Dec 19 2008
Today’s MMA fighter.
At its infancy, MMA was a sport to show which form of martial arts reigned supreme. Not today, fighters now must train in all styles of martial arts to be effective. Most camps now focus on Boxing, Wrestling, Muay Tai, BJJ, and Judo. To be successful in today’s sport, one must utilize all these skills and make sure they can survive and bring the fight to where they want it.
I believe there is no other sport out there right now, that takes the level of training and commitment that MMA does. There have been some exceptions to this, but to continue to be viable in the sport you must continue to evolve and keep your training on the edge.
Today the sport is still budding and growing, but I hope it continues to grow along with the athletes, and we can only hope that opportunities for fighters will continue to grow as well.
