Should I fight MMA?!?

I'm 16 and have about 8 years of judo, 3 years of wrestling experience....I'm a quick learner and can grapple pretty well, I was thinking about joining a no gi ju jitsu club or MMA...but striking is a whole new thing to me....I can throw a decent punch, but not like those guys haha. I was wondering if it wouldn't be outragouse to give it a shot....and also some things I should know before getting into it....one last thing...my mom is super protective, she cringes when I vet hit in fb and is the loud mom at invitationals :) how do I get her to let me do it?