So why do you seldom see Muay Thai players in ufc? This is actually related to this environment in Thailand. First of all, the players of Muay Thai began to practice Muay Thai when they were very young. Because most children who practice Muay Thai are from poor families, very rich families don't want their children to practice Muay Thai. Because after all, Muay Thai was cruel in the previous training. When a child practices Muay Thai from childhood to adulthood, he has either become a master of Muay Thai style or is directly eliminated. Few people will transition to mixed fighting.
In fact, there are not many people playing ufc in China. One reason is that there are few people practicing mma, and the other is that the threshold for entering ufc is high. Unless you have a very good level of mixed fighting, you will be signed by ufc, otherwise not everyone can go in. In addition, China's Sanda has its own wrestling methods, so it is quite advantageous to transform into comprehensive fighting. Because mixed martial arts is a combination of standing fighting and ground skills, you should not only be able to stand fighting, but also learn how to hit the ground skills. Muay Thai does not wrestle, so it is not suitable for transformation. But this does not mean that there is no practice of mixed fighting in Thailand, but it is rare in Ufc.
Because Muay Thai is a very mature sport in Thailand, with a mature training system and culture, UFC is just another event for them, and the domestic public's recognition is not high, so there is no need to participate. Although UFC has become more and more influential in the world in recent years, more factors are the organizers' strong promotion ability. Although the audience's G-spot was stimulated with the gimmick "closest to actual combat", it was actually just a game.
In actual combat, as long as it is a competition, it is equal. There has always been a wrong concept, such as boxing, muay Thai and MMC. Boxing has three restrictions, Muay Thai has two restrictions, and MMC has only one restriction, so MMC is closer to actual combat, and the audience can see more exciting and real pictures. In fact, this simple addition and subtraction method is relatively simple to understand fighting. No matter how many rules are restricted, under the protection of the corresponding rules, it will evolve into a movement that can get the best results under the established rules. For example, the reasonable cuddling of boxing Muay Thai, such as MMC can't try football kicking after falling to the ground, so the sports at the same level are only alive for the participating athletes, and choosing the most recognized project in their own group is their primary concern.