[stslavik]

I'm sorry, you need to phrase your question in the form of a question...So, is the question then "Why ... assume... MMA... only effective... in a controlled environment"?Frankly because you fight the way you train. When you don't have to worry about groin strikes you take other liberties without considering the consequence of what would be done outside that environment. Yes, conceivably the MMA fighter could go for those strikes, but why would he? He's not trained to fight that way. He's also not trained at the level of "lethal" the way that a SEAL would be. When you train to be lethal, you can always back down. When you train backed down from it, you can't necessarily escalate appropriately. The SEAL would naturally move to that level and not think twice about it.These X vs. Y questions are inane anyhow. Fights aren't a matter of who has the better style, or who has the better circumstances. It comes down to split-second decisions and chance. Minimizing the way odds turn against you is really the only advantage one fighter ever has over another.Why not stop worrying what people think of your martial art of choice? You want to find out the answers as to who's better and when? Shut up and train!