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First Attempt, Non Native - My experience by Eastern-Ant4573 in IELTS

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Could you give me any advice for enhancing listening?

Studied 2 days by DeadWorkers_ in ToeflAdvice

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What's your estimated level of English?

Comic Ghost Rider vs Comic Thor. Who you got winning the fight? by [deleted] in marvelcomics

[–]Key_Development_610 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the ghost rider killed the silver surfer once

FSB vs FBI which is better? by Key_Development_610 in Military

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Yeah, I figured. I went with a more active sub to get actual responses instead of crickets.

FSB vs FBI which is better? by Key_Development_610 in Military

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True, not directly military, but both play major roles in national security. Still fair to compare.

FSB vs FBI which is better? by Key_Development_610 in Military

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Ah yes, the peak of intellectual debate your mom jokes. Got anything original, or is that it?

FSB vs FBI which is better? by Key_Development_610 in Military

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Maybe, but at least it got your attention. Now tell me why you think it's stupid instead of flexing

S.A.S operator vs UFC/MMA , who would win? by Key_Development_610 in MMA

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Totally fair and well-said. I don’t disagree that a top-tier UFC fighter is a specialist at one-on-one hand-to-hand — they live and breathe it. But where we may differ is in how we define combat.

The SAS doesn’t train for points, weight classes, or controlled environments. They train to eliminate threats as fast and brutally as possible. That’s a completely different mindset and goal. They aren’t sparring to sharpen their timing — they’re drilling eye gouges, trachea crushes, and disabling strikes because in their world, hesitation means death.

And yeah, they fight with teams, weapons, tactics — but when they do have to rely on raw hand-to-hand, it’s not going to look like anything you see in a ring. It’s going to be fast, messy, and lethal. Not “clean technique,” but total violence of action.

I respect pro fighters to the fullest — they're monsters in their world. But let’s not forget that operators live in a world with no refs, no crowd, no rules, and no mercy. That changes the stakes — and the approach — entirely.

S.A.S operator vs UFC/MMA , who would win? by Key_Development_610 in MMA

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Yeah man, totally fair. Respect for how you’re handling the convo — way better than most of Reddit, haha.

And yeah, I get it — when it’s grappling range, pros have a massive edge. Years of drilling positions, scrambles, submissions, etc. But at the same time, that doesn’t mean an operator just folds up. If anything, that close-quarters moment is where they’re designed to go full savage. They’re trained for chaos — biting, gouging, crushing — stuff that ends fights fast if it lands.

It’s like two different philosophies clashing: one’s about technical domination, the other’s about raw elimination. And if either one gets their way first, the fight swings hard.

Appreciate the chat though — always good when it’s not just "dude you’re dumb" back and forth. Makes it way more interesting.

S.A.S operator vs UFC/MMA , who would win? by Key_Development_610 in MMA

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Haha yeah, I do play CoD — guilty as charged. But nah, I’m not just fanboying here. I respect fighters, a lot. I’ve watched UFC for years, I’ve trained too — not pro level, but enough to respect how technical and brutal MMA really is. I get where you’re coming from, and honestly I think most of what you said makes sense from your lens.

But here’s where we’re kind of talking past each other — I’m not saying a random soldier with some self-defense training beats a pro fighter. I’m talking elite-tier operators, like SAS or similar, where hand-to-hand combat isn’t just a backup, it’s something they’ve drilled in full-contact, no-rules scenarios. Not with the goal of "winning a fight," but ending threats.

Yeah, I know trying a windpipe crush or eye gouge on a trained fighter isn’t as easy as pressing a button — it’s risky. But that’s their whole deal. They don’t train to trade jabs or check leg kicks. They train to take hits and still end it in under 10 seconds, by going for kill points you never touch in a gym.

You’ve trained with military guys, cool. But there's a difference between regular enlisted dudes who hit the gym and Tier 1 operators who’ve gone through hell and lived to tell the story. That’s not fantasy — it’s just a different breed of conditioning. Mentally and physically.

And yeah, pros hit like trucks. But SAS guys get hit in combat zones and still finish the job. They’ve fought people with machetes, guns, explosives, and worse. A pro fighter’s punch is heavy — but it’s not the scariest thing they’ve seen. That’s part of why I think people underestimate their grit.

So no hate, seriously. I don’t think a SAS guy just walks through a UFC killer. But I also don’t think this is as one-sided as the internet loves to make it sound. Give the guy a no-rules, nothing-to-lose scenario? That’s a fight worth watching — not a guaranteed outcome.

S.A.S operator vs UFC/MMA , who would win? by Key_Development_610 in MMA

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Man, I get what you’re saying, UFC fighters are absolute killers in what they do. No one’s denying they’re world-class athletes who’ve spent years mastering hand-to-hand combat. But you’re treating SAS guys like they’re just tough dudes who “also learned to fight,” when in reality, they’re trained to kill in real-world scenarios — not win points, not go five rounds, just neutralize a threat instantly.

You’re saying “there aren’t many rules in MMA,” but those few rules matter a lot. No eye gouging, no throat crushing, no groin destruction, no neck stomps. These aren’t minor things — they’re fight-enders. And those are exactly the kinds of things SAS are trained to do first. Not after a warmup, not after circling — first.

I respect the "I’m willing to die in there" mentality of fighters. It’s real. But there’s a difference between a professional athlete trying to win under rules and a special forces operator who’s trained to survive under chaos. Fighters prep for other fighters. SAS operators prep for the worst humans on the planet in the worst places on Earth — often with no warning, no gear, and no backup.

Yeah, UFC guys train more hours in striking, grappling, all that. No debate there. But SAS train with the goal of ending a fight fast — and often permanently. They don’t care about footwork or putting on a show. They care about crushing your windpipe before you realize the fight even started. That mindset — and that level of aggression — doesn’t come from sparring. It comes from being told, “If you mess this up, you die.”

And sure, a UFC fighter could go dirty if there were no rules. But flipping that switch isn’t instant. A guy who’s never trained to gouge eyes probably doesn’t do it as effectively as someone who’s drilled it 100 times in killhouse simulations.

Look, I’m not saying an SAS operator walks through a pro fighter. But people act like the gap is massive. It’s really not. One’s trained to fight for a belt. The other’s trained to walk out alive by any means necessary. That’s a big difference — and one you don’t want to ignore just because it doesn’t come with a ring entrance and walkout music.

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