Good evening. Have any questions regarding MMA?

Well, thank you for that second paragraph in particular. I didn't know that about boxing (though it's true and I did know it about Jiu Jitsu). Though it's still a singular fighting style. Just like you have wrestling competitions under a unified set of rules, you have boxing matches with boxing rules. And Jiu Jitsu competitions with set rules. But, again, thank you for pointing that out, I didn't know it.

And as far as pay is concerned, I have mixed thoughts about it. Many of which I won't get into, but I beleive the pay for fighters will be getting better, and it has been (Up to $3,000,000, I believe for the likes of Georges St. Pierre, Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar...guys who get a cut of the PPV %) + sponsors and unannounced bonuses. But, the UFC, while making a good sum of money, is not simply hoarding it. They're using nearly everything to not only pay the fighters but also to grow the sport worldwide. So, once that's "done", they'll probably be more to go around to the fighters.

As far as "Superstars" go, MMA will have them. It just simply has to be around for long enough. MMA in it's current form has only been around since (it's debatable) 1999 or 2001.

But, thank you for your post and thoughts, sir. I do appreciate it.

 

While I'll agree that those types can be annoying, I think you'll find that across the board on any sport (combative or not). It may be disproportionate to combative athletics, but I'm not sure as I have no real proof or evidence.

Thankfully, I'm not particularly a Limp Bizkit fan nor do I drink, so we have good fans in both sports (Boxing, MMA).

 

Well, that's your version of aesthetics. You enjoy the precision and technique a "clean-ness" of boxing, to which I will agree. I do too. But all MMA is, in the most basic form, is fighting. It's as close to a street fight as you can get within a reasonable set of rules.

While you may not particularly enjoy the "beauty" of grappling techniques, I find it incredibly beautiful to see someone execute a particularly difficult guard pass or a position change or body maneuver into a joint lock.

While I may not agree with your opinion, I still respect it.

 

I believe MMA, as a whole, will get more defined as time goes on. It went from having absolutely no rules (with the exception of eye gouges) and being banned almost nation wide, to being nearly state regulated nation wide and almost globally accepted.

It will take time, but it'll get there eventually.

 

This is true and while I disagree with the UFC and some of its actions, I'm willing to accept some of the bad because it's doing far more good for the sport overall.

Hopefully they'll come to a deal with Fedor as I'd love to see him fight the winner of Mir/Lesnar and/or Shane Carwin.

 

Hmmmm....

Well, while some MMA fighters may have glass jaws, as is commonly referred to, some of them have exceptional chins. Some fighters have withstood thai knees to the face or shin kicks to the face or elbows from their backs and retained consciousness and the ability to intelligently defend themselves. All of which have more power then even the most powerful of punches.

(Particularly ground strikes, as it's augmented by the force of gravity. And Thai knees are very devistating)

As well as being able to take constant punches from fighters with solid boxing backrounds. Also, they're using 4 oz grappling gloves, so it augments the kinetic energy transferred upon contact.

 

On this we'll have to slightly disagree.

In MMA, the first thing and the most important thing is the safety of it's fighters. Bottom line is the fighters are doing the work in the cage/ring and if not for them, MMA is nothing. So their safety is the primary concern for most (not all, as we saw with EliteXC, which was clearly more concerned with ratings) promoters and organization heads.

I believe the addition of certain rules has helped the sport to grow and also improved the safety of fighters while maintaining it being a full combat sport. The rules in place are there for the sole purpose of protecting the fighters.