New Fight Question

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I haven't seen this mentioned recently. The mma fighter will be able to keep his hands fully around his face till he gets close enough to clinch, shoot, or kick. A boxer is not used to having to defend against not only a punch, but a kick and takedown. Usually, you see mma fighters have to keep their hands slightly lower than boxers because they may have to defend against a shot by getting underhooks and sprawling.

Now, a boxer clearly has the advantage under boxing rules with a lot of rounds. But the boxer probably won't be able to accumulate damage like he would in a boxing match.

Another thing is the boxer's stance. Their lead leg is sticking out pretty far and there's not much reason to suspect that their legs are conditioned to take Thai kicks to the knee. It's also much closer to the mma fighter to grab for a single leg.