What nationality contributed the most to the UFC's success

[99Silva]

American...the owners the president the matchmakers and the best female and male fighter in the world is from America.

 

[The Real Pedro]

Hahahahahahaha.

 

[RogerD]

Canada

 

[donfryeismyhero]

Don Frye's mustache and Freddie Mercury.

 

[Tummysticks]

mericans buy most of the ppvs

 

[Phoenix Down]

Russia.

 

[pjmman]

Canada ... according to Dana White

 

[Mark]

Between the Fertittas and the Gracies = Americans, Brazilians.

 

[surgeyou1]

American...the owners the president the matchmakers and the best female and male fighter in the world is from America.

There wouldnt even be a UFC without the Gracies

 

[LamaIronFist]

Madagascar by a very fair margin.

 

[dhole]

There wouldnt even be a UFC without the Gracies

How so?

Did the gracies own the ufc & put on ufc 1?

 

[surgeyou1]

How so?

Did the gracies own the ufc & put on ufc 1?

UFC was created to show Gracie BJJ to the world

 

[donfryeismyhero]

How so?

Did the gracies own the ufc & put on ufc 1?

Simply put, yes.

 

[DhakaMMA]

How so?

Did the gracies own the ufc & put on ufc 1?

This is sarcasm, right?

 

[kevo1295]

Murica and Brah zeel

 

[Oogie Sharp]

The Brazilians surely. Americans being 2nd I'd imagine.

 

[Pem123]

Ethiopia

 

[Thai Otoshi]

There wouldnt even be a UFC without the Gracies

And the Gracies wouldn't have developed BJJ without first learning Judo.

Japan wins.

 

[DhakaMMA]

And the Gracies wouldn't have developed BJJ without first learning Judo.

Japan wins.

I can drink to that.

Maeda's judo art was referred to as "Maeda Ju Jitsu" in Brazil. So the Gracie's adopted the name "Gracie Ju Jitsu". Which eventually became BJJ.... The whole thing is one big lie. They should give back the Jujitsu name. Change it to "Brazilian Ju Judo" which would meaning rougly "Brazilian Gentle Judo", which is apt.

 

[Thai Otoshi]

I can drink to that.

Maeda's judo art was referred to as "Maeda Ju Jitsu" in Brazil. So the Gracie's adopted the name "Gracie Ju Jitsu". Which eventually became BJJ.

If it was a Japanese man's martial art named after himself, it more than likely would have been "Maeda jujutsu", as "jitsu" is a strange mistranslation by the Gracies.

"jitsu" is the Japanese word for "truth". "jutsu" is the Japanese word for "art".

Even the way most people pronounce "jitsu" is wrong by Japanese standards. It'd be "jee-ss", with a silent "t" and very little emphasis on the "u" sound.

The whole thing is one big lie. They should give back the Jujitsu name. Change it to "Brazilian Ju Judo" which would meaning rougly "Brazilian Gentle Judo", which is apt.

That would be redundant, as you're essentially saying "Brazilian Gentle Gentle Way"...