Where is the mma Mecca?

[Calipwnia]

1. Tokyo, Japan. Specifically Saitama Arena.
PRIDE!

2. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gracie family home base.

3. Las Vegas, Nevada. MGM Grand specifically. Biggest fights are usually there.

4. Southern California. This is what originally got me thinking about this question. There are so many fighters and camps here, you would not believe.

 

[rambosabeast]

It's wherever Mike Perry decides to train.

 

[ThatGuy7698]

1. Hard to schedule fights.

2. It's Brazil......

3. Venue is outdated, got replaced by T-Mobile arena.

4. No venues to book it possibly???

 

[kabanos]

Sensei Seagals basement.

It's where he grows fighters... you'll see soon. you'll see

 

[Calipwnia]

Russia

It might just follow Fedor wherever he goes haha

 

[Dream Evil]

 

[Egészségére!]

 

[ArtemV]

Saudi Arabia...

 

[Old Timer]

Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Cause Bubbles be there

 

[Kung Fu bb]

Fighters from Rio created vale tudo which became the UFC, and the city had many incredible champions.

 

[blitzk]

has to be Vegas.

 

[AC1D1K]

canada , not for talent but for name recognition and fanfare

 

[Goatenstein]

Helsinki

 

[Calipwnia]

canada , not for talent but for name recognition and fanfare

Yeah that Elias Theodoreau!

 

[Typrune Goatley]

I agree with TS. Tokyo and Rio both have a long tradition of MMA/NHB/Vale Tudo.


It was already an established sport in Japan, Brazil and Russia before the UFC was ever born. America was late to the party. UFC was actually orchestrated by Brazilians anyway.

The first few UFCs were mostly one dimensional fighters and was promoted as something "new" and "raw" whereas fighters were already cross training and were far more advanced in other parts of the world.

 

[AC1D1K]

Yeah that Elias Theodoreau!

haha I said not for talent... -1 point for a low blow bro

 

[DarkneT]

Always feels like Vegas to me

Fuck do I miss that place

Don't become dads guys

 

[jreez]

JCVD IS MMA

 

[Milan]

Brazil... hmm yeah I heard some good things about that country, but also some bad things in regards to the hygiene standards.

 

[DariusTheGreat]

Brazil... hmm yeah I heard some good things about that country, but also some bad things in regards to the hygiene standards.

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