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The UFC is all about $$$$$$.
In what other sport can you train a few years and be competitive against the elite?D-level in terms of popularity/notoriety yes you're right. D-level in terms of the quality of competition? No. Totally wrong. Fighting is the ultimate form of competition, moreso than any other sport or athletic competition on this planet. And MMA is the purest form of real fighting short of an unsanctioned street fight. Yes MMA is down on the list for the casual sports fan, but it is easily the purest form of sanctioned sports competition that exists in the world.
In what other sport can you train a few years and be competitive against the elite?
Fighting is not the ultimate form of competition. If close to no rules makes something purer, than (nearly) no-rules soccer would be purer than a game with well-defined rules.
And if close to no-rules is better, then no-rules must be the ultimate. If a fight is sanctioned or not is a matter of politics, not fighting. So why not get the impurity, in this case politics, out of the sport?
I get where you're coming from, but still disagree. Look, if you can train a few years and be competitive against the "elite" then that's down to one of 2 reasons... either it exposes the shallow nature of the sport in it's current stage, or it just shows that people who are natural fighters/warriors with natural power and toughness/aggression maybe it just comes naturally to them... I'm more inclined to believe in the former but there is some truth to the latter let's be honest.
How is fighting not the ultimate form of competition? It's one man against one man, no weapons, no balls, no props, just man against man - who beats the other physically & mentally wins. How is that not a pure form of competition? If you look at sports in general, then take away the arbitrary/made-up rules that involve balls, nets, lines, whether you can kick the ball or pick it up... you take away all the arbitrary pointless rules.. all you have left is one man trying to beat another.
I think Joe Rogan said "If you're standing at a crossroads anywhere in the world; on one corner there's a soccer match, on the other corner there's a baseball match, on the third corner there's a basketball match, then on the fourth corner there's a fight... you're gonna watch the fight." If someone says to you, "I can dunk a ball in a hoop better than you", then you turn around and say "Ok that's cool but I can beat you up", Who has the more respect? Fighting is the purest form of competition hands down.