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Originally Posted by alnorth
I think I'll put it this way. Of course they have better hand striking technique in boxing than in MMA. Thats just obvious.
I would also see better kicks in a Taekwondo tournament, better wrestling at an NCAA wrestling tournament, better jiu jitsu in a no-gi jiu jitsu grappling tournament, and better knees and elbows in a muay thai fight. In each of those cases you may see subtleties in technique that get lost in the more generalized world of MMA.
With the possible exception of muay thai, I'm just not interested in watching specialists demonstrate their mastery over a very specific, very narrow skill in the wider sport of MMA. I just want to see a fight, and thats what you get with MMA.
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Exactly. Like I have said MMA is like a cake. You combine all the ingredients from various disciplines and have the ultimate fighter. Not the ultimate boxer, the ultimate karate fighter, or the ultimate wrestler.