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Originally Posted by galleryseek
yes it's a sport.. i'd say it's more of a sport than anything else out there.. why? because it's raw - it's just you, no other bells and whistles like soccer balls, baseballs, basketballs, etc... its you, and your ability and skill to fight. it's definitely sport.
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And the top athletes are in top physical condition overall... if you count cardio, flexebility, raw strenght of any part of the body, overall conditioning, the top fighters might be the best overall athletes in the world.
Just look at GSP.
The guy hangs out in the ring with Alcine (boxing champ)
He's among the top 2 of the country in his wrestling weightclass (was going for the olympics before he got called for a fight)
Tremendous shape, flexibility, and skills (bjj wrestling thai karate krav manga judi and lots of other styles)