the big differance between boxing and MMA is the gloves. in boxing you can get hit with 100's of hits to the head that are not direct hits but still rattle your brain. tne you do get knocked down and they give you the chance to get up as many as 3 times in a round. in MMA, you get knocked down and thats it 99% of the time. there is no standing 8 count or 10 count. also its been shown that the damage done by the small MMA gloves are mostly skeletal or surface related. cuts and maybe fractures or the eye sockets or jaw. in boxing its your brain that gets beat to a pulp.
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