The Ultimate in Martial Arts

**HuSanYan** · 09-01-2009, 12:59 PM

Well my beauties, I was recently looking at some of the sheer dumb looking smucks that seem to be attracted to the MMA arenas, now certainly not all but so many of these guys seem to seriously have something missing about them, by this I mean a seriously vacant sort of expression, a primitive demeanor.

Now in the case of the short half pint type of guys standing around 5 ft, I guess it's a chip on the shoulder or just an inferiority complex but just whats with the normal & tall sized fighters??

Does it take a low IQ to compete in these sports like MMA/UFC etc..??? or am I wrong and there are plenty of really bright, non ape type good guys in the sport???

Mr. Miyagi · 09-01-2009, 08:16 PM

lol.

Yes, there are lots of stupid fans and stupid MMA competitors.

No, you can have either a low or high IQ to compete, it's not relevant.

There are some smart people in the sport. One example that comes to mind is Rich Franklin. If you hear him talk in interviews, he's very well spoken and thoughtful. He was a high school math teacher before he turned fighter. That puts him in the less than 1% of the thousands of people in the arena that can fight as well as solve differential equations.
Most of the other intelligent people in MMA are from poorer backgrounds that didn't grow up rubbing shoulders with intellects, so they didn't end up at Harvard. Someone like Frank Shamrock fits that bill. He's not that well-spoken or well-educated, and cocky as hell, but if you listen to him talk, you can tell he's smart.

You don't say it very nicely, but yes, probably most of the UFC roster is probably on the lower end of the IQ spectrum. And maybe they get more stupid after getting hit in the head 10,000 times.

Jujujason · 09-02-2009, 02:50 PM

Actually, a higher percentage of UFC fighters have been to or graduated from college than a lot of other sports, probably due to the number of collegiate wrestlers that go into mma after college.

jubaji · 09-02-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by HuSanYan

Well my beauties, I was recently looking at some of the sheer dumb looking smucks that seem to be attracted to the MMA arenas

*ahem*

........

Mr. Miyagi · 09-03-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jujujason

Actually, a higher percentage of UFC fighters have been to or graduated from college than a lot of other sports, probably due to the number of collegiate wrestlers that go into mma after college.

Really?
In pro football, baseball, basketball, hockey, almost all the guys have been through and played in college.

jubaji · 09-03-2009, 07:23 PM

Just because someone went to college doesn't mean they are not stupid. Assuming anything about someone's intelligence because they participate in a given sport or have a tattoo does mean the person making that assumption is stupid.

blackxpress · 09-03-2009, 08:09 PM

I'm assuming you're making this point tongue-in-cheek. Surely you don't really believe this. Just in case you're serious though, I can tell you I've met a number of MMA fighters (some of them are even famous) and all the ones I've met are very intelligent. They're also super nice guys outside the octagon.

Disclaimer: I myself am not an MMA fighter. I train in Karate. Just in case you were wondering about my objectivity.

Tant01 · 09-03-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jubaji

Just because someone went to college doesn't mean they are not stupid. Assuming anything about someone's intelligence because they participate in a given sport or have a tattoo does mean the person making that assumption is stupid.

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Originally Posted by blackxpress

I'm assuming you're making this point tongue-in-cheek. Surely you don't really believe this. Just in case you're serious though, I can tell you I've met a number of MMA fighters (some of them are even famous) and all the ones I've met are very intelligent. They're also super nice guys outside the octagon.

Disclaimer: I myself am not an MMA fighter. I train in Karate. Just in case you were wondering about my objectivity.

LOL blackxpress meet Jubaji... Welcome and I think you'll get a feel for the twisted sort of humor some of us enjoy here...

Or not.

blackxpress · 09-03-2009, 10:51 PM

Actually, Tant01, I was responding to the O.P. I fully agree with Jubaji. And thanks for the welcome.

