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Yeah, combat for self defence is not the same as combat sports.Eye gouging is highly effective in a street fight. You see what even the slightest eye poke will do to an MMA fighter in the cage. It stops them dead in their tracks. Some even fall to the floor and roll around in agony.
Throw in biting, headbutts, rabbit punches (back of the head), groin strikes, throat strikes, hair pulling, fish hooking, the possibility of weapons and/or multiple attackers and it's a completely different animal altogether. Combat sports =/= street fights.
I did Judo for many years before MMA was even a thing before I switched to a striking art so I'm not bothered or taken out of my element with all these guys jumping on the MMA train now.
The things is, yes being well versed in various arts is an advantage but from the beginning of the UFC the rules were no eye gouging, biting or goin attacks (they wore a cup).
What I have realized is if you take these limits away again its a different beast entirely and becomes more like a striking standup fight again since getting close means risking getting maimed for life.
So there is a kind of circle there. What Jon Fury went to prison for I guarantee protects against most attempts at grappling.
Heres a funny vid that was posted about a prison fight that went to the ground
If you are a striker its worth it to known a few basic principles of what is called 'defensive BJJ' (aka anti-BJJ)
and to practice take down defence for overall self protection, add the willingness to use illegal attacks in there you would be fine if it came down to it for real against most MMA guys.