Consider the benefits of no striking in MMA.

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by james4210, Jun 6, 2011.


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  1. james4210

    james4210 Active Member Full Member

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    I would like you to shut your eyes and imagine a world where striking had been taken out of MMA.

    Terrible you might think, but just think of the benefits. And one of them is, fighters would be able to fight much much more often.

    If tournaments were mainly wrestling and jujitsu fighters could fight many matches on one day. Elimination tournaments which really do show who is best could become commonplace.

    It would become a sport that would become instantly socially acceptable, and something that kids could do.

    MMA fights show, that wrestling and jujitsu can be hugely entertaining to watch in its own right. Of course without striking there would be a big loss, but the benefits could be absolutely huge.
     
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  2. Primate

    Primate Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ...you mean grappling.....?
     
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  3. Wilhelm

    Wilhelm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is this a troll? No-gi sub grappling tournaments exist and as far as I know NO ONE watches them.
     
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  4. Ai-edy2007

    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    Is this a troll? I mean isnt that why you watch WWE?
     
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  5. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    You mean the ADCC?
     
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  6. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    now wtf is this ****?
    if it was men in underwear wrestling and getting sweaty all the time then we might as well watch gay porn.
    the striking is the best part of any sport
     
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  7. yaca you

    yaca you Someone past surprise Full Member

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    I wonder if they could take away ground strikes though, how would that be?
     
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  8. Valane

    Valane Active Member Full Member

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    Fighters could fight much more often as it is. They don't due to the revenue template.

    Think back to the early days of boxing.

    Also nobody would be interested in grappling only matches.
     
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  9. snakey112

    snakey112 Active Member Full Member

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    that sounds like a terrible idea
     
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  10. leejunfan777

    leejunfan777 Guest

    i liked the slap policy in pancrase enabling fighters to escape subs with rope grab
    i think it gave them better hand grabing without the mma gloves
     
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  11. The Spider

    The Spider Guest

    Not biting on that smelly bait.
     
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  12. Ai-edy2007

    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    well put bro
     
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  13. DannyL12345

    DannyL12345 Active Member Full Member

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    What a terrible idea.
     
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  14. Wige247

    Wige247 Active Member Full Member

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    I agree. And while we're at it, how much better would baseball be if the baseball was bigger. And it had hot girls pitching. And they threw underhand? If only...
     
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  15. Wige247

    Wige247 Active Member Full Member

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    Or the 100m hurdles. How awesome would it be if they removed the hurdles. All they do is slow the race down. They could call it the 100m no-hurdles.
     
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