Interesting... And no, I do not.
Well, if you want to draw a relative comparison to boxing (as another combative athletic sport) then I would simply say that boxing has been...
Most likely, what you saw was one of his first fights. If you look at his more recent fights (against Thiago Silva and Rashad Evans) you'll see a...
Well, the problem with more traditional martial arts is that by themself they're very ineffective in a real fight or an MMA fight. The most...
That's the idea. Thank you for your time and question. :p
On a personal level, I'll largely agree with you. Fighters such as Lyoto Machida, Georges St. Pierre, Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin embody the...
This is true to a large extent. Forrest Griffin (A former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion) has said that if you want to be competitive in MMA now...
Actually, I hope I'm not coming across condescending, as that is not my goal. In answering a question, I assume (and it's probably not the case,...
I can certainly understand this sentment. I myself was awakened to the uselessness of Tae Kwon Do and now my black belt might as well be a...
This depends on how you define the "true" meaning of MMA. Personally, I don't believe he's ruined anything. He's taking this sport which was...
Well, there is. Lyoto Machida is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He's exceptionally skilled in his families form of Karate,...
Well, that's more of a technique question. And one based off of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which is fighting on the ground. Despite being heavily...
I hope too. As a student of boxing and its techniques I hope to learn some things here, at the very least. Albeit I don't have all the time to...
Interesting characterization of your class mates. Probably accurate, and hopefully not a generalization of MMA fans. There is a very big...
Understandable. The ground fighting and it's techniques are, by far, the most difficult to understand. It's exceptionally sophisticated and very...
