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MMA has lost a lot of it's luster in recent years with it's major commercialization. It became popular because people were tired of Karate/TKD/Kung Fu/Krav Mag
by zer8k 2y ago
MMA has lost a lot of it's luster in recent years with it's major commercialization.
It became popular because people were tired of Karate/TKD/Kung Fu/Krav Maga morons telling everyone their martial art can "kill in one touch" or something. So, Pride and UFC started and the entertainment was watching martial arts compete against each other in a near luta livre style. The idea of course being to find the best martial art. BJJ, Wrestling, and Muay Thai were the only survivors.
Once the global maxima was found it became relatively boring. At least to me. But lord was it fun watching "masters" of traditional martial arts get beaten up and down the ring and all the magic of their martial art going along with them.
- monetus 2y agoThe first few UFC tournaments, prior to the mixing that made MMA, was horrendous to watch during a mismatch. I remember a sumo wrestler losing to a kickboxer just as vividly as I remember war footage of Ukraine I saw yesterday.
- HKH2 2y agoThere are still big upsets, and some fighters have quite unique styles. I would say that what makes the sport less interesting is all the advertising, including the betting. Also, some commentators are so used to fighting, they often struggle to stay on topic. I get that they like the commentators to be personalities but it gets rather tiresome.