'You'll eventually get a host of schools like various watered down Kenpo/Kempo and Kaijukempo schools that claim to teach "mma" but remove most of the contact from the ciriculum so people feel safer. Hard sparring and serious training will get replaced with "light contact" sparring and easy drills so non-athletes will be able to play.'
Agreed. Being saying that for years. TMA in the 70s wasn't for everyone it was tough and physical. MMA now is the same. It's hard to make money when your target audience is so limited.
I can definally see a light contact MMA/Bjj becoming popular.