Any MMA/UFC fans?

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I've never really followed any other sports before, but for some reason Mixed Martial Arts has quickly become an obsession of mine. It's far more relatable for me than other sports, especially coming from a karate background. I really appreciate its technical aspects as well. Anyone else watch MMA at all, or even just UFC?

I get really restless and bored when I'm watching t.v. but UFC is one sport that I like. I don't devote a whole lot of time to it but, I like it. I'm a woman, so I've been told that I'm odd for liking it, but I don't think so. First of all, those guys are hot, and second of all women should learn how to fight so we can protect ourselves.

Women liking it seems pretty common to me, but I live in Oklahoma, and it's really big here.

Yeah, I'm in Texas.

only sport I have any interest in. have a sherdog tab open right now in firefox. I guess you can say it is one of my narrow interests.

the UFC monthly ppv are considered a utility bill in my house. lucky for me my wife likes it too.

yay team!

I love MMA, I watch UFC when I can, it's a great sport.

That is the only sport I can watch. Partly because I also train mma.

This is one obsession of mine too, the second one is foreign movies, but MMA is at the top.
I use to download every UFC, WEC, Strikeforce that takes place. I watch MMA since Pride age.

The weird thing is that it's difficult to find someone to talk about it at the same level of me, and I realized how boring may be listen to me about this subject if I don't take care.

In my last job, one guy got me the nickname "MMA"

I personally dislike it. I know it's a sport. I know there are rules in place. But really, "Martial Arts" is a system (regardless of origin) meant to kill. I find it even a tad insulting that it's shown like this.

I am no great Martial Artist, but I do practice. In the art I do, I watch MMA/UFC and get annoyed because of all the things they could do. They promote as real and such but it's really really restricted. You cannot use any nerve strikes, you cannot hit to certain areas, you cannot dislocate or permanently disable limbs, and you cannot use techniques that cause internal organ/tissue damage.

OBVIOUSLY I get why. It's a sport, it's for show. But I also see all these UFC'ers (although some are the real deal) claiming how tough they are and they are superior to other arts blah blah. Most of the mid/high ranks at my current Dojo (NOT the black belts) would decimate a UFC fighter.

Also I note that if you train to fight with those rules, such as never hitting the head etc, then in a real fight you are at a disadvantage. Your mind just won't think the same way someone whos training in an art meant for real defense/combat is. Krav Maga/Toshin-Do for example are the real deal.

Again, I get it, it's a sport.

I liked the episode of the Simpsons where Marge was a MMA fighter.

I agree that MMA competitions are limited. MMA isn't a sport though and not all of them are doing the sport, most people in MMA have come from multiple backgrounds. Krav Maga is MMA.

You say you are not a good yet. I'm sort of intermediate; it pays not to underestimate anybody. Just because my teachers are better than me doesn't mean I don't lay a finger on them or outdo them sometimes. I also help out with beginners. They are great to train with due to their unpredictability.

Disciplines are important. Boxing is a discipline, it is not a complete system at all but focuses on basic things like movement. Yes it is true that boxers can get away with forward leaning and poor structure, but what they get out of it you convert into a more efficient and rounded style.

Just some people don’t understand the role of Chi Sao “sticky hands” in Wing Chun. It teaches countless disciplines, and crucially help you transition from set routines to more realistic reactions. Fighting is just reactions, styles are just tools. People assume the Chi Sao just includes the stereotypical rolling facing each other when in reality you can think of it as anything from that to full on combat.

As Bruce Lee said there is a difference between doing forms and having form, but that doesn’t mean you don’t practice disciplines..

I have seen it on Spike TV occasionally, and it looks like fun.

Every martial artist should know that pretty much every move has a counter, even ones that might seem infeasible. There is a big difference between drills and no holds bared fighting. Move in isolation a quite useless, you can't rely on set routines in a fight. That is why in Wing Chun the goal is to achieve Fan Sao.

I was exactly like you when I was a beginner. I thought my teachers were indestructible. You won't have the slightest clue for a long time, just how good they are.

My teachers say they learn from the students all the time. Part of what make you better is the ability to question and analyse, not blindly follow. As one of my teachers put it quite aptly "Even Mike Tyson had a coach, it doesn't mean they would go 12 rounds with him". In other words teacher are there to help you get the best out of yourself, not just to impress you. Of course there are people better than my teachers, their master for one.

I get what you are saying about the limitations, however there are always going to be limitation, you just have to deal with it. You might be injured for instance. Ideally you want to get a skirmish over fast and decisively, but what if things don't pan out like that, do you have the stamina to continue?