For ages, the long-debated topic still hasn’t found a conclusion. While some people believe martial arts can prove effective in self-defense, others staunchly oppose the argument. UFC legend Jorge Masvidal also once recalled his younger days of street violence. Coming from a UFC fighter, the words say a lot about the reality of MMA. The ex-UFC fighter also went ahead to highlight a key difference between MMA fighting and street fighting. Coming from a professional fighter, the words can really be considered religiously true. Masvidal shared being born and growing up in Miami. He also gave a mental image of his shady neighborhood growing up.

Born to a Cuban father and a Peruvian mother, the fighter shares a rich Latin American heritage. Although, according to Masvidal, the neighborhood wasn’t particularly bad; he was still involved in a few incidents of street violence growing up. The video opens up with the legendary fighter sharing his experience with street fights.

Jorge Masvidal’s street fighting experience

‘Gamebred’ opened up about his childhood, “Miami, I grew up there till I was 14 and the environment wasn’t bad, just a bunch of kids like me, you know.” Even though, according to him, the environment was livable, there were some factors that pushed him towards street fights. The fights that Masvidal was involved in as a kid were brutal and deadly in nature. The ex-UFC fighter explains the major difference between a street fight and fighting in the octagon.

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“MMA’s big 10 differences between street fighting. Number 1 being you don’t get stabbed or shot at in an MMA fight,” added Jorge Masvidal. The key difference, according to ‘Gamebred’, is that MMA fights have a lot of rules. This is obviously necessary for it to flourish as a sport.

However, a street fight is a ‘do or die’ situation. It is a place where you don’t get second chances or a referee to save you. You may find yourself in a street fight even if you are a pacifist yourself. To make everything more uncertain, you can never know what weapon your opponent possesses.

According to Masvidal, there isn’t much you do against a knife or a gun. It doesn’t matter what sort of fighting style you have, in the end, you’re at the mercy of your offender’s weapon.

Is Jorge Masvidal hopeless about street fights?

Even though it is true that martial arts cannot save you from a street fight, it can surely help you in various ways. The key to winning a street fight is to know that you will return physically hurt. What Jorge Masvidal did not mention was that you can still make a better effort to save your and your loved ones’ lives if you are exposed to some sort of martial art.

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It is important to learn about the difference between MMA and street fighting. This is so you can save and defend yourself better in such a situation.