIDEOS OF FIGHT FOOTBALL.

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Meet the fine sport of “Fight Football,” a chance to FINALLY see people try and play a hybrid version of rugby where you can punch the crap out of each other without the risk of penalty.

Wait... what?

The season is right around the corner. Italy and Poland could not be more pumped about their international game of one of the strangest/ most awesome sports we’ve seen in a while.

Essentially the idea is to run with something roughly the size of a soccer ball and if someone gets in your way: PUNCH THEM WITH YOUR MMA GLOVED FISTS.

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