When it comes to Mixed Martial Arts, in the beginning participants had a fairly single array of tools that they would bring into a contest which normally stemmed from what they had trained in. Such as Royce Gracie with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or Mark Coleman with wrestling. Over time, participants have become more and more well-rounded, being able to execute game plans and compete standing as well as grappling. There has been a steady evolution of how different martial arts disciplines have been implemented and showcased in the 30 years that MMA has been an official sport. Style vs style matchups are not as frequent as they were when MMA was first created.

In this episode, Eric Hamidi and Edmund Kwan explain how this happened and what the transitions have looked like. In this conversation, there is an analysis of if we are in the specialist era of MMA once again after having the hybrid, all around fighters dominate the sport? How will the future of fight styles in MMA materialize? So many topics are covered in this in-depth conversation where listeners will learn how the different facets of Mixed Martial Arts came to be. In essence, what you need for MMA and how that came to be.