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Just went to One FC in Singapore and I do like any type of combat sport but as soon as it got on the ground I switched to watching the ring girls. I have tried BJJ and fully appreciate the skills and athletic levels of the people who train in it but just didnt like the idea of rolling around with some guy.
But as to the ability for Thai Muay Thai guys switching to MMA. My question is why??? I say this after seeing Yodsanan Sityodthong lose in the cage to a rear naked choke.
He rocked the guy with an uppercut but once he got taken to the ground he really didnt have any answers and he trains with world bjj champions in the evolve fight team.I just wish we could have seen him boxing or doing Muay Thai and I hear that Orono Vor Petchpun will be following suit and doing MMA. It not as easy just to covert the skillset across, from your stance to the way you approach the fight.The reason they move is the money, so the Thai government should look at addressing that and getting bigger events in Muay Thai rather than attack MMA. I just wish we had a K1 or the likes to lift the profile of Muay Thai and Kickboxing so these guys dont have to waste their time moving to MMA which is a completely different game. As they say 80% or is 90% of fights end up of the ground, that has to be the base of your skill ie BJJ or Wrestling skill base.