| It's been over 15 years since UFC debut and people | | | | this? Almost all UFC fights just turns into a blow by |
| were astonished by how this tournament style | | | | blow match. It is comparable to a brawl fight staged in |
| competition emerged. This classic martial artists | | | | a ring that is so called "the octagon". What I mean by |
| competed and showed their unique fighting skills to the | | | | all this is the true essence of the sport is not being |
| world that their fighting style is more superior than the | | | | explored the right way. It is overrun by athletes |
| other. Viewers from all over the world were excited. | | | | focused and driven in the aspect of ground and pound |
| Cheers roaring and echoing all over the stadium | | | | till submission, and the unique quality of each fighter's |
| watching their fighters execute their superior skills and | | | | style is overshadowed by their brute strength and |
| technique against an opponent of another art form. | | | | rough and brawny qualities. The popularity of boxing, |
| This is a real life martial arts competition more like the | | | | for example, flourished into a sweet science due to it's |
| competition we see in "Bruce Lee" and "Jean Claude | | | | intricate techniques and flow and the ability of boxers |
| Van Dam movies". This is an Amazing concept from | | | | to fully execute their techniques to win strategically in |
| former UFC headman the great Rorion Gracie who is | | | | the ring. The great "Muhammad Ali" was able to float |
| an expert of brazilian jiujitsu and a break through | | | | like a butterfly and sting like a bee and was able to |
| phenomenon in the martial arts world. | | | | combine his graceful moves and flow with the sport. |
| Early UFC was far more different than the UFC now. | | | | What's missing in UFC nowadays? People get tired of |
| Aside from the established differences from the rules | | | | seeing Brazilian Jiujitsu, Muay Thai fighters, wrestling, |
| currently and the selection of fighters, UFC at present | | | | and Vale Tudo all the time. Early UFC has different |
| does not exploit the intricate details and the essence | | | | representations from different styles such as kung fu, |
| of a true martial art style and technique. UFC now still | | | | sumo, judo, aikido; current UFC fighters are almost |
| has great fighters, the program is more renowned | | | | redundantly the same in the styles they use. Without a |
| world wide, they have better pay rate for fighters, and | | | | doubt it works well in the octagon, but the question is, |
| the event has more sting and popularity compared to | | | | do people see you win executing your discipline's |
| then, but yet something is missing. | | | | technique or do they see it as just choking them out or |
| The way UFC is running now really contradicts what | | | | beating them out to submission or knockout using your |
| the true meaning of mixed martial arts, or MMA as | | | | brute physical strength? UFC needs a wide selection |
| what most people refer to, represents. What is UFC | | | | of fighters from different art. UFC needs a different |
| focusing into? What does UFC represent world wide? | | | | set of rules. UFC needs three categories instead of |
| Do people see this event as a sport or mere brutality? | | | | one. What I mean by that is, ground fighters should |
| How I see UFC now, in my opinion, is another "Tough | | | | have a different sanctioning body separate from stand |
| Man" competition sport. The unpredictability is gone. | | | | up fighters. That way, other martial art disciplines will |
| Fighters now are more predictable with the style | | | | get a chance to show their techniques standing up and |
| they're going to use. There are no varieties of art that | | | | vice versa. Another sanctioning body may be for |
| a true martial artist want to see. For the average Joe, | | | | MMA fighters who are trained in both stand up and |
| beating somebody up into a knock out or submission | | | | ground fighting techniques. If boxing has WBC, WBO, |
| from multiple blows sends them to euphoria. Time limits | | | | IBF, WBA, why can't UFC have the same concept |
| are enforced, ground fighters are put back on their | | | | that way the event won't be focusing on MMA |
| feet when they're on the mat too long. I mean, what is | | | | fighters alone? |