it's the only martial art promoting use of eye gouging, throat punching and kicking below the belt.

All meme techniques that are overrated and can't be trained live.

cops and military seem to do it well

Both of them carry and use guns, it's not clear why they should be the ultimate guide for unarmed combat.

This is just broscience derived from the fact that most guys in MMA tend to come from other combat sports, particularly in the USA where scholastic/collegiate wrestling is so common.

This is just coping from guys who are low-IQ enough to get into regular street fights but too lazy to properly train.

You'd laugh someone out of the room if they said they would demolish an NBA pro in a game of basketball on the street because they play a lot of pickup games, yet somehow this nonsense gets a pass when it comes to fighting.

Getting into streetfights to prove how alpha you are is extremely low-IQ behaviour.

This is just coping from guys who are low-IQ enough to get into regular street fights but too lazy to properly train.

You'd laugh someone out of the room if they said they would demolish an NBA pro in a game of basketball on the street because they play a lot of pickup games, yet somehow this nonsense gets a pass when it comes to fighting.