# Once in a lifetime talents **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 9, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-in-a-lifetime-talents/971289 "2022-09-09T19:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 113
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-in-a-lifetime-talents/971289/113 "2022-09-16T03:01:47Z")
A fascinating question. And there’s an SDMB thread asking that very question: > [@How would Bruce Lee fare in modern MMA competition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-bruce-lee-fare-in-modern-mma-competition/535369): > > It could be argued that Bruce Lee was the original mixed martial arts fighter. He built Jeet Kun Do to be exactly what MMA is all about: taking the best, most effective and practical things from all martial arts styles and combining them into what he felt was the most effective method of fighting. I know that the majority of MMA matches and street fights end up on the ground and Bruce was definitely known as an upright fighter, but having studied a wide range of styles, not to mention he had a… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-in-a-lifetime-talents/971289)._