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Dana White says the gap in required skill level is the main reason influencer athletes tend to choose boxing over the UFC.<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking on a recent podcast, the UFC CEO and president broke down why crossover fighters rarely make the jump to mixed martial arts:<\/p>\n You have to have such a high skill level to do mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n Anybody can put on a pair of gloves and throw punches at each other. White wasn\u2019t downplaying boxing itself, but stressed that MMA demands competence across multiple disciplines at once \u2013 striking, takedown defense, wrestling against the cage\u2026<\/p>\n Well, you have to have it all. You have to have it all.<\/p>\n White also credited Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and longtime commentator Joe Rogan specifically, with helping audiences understand what\u2019s actually happening once a fight hits the mat:<\/p>\n Joe Rogan is the best combat sports commentator of all time.<\/p>\n When they went to the ground, two or three steps before it happened, Joe Rogan would start walking you through what was going on and literally helped educate millions of people on the ground game.<\/p>\n \n \ud83d\udca5 What if slowing down was the fastest way to win?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcad Tired of Getting Smashed by Younger, Stronger Grapplers?<\/p>\n It\u2019s not your age. It\u2019s your strategy.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a passionate grappler over 35 who\u2019s sick of getting outpaced, outmuscled, or out-cardio\u2019d by opponents half your age \u2014 this 120 page e-book<\/strong> was made for you.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd13 Unlock the Power of Sloth Jiu-Jitsu:<\/p>\n \n Tired of waking up sore and burnt out after lifting?
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