The social\competitive aspect. Train as a team, compete as an individual.
As an adult my ego couldn't handle getting destroyed playing most sports for years until I got to the point to where I was "average" and likely never "good". In MMA you might get destroyed for years before you get to be average but at least it's over in 3 seconds. You don't have to to accept an ass beating for an hour or sit on the bench. If you're in the ring then you have a "chance", it might be slim as hell but there's a chance.
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