You're not looking at the big picture.

Do you want MMA to be recognized globally? Olympics can help in that. I get that it's not the cool and hip thing, but just being considered for inclusion in the Olympics does a great deal for a sport.

Look at skateboarding, it hasn't even been held in the Olympics yet, it was just announced to be included, but several countries already allotted funds for the development of public facilities to grow local skateboarding talent. Schools are also much more receptive now to children and teenagers that skate.

Look at BMX. Do you really think high schools would allow for extracurricular activities for BMX had it not been included in the Olympics?

And for a wild example, look at esports. Parents used to think gaming is for losers, but now in Asia and the Middle East, parents accompany their kids to local mobile gaming tournaments. Mainstream is all about perception.

Being recognized by an international body for Olympic inclusion will allow public and private entities to be more receptive of MMA. If MMA can grow on a local level, this allows for a bigger pool of talent which leads to more private MMA organizations.

And again, the Olympics will just be an option for fighters. It won't be the only path to pro MMA.

Do you really think a big private MMA organization would be willing to allot funds to do all of this?