30 for 30 'No Rules: The Birth of UFC'

[Robby Steel]

http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/21491105/espn-30-30-podcasts-premieres-no-rules-birth-ufc

 

[G0DSPEED]

UFC is the GOAT sport.

 

[BudKing8806]

I watched this growing up...good fucking times.

 

[MMA_AZ]

VHS tapes of early UFC fights are like umbro shorts and MJs Chicago Bulls. Good times.

 

[blewgums]

Watching Gracie beat giant 'roid freaks was cool.

And him a skinny little Brazilian.

 

[Devout Pessimist]

30 for 30 is incredible. Too bad everything else ESPN does is total shit.

 

[AronaBeatsJones]

They should do a "30 For 30" about how the UFC has been underpaying fighters ad infinitum, and the one significant revenue source the athletes did have (sponsorships), UFC banned to take one of the worst apparel deals in sports history so they could flip the company and walk away with $4.2bn at the expense of broke, concussed fighters like Chris Leben and Mark Coleman.

That would be a good "30 For 30," methinks.

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

Does this chronicle the birth of TUF?

 

[lakersfan45]

They should do a "30 For 30" about how the UFC has been underpaying fighters ad infinitum, and the one significant revenue source the athletes did have (sponsorships), UFC banned to take one of the worst apparel deals in sports history so they could flip the company and walk away with $4.2bn at the expense of broke, concussed fighters like Chris Leben and Mark Coleman.

That would be a good "30 For 30," methinks.

Open up ur own mma org and pay fighters their worth. Show them how it’s done.

 

[Ares Black]

30 for 30 is a great series. Totally gonna watch that.

 

[Robby Steel]

Does this chronicle the birth of TUF?

No, it's pretty much just goes over the things leading up to the first UFC and the event itself.

 

[rb3b3]

VHS tapes of early UFC fights are like umbro shorts and MJs Chicago Bulls. Good times.

not if your a knick fan like me.. smh

 

[orzparty]

I'm just going to leave this here. On the origin of UFC/NHB.

 

[ThatGuy7698]

 

[AronaBeatsJones]

Open up ur own mma org and pay fighters their worth. Show them how it’s done.

MMA promotion is a losing business since the industry is virtually monopolized by one company, and market share is extremely difficult to achieve, but that one company could afford to pay their athletes more (and don't).

 

[UhHuhSure]

not if your a knick fan like me.. smh

geez that brough back a memory of Patrick Ewing and the Knicks

 

[lakersfan45]

MMA promotion is a losing business since the industry is virtually monopolized by one company, and market share is extremely difficult to achieve, but that one company could afford to pay their athletes more (and don't).

But you sound like an expert and since all the best fighters are underpaid they would flock to ur org.

 

[rb3b3]

geez that brough back a memory of Patrick Ewing and the Knicks

we knick fans will NEVER forget the charles smith debacle!! he was FUHKNNN FOULED MANNN!!! haha lmao its true tho

 

[Meathead Jock]

30 for 30 is incredible. Too bad everything else ESPN does is total shit.

Loved the Ric Flair one a couple of weeks ago.

 

[MirRocksFedor]

They should do a "30 For 30" about how the UFC has been underpaying fighters ad infinitum, and the one significant revenue source the athletes did have (sponsorships), UFC banned to take one of the worst apparel deals in sports history so they could flip the company and walk away with $4.2bn at the expense of broke, concussed fighters like Chris Leben and Mark Coleman.

That would be a good "30 For 30," methinks.

God cry fucking more bud.