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Ahh sport fighting vs "real" fighting. I think the main differences between the two are street fights are usually over pretty quickly with no real technique thrown in while sport fighting is all technique and measuring up with an opponent. I could do either. I'd love to fight for prize money, however, I don't have enough training to go that route. I know some Muay Thai and some Juijitsu but not enough to throw down with the people who train everyday.
As far as MMA goes, you have to be well rounded in many areas to make it. Since UFC has come up quite a bit (UFC is a joke IMO) then we'll take some examples from that. First, Chuck Liddell. Chuck is a great wrestler with perhaps the best sprawl in the UFC, but his technique is flawed. He gives up reach in order to gain equal strenth in both hands. It works for him as he has great angles of attack. Matt Hughes.. who is the only fighter in the UFC whom I think could make an impact in Pride is just a beast. The kid is great in many areas including ground, submission and striking.
I love when these kids think that just BJJ will win a fight. Think about it, the Gracie name isn't so wonderful anymore. Gracie's have been getting killed because they lack the striking ability to compete. Sure, when they came on the scene and nobody knew how to handle it, it was great, now people train in it and know counters and how to defeat it. This is why little Gracie is changing the style and adding new componants to try and get their name back to where it once was.
And anyone who doesn't think UFC is a joke, I have one name for you. Wanderlei.
He would destroy anyone in the UFC easily.
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