What noncombat sport's athletes transition well into MMA.

[Zarathustra611]

Alex Volkanovski played rugby

He played rugby league which is not rugby. League is about as good a transition as you can hope for in a non combat sport.

Yes rugby league and rugby (union) are very different.

 

[Zarathustra611]

Aussie Rule Football (AFL) I feel would be perfect for MMA. A great mix of stamina, hand/foot eye coordination, explosiveness, strategy, and toughness.

Except there are zero AFL crossovers and multiple decent level rugby leagye crossovers from Australia- Volkanovski, Tai Tuivasa...

Even JDM was rugby union.

 

[Chael_Sonnen]

Except there are zero AFL crossovers and multiple decent level rugby leagye crossovers from Australia- Volkanovski, Tai Tuivasa...

Even JDM was rugby union.

I'm not saying there has been successful transitions, I'm saying I think AFL would be a perfect sport to transition from.

I didn't mention rugby because I don't know much about it and other people had already mentioned it.