I say the following not being a fan of UFC or Pride style fighting. You take a great athlete who is highly skilled in grappling, submissions, kicking, and punching and pit them against someone who is just highly skilled in one thing....logic says the fighter with multiple skills has a better chance of winning most of the time. Does that mean if you take the best boxer and have them fight the best mixed martial artist...the boxer will definitely lose...no. But for someone to simply dismiss ALL of these UFC/Pride guys as hacks who would not stand a chance against professional boxers is ridiculous. Also, remember that these "ultimate fighters" are also fighting with certain rules (no elbow, head, etc.)...obviously in a street fight...rules don't much apply. Is boxing a more "beautiful" and nuanced sport...i would say so. But it's foolish to simply label MMA as ineffective.