Quote Originally Posted by JT Rock
So even though it may not be your choice of entertainment, its got Great Roots and tradition too and thats why it isint some fad that will go away like MC HAMMER pants But it deserves a little more respect than the shat that gets heaped all over it
No one argues the roots of MMA.. here is my deal with it.. when you look at what the UFC used to be, when it really didn't have any weight classes or gloves or really any rules, it had a much smaller fan base than it has now.. and now that it has this new wave of fighters it's a completely different sport, and i'll tell you why..

A lot of UFC fighters are "strikers".. when a fighter walks to the ring, the graphic comes up on the bottom of the screen that show his strengths and what not.. and it will say 'strong striker' 'good ground and pound'.. this has nothing to do with Martial Arts.. My deal is that MOST of the UFC fighters just learn the jiu jitsu and grappling and submission aspects of the sport when they become a UFC fighter.. they're just brawlers who are in shape who learn submission moves..
NOW.. coming from your standpoint i wouldn't be mad at the people on this board dissing the "ROOTS of grappling blah blah" i'd be pissed at the wannabe martial artists of the UFC!