Recently, Afghanistan under the Taliban government (I can understand the irony) banned MMA stating that it is too violent and risky because of its propensity to cause fatalities. 

While we may laugh at the idea that Taliban controlled Afghanistan has to do this, contrary to my view, I understand that the youth is Afghanistan are very prolific and practice MMA at a very young age. 

Keeping aside the political controversies, do you think that MMA is '[B]too violent and prone to fatalities[/B]'? Do you think countries should ban MMA as a sporting activity?