In MMA it’s a lot less intimidating because it’s not like you get one shot at a title every four years. You get a title shot every couple of months. . . With the Olympics, you don’t always have this, so there is so much more pressure involved.
I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as traditional marriage - that, I think, express a community's concern and regard for a particular institution.