MMA safer than boxing ???

[THE REAL NINJA]

Boxers fight a hell of a lot more ..Mma they only have one or two a year it seems, it's the long term stuff like you all said we will have to wait and see

[ferocity]

they shouldnt be fined? i think they should. the corruption in boxing is not coming from the commisions as much as its coming from promotors

man, ratner was bought just like the abc's, ratner started as a cop or security, you can see him in a red suit at the chavez/taylor fight, all ratner was is a puppet

[Bonafide]

i looked it up i guess you are right no deaths in the US for sanctioned mma fights......."What is perhaps most disturbing about Mr. Mushnick’s column is his use of unidentified “chroniclers” of the sport to assert that there has been 8 deaths in “UFC-like competitions.” The fact is that there has never been a death in the UFC or in any regulated MMA promotion. Most other contact sports, including boxing, cannot make the same claim".

Props to you for actually doing that.


I will always prefer boxing but MMA is so much different now from when it first started in 1993 that I have grown much respect for the sport.

[THE REAL NINJA]

Props to you for actually doing that.


I will always prefer boxing but MMA is so much different now from when it first started in 1993 that I have grown much respect for the sport.

i just rememberd some new show did a big thing about it and thought they said there were ring deaths ...now that i think of it it might have been "fight clubs"

[THE REAL NINJA]

More deaths in MMA, u might be knowledgeable in boxing but not in MMA. Since the inception of MMA from the start of the UFC in 1993, there was only one death occurred. An MMA event was held in Russia, a fighter from the US went to compete, but he had a medical history prior to fighting. Since MMA was only beginning back then, medical regulations were few. Since it was also held in Russia, the fighter did not have to tell the organization of any medical problem history or any mandatory requirements by any government sports agency. The fighter fought in that event and it caused his medical problem to aggreviate that resulted in his death.

Moy22487 posted that in boxing when the fighter hit the canvas its over, wrong again (unless the referee made a right decision in concern of the safety of the boxer, then that statement is half right). Not all boxing fights are like that. How many fighters had hit the canvas, beat the count, get punish some more, hit the canvas again, beat the count again, and get punish some more. When this happens, the boxer's head get a lot of punishment compare to MMA, if an MMA fighter is knockout or can't defend himself, its over.

Like i posted before, for those who lives in the US, buy the August 2006 edition of Ring magazine, theres an article of safety comparison of boxing and MMA. The author did not bash MMA and even praised MMA for its safety regulations.

tell you the truth i'm more into traditional martial arts so you got me there

[loui_ludwig]

Boxers fight a hell of a lot more ..Mma they only have one or two a year it seems, it's the long term stuff like you all said we will have to wait and see

Top fighters in Japan's Pride Fighting Championship organization, top fighters fight 3-5 times a year. In the UFC, about 2-3 times a year. But there are some fighters who fights 8 times or more in smaller organizations.

[THE REAL NINJA]

Top fighters in Japan's Pride Fighting Championship organization, top fighters fight 3-5 times a year. In the UFC, about 2-3 times a year. But there are some fighters who fights 8 times or more in smaller organizations.

yh i was going by ufc ,really dont know much about pride and the others...do any of them list rankings like boxing does ?

[loui_ludwig]

tell you the truth i'm more into traditional martial arts so you got me there

Since ur into tradional martial arts(TMA), MMA came from TMA. Let say ur taking boxing, why don't you try training in judo. In a street situation, ur facing a guy a few inches taller and about 20 pounds heavier than u and he seems he knows how to box. With ur judo training u can take your opponent down, get in a dominant position called the mount, then use the punches from boxing, this is called ground and pound.

Mixed Martial Arts is a comibination of Traditional Martial Arts.

[THE REAL NINJA]

Since ur into tradional martial arts(TMA), MMA came from TMA. Let say ur taking boxing, why don't you try training in judo. In a street situation, ur facing a guy a few inches taller and about 20 pounds heavier than u and he seems he knows how to box. With ur judo training u can take your opponent down, get in a dominant position called the mount, then use the punches from boxing, this is called ground and pound.

Mixed Martial Arts is a comibination of Traditional Martial Arts.

lol i took, karate,classic JKD, flip stick fighting,kwon do

[loui_ludwig]

yh i was going by ufc ,really dont know much about pride and the others...do any of them list rankings like boxing does ?

There is some, but i don't know what website(s). Every month i buy Full Contact Fighter magazine, it list its top 5 fighter in each division(in its website, can't find it).

Heavyweight 205 or more:
Fedor Emilianenko
Rodrigo Nogueira
Mirko Filipovic
Tim Sylvia
Sergei Kharitonov

Lighe Heavyweight 185 to 205:
Mauricio Rua
Wanderlei Silva
Chuck Liddell
Randy Couture(retired a couple of months ago)
Rogerio Nogueira

Middleweight 170 to 184:
Rich Franklin
Matt Lindland
Dan Henerson
David Loiseau
Jeremy Horn

There is also ranking in welterweight and lightweight.

If interested in learning about MMA history, schedules, results, and fighters, here are some websites:

www.sherdog.com and its forum, www.sherdog.net
www.mmaweekly.com

https://www.fcfighter.com

If u joined the forum sherdog.net, u can ask the history of MMA, there are some members who have more knowledge in MMA. They also have a section in boxing, kickboxing, grappling and stand up technique. Go join to find out more about MMA but don't bash MMA or u will be attack by a pack of wolves.

Some MMA magaines: Grappling mag, Tap Out, and Full Contact Fighter. The mags show some techniques of MMA and grappling. If ur gonna buy one or subscribe to it, i recommend Tap Out.

Also, go to www.youtube.com, type in Pride fighting, it will show some highlights from Pride.