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The GSP-Bisping MW title fight is appalling in itself.
But the real problem is what it demonstrates about the priorities of WME. They don't care less about the sport, its credibility - or even the integrity of the brand they just splashed out $4bn dollars on. This is nothing other than a short-term cash grab.
WME purchased a company they can't really afford. To pay the debt, they need to double revenue. So they are turning it into a circus, instead of a sport-spectacle blend.
The USP of the UFC was always that, unlike boxing, it had credibility. Being a circus killed boxing. It will kill the UFC.
The message WME sent out today is this: Fuck Maia, fuck Romero, and fuck the fans who have invested years of their lives in this thing.
Fuck you, WME. Fuck you, Lorenzo, for selling to these sharks. We now need a fighters' union to ensure there is some sporting merit in title fights.
Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. These idiots are killing the sport. And Dana White is going along with it.
I'm out. I can't live MMA if it's WWE with a less satisfying outcome. If I wanted that, I'd subscribe to the WWE Network instead.
But the real problem is what it demonstrates about the priorities of WME. They don't care less about the sport, its credibility - or even the integrity of the brand they just splashed out $4bn dollars on. This is nothing other than a short-term cash grab.
WME purchased a company they can't really afford. To pay the debt, they need to double revenue. So they are turning it into a circus, instead of a sport-spectacle blend.
The USP of the UFC was always that, unlike boxing, it had credibility. Being a circus killed boxing. It will kill the UFC.
The message WME sent out today is this: Fuck Maia, fuck Romero, and fuck the fans who have invested years of their lives in this thing.
Fuck you, WME. Fuck you, Lorenzo, for selling to these sharks. We now need a fighters' union to ensure there is some sporting merit in title fights.
Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. These idiots are killing the sport. And Dana White is going along with it.
I'm out. I can't live MMA if it's WWE with a less satisfying outcome. If I wanted that, I'd subscribe to the WWE Network instead.