I wouldnt say all that. Its no worse than boxing in that aspect. You actually wouldnt find a community more tight knit than the mma/grappling/kickboxing community, even between (former)opponents. Its just that beefing for show is usually brought to the forefront for views. The whole grudge match angle is corny, but encouraged. Besides, most of these "beefs" are fabricated on some wwe shyt, only some of em are legit. Many fighters have beefed but are cool off camera.
To me it definitely seems to be a big difference.
Ofcourse u have the pre-fight beefs in any combat sport. Thats cool, they gotta sale tickets. But usually once it's over, it's all love shown between the fighters.
The fighting community in general is a tight nit community, cause their are less of those type of athletes than most other sports.
And because it's a dangerous gig, u have respect for another person that does what u do.
But watching alot of the mma fights... u see alot of dirty stuff. And disrespectful stuff after the fight is over....
I just think mma has a long way to go when it comes to holding the sport to a high standard.
And it starts at the top
