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Some of these guys are more into BJJ than MMA (I pretty sure with at least Sam and Lex Fridman). The two kinda go together though: the founders of BJJ popularized it in the US by founding the UFC to take on challengers and there's lots of crossover.
As for why they're into BJJ? It's a martial arts that's shown effectiveness in competition (so you don't feel like a 90s karate or kung fu nerd), it doesn't involve as many traumatic punches to the face and it has a reputation at least of being more cerebral and lower-impact (and coaches are willing to accommodate at least celebrities here).
You can see the appeal for a certain type.
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