What are your thoughts on UFC?

Question

Do you think it is too violent?

Do you think it is skilful?

How do you think it compares with other forms of ring fighting? (ie thai boxing, boxing, wrestling, martial arts)

Or any other thoughts.

Answer 1

I really don't think MMA is that violent. It is a form of competition that pits one man against another in a test of skills, not violence. The winner is ultimately the one who has the superior training and skills. Most of the time MMA fighters cause their opponents to submit, that is, to tap out as a sign that he gives up. Knockouts do happen, just not as often and decision wins are rare.

The fights in MMA competition are very much controlled. The referee is in charge of the action and he keeps both fighters on the up and up throughout the fight. The referees are experienced and vigilant to keep a very close eye on the action and to jump into the middle of it and stop the fight the moment one fighter is unable to adequately defend himself. This is an area that boxing, for instance, is lacking in. In boxing, referees will stop the action when a fighter is hurt and give him a standing eight count to allow him to continue, if possible. This practice has resulted many times in the deaths of boxers who took way too much punishment than they should have been allowed to. No one has ever, to my knowledge, died as a result of competing in MMA competition.

There is a saying in MMA circles: "The more you tap, the more you learn". It is really true. We sometimes learn the greatest lessons from our mistakes and it is often the mistakes a fighter makes during competition that cause him to have to tap out. The smart fighter learns from his mistakes and becomes a better fighter in the process.

There is nothing immoral about competition. It's just a sport. Some may like it, others may not like it, but to call it immoral is just plain ignorant.

If I were only 30 years younger I'd be fighting MMA.

Answer 2

The UFC has evolved over time and is now becoming one of the world's favorite and well respected sports.
There was a time when the UFC was too violent for some people, as there were no weight classes, knees and kicks were allowed on the ground (quite a few lost teeth back then), and they did not even wear gloves.
Since Dana White took control, he has run the UFC excellently, he has dealt a blow to any fighter who is caught taking drugs (steroids), and has made sure that the fighters are well protected, and referees call fights before serious injury can occur.
The UFC is MMA, so you can see all forms of martial arts in the fights. Right now you will see mostly boxing, Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, and Muay Thai....but other forms are also incorporated.
The UFC is great, If you get a chance to watch the fights you will definitely be hooked. Check it out.

Answer 3

No, I don't think it is too violent (for adults)

It is of a medium to low skill range (more medium).
I know that most all UFC fighters practice a mix of Muay Thai, Jujitsu, and Boxing, but sadly I rarely ever see anything more than basic fighting techniques in any of their fights, which comes from the fighters' lack of practice/knowledge of the advanced techniques. I see a lot of boxing punches (jabs, hooks, an uppercut or 2 and that's it), some muay thai knee and short kicks, a few head locks and wrestling pins, and that's pretty much it. I've never seen one guy throw a punch, an the other guy deflect it, twist the wrist, and flip his attacker on his back. It's mostly big lugs who lift a lot of weights and collectively decide to shave their heads, pounding eachother into the mats.

Martial Arts full-contact competition and Muay Thai Boxing are superior forms of ring fighting, being of higher skill levels with as much (if not more) violence. I've seen people killed in the above mentioned competitions (not on American television obviously). I am a huge fan of MMA (mixed martial arts), but not of UFC or Pride or any of that other junk, that's not MMA. MMA refers to building a better, rounded martial art by MIXING superior techniques from many different martial arts styles (not just boxing, muay thai, and jujitsu like in UFC). For instance, I practice a MMA of Kali, Boxing, Krav Maga, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and Wing Chun; I picked a set of techniques from each art and I practice them all together as a completely separate art.

P.S.- by the way, observing skill and having skill are 2 different things. The sad reality is that if a person thinks that the UFC (as a whole) is highly skillful, that only shows that person's lack of knowledge and experience in regards to skill. If you've seen a fight involving very skilled opponents and then go watch your average UFC match you will notice what is lacking. Also, my comments are for the UFC as a whole, not specific fighters/occurences. I have seen on a rare occasion a really impressive move or defense that I didn't expect, but this isn't common.

