As I said, it's a sport just like any other. You don't play afl, soccer, basketball etc to prove how "hard" you are but to prove how good you are at it.
I'm not talking about "street fights" I agree anyone who does that shit needs to get a life.
Comes down to what you wanna get out of it, if it's cardio/fitness side of it that you're only interested in then that's fair enough