If we didn't like kickboxing, LiverKick wouldn't exist, but in liking kickboxing one must also realize the many things that have held back or are holding back the sport. These problems have existed since the beginning and have really never been fixed, so as it is, kickboxing has floated around, trying to figure out its identity and where it actually stands in the grand scheme of things in the world of sports. Two main problems are that kickboxing hasn't been promoted and organized like a legitimate sport and that kickboxing has always lacked centralization at the top level. The UFC promoted MMA as a sport to a much higher degree than anyone in kickboxing has ever done and made attempts to actually get MMA recognized as a legitimate sport. Their goal was always to be the universally recognized number one organization with all the top fighters under one roof, and their model has stood the test of time and paid dividends for MMA as a whole in its growth as a sport. If kickboxing wants to go anywhere as a legitimate sport, it needs the UFC model.

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0 # Asshole 2013-02-19 12:59

What model is that? Where every fighter is a loss away from a championship fight? Sorry but strikeforce did it first. Oh KBing could use some cheal, ufc did do that first. Wait or was that wwe? Oh KBing needs the strikeforce wwe model to succeed.

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+2 # meh 2013-02-19 13:57

k1 was that model. kickboxing is prime for a resurgence stateside... worldwide. as far as excitement goes it's it's higher boxing & mma. perhaps the ufc model is it, but essentially all that means is kb needs some money marketing and promotion.

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