Is Capoeira useful In MMA?

Sure - as one of many influences on a fighter's strategy, physical capabilities, and gameplan. So, disclaimer: I do capoeira, among other stuff, so feel free to take this with a grain of salt. Ready? Good. There have been “capoeira fighters” in th... read more

That said, anderson silva and conor mcgregor have both used a bit of capoeira in their fights and I consider them the best mma fighters in the world. Edit: I actually change my stance on capoeira after doing a bit of digging. read more

The main problem is, capoeira is never trained for fighting. Even if they do, you usually end up fighting with somebody who also uses capoeira (this actually happens to most MAs). From personal experience, having a capoeira background mixed with other styles is pretty useful, but you need to train for that as well. read more