Why isnt there more Karate in UFC?

Greg House said:
I wonder how this guy feels about Gane and Ngannou, they are all from the same country. Does he think he could beat them? I thought that championship fight was going to happen in Paris. Was France excited about it or they couldn't care less? Riner helped MMA being banned there for years but now that is legal, what does he say about it? What does he say about Gane or Ngannou? Ngannou's bitching about money will certainly won't help catching Riner's interest in participating in MMA
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i don't know, i just wanted to see him fight. that's all. it's a fantasy, he's never going to do it. there really isn't anything else to say.
 
Mesos said:
Karate is an extremely effective Martial Arts and it can be adapted well into mma.

Notable Karate strikers in UFCs history

Robert Whittaker, former champ
Lyoto Machida, former champ
GSP, some say goat, but definitely one of top 3 all time greats
Kyoji Horicuchi, Rizin champ, UFC contender
Gunnar Nelson, solid fighter in wrong weight class
Stephen Wonderbread Thompson, consistent top 5 welterweight
Conor Mcgregor in his prime used some karate elements in Boxing.
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Karate is clearly very effective and I am surprised more fighters dont use it. So my question is where is all the karate talent at?

Mma just seems overrun with muay thai and Boxing style striking
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Wonderbread?
 
A lot of the goju ryu wrist and finger locks are not even allowed which is why Gunner cannot show it or use it
 
Because karate is NOT a very effective martial art. That became obvious in UFC 1. There have been a handful of fighters that have been able to mix in a handful of karate techniques with other things and be successful, e.g. GSP and Machida, but people seeking to be MMA fighters find training in better striking arts such as muay thai to be a far better use of their time.
 
Blayt7hh said:
Because it’s not very good overall. Very few fighters can make it work. Most fighters with a karate base don’t use it. You wouldn’t know GSP did karate by watching his fights
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It's subtle but it is noticeable at times in both gsp and Whittaker.

And for whatever reason a younger Conor..
 
Most of the karate dudes are getting rawdogged now. Thompson, Holland. Wrestling meta is in full swing right now
 
Karate in its current form, by it's self, is simply not effective. Now there are some good techniques to pull from it, and it conditions your flexibility and legs. But like judo, you have to take some things and scrap the rest.
 
Patrick Jane said:
Wait ... didn't Kyokushin stylist Gerard Gordeau defeat the biggest fighter in the tournament in less than 30 seconds and make it to the finals?
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Pay no attention, he's obviously never heard of the quart of blood technique.
 
Mesos said:
Watch some GSP interviews, he give his Karate Background alot of credit for developing his striking accuracy, timing and his footwork.

ffs man he always walked out like this
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"Because he walks to the Octagon in his pyjamas he's a martial artist and I'm not?!" - Dan Hardy
 
One thing that needs to be mentioned is the fact that Taekwondo's original form was Tang Soo Do which is considered Korean Karate. Many TKD based fighters have fought in the UFC.
 
I think karate distance and movement will have a place in future mma. But as for karate guys to go and make waves in mma, I guess they are missing the culture of toughness and being super fit.
 
Mesos said:
Karate is an extremely effective Martial Arts and it can be adapted well into mma.

Notable Karate strikers in UFCs history

Robert Whittaker, former champ
Lyoto Machida, former champ
GSP, some say goat, but definitely one of top 3 all time greats
Kyoji Horicuchi, Rizin champ, UFC contender
Gunnar Nelson, solid fighter in wrong weight class
Stephen Wonderbread Thompson, consistent top 5 welterweight
Conor Mcgregor in his prime used some karate elements in Boxing.
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Karate is clearly very effective and I am surprised more fighters dont use it. So my question is where is all the karate talent at?

Mma just seems overrun with muay thai and Boxing style striking
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Because good karate is harder to find than good muay thai and boxing.
People wrestle in the US and other countries instead of being put in karate at a young age.
 
23rd Century Sweetheart said:
Perhaps karate coaches don't quite know how to blend specific karate training into MMA

Honestly if there was one that had some solid credentials near me I would join because those top karate fighters are all my favourites. The distance management and speed is just incredible.

I know TKD isn't karate but I think it's worth mentioning that Israel and a few of his teammates have been seen with a TKD coach who blends it in with other aspects of Martial Arts
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Please educate yourself on a subject before commenting. Taekwondo comes from a Karate style called Tang Soo Do. Taekwondo is called Korean Karate as well. Because of Japanese occupation, Koreans still had bad feelings towards Japanese and they renamed Tang Soo Do to Taekwondo.
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