Media BJJ black belt gives perfect justification why MMA should not be paid as much as other athletes in other sports

[koa pomaikai]

William Watts a BJJ black belt recently outted obtaining a BJJ black belt as the least impressive accomplishment amongst a list of different athletic feats.

As noted later on in an argument, William mentions that in large part all these feats require absurd genetics whereas BJJ does not, for example if you are short, you will likely never dunk, the same can’t be said for BJJ belts.

For fighting and MMA this holds true too, you can be born with bad genetics like flyweights and still become a world champion. You do not require absurd genetics to fight, anyone can fight, and anyone with enough dedication can be pretty good.

The same doesn’t exist for real sports. This is why MMA fighters pay cant be compared to other sports. At the end of the day, fighting just isn’t as hard to do.

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

I'm literally shaking mad, how dare he insult the bona fide prestigious sport of barefoot human cock fighting?

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Yes, a reject from any sport has the opportunity to become something great in mma

 

[markantony20]

That is, by far, the worst argument I’ve ever heard.

 

[markantony20]

Yes, a reject from any sport has the opportunity to become something great in mma

Dart players are the peak of genetics.

 

[joy2day]

Well, I will say this- getting a BJJ blackbelt certainly doesn't require a lot of intellect, as evidenced by the fact that William Watts has one.

 

[Killhippies]

Who?

Also some of those events are way harder to achieve than the others. Sub-4 mile is still extreme elite while 405 bench is still achievable by dedicated average joes. Black belts will take a decade of hard work typically.

 

[Nihongi]

 

[Portland8242]

What's with his arbitrary random list of things Sherdoggers do everyday got to do with the point he's trying to make?

 

[Fact Checker]

More proof that BJJ is a watered down sport for unathletic soccer dads.


Now what does a Karate Black Belt think?

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Who?

Also some of those events are way harder to achieve than the others. Sub-4 mile is still extreme elite while 405 bench is still achievable by dedicated average joes. Black belts will take a decade of hard work typically.

With all the BJJ mcdojos around the USA you can achieve a black belt in about 5 years.

 

[Duke Kensington]

Even his running times are way off, sub 4 mile is much closer to elite than sub 2:20 marathon

 

[Fact Checker]

With all the BJJ mcdojos around the USA you can achieve a black belt in about 5 years.

Don’t forget the Gracie online academy

 

[AMAZINGUFC]

He has his own opinion, okay, he can even eat feces if he wants. What is unacceptable is that this thread is posted here and not immediately thrown in the trash. For the honor of the sport, it should receive the proper treatment, a flush down the deepest sewer.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Dart players are the peak of genetics.

In all actuality your average Uber driver has a shot at greatness too

 

[SuperNerd]

This content, dunking on on trolls for post count, is the only content left on Sherdog aside from live fight day threads.

Sherdog is at a all time low.

 

[Clark Rogers]

There's a world where this, and the UFC still underpaying, peacefully coexist.

He's not exactly wrong about genetic gifts and sports leagues willing to pay insane money for those. Those leagues make a ton more than UFC at a baseline.

But, those leagues also have far better profit shares than UFC. So, while UFC should certainly look to increase that, giving fighters more money, they'll still never make what a LeBron James type figure would.

 

[koa pomaikai]

That is, by far, the worst argument I’ve ever heard.

It’s simple supply and demand, if anyone can become great, the supply is going to be too high.

MMA doesn’t have natural genetic barriers like a lot of other sports. I can train my whole life and never be a great basketball player, same can’t be said about MMA.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

William Watts a BJJ black belt recently outted obtaining a BJJ black belt as the least impressive accomplishment amongst a list of different athletic feats.

As noted later on in an argument, William mentions that in large part all these feats require absurd genetics whereas BJJ does not, for example if you are short, you will likely never dunk, the same can’t be said for BJJ belts.

For fighting and MMA this holds true too, you can be born with bad genetics like flyweights and still become a world champion. You do not require absurd genetics to fight, anyone can fight, and anyone with enough dedication can be pretty good.

The same doesn’t exist for real sports. This is why MMA fighters pay cant be compared to other sports. At the end of the day, fighting just isn’t as hard to do.

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Watch MMA fighters throwing a baseball, its shockingly bad.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

It’s simple supply and demand, if anyone can become great, the supply is going to be too high.

MMA doesn’t have natural genetic barriers like a lot of other sports. I can train my whole life and never be a great basketball player, same can’t be said about MMA.

The supply of great fighters is so obviously not high.

With all the BJJ mcdojos around the USA you can achieve a black belt in about 5 years.

Well then the problem isn't the achievement, it's the fact they put a pretty unquantifiable achievement skillwise in the list.

I would think, by the context of everything else put there, the implication isn't that they mean "literally just get a black belt," so Joe Blow can order one online and get it delivered in a week. It clearly is implying someone achieving a black belt level of skill