The Evolution into Sport: Bad for MMA

Without a doubt, our beloved MMA was a far cry from anything resembling sport in its infancy. In the beginning we had two men enter a cage, and swing their fists and feet wildly at one another, while Jiu-Jitsu was still some mystical enigma that was both confusing and frightening. Clearly this was not a spectacle that the general public could truly embrace. However time went on and MMA continued its long and tiresome trek towards legitimacy. New tactics and weight classes were introduced, and training and

James Toney: Boxing is a tougher sport

James Toney, who recently signed to the UFC keeps on talking about how boxing is better than MMA and how hes is going to make a successful transition from boxing to MMA. In a recent interview Toney said not only is boxing tougher but MMA fighters kick like girls.
“If they think I’m going to go in there and get choked out or lay down and get my arm barred and all that, they got another thing coming to ’em, you know what I’m saying? Like I said, yeah, you’re right, MMA is not like boxing because boxing is