Good evening. Have any questions regarding MMA?

Oh yes. Royce Gracie. Well, in most of his fights he was significantly outsized and in order to maneuver himself into advantageous positions it did take time as he had to physically tire his opponent. But it worked.

(And it's a "gi", not a "gee" ) (In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a gi is used to somewhat simulate street clothes that can be used in fighting. So grabbing someone lapel or pants enables you a type of control you'd find in a real life scenario)

 

This is a matter of genetics, for the most part.

Tim Sylvia is actually in remarkable shape. He regularly bikes marathons as a warm up to his skill training. While it may not show physically, he's in tremendous shape cardiovascularly speaking.

And, while MMA does have it's share of bigger guys (with the love handles and more, Roy Nelson?), you'll get that from the diversity of people with different skill sets. MMA fighters train themselves extremely hard. Unfortunately, they can't train as much cardio and strength as they'd probably like as it's not the greatest determinant in a fight. They have to spend hours skill training in boxing, wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, and Muay Thai.

Appearances can certainly be deceiving. That and we have a mixed level of athleticism in fighters.

See Georges St. Pierre if you'd like to see the definition of "cut". But it's almost always just genetics.

 

I'm sorry you feel this way.

Best of luck to you, sir.

 

There are rules in place to prevent unnecessary damage. A fighter can be dropped and provided he can maintain an intelligent defense, the fight is allowed to continue.

Very few times has a fighter been KO'd and few strikes are allowed, and it's usually because fighters are told to fight until the ref stops it, or the other fighter taps out. And usually they're going off of instinct. Though you'll have the opposite happen. Gabriel Gonzaga was one of them. He knocked the other fighter essentially out, and he was clearly (his opponent) not able to defend himself and he stopped and looked at the referee to stop the fight before dealing unnecessary damage.

The vast majority of the time, if someone is instantly KO'd on their feet, the ref is there to jump in and prevent any unnecessary strikes.

 

Actually, this is also true. But my original reasoning still applies.

 

A very informative post and one of which I appreciate as it teaches me something I didn't know. I can honestly say I didn't know all of that.

As I've said in a previous post, I've clarified it a bit, you're testing a skill set (however diverse it may be) under a set of specific rules. Similar to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. There are many types of Jiu Jitsu fighters with different types of philosophies and styles, but all under specific grappling competitions/rules. Just like a boxing match.

MMA is simply the least restrictive and utilizes techniques and skill sets from all the martial arts.