Answer 4

I am a huge fan of UFC. I grew up watching royce gracie dominate the first UFC's. I believe there is an appropriate age for people to watch and it is a little violent, but the skill level involved far surpasses that of normal contact sports. The fighters train in multiple disciplines of martial arts and most are at or near the top of more than one style. I love the old school put up your dukes no rules style of fighting and think it brings a natural aspect to an otherwise tainted sport (Boxing!!!) I recommend one learns the transitions and holds of the ground game and it makes the sport so much more fun to watch.

Answer 5

MMA is a great sport. Fighters have to be skilled in so many areas. They train as hard as any other sport in the world and the top fighter are in increadible shape. I think that it's less dangerous than boxing in the long run. So many past boxers can't even feed themselves anymore. MMA fights are rarely a long beating like a boxing match. They are usually a quick knock out, a tap out or the ref will step in and completely stop a fight unlike boxing where the beating will go on up to 12 rounds, brains turn into hamburger.
Boxing is an art, there's no denying that but they only need to learn that one skill. If an MMA fighter is an excellent stand up fighter they usually get taken down and are a fish out of water unless they are well versed in all aspects of MMA. This is true for any of the other martial arts. MMA is the only one that you have to be really good at all fighting styles to succeed.

Answer 6

1. Of course it is violent - it is a fighting sport. It is very safe for the fighters because of carefully planned rules, regulations, and experienced offcials, referees, and medical personnel at the events. It is not TOO violent. Football is more violent.

2. Yes it is very skillful. Good fighters are constantly evolving and improving their physical skills and mental strategies. In order for a fighter to be successful it takes years of training in various arts like Thai Kickboxing, Brazillian Ju-Jitsu, wrestling, boxing, etc... defense is just as important as offense, and there are so many things to defend against when competing in a sport that is so multi-dimensional (compared to something more simplistic like boxing or wrestling).

3. Mixed Martial Arts is composed of a mix of any and all of the sports you named (depending on the fighters). Compared to them, MMA is more entertaining, harder to master, and much much more efficient and effective. It takes what works and throws out the rest.

Other thoughts: It is my favorite sport, and is exploding right now. Soon it will be the most popular sport worldwide.

Answer 7

I Like It.
Not Violent Enough
Very Skillfull
Better Than Any Other Combat Sport

And Here Are My Other Thoughts...

Brock Lesner Will Beat The Snot Outta That Dude.

Royce "Was" The Best

Matt Will Win The Matt/GSP Rematch

WCW / WWF Started It All...And It Became A Cartoon.

This Is Why We Are MMA Fans Now.

The Wraslin Left Us Wanting To See A Real Fight.

I Doubt The Intelligence Of a Current Wrastlin Fan,They Probably Still Watch Springer And Wait To See Whats Going To Happen Next.

Anybody Else Wanna Bash Wrastlin Fans?

Answer 8

I don't think it is to violent. I beleive it is very skillfull. It really doesn't compare in lots of ways. I don't care how good a person is in another sport that has to do with fighting. The training that they use for boxing,wrestling and kickboxing will do not much of help when you step in the octagon. If any other fighter would try to cross over to the UFC there is slim chance that their first fight will end in a victory. Look at Brock Lesnar he is making the cross over from wrestling to the MMA. I am going for him put I don't think he can pull off his debut fight. June 2nd Showtime PPV EliteXC

Answer 9

UFC is not as good as it was many years ago. 10% punch 10% kick and 80% ground work. Over 70% of fight end up on the ground.
Weight class, it should be like in the begining. No weight class...Thai boxer 60kg v sumo 100kg
Old school UFC were the best.... Now it is just MMA on the ground... Just can t see the skill/style of fighter showing off the skill. I am sure you like to watch ken Shamrock v some 180kg super sumo wrestling fighter.... etc
A super light weight would love to show his skill and power,ability to fight with someone bigger...Pit Bull v OX Bull.

Answer 10

reading all the other answers it disturbs me how many people think that it is like pro wrestling, there is nothing fake about it, the fights are not decided before hand and they really do hit eachother, i am a fan of the sport i like the fact that there is so many more techniques than any other combat sports, and yes it is brutal but it should be it's fighting, but it is safer than boxing because as soon as a guy cant defend himself they stop the fight, unlike boxing where they let you get back up and get your head knocked off and get a brain anurism and die.