Telling the truth, there is a large percentage of people who that don't rate mixed martial arts because ot leans towards violent tendencies. You won't expect a typical woman to sit down and enjoy watching a mixed martial arts fight but they can do so for tennis. Every combat sports is viewed in that light. The reason wrestling is not severely affected is because it is perceived to be scripted. For boxing, there seem to be safety precautions for the limited violence with the use of helmet. Mixed martial arts is full body fight and that it looks more violent than most and some people won't watch it.