Why don't black people like MMA?

[↓R↑LYB]

I train at a boxing gym and ALL of the people there are black.



I had a big interest in MMA from around 2005-2008 or 09. The Frank Mir/Brock Lesnar fight really soured me. He just sat on him and punched him in the side of the ehad the entire time. I fukkin' hated that fight and stopped following after that.

I started watching MMA heavy in the last 2 years. Before that I'd watch maybe one fight a year. Seeing the TJ Dillashaw vs Renan Barao fight made me a fan.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

It's fairly new to me and to be honest I wouldn't even know where to start. Any guide out there on how to start?

UFC fight pass. It's like Netflix for UFC fights. 1st 7 days is free. When I got it I watched all Jon Jones matches from his first to his last title defense. By the time I finished I was a fan

 

[How Sway?]

I'm a casual MMA fan. I'll watch it, but I don't follow it closely.

 

[chabvongaBlackus]

Watch boxing and see nikkas getting knocked out without the other fakkitry shyt

 

[TryObsidian?]

Black people prefer striking over wrestling, better at striking too.

Actually you know what pisses me off, other black people saying black people boxing is racist. c00ns wants us to be slow fat fukking slobs like birdie in SF5, that grab you all the time i expect that attitude from butthurt whites and asains but not other blacks
Talking about how black people using speed is racist as if its something to be ashamed of im dead ass not making that up. Dudes was doing that shyt on neogaf and some other sites. Dudes hate Black men like Floyd that have skill, and hype Kimbo slice or Mark henry pretty much any big fat slow black guy, shyt is a pattern, the gorilla reference is obvious

 

[Another Man]

MMA is more associated with Brazilians if anything. Gracie family and UFC 1 anyone?

Exactly. America was LAST on the MMA wave. MMA was big in Japan, Mexico and South America since back in the early 90's. Shooto, Pancrase, Vale Tudo, Luta Livre etc existed long before the UFC was even started. People are forgetting MMA didn't blow up here and other nations until recently.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Exactly. America was LAST on the MMA wave. MMA was big in Japan, Mexico and South America since back in the early 90's. Shooto, Pancrase, Vale Tudo, Luta Livre etc existed long before the UFC was even started. People are forgetting MMA didn't blow up here and other nations until recently.

EXATLY!!!! Yet some of these characters SWEAR MMA was always a "white boy thing", no that's the UFC. The sport MMA itself has always been popular in those regions you mentioned, but lets not forget Thailand which Muay Thai originates from and is a common striking base in MMA.

These people who swear MMA is a white boy thing never heard of Pride.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

And also MMA is not only grappler. During the Pride days it was always striking. Heck in the recent DC vs Gus fight it was mostly striking and it was brutal. Less groundfighting. Some people over-exaggerate on the grappling. Again it called MIXED martial arts.

 

[RaneDolzNikeMonster]

@You Win Perfect has just been ignored for the following reason: Race Bater.

 

[joeychizzle]

Thank you brother this is what I needed

Enjoy the journey

 

[shynewhatts]

I dont really watch mma too much hugging and humping shyt looks like ball room dancing . Just knuckle up

 

[Another Man]

Black people prefer striking over wrestling, better at striking too.

Actually you know what pisses me off, other black people saying black people boxing is racist. c00ns wants us to be slow fat fukking slobs like birdie in SF5, that grab you all the time i expect that attitude from butthurt whites and asains but not other blacks
Talking about how black people using speed is racist as if its something to be ashamed of im dead ass not making that up. Dudes was doing that shyt on neogaf and some other sites. Dudes hate Black men like Floyd that have skill, and hype Kimbo slice or Mark henry pretty much any big fat slow black guy, shyt is a pattern, the gorilla reference is obvious

This entire shyt makes no sense

There are plenty of black MMA fighters with speed + technique with fans all over. Jon Jones alone disproves all of this.

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

because real nikkas dont rock Tapout and hangout with Monster Energy pounding bros

The MMA fanbase is mostly racist, and they along with the UFC follow a narrative of MMA>>>>>>>Boxing and ball sports (established sports many black people love) which alienates a lot of people. It's also heavily marketed towards beer drinking, tatted up bro's and Harley riders. If they lost the monster truck aesthetics, stopped putting down Mayweather and the sport of boxing, and marketed some of their non-white athletes better they'd be able to reach a bigger audience.

I like Pro Wrestling even though it's fake, martial arts movies and boxing.

It seemed to me it was like the worst aspects of all three of those are what sums up MMA for me. I can't really get into it because it's no where near as entertaining and the fights in wrestling and boxing are more interesting. Then the dumb ass arguments about Judo being better than this or that. Also all the grapples and cheap wins. It kind of makes me wish the Mob ran the MMA because even though they fixed matches like they did in boxing, them mofos knew how to entertain an audience. Also MMA fighters take themselves WAYYY too seriously. I like Rhonda because she can chill and relax but some of them dudes have serious psychological issues, and none of the good ones that make them more interesting or unique to watch. They are always walking and acting like someone jizzed in their coffee and didn't realize it until they already drank it.


I'll watch MMA movies though but then again the fights are scripted so it's drawn out and intentially made to look cooler than it actually is. That fight between Steve Austin and Big Show vs the Undertaker and Kane was the greatest 1 hour+ fighting and entertainment I saw. There was suspense, spectacle, triump and when Steve Austin won, it was the greatest feeling ever of victory. Then the whole backstory of Kane and Undertaker being brothers and evil just added whole other layers to the fight.

Even the skits were entertaining as hell!

I can respect MMA but shyt is mostly boring as hell to me


Boxing is beautiful to watch when you see the elite level boxers at work

Yup, these arguments pretty much explain it all.

Don't know why everybody giving OP such shyt. I live in a damn near around ALL Black people and never heard no nikkaz goin' on and on about MMA in the hood.

When Floyd fighting or back in the day when Tyson was fighting, that shyt's like a holiday.

Them cheater boxes had nikkaz fed back in the cable days.


Most nikkaz I've met think MMA is like Eminem, for corny ass alienated White boys.

Plus, you mix all that Monster, Tapout, skinhead tattoo shyt into it and most dudes I know are like.

But I forgot, this is The Coli, where every nikkaz 6 feet tall, has 6 certs, makes 6 figures, and is a 6th degree Black belt in Jiu-Jitsu/Krav Maga/Karate

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

i think some nikkas tuned in to see Kimbo Slice when he debuted but then that white boy washed him lol

 

[TryObsidian?]

i think some nikkas tuned in to see Kimbo Slice when he debuted but then that white boy washed him lol

Black people didn't give a fukk about kimbo, those that did however wanted him to join the boxing scene as it made more sense. White people were hyping him up because they wanted a big strong black guy heavyweight which the mma scene is lacking. Kimbo slice is the American bob sapp. Only popular because he fits a trope, the big savage gorilla black guy trope. shyt is a fantasy to racist people. They tried that shyt with jon jones, thats the only reason they want him to be a heavyweight. Roy jones jr fell for it and it fukked his whole career up.