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Mas Oyama, ironically remembered as the founder of a school of karate, was opposed to the fragmentation of karate into multiple schools, and believed making it a combat sport might help unify it
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Wikipedia, citing Oyama's own writings –

Mas Oyama was actively opposed to the idea of the fragmentation into several karate schools. He believed that making karate a combat sport, as well keeping it as a martial art, could be a possible approach to unify all schools.

UFC1 happened around the same time Mas Oyama died. He would have loved to see MMA, where styles are battle-tested against each other. Styles are becoming more unified than they were because of that.
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