Nice to be back here.Hope everyone had a good christmas and new years.
I've seen some good points in here that I agree with.
I agree a 100% that MuayThai on its own in something like UFC would do really crappy. As I 've always said and still will say is that I think MuayThai is the best for STAND UP,but put a MuayThai fighter against someone that knows both what he knows plus grappling and the MuayThai fighter will lose.
However on the street against someone with no fighting experience all it will take is MuayThai to destroy opponent since the average person that loses a fight loses on the ground not knowing how to defend himself on his back however if you put a MuayThai fighter against someone well trained in MMA such as stand up with grappling then it is only obvious to conclude the MuayThai fighter will lose just as any single artist would.In my opinion all arts will do crappy on street without knowing both the grappling and stand up.It's easy to say I know so and so art so I'll never go to the ground but in reality it is a different story the best stand up fighter can be taken to ground,then what if he can't defend himself on ground? If you can't defend yourself on the ground and unable to get back on your feet you are screwed as simple as that.I've heard people in this forum that say it is untrue that most fights go to the ground but the fact is they do. I've been in plenty of fights that started with us on our feet and then us wrestling on ground and pounding each other on the face and trying to get back up. In fights chances are it is going to be bloody whether a little bit or alot.
An art like karate and kung fu or tkd would obviously lose on street for a few reasons (even against someone with no fighting experience)
1/ usually taught mostly forms
2/sparring usually done lightly and for points with punches pulled
3/taught too many rediculous stances
4/lack in self-defense and street-defense
5/ taught mostly for tournaments
A muay thai has a better chance of winning a street fight over any other single art but is not the best against a mixed art of MuayThai and Grappling.