Should I Do Karate or Mma?

MMA is far more effective than karate, but it is much harder to train in, and it takes a lot of time to become a skillful fighter. Karate is a martial art that puts a lot of emphasis on striking and competition. Training is much safer because there is no full contact sparring (except for Kyokushin).

Is karate useful for MMA?

Karate as a single weapon is not that useful in MMA against some other styles. But if you mix karate techniques with some other martial arts like wrestling or BJJ, they work really well together. As a result, karate is a good base for MMA and it's not a huge surprise to see their fighters reaching the pinnacle of MMA.

Is karate useless in MMA?

Fans want to fall in love with karate and believe that it works because popular culture has rammed it down their throats since they were born. But the fact is that karate simply doesn't work well in the cage. Machida and Thompson, when they met fighters who were from a more effective base they were destroyed.