Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
I've said it once and i'll say it again. It takes more skill to win a single disciplined match than a mixed one.
This makes no sense whatsover. When two people are competing against each other one on one the difficulty in winning will be on average exactly the same across all sports.

How can it possibly be easier to win in one head to head than another?

It's a mathematical impossibility.

If it was easier for one man to win, then logically it must follow that it's harder for the other man to win.

You're basically trying to make a perfectly balanced see saw rise upwards at one end by placing the identical amount of extra weight on both sides.
I've explained this over and over but i guess i'll do it one more time for you bilbo.

You can't compare skill in mma like you do single disciplined matches. In a single disciplined match, everybody has learned the same style. Saying an mma fighter is more skilled than a single disciplined fighter under mma rules is a joke because the only way they would win is by using an element of fighting a purist isn't familiar with. Mixed martial arts is a watered down street fight and you can't prove it other wise. If you like it, good for you but you can't say they are equally as skilled in their fights because if you put most of them against masters of the styles they train in they'll lose. I'm aware that some are champs in various styles, but most are not.
Every fighter in MMA has the same opportunity to train in multiple styles as any other. There are no purists any more. You can't compete in MMA with out some semblance of both ground game and standup. Sure some are better in certain areas than others but thats any sport. Is it any different than a boxer who depends more on defenes and hand speed than aggression and power? MMA is a sport all its own..so it requires a varied skill set all its own. One can be a great competitor in a singular discipline but not be a great MMA fighter. This isn't the 90's. Its not TKD vs BJJ anymore its best complete fighter vs best complete fighter.