Do you really think MMA fighters really liked to get punched in the face?

[JohnS]

I'm not dissing the sport but I hear interviews from a lot of fighters were they say "I like getting punched in the face"...I'm sure many of you fight and wouldn't you rather have a clear knockout than getting your jaw broken and getting two black eyes? Do you think most say they liked getting punched in the face because it is a self confidence boost or do you think these people are just nuts? I bet there are fighters that liked getting punched in the face because it wakes them up during a fight but do you really think at such a high percentage?
I'm not a fighter but wouldn't you rather completely own someone than lose teeth and break bones and shorten your career?
yeah, I know it pumps you up...I've been in fights in highschool, nothing serious but when someone threw a bottle at my head I completely owned some kid. I'm near positive I'd feel better owning someone then them getting some clean shots in. isn't that what true fighters desire, complete domination?

 

[Lycann]

If you complain about getting hit in the face then it only encourages your next opponent to hit the face more to upset you.

Whether you like it or not you grin and say you love it. Then you train your ass off to make sure in the next fight you do the hitting. It's virtually impossible to completely avoid being hit in the face and it bothers everyone. It's also just comes with the territory so you suck it up and learn.

Sure it can hype a person up but it's also a wake up because it means you dropped your guard or they found a way around it. There is also a segement of the population who probably do like getting hit in the face but that's a minority.