Thanks for all the help.

It is true that striking in MMA is slightly different, and I agree with jamiebhoy and youngblood regarding the defence of takedowns. Just another thing I will have to mentally adjust to (the whole thing about not having to worry about being taken down or kicked in the head). That being said, there is nothing as sweet as a good jab by a boxer. In my opinion, MMA fighters are not great strikers (except for maybe Anderson Silva, a lot of MMA fighters are just brawlers when it comes to striking) but boxing truly makes it an art.