I'm starting MMA

Now I've done MMA briefly for about a month and I've boxed for around 2 and a half years im looking to get back into MMA start of next month. I just love to fight and its about the only sport I'm good at. However i was wondering should i chose to train mauy thai then move onto a grappling martial art or just do MMA? Its just there is something about doing mma as a discipline that makes me think manufactured fighter? Primarily I'm a stand up guy so should i train stand up then move on to grappling or do everything in one class which would be mma? I guess overall doing mma means you gain skill in all aspects and that makes you a well rounded fighter. What do you guys think? At 17 im not very old so i have plenty of time to get awesome ha. :)

Back home I work out at MMA gym but strictly for the submission grappling side of the house. There are a fair amount of guys with striking backgrounds and for the most part they don't have much of a problem adapting their striking disciplines to MMA. The constant equilizer is the wrestlers ability to put them on their back. I would think that two years of boxing has given you a good base for striking so I would concentrate a majority of your time on wrestling and take down defense. It is a total package sport but if you think striking is going to be your bread and butter then make sure you can keep the fight standing.

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Originally Posted by VictorCharlie

Back home I work out at MMA gym but strictly for the submission grappling side of the house. There are a fair amount of guys with striking backgrounds and for the most part they don't have much of a problem adapting their striking disciplines to MMA. The constant equilizer is the wrestlers ability to put them on their back. I would think that two years of boxing has given you a good base for striking so I would concentrate a majority of your time on wrestling and take down defense. It is a total package sport but if you think striking is going to be your bread and butter then make sure you can keep the fight standing.

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So you think mma then? The places does wrestling but i cant make the time! Obviously in the mma class they will teach you wrestling too but not to the extent a wrestling class would.

I would say MMA, but keep doing your boxing classes. You'll learn kicks, knees and elbows in an MMA class, and if that suits your game, then take up Muay Thai. But you should probably focus on the grappling end of it at the MMA gym, especially if you intend on competing.

I definetly want to compete at some point and see where it takes me. Thanks for the advice guys. :)