[BLACK PANTA]

I was having a discussion with my close friend, who is a MMA enthusiast and practitioner. We were discussing the "come back" of traditional arts in MMA. With superstars like Lyoto Machida (Karate/Kung Fu), Anderson Silva (TKD/BJJ), Stephan Bonnar (TKD,BJJ), Karo Parysian (Judo), Yoshida (Judo), Cung Le (Sanshou/Hung Gar), George St. Pierre (Kyokushin) and a host of others, who had a hard core base in the TMAs and translated them to success in the cage. These people obviously trained their TMA as a budo.
The traditional arts have sneaked their way back into the mainstream fight scene. I believe that the MMAists are now seeing the TMA as more than a benefit to their game. These traditional arts were time and battlefield tested. They hold the essence of fighting. It's funny how these stars and their fighting style are considered unorthodox when they use the very basics of their traditional arts in the ring/cage. To add they are also successful.
Do you think that MMA fighters will now see the benefit to "cross train" in a traditional art?

P.S. my bjj instructor now considers BJJ a traditional art and refers it as a Budo.