Baddest man on the planet...however

[Daniel Elizondo]

Not to be a prick... But why does everyone always seem to give these "baddest man on the planet" awards to mma fighters? Seems like elite boxers/kickboxers/muay thai fighters are always left out

I have also trained Muay Thai for a number of years as well as BJJ and my honest assesment is the answer is pretty simple an MMA Fighter = well rounded in all aspects of the game (striking takedowns ground positional control and submissions) where as a top level striker is only good in his one area while effective in that one element its easy to see that even a B level MMA fighter will probably beat a top level striker 9 times out of 10 in the Cage or on the street in a one on one fight. With all that said its pretty simple to see why MMA fighters = "Baddest Men on the Planet"

[kimura61]

Didn't mean to start a war boys. Just would like BJ to show a different look. All of his MMA fights have been top profile fights. There is tape of him everywhere. AKA say there is a blueprint to beat him. I think he is the best. I am a huge fan of his stuff. I just like what Eddie does.

[mmafan555]

I have also trained Muay Thai for a number of years as well as BJJ and my honest assesment is the answer is pretty simple an MMA Fighter = well rounded in all aspects of the game (striking takedowns ground positional control and submissions) where as a top level striker is only good in his one area while effective in that one element its easy to see that even a B level MMA fighter will probably beat a top level striker 9 times out of 10 in the Cage or on the street in a one on one fight. With all that said its pretty simple to see why MMA fighters = "Baddest Men on the Planet"

Yes of course thats true that mma will beat any single pure form[ like boxing or kickboxing] ...But how does that make them the "baddest men on the planet"... Fitch could beat prime Roy Jones with ease in an mma fight... but is he really the "badder man".... No not imo. MMA while more effective is definitely not imo any tougher than boxing or muay thai/k1. Boxing has produced some of the toughest athletes in history and so has pure muay thai and k1.