Over the next couple of dozen events, precautions were taken to diminish this view. Big John McCarthy and Jeff Blatnick were instrumental in changing the perception and provided a new ruleset that was considered the unified rules of MMA. Many of them are used to this day. In the early s, SEG was on the brink of bankruptcy when they were approached by the Fertitta brothers and Dana White to buy the company.
From there, the events continued, and the growth was slow but steady. Then came UFC 40, their most significant event to date. Before this, shows were averaging 45k buys, so many consider that it was UFC 40 that saved the UFC from bankruptcy and was the turning point for the future. All the best fighters had become proficient on their feet and capable on the ground. Hall of fame legend Mark 'The Hammer' Coleman was a collegiate and Olympic wrestling superstar who basically invented ground and pound and had considerable success in his early days winning both UFC 10 and But as time went on and styles evolved his lack of a genuine striking discipline caught up with him.
Through the history of MMA almost every major style of martial arts has graced the octagon. Today the pretenders and aesthetically pleasing martial arts have been found out and all that remains from the myriad of styles available from around the world are these; boxing, kickboxing, and muay thai as striking weapons; and wrestling, judo and Jiu Jitsu predominantly Brazilian utilised in ground games. Don't get me wrong, a background in Kyokushin Karate like GSP or even a laughable martial art like Capoeira Anderson Silva can be incorporated into your personal style with great success, but at the end of the day only the above martial arts have stood the test of time.
In fact you could simplify things further into 3 styles of fighter, strikers Shane Carwin wrestlers Randy Couture and ground fighters Frank Mir. No matter the base style, almost all exponents of MMA cross train at every opportunity. Modern superstars like Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre are so well rounded that it is impossible to think of anyone that has come before them that could be a legitimate threat, outside of the standard 'punchers chance' or lucky submission.
The sport had evolved enormously by the time the Iceman, Tito, and Vitor Belfort were running amok in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, but even they would struggle against the best fighters running around today, as sadly Chuck one of my favourites keeps discovering.
Just like in other professional sports, there are now managers, dieticians, sports psychologists, and entire armies of trainers and training partners for individual fighters and many of the top fighters have started their own gyms.
The great debate rages over when as opposed to whether MMA will overtake boxing as the premier combat sport in the world, with many believing it has already done so. Boxing's cause is not helped by the fact that in the glamour division Heavyweight , 3 of the 4 major championships are held by the Klitschko brothers who have repeatedly stated they will not fight each other.
In general boxing is more popular with the over 35's, and MMA more popular with the younger generations, which presents a simple equation where as time moves on MMA should start eating further into boxing's share of the pie.
Personally I prefer boxing; however after growing up with superstars like Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Lewis, Holyfield and Tyson, I'll be the first to admit that the top MMA fighters today are far more exciting than the equivalent boxers. Another argument carried by the world's most excited fight fan Joe Rogan is this "boxing is the art of punching; MMA is the art of fighting.
In August , UFC was acquired by global sports, entertainment and fashion leader, Endeavor, together with strategic partners Silver Lake Partners and KKR, making history as the largest-ever financial acquisition of a sports property. History of UFC. During Ultimate Fighting Championship events, men compete in fights using a combination of boxing, wrestling, judo and various other martial arts. UFC matches take place inside The Octagon, an eight-sided structure comprised of metal chain-link fencing.
The fence is six feet high and allows for 30 feet of space from point to point of The Octagon. Each Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is a series of five-minute rounds, with a one-minute rest period between rounds. Non-title fights last for three rounds, while championship UFC fights are five rounds in duration. They recognize these rules. A UFC fighter can also verbally submit. Fights can also end by a knockout or referee stoppage technical knockout. If a knockout or submission does not occur, then the winner will be decided by a panel of three judges.
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