Tant01 · 09-03-2009, 10:58 PM

Ah... I'm old and slow... HuSanYan is even more deliberate with his own TWIST on humor... I can only hope you'll find it entertaining.

I still wonder when he's trying to make a point or make a joke...

Mr. Miyagi · 09-03-2009, 11:34 PM

I've met a number of MMA fighters, bjj black belts, guys that train in MMA, guys that train in bjj, and lots of MMA fans.
I think most MMA fighters I've met and heard in interviews were of less than average intelligence, some of them downright stupid. Not all of them.
The bjj black belts I've met have been been mixed, some smart guys and some numbskulls. This genre is quite unpredictable, it goes to show that it's not intelligence that earns one a bjj black belt. The instructors that are good at teaching are generally quite intelligent people.

Most MMA fans are stupid asses. Especially in the USA. I think that's what the UFC tries to cater to. I could give you a 100 reasons why...from who gets matched up with whom, to who gets title shots, and all sorts of other unreasonable crap that goes on there.

GQchris · 09-04-2009, 02:46 AM

Well there is that sort in MMA just in it for the wrasslin, brawlin, cussin n fishin, who are far from true Martial Warriors, but not all are like that.

GQchris · 09-04-2009, 02:50 AM

I hate the UFC for this aspect in how they market their brand, the Porn like women especially; it comes off like NASCAR mixed in martial arts.

WildWest. · 09-06-2009, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Miyagi

I've met a number of MMA fighters, bjj black belts, guys that train in MMA, guys that train in bjj, and lots of MMA fans.
I think most MMA fighters I've met and heard in interviews were of less than average intelligence, some of them downright stupid. Not all of them.
The bjj black belts I've met have been been mixed, some smart guys and some numbskulls. This genre is quite unpredictable, it goes to show that it's not intelligence that earns one a bjj black belt. The instructors that are good at teaching are generally quite intelligent people.

Most MMA fans are stupid asses. Especially in the USA. I think that's what the UFC tries to cater to. I could give you a 100 reasons why...from who gets matched up with whom, to who gets title shots, and all sorts of other unreasonable crap that goes on there.

It's not just the USA dude. The fans are the same everywhere. Boofheads are boofheads, it doesn't matter what language you speak.

I like MMA.....so by my own logic I am a boofhead!! Probably the smartest thing I've said all year.

Seriously though, it's pretty weak to over generalise the entire MMA fan base as being unintelligent. There are plenty of fans who go to the events or watch them on PTV and who don't drink a keg of beer before hand and yell/scream and whoo hoo their way through it.

ProKarateShop · 09-08-2009, 08:55 PM

Generally speaking, there are a lot of fans that I are attracted to contacted sports that are "just not that bright" they are not attracted by the sportsmanship or other positive aspects of the sport.. 1% ruins it for 99%..

I think a light fight venues have done a great job in protecting all the patrons and fighters..

09-01-2009, 12:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
HuSanYan Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 672 Groans: 31 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	The vacant expression & potentially very low IQ of the MMA practitioner Well my beauties, I was recently looking at some of the sheer dumb looking smucks that seem to be attracted to the MMA arenas, now certainly not all but so many of these guys seem to seriously have something missing about them, by this I mean a seriously vacant sort of expression, a primitive demeanor. Now in the case of the short half pint type of guys standing around 5 ft, I guess it's a chip on the shoulder or just an inferiority complex but just whats with the normal & tall sized fighters?? Does it take a low IQ to compete in these sports like MMA/UFC etc..??? or am I wrong and there are plenty of really bright, non ape type good guys in the sport???

09-03-2009, 07:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
jubaji Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: koko Posts: 10,108 Groans: 0 Groaned at 38 Times in 38 Posts	Just because someone went to college doesn't mean they are not stupid. Assuming anything about someone's intelligence because they participate in a given sport or have a tattoo does mean the person making that assumption is stupid. __________________ Optional signature you may use to appear at bottom of your posts.

