| The problem is that there is no instruction of respect or honor in MMA that I have seen, it's like boxing but with kicking, bjj and less gloves thrown in the mix.
When UFC first started I was very pleased to see that there was actual combat on the screen in front of me... but now, due to weight class restrictions and such I don't often watch.
I will watch Bodog Fights from time to time due to getting that channel, or sometimes i'm in a bar with UFC dialed in, but I don't agree with weight classes. Your mugger isn't going to stop the assault due to being a weight class heavier than you.
I personally have trained with MMA types, and I expect to again at one or two different gyms, I even was a bouncer at a few MMA events in my state... it is a respectable, and sometimes devistating form of fighting... but I would list it as a combat system, not a martial art.
In my opinion though, due to the people I have met in that circle, that sort of deference for your opponent or respect for the arena would be the exception in most cases due to the personality type of the average MMA fighter.
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