Actually with Golden Boy Promotions teaming up with Affliction, it may very well be the START of MMA now.

Golden Boy and Affliction will be doing events where MMA and Boxing are on the same show.
They were pushing for Margi vs Mosely on that card, but Margi's team don't like the money HBO is offering and feel like Mosely could ruin a huge Cotto/margi 2 payday.

But just the fact that things like this are happening, Boxing and MMA coming together, that imo is a huge step foward. The Problem with MMA is actually Dana White. He's the Vince McMahon of MMA.

Other orgs are willing to create a sanctioning body under 1 roof for MMA, a few linear titles, and have everyone fight. But Dana wants no part of it. He just wants it to be UFC and nothing else.. and THATS MMAs downfall.