09-03-2009, 10:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tant01 Humble Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Ca. USA Posts: 5,935 Groans: 0 Groaned at 15 Times in 10 Posts	Ah... I'm old and slow... HuSanYan is even more deliberate with his own TWIST on humor... I can only hope you'll find it entertaining. I still wonder when he's trying to make a point or make a joke... __________________ "In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur." James Paterson

09-04-2009, 02:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
GQchris Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alameda County, California Posts: 819 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well there is that sort in MMA just in it for the wrasslin, brawlin, cussin n fishin, who are far from true Martial Warriors, but not all are like that. __________________ Owner of a lonely heart.. much better than a owner of a broken heart...

09-04-2009, 02:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
GQchris Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alameda County, California Posts: 819 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I hate the UFC for this aspect in how they market their brand, the Porn like women especially; it comes off like NASCAR mixed in martial arts. __________________ Owner of a lonely heart.. much better than a owner of a broken heart...

09-01-2009, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mr. Miyagi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 758 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol. Yes, there are lots of stupid fans and stupid MMA competitors. No, you can have either a low or high IQ to compete, it's not relevant. There are some smart people in the sport. One example that comes to mind is Rich Franklin. If you hear him talk in interviews, he's very well spoken and thoughtful. He was a high school math teacher before he turned fighter. That puts him in the less than 1% of the thousands of people in the arena that can fight as well as solve differential equations. Most of the other intelligent people in MMA are from poorer backgrounds that didn't grow up rubbing shoulders with intellects, so they didn't end up at Harvard. Someone like Frank Shamrock fits that bill. He's not that well-spoken or well-educated, and cocky as hell, but if you listen to him talk, you can tell he's smart. You don't say it very nicely, but yes, probably most of the UFC roster is probably on the lower end of the IQ spectrum. And maybe they get more stupid after getting hit in the head 10,000 times.

09-02-2009, 02:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jujujason Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The greater Los Angeles area. Posts: 159 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Actually, a higher percentage of UFC fighters have been to or graduated from college than a lot of other sports, probably due to the number of collegiate wrestlers that go into mma after college.

09-03-2009, 08:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
blackxpress Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Carlisle, OH Posts: 8 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm assuming you're making this point tongue-in-cheek. Surely you don't really believe this. Just in case you're serious though, I can tell you I've met a number of MMA fighters (some of them are even famous) and all the ones I've met are very intelligent. They're also super nice guys outside the octagon. Disclaimer: I myself am not an MMA fighter. I train in Karate. Just in case you were wondering about my objectivity.

09-03-2009, 10:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
blackxpress Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Carlisle, OH Posts: 8 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Actually, Tant01, I was responding to the O.P. I fully agree with Jubaji. And thanks for the welcome.

09-03-2009, 11:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mr. Miyagi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 758 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've met a number of MMA fighters, bjj black belts, guys that train in MMA, guys that train in bjj, and lots of MMA fans. I think most MMA fighters I've met and heard in interviews were of less than average intelligence, some of them downright stupid. Not all of them. The bjj black belts I've met have been been mixed, some smart guys and some numbskulls. This genre is quite unpredictable, it goes to show that it's not intelligence that earns one a bjj black belt. The instructors that are good at teaching are generally quite intelligent people. Most MMA fans are stupid asses. Especially in the USA. I think that's what the UFC tries to cater to. I could give you a 100 reasons why...from who gets matched up with whom, to who gets title shots, and all sorts of other unreasonable crap that goes on there.

09-08-2009, 08:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
ProKarateShop Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 126 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Generally speaking, there are a lot of fans that I are attracted to contacted sports that are "just not that bright" they are not attracted by the sportsmanship or other positive aspects of the sport.. 1% ruins it for 99%.. I think a light fight venues have done a great job in protecting all the patrons and fighters.. __________________ For the best Martial Arts Clothing, Sparring Gear Set, Mixed Martial Arts Apparel. For Martial Artists, By Martial Artist.

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