Why BJJ?

Hey guys, just something I think about occasionally.

Purple belt here. I originally got into BJJ to learn how to fight and because I grew up doing traditional martial arts. I ended up falling in love with BJJ and it’s the only martial art I consistently train. However, I occasionally get the niggling feelings that I’m only learning a fraction of how to fight (because I am.)

When we say we get into BJJ to learn self defense, shouldn’t we just be doing mma? It’s 2024. The UFC has been around for thirty years.

On one hand, I think it is a bit silly that we’re still training separate martial arts. But on the other, I really don’t want to get punched in the face and I’ve fallen in love with the beauty and the game of jiu jitsu.

Anyone have similar dilemmas?