Younger days I did a lot of various martial arts. 15 solid years scattered after then. Sparring and fights were a big part of the training, the adrenaline rush and occasional medical breaks from training. I hurt people a couple times and I regret it. Doing all that for spectacle and fame and of course the MONEY, most of which goes places other then the fighters… Is not for me. Against the rules they taught us. I won’t pay or try to see it through.
I do have a guilty technical interest. Tough for a mixed style guy to prevail against a champion specialist. Two styles really own the “hands” aspect of a fight imho. Boxing and Wing Chun. Boxing gloves take away some of the tools in martial styles.