[SteveO]

I know its long time no hear but I have had a few problems to deal with so sorry for not posting for a while.. I kind of agree but dont at the same time , i mean the early UFC fights I thought were the best because the fighters had particular styles and dominant styles , that they were from eg bjj or karate , kungfu etc , and the only reason the groundfighters won is because its a lot easier to get some one on the ground than to knock them out , and yes you would see the boxer trying to take someone to the ground because he has lost the bottle standing up and he has seen the ground fighters win on the ground so he will try and copy.
Dont forget although we all train to fight or defend ,MA and MMA is still different , they train a small bunch of techniques within a limited time to such a high degree that they know if they can get it on at the right time they win .
MA is about training everything over a long time so we have thousand techniques to choose from so we dont have to wait for the right time we can choose to win or to walk away without throwing a punch. We also train harmony and to stay calm , MMA trains to be aggressive u could say they have the mentallity to kill whilst in the ring , but MA trains us to judge every situation and to focus the mind , calmness is control of ourselves .
So i would say that apart from the fact that they both use some of the same techniques , you cant compare them , you should think of it like the army they would be the front line soldiers ( cannon fodder ) and we would be the generals who organise the attack as in where , when and how it happens ... we plan to win they just hit and hope..