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I saw a few videos of UFC matches. The first ones were very interesting: virtually no rules, fighting was all out and seemed pretty true to the styles involved. Later tapes introduced new rules, and contestents had figured out how to adapt styles to the particular contest - both factors turned UFC into a series of hold-him-as-long-as-you-can grappling sessions. UFC seems to have lost the original point and is going the way of IPSC. (Understandable, though, as certain defensive acts really are seriously dangerous, and if UFC is to survive it must avoid killing/maiming contestants.)
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