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Originally Posted by A D
When Joe Montana and Jerry Rice were the end-all-be-all of football it was all about the 80yd hail marry 90 points a game mentality. Now what do we hear when we watch football? "Defense wins championships" Once the sport establishes popularity, most sports interested guys (and some gals) research their sport, they will learn that KO is not the only way to defeat your opponent. In 10 years the water cooler talk won't be about the hardest hitter, but instead who has the superior ground game.
Short term problems, long term benefits.
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Defense wins championships was the mantra forever. The 49ers had one of the top 5 defenses every year they won the title with Montana. The West Coast offense was revolutionary because it was not about "throwing bombs", it was about controlling the ball and the clock through short passes to explosive wide receivers instead of running the ball.
I hope you are right that in ten years the average MMA fans will be more knowledgeable and interested in a good ground game in the same way that NFL crowds embrace great defense. However, most fans still find scoring touchdowns to be much more exciting than defensive stops and KO's will always rule the MMA highlight reels.
For me personally, the Royce Gracie triangle of Dan Severn is probably the most exciting MMA moment I can remember. However, I am in the minority. It doesn't make it good or bad, people like different things and the KO is more primal and easier for the less educated fans to grasp.