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Originally Posted by The_Judo_Jibboo
Well in the early UFCs i don't think many of those guys had fought anyone outside their respective styles (some looked like they'd never been hit before for that matter). There's something of a rhythm to fights you see within the same style. Karate guys are used to seeing karate reactions to their attacks, same goes for Muay Thai, boxing, and so on. When those reactions weren't presented, alot of training went out the window, and i think that's when you saw people becoming brawlers. I think this has been remedied to a large extent in MMA now as you still see guys with solid foundations in one art who are ready for anything within the boundaries of MMA rules.
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The only real difference between the early UFC's and today's Pride and UFC is that:
1)People are more versed in dealing with the guard.
and
2)They are professional athletes who are in professional athlete shape to give us bouts that won't look as sloppy and the fighters won't simply be hugging 5 minutes into the matches.