The terrible problem with modern MMA.

I don't see a problem with this as it brings a level of unpredictability to the fight.

 

This isn't indicative of MMA as a whole though, only in that weight division. It shows you how competitive the division is though considering that there have been fighters who dominate.

vs. another sport, where champions can hold belts for ages without fighting anyone of note.

 

Luck? Well, damn. Those guys that keep winning and winning are some seriously lucky ****ers. Powerball should be in their near future.

Beyond closing your eyes and flailing your arms wildly there's no such thing as luck in MMA.

 

Luck might get you a few wins but skill is what will take you to the top and keep you there. There is no problem here, it's part of the whole realistic fight game.

 

It wasn't a lucky punch.

But even if you think it was...You're forced to admit. (unless you're lying to your own self , or wearing special machida glasses)...That Shogun was dominating him anyway.

Not only was he the aggressor , but he landed several strikes before the "lucky" ko...As a matter of fact , the elusive machida , was bleeding (from his nose)...It simply wasn't his night.

And i'd also add that Shogun won the first fight too. No need to listen to Rogan's bull**** comments..to influence your judgement.

 

I believe it was Ralph Gracie who once said that "the more I train the luckier I get."

Quick fights are the name of the game. Sometimes a guy just gets caught. That was not a lucky punch by any means. Lyoto Machida used that lunging left straight punch time and again against everyone he's fought. Shogun obviously trained to slip the punch and counter with the right hook and it worked perfectly.

If you want to see a back and forth technical battle - then just rewatch the first fight between the two. There is enough happening in that fight to see something new every time you watch it.

 

That what happens in a real fight. Also, fighters make their own luck. It's a blast watching fights because you don't always know the outcome before you see the fights. There isn't really any fun in that. However, certain fighters have been able to maintain dominance... so it isn't about luck. If you throw a punch, and it knocks your opponent out... that isn't luck. You weren't trying to tickle him.

 

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." - Thomas Jefferson

 

I'm not sure a close match is exclusive just to MMA but the variables are a lot more volatile than boxing hey, I think it's because MMA is all something new but these are the fights future champs will be learning from.

 

I disagree. I like how explosive it can be. If someone is not 100% sharp and focused then that is their fault. If you look deeper, you'll see that it is not luck.

Same **** happens in boxing. I love it when someone gets demolished but all my mainstream fans mates seem to say they would like it to go a few rounds.

As long as a fighter comes to fight then I don't care how it ends as long as they both come to fight.