To me, it doesn't make sense to trash talk opponents if you respect them.
And why didn't European martial arts, with the exceptions of boxing and wrestling, become as popular as Asian martial arts?
Also, another question I want to ask is this: if the UFC and other MMA organizations show women's MMA matches on television, why don't the WBO, WBC, WBA, and IBF show women's boxing matches on television? I looked up all four boxing organizations, and they do have women's boxing events and champions, but they don't show them on TV. I would have thought that Laila Ali would have popularized women's boxing back in the day during her career. Why isn't women's boxing shown on TV?
And another thing: Why isn't the UFC on HBO or Showtime, like all of the boxing organizations? I think the UFC should be on HBO or Showtime, not on Fox Sports 1. Why isn't the UFC on HBO or Showtime?
And also, knockouts in boxing are just one punch; once they fall, they stop attacking. In the UFC, however, they continue to punch the opponent when they are down. Why do they do that?