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I've always wanted to visit Cali, everytime I end up seeing pics and vids of it, its when I'm in the frozen wasteland so I end up envious of the weather. And the chickas are dimes as well.yeah man I agree with you again.
your totally right, i see alot of guys rushing to go pro that shouldnt be. In reality, anyone can be pro, you can be 0-0 as a amatuer and jump straight to the pros. Doesnt mean your ready, or that you will do good, or that you really are a pro.......but hey your "pro". I guess theres a difference between a pro, and a legit pro, or someone thats actually qualified to be pro. I do feel, and i think i remember reading somewhere that socal is considered the muay thai hotpsot of the US. not that there arent great gyms in other states.
regarding pro/ammy muay thai vs pro/ammy mma.
I feel that the skill level in amatuer muay thai is much higher than the skill level compared to amateur mma. guys go pro in mma very fast. I actually had this same conversation with one of my mma buddies who has now had 3 pro mma fights, he only had 4 amatuer mma. He was saying the same thing and that people are pretty much like "dude why arent you pro yet".
or maybe another way to put it, would be the skill level, of the low level pros, isnt as high as one would think.......just because they are "pro"
The trend nowadays is to build a ammy record for exp. then reset it going pro. Its smarter anyways, people who jump straight in and lose to get exp. will have the blackspots on their record and it'll cost them career opportunities at times.
Being pro in combat sports isn't actually a tough feat., really you have to contact a promoter, promise to sell tickets, apply for the license, and you're good to go.
One reason they rush into pro mma is due to lack of equipment. Pro or ammy, they're both wearing 4oz gloves, a cup, and mouthpiece. Only difference is no elbows, and no knees to the head. Everything else is fair game. So the guys I've talked to said, brain trauma is brain trauma, so I might as well do it where it counts. I'm talking about your typical unified MMA rules which most people happen to compete under. There some smaller orgs have popped up with their own variants, but they're virtually unknown. I've seen orgs that have:
- headgear + shinpads. Once it goes to the ground, no GnP, just grappling
- -no headgear, but 12oz gloves + shinpads
- -pro standard equipment, but not GnP
Its fairly normal in MT or boxing to have 12-20 fights before going pro, whereas in MMA thats an eternity, a teammate has 10 ammy fights and said its already too long for him, which surprised me since 10 fights is the right time, but not long at all.
It does make sense, when you look at MT there's gear all the way up until A-class where in the end only elbow pads stay, then open class you go full thai rules with nothing. Boxing has gear in the ammys (well up until recently that is when AIBA decided to do away with the headgear).
Skill Level
MMA by nature is a large crockpot, there's so much material to cover in little time, and it has to be tailored to everyone individually. Striker that needs grappling as defense aka sprawl and brawler, wrestler-boxer, BJJ expert, etc.
Whereas MT is more defined and not as diverse. But from what I've seen across the board, ammy MMA is very heavy on grappling prioritizing it over striking. Rarely do I come across a striker who can keep the fight on their feet for the duration of a round imposing their game. Most of the time, the striker kicks, get caught and taken down, and for the next 3 min they're on the ground doing what they do.