Conor ain't hurting the UFC, nor did he ever hurt the UFC. The UFC is hurting the UFC. It's fighting against itself. You have a PPV of Nunes and Pennington, then you got the free fight of Till vs Wonderboy... They announce their PPV fights wayyyyy too early in advance, so you got people that hold out for a certain PPV because their favorite fighter is on it.
Then you got the USADA that came in and just killed a bunch of fighters, fuck damn near everyone I'd assume... which to me a clean sport sounds good, but it just isn't good for the fights, I'm sorry it's just not. You got a tough ass sport you're competing on, and want to compete for years because the pay sucks (unless you're conor), you got NFL players lifespan of probably 5 years, and those guys wear full pads and helmets. Those PEDs and steroids helped fighters recover, helped them make weight, rehydrate, all that shit benefited the product. I really don't know any way that PEDs and steroids hurt the UFC, other than the stigma behind people that "use". I remember when I was in my early 20s, taking turnibol and just feeling completely different in the gym... You tellin' me that shit ain't gonna benefit a fight?
You got people missing weight, constantly. You got people who are injured. You got fight cards getting ripped to shreds, days before a big fight. These are sport killers. Then they brought in Reebok and fucked everyone out of the ability to go and market themselves and make some good sponsorship money. I just don't get how these independent contractors can be made to wear that shit, I guess if it's in the contract you sign. I mean the entire octagon is covered in a ton of different sponsors that benefit the UFC, you got the tale of the tape brought to you by some bullshit company. Let the fighters make some good scratch. $3,500 for a lower rung guy don't do him shit
I'm sure a lot of you were around in the era that I began buying PPVs, in the 2004 or 5 era. I don't ever remember this kind of shit happening over and over.
I don't like how the UFC is being handled right now. It's terrible. It ain't Conors fault at all. I mean you got GSP coming back to fight fucking Bisping out of nowhere? Then climbing back in to his hole? I really don't know wtf GSP accomplished by beating Bisping. Like Wow, you took 4 years off and beat Bisping for the belt.... Woooooooow GSP, you're a badass!
The UFC needs to learn how to market fighters, not the damn promotion. I think it's gonna be a slow death, but who's to say Bellator won't absorb the UFC down the line?
