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Originally Posted by Knucklechucker
Training something in the off season for 3-4 months won't help you for ****.
Do you honestly think REAL fighters who participate in UFC, WEC or any other league train for 3-4 months a year? No, they train every single day, all day.
And btw, when you train in MMA, your bassically being trained to punch and kick. Maybe a bit of ground game and clinch work. Granted this would help you in a hockey fight because clinching would come in handy.
ANYONE in ANY Mixed Martial art league has Years and years of training in a certain art, and then they generally have training in something else which they're not as dominant in, but will compliment they're other art.
Such as someone who trains boxing, would probably have Judo or BJJ. Because if they didn't they would get completely handled by someone who knows what they're doing in a grappling or ground scenario.
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Hold on now, you said they would get "annihilated by anyone with ANY talent". But now you are talking about the cream of the crop professional fighters. I think what you meant to say was they would get annihilated by anyone with years and years of training in multiple art forms who's only source of income depends on training and winning MMA fights.
The point is the majority of hockey fighters are at the very least knowledgeable about what to do in a street fight, many of whom have themselves years of training under their belts. Most people who train 2-3 times a week at their local gym wouldn't win if they fought them.
I get what you are saying about hockey fighting not translating over into MMA. But these are professional athletes who are in incredible shape, know how to throw a punch, know how to take a punch, and are in general much tougher than the average person. Any sort of MMA training they have just makes them that much more dangerous in a off-ice fight.