I use to think a lot of MMA fights were boring too, but that was only because I had no idea what I was watching. And that's the case with a lot of you guys, as well.
There's no way in hell those two fighters are just laying on top of each other. If they were, the ref would stand them up. That's not only in Japan where the refs stand the fighters up, but in all of MMA. The guy on top has to be either repeatedly punching, or working his ass off to improve his position. There's no way he was just laying on top of his opponent.
Once you figure out the purpose of what the fighters are trying to accomplish, you come to appreciate what they're doing, even if it comes off as "boring" to a person who has zero clue what it takes to improve position or defend someone trying to improve their position. It's very, very, very hard and tiring.
And there are plenty of amazing fights in MMA.
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As far as which is better between MMA and pro wrestling... they're both awesome. I've become more of a fan of MMA today, but no sport, movie, whatever could ever match the love I had and still have for pro wrestling in the nineties and late eighties. The difference today is that I don't have that die-hard love for wrestlers like I did back then. I'm a really big fan of CM Punk and John Cena, but if either lose their next match, I really don't give a fuck, whereas back in the day... I cared DEEPLY about whether or not Sting won or lost, or if Raven won or lost. Today, I just don't have that passion for it. But for MMA? Man... watching one of my favorite fighters fight is such an adrenaline rush. I so badly want them to put on a good showing and kick some ass, rather then see them get their ass kicked. It sucks watching someone you admire get their ass beat down, but there's nothing more awesome in sports or entertainment then seeing someone you admire kick some ass and earn the respect of the entire crowd. And what makes MMA different from other sports like Football and Basketball... your heart is pounding the entire 15 or 25 minutes of a fight where you're rooting for someone. In other sports, really the only time you get that adrenaline rush is during crunch time, but for MMA, you have it for the entire fight. A fight can end at any minute. But of course in sports, you keep going until the end of regulation, and in wrestling, you know a big match isn't going to end quickly and if it does like Cena vs. JBL at 'Mania 21 for example, you end up feeling jipped.
MMA, to me, is by far the best sport in the World and my biggest 'getaway' from real life. You guys really just don't know what you're missing out on when you just blow the sport off like you do. Trust me... I understand how MMA fans are the most annoying people on Earth with their elitist attitude (seriously go post on an MMA forum and see how stupid and close-minded their fans are; you'll be shocked that wrestling fans really aren't the most idiotic, cynical people walking on this planet), but you can't let their arrogance keep you from enjoying the sport. The key to becoming a fan is just finding a fighter you like. That's how I became a fan (Tito Ortiz) and that's how everyone does I'm sure. It's harder to watch the sport when you don't give a damn about either fighter (same goes if you don't care about either wrestler when you watch wrestling), but once you become a fan of one or two fighters, you watch them and root for them, and learn more and more, and the more you watch, you become fans of more and more fighters.
Meh, Wrestling is majorly fake. Triple H knows this, those quad injuries were only staged so he could fuck Steph and gain 4 more World titles upon returning from his conquests in the bedroom.
