The vacant expression & potentially very low IQ of the MMA practitioner

[kingoftheforest]

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...

......make an ass of himself.

[Tokyo Kid]

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???

Two factors: you don't need a high IQ to be a succesful fighter. MMA will attract an ape-like person who might be used to fighting as a way of resolving conflict, and because apes are stronger than humans, he will have an advantage.

Second, because of the popularity of MMA on television, the "vacant sort of expression" crowd is being drawn to MMA, where as before they were busy building choppers and flipping houses.

Most of the BJJ crowd tend to be brighter as BJJ requires more thought, and involves less striking. Boxers are usually very dumb, or will be if they continue the sport.

[SanShou]

Some good points made above, it's good to see a thread like this from time to time instead of the usual stuff about MMA.

I would say that it takes a considerable lack of intelligence to compete in MMA for some very obvious reasons......

1) Have any of the participants ever considered the fact that human brain tissue is NOT as tough as concrete or Titanium??

2) Did anyone ever explain to these people that major organs like the kidneys or liver are not made of steel and are vulnerable to say the least??

While I believe in proper full contact sparring and maybe some competing, I believe that it is essential to wear protective head gear, just to take a bit of the blow away from the brain etc..

I also think that it is a bit sad that grown men have to try and prove themselves in such a dumb way, ie. knocking the hell out of each other. It is very obvious to me that most of these "fighters" must be very low achievers in other areas of life such as career, work life, studies, professions etc.

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[icekool]

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dumbest post on Earth

[icekool]

I have also noticed the incredibly "blank" or "vacant" expression on the MMA guys faces

[Clubber Lang]

Its the easiest thing in the world to mock and criticise something that you'll never achieve, therefore don't understand, and subsequently will want to pretend its really dumb. That's what kids do - when they can't join in a game they say its dumb, they cry, then they run home and bitch about the big boys who won't let them play. There seems to be lots of little boys crying around here, because they think the big boys in MMA are real dumb. Lets see how dumb...

Depending on the level of experience, a professional MMA contract competing at a high level can earn you between $80,000 to $200,000 per year, and that's not even the very top UFC ranks. If you take that to the level of Pride in Japan it can be $600,000 to £1m per year. How much do you boys earn? It doesn't sound very dumb to me.

MMA fighters are professional athletes, who have a team of people around them to ensure they are at optimum physical and mental levels. They benefit from the latest in sport science, nutrition, rest, recovery and healing. Their training together with their diet and coaching will mean they are in better shape and more healthy than anyone of us will ever come close to. That doesn't sound very dumb to me.

Top MMA fighters will have a lucrative, long term career carved out. Coaching, Media work, Sponsorships and Endorsements, DVDs, Books etc - its short term pain for long term gain. They also don't have to sit at a desk 50 hours a week doing a job they hate and bitching on internet forums. Their job is what they love. How many people on here can say that? Doesn't sound very dumb to me.

and boys, before you log off and get the right hand warmed up for the girls at Vivid Video, I'll leave you with this:

Tito Ortiz earned $250,000 for 2mins and 13 seconds of work, then went home and screwed Jenna Jameson. Now, that really doesn't sound very dumb to me

[kingoftheforest]

its the easiest thing in the world to mock and criticise something that you'll never achieve, therefore don't understand, and subsequently will want to pretend its really dumb. That's what kids do - when they can't join in a game they say its dumb, they cry, then they run home and bitch about the big boys who won't let them play. There seems to be lots of little boys crying around here, because they think the big boys in mma are real dumb. Lets see how dumb...

Depending on the level of experience, a professional mma contract competing at a high level can earn you between $80,000 to $200,000 per year, and that's not even the very top ufc ranks. If you take that to the level of pride in japan it can be $600,000 to £1m per year. How much do you boys earn? It doesn't sound very dumb to me.

Mma fighters are professional athletes, who have a team of people around them to ensure they are at optimum physical and mental levels. They benefit from the latest in sport science, nutrition, rest, recovery and healing. Their training together with their diet and coaching will mean they are in better shape and more healthy than anyone of us will ever come close to. That doesn't sound very dumb to me.

