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Massive build up during the first golden era of the UFC.
Shad basically Wrestle fucked rampage for the winThe fight didn't live up to the hype but the build was one of the best UFC ever had.
Was it because they were coaches on TUF?
It wasnt even for a title either
Plus not a good co main either..Bisping cake walk over journeyman Dan Miller
Jones vs Evans, which had a more better rivalry only did 700K
Jones vs Rampage only did 520K
That's also significantly more than all (4) of Mighty Mouses PPV totals COMBINED
Other fights on the main card
Todd Duffee vs Mike Russo - sub average HW fight
Lil Nog vs journeyman Jason Brilz
No name John Hathway vs Pre Crazy Diego
Another note
UFC 113, the PPV before with the highly anticipated rematch between Machida & Shogun, a title fight
Also with Kimbo
and Kosheck vs Daley on the card
only did 500K buys
All day long. I've never been so hyped for a fight ever. But we got a good old point-fight wrestlefucking. I legit jumped up screaming when Rampage almost finished it after over ten minutes of horrendously boring lnp but fat Rampage gassed trying and Rashad won a clear 29-28.Because we were promised a fucking fight! They hype for that match up was awesome and then the fight itself was underwhelming lol. I Remeber near the end of the fight where Rampage rocked Rashad but didn’t follow it up and he ended up losing the decision, shit was brutally disappointing lol.
That was peak UFC.
I remember that fight week in high school we were all pumped up for it and there was a big weekend party for it.
Fight fucking sucked outside of the first and last exchange.
I think the stanky leg jokes were more compelling1.- Kimbo
2.- Rampage tearing up that cardboard door
The hype was real
Dopest TUF season of all time
A year + build up
“There gonna be some more black on black crime”
Their fight was postponed after TUF, too. The season ended on December, and their fight was in May. That was just a red-hot fight.
Back then, the UFC fans were pumped for this fight because both were former champions who had KO'd Chuck. Also, however many thousands of fans Kimbo brought over were treated to a dozen confrontations and staredowns, so they had to be invested.
On top of all that, The A-Team was coming out just one week later, so Rampage was given a lot of exposure. Perfect storm.