Originally Posted by
sanjuro_ronin
Honestly, we have had the "train super hard core to be a real fighter" BS dismissed years ago and sure every so often it rares its uneducated ugly head BUT this is silly.
In the early years of MMA ( when it was vale tudo) there were many hard core bare knuckle fighters that fought and they fought VS guys that trained with protective gear and we all know what happened.
The reality is that why some bare knuckle testing is benefit to a MA, training bare knuckles on a regular basis is not.
What you end up with is too many injuries ( and time off because of it) and people instinctively "holding back".
Lets remember one thing also, there is NO HISTORY in WC ( or any other TCMA) of actually TRAINING full contact FIGHTING with bare knuckles.
If there is any, please show me.