Top mma fighters will have a lucrative, long term career carved out. Coaching, media work, sponsorships and endorsements, dvds, books etc - its short term pain for long term gain. They also don't have to sit at a desk 50 hours a week doing a job they hate and bitching on internet forums. Their job is what they love. How many people on here can say that? Doesn't sound very dumb to me.

And boys, before you log off and get the right hand warmed up for the girls at vivid video, i'll leave you with this:

Tito ortiz earned $250,000 for 2mins and 13 seconds of work, then went home and screwed jenna jameson. Now, that really doesn't sound very dumb to me

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[icekool]

the big boys in MMA are real dumb. Lets see how dumb...

MMA fighters are professional athletes, who have a team of people around them to ensure they are at optimum physical and mental levels. They benefit from the latest in sport science, nutrition, rest, recovery and healing. Their training together with their diet and coaching will mean they are in better shape and more healthy than anyone of us will ever come close to. That doesn't sound very dumb to me.

Top MMA fighters will have a lucrative, long term career carved out. Coaching, Media work, Sponsorships and Endorsements, DVDs, Books etc - its short term pain for long term gain. They also don't have to sit at a desk 50 hours a week doing a job they hate and bitching on internet forums. Their job is what they love. How many people on here can say that? Doesn't sound very dumb to me.

and boys, before you log off and get the right hand warmed up for the girls at Vivid Video, I'll leave you with this:

Tito Ortiz earned $250,000 for 2mins and 13 seconds of work, then went home and screwed Jenna Jameson. Now, that really doesn't sound very dumb to me

Actually, it sounds pretty dumb to me,not to mention getting the clap from some bimbo and as for some of your dumb questions above, actually my friend I don't need to prove myself like a dumbo in a ring or cage and as far as earnings go I earn a healthy 7 figure sum annually, (thats well over a million, bright spark) from being quick witted on a trading floor (forex & futures trading) which is a buzz in itself and I always look forward to going to work and don't risk my health doing so, nor do I ever go anywhere near some slut that risks HIV either, so who is the dumb one, smuck??

[Clubber Lang]

actually my friend I don't need to prove myself like a dumbo

So why are you on a martial arts forum, arguing about dumb guys fighting in a cage, when you could be out spending your seven figure salary?

[Clubber Lang]

I earn a healthy 7 figure sum annually, (thats well over a million, bright spark) from being quick witted on a trading floor. So who is the dumb one, smuck??

well you just tried to neg rep me, and pressed the wrong option

no wonder the economy is fucked

[Tokyo Kid]

I'm always left with a blank expression on my face when I see how many "martial artists" are against actually competing. MMA is so much safer than boxing, heck even bare-knuckle boxing is safer (in the long run).

[kingoftheforest]

heck even bare-knuckle boxing is safer (in the long run).

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[Tokyo Kid]

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The average bare-knuckle boxing match would last less than 5 minutes. While the immediate effects of this was much worse, the beating the brain would take (as opposed to the face or even knuckles) was much worse given the average span of a padded glove fight would take. Consider this as well as the average span of a boxers career, you can see why the long term affects of the brain being constantly shaken in the skull over such a longer period of time is much worse. Not a pretty alternative, but if you add submission grappling into the mix, it makes it that much better.

[kingoftheforest]

The average bare-knuckle boxing match would last less than 5 minutes. While the immediate effects of this was much worse, the beating the brain would take (as opposed to the face or even knuckles) was much worse given the average span of a padded glove fight would take. Consider this as well as the average span of a boxers career, you can see why the long term affects of the brain being constantly shaken in the skull over such a longer period of time is much worse. Not a pretty alternative, but if you add submission grappling into the mix, it makes it that much better.

While statistically this may be true.

You apparently have never personally experienced, on the giving or receiving side, an actual bare fist smashing into your skull with intent.


Also comparetivley speaking, if some one bare knuckled boxed as much as a tradition glove wearing boxer, I'm thinking not safer in the long run.


Plus I bet bare knuckled boxing isn't as much FUN.