No ref endlessly beaking you up and giving you chances. **** up significantly once in pro MMA and your toast. No pads on six of the eight striking surfaces used in MMA, smaller oz gloves on the two that do. Boxers now use heavily padded gloves two to three times the size of the gloves the sport started with.:deal Heaps more combo's on your feet to work, heaps more transitions to ground to work, heaps more submissions to learn to apply, heaps more defences against submisson to learn. Getting the picture.