Could someone please explain MMA, UFC, Pride, K1 fighting, etc. to me?

[AnimalMass]

Guys,

Starting to look into the MMA thing. Wondering what the difference is between all these types of fighting? I am really only familiar with UFC, and only then as a spectator.

Grizz, and others - I would appreciate the help.

Thanks.

Matt

 

[oldtimer]

Guys,

Starting to look into the MMA thing. Wondering what the difference is between all these types of fighting? I am really only familiar with UFC, and only then as a spectator.

Grizz, and others - I would appreciate the help.

Thanks.

Matt

UFC and Pride are just fighting organizations, if you're a good fighter (doesn't matter which fighting style), you'll fight in one of those orgs. UFC and Pride are mainly full contact, they allow about everything in terms of technique and style (there are rule of course such as elbowing etc.), but they allow striking, wrestling, and submissions. There are many orgs like UFC and Pride such as KOTC, WEC etc., but they're not as famous, and they don't have fighters of the same caliber. This is essentially what some people call "MMA fighting rules". Each org has it's own modified set of MMA rules.

K-1 is another org, but it's mainly muay thay. They allow kickboxing, but they don't allow subs, they only allow throws to an extent (I never understood the ruling in this particular area).

Sometimes there are joint events, that is, a few fights in a K-1 event are under MMA rules. K-1 is where my heart is.

Fighting styles are three main ones (these are parent styles), and almost all styles are taken from those main ones (it could be based on more than one).

My advice would be to start wrestling and lots of cardio. For someone with your goal, wrestling would be more than enough - that is - you'll never need to learn striking. In street fighting, it's all about grappling. Even if you had to fight a striker, a wrestler dominates, because once they clinch, the striker has to play according to the wrestlers rules.

If you want to take it to the next level and compete, then you'll need cross-training. Start by learning striking (do not go to submission fighting first), then when you get decent in striking, you could start sub fighting. When you learn more than one style (especially striking+another style), you basically have a mix, thus, your style becomes Mixes Martial Arts (MMA).

-OT

 

[Grizzly]

I don't understand K-1 sometimes, either OT. I think when throws are allowed it's called "international rules". They usually do that in fights with Erikson and always with Cung Le. I love that Cung Le guy! Although, I wouldn't call K-1 muy thai since they don't allow elbows or knees to the head. Go figure. Kick him in the face but don't knee or elbow him.

Basically, the only difference between the UFC and Pride is that the UFC is in a cage and Pride is in a ring. Of course, there are some slightly different rules. Pride allows kicks to the head/stomps of a downed opponent whereas UFC doesn't. Oddly enough, Pride has recently not allowed forearms, though. Another odd move by the Japanese.

 

[thick]

AM, Do you have any college wrestling teams nearby? I am sure you could hook up with the college heavyweight and give each other some good w/o's and pick up the wrestling skill

 

[RH81]

Cung le is a San Shou fighter...San shou rules allow throws and takedowns...K-1 is a kickboxing orginazation,Knees are allowed in K-1,just like mUay Thai...

UFC,King of the Cage,Pride FC,Rage in The cage,etc are all MMA orginaization,all fighters now are crosstrained in Grappling/boxing/kickboxing...rules are now downward elbow strikes to back of skull,no eye gouging,no biting...rules vary by orginization,but that is usually the norm rules.

 

[einundzwanzig]

k-1 has it's "romanex" mma style matches now, too, along with their "boxing rules" style that I think they're doing special for Mike Tyson. There are rumors of Mike Tyson and Jerome LeBanner going at it sometime in the not-too-distant future.

 

[Grizzly]

Cung le is a San Shou fighter...San shou rules allow throws and takedowns...K-1 is a kickboxing orginazation,Knees are allowed in K-1,just like mUay Thai...

UFC,King of the Cage,Pride FC,Rage in The cage,etc are all MMA orginaization,all fighters now are crosstrained in Grappling/boxing/kickboxing...rules are now downward elbow strikes to back of skull,no eye gouging,no biting...rules vary by orginization,but that is usually the norm rules.

Ok, jackass, quit pissing me off! Cung Le may be a san shou fighter, but he's fought K-1 NUMEROUS times. Knees are NOT allowed in K-1 like they are in muy thai. In muy thai you can knee to the face. You CAN NOT do that in K-1, only to the body/legs.

 

[RH81]

Ok, jackass, quit pissing me off! Cung Le may be a san shou fighter, but he's fought K-1 NUMEROUS times. Knees are NOT allowed in K-1 like they are in muy thai. In muy thai you can knee to the face. You CAN NOT do that in K-1, only to the body/legs.

lol...calm down bro..I was just giving a quick explanation...I know the rules bro,been kickboxing since I was a child lol.

Cheers,

Rob

 

[Grizzly]

Sorry, you caught me with my morning angry hat on.

 

[RH81]

Sorry, you caught me with my morning angry hat on.

lol,no prob bro...I'm the same way sometimes.

 

[einundzwanzig]

It might depend on where the event is held, but in k-1 typically they can throw one knee to the head from a muay-thai like clinch. It wasn't always this way, it is a relatively new rule (past two years I think) that they limit the muay-thai clinch knees-to-the-head.