Originally posted by Robtard
Because Bruce was an actor. While he was also a trained martial artist, the hype around him being able to kick anyone's ass comes from his acting/movies.
You don't know much about Bruce Lee, Robtard. Bruce's @sskicking rep came from numerous eyewitness accounts of would-be badasses treating him like Billy the Kid and challenging him to one-on-one battles even inbetween filming on movie sets. Both John Saxon and James Coburn witnessed these impromptu battles in which Bruce did not fight like his movie characters.
Originally posted by Robtard
Back-tracking eh, now it's "modern"?
All of your goal-post moving comments are strawmen.
Originally posted by Robtard
Anyhow, I'd also argue how modern we're talking.
Starting from just before UFC number one, when it was in the news all the time about how 'brutal' and 'inhuman' it was.
Originally posted by Robtard
MMA as it is now in the US started becoming huge/popular when Dana White was hired as President of the UFC and changed it from a freak-show to an actual sport. But this is arguable.
In a recent Bruce Lee documentary, Dana White was one of the people saying on camera how Lee was the Father of MMA.