Why do TMAers hate on MMA? (stereotypes you've heard about combat sports)

[ChenPengFi]

Are we relying on anecdote and meme now?

[ChenPengFi]

That is to say, if it was a picture of Jonathan Koppenhaver, would there be a different takeaway?
I would think so, and he has a better record percentage wise.

[Holy Moment]

Jeff Monson should be a henchman for Anarky in Batman.

[MrGalt]

I also find the cross-section of who walks into a given school is, well, roughly the same. It's really just a question of which door the non-initiated person walks through first.

Yeah, this is definitely true. When I trained at the Hombu Dojo of Seidokaikan, the birthplace of K-1, you know who trained there? Guys from the neighborhood. Insurance salesmen, lawyers, engineers, technical writers, a producer from Fuji TV. Well, and a few pros.