Anyone else suspects that Conor ruined the UFC in the long run

[colorado]

He short of set the bar high with the wwe stuff, drama, emotional fights. And he did it super well. But most others fighters just don’t possess that type of personality. So basically are just good fights alone enough to satisfy the fans , or have we entered an era that fans need much more? Did the ufc make a mistake with Conor and eventually will not be able to generate characters like him and therefore lose a significant fan base amount?


Correction! Did Dana ruined the ufc thru Conor?

 

[Oj21]

Definitely, I can't stand the people who claim mcgregor is good for the sport. Yeah he was little good at attracting attention of people who didn't follow mma, but in the long term he has ruined it. He set the standard for big money fights that don't mean anything, being incredibly inactive, and tying up two divisions for years. The ufc was doing fine until he came along. There was a big surge originally but not it seems like there will be a period where it declines

 

[UhHuhSure]

he doesnt represent the sport. he represents his self interests and had a ton of support by the people running the show.

The UFC sold and were selling out as they were promoting his antics.

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Well yes he sort of did,

What made the UFC distinct to boxing was that the title actually meant something.

They no longer have any meaning, thats 100% thanks to McGregor, short term gains will be taken away over time.

 

[blaseblah]

He was good for the sport when he was fighting. 2017 was awful though. It's the UFCs fault for letting him get away with holding divisions hostage.

 

[chitoortiz]

Not a fan.

Except instead of saying fuck..... I find myself saying fook.

 

[SpiderCrawl]

He didn’t, Dana did, Conor only gets away with what Dana allowed, you spoil a baby and this exact thing happens.

 

[UL]

no

it is dana white who ruined the ufc
he made the match
he made more $ than wme and got it from tmt
it was easy money for dana

 

[Organic Damage]

He did ruin it to an extent. But the UFC's model was ripe for exploitation.

The fact that the UFC habitually bullies and undervalues its talent made it following his example seductive for a lot of other guys.

 

[KingBeef]

Conor didn't ruin it. The UFC created a monster that they couldn't control anymore. Ronda and Brock were almost at that point as well. The UFC has nobody to blame but themselves.

 

[OGL]

I'm pretty sure WME-IMG wildly overpaying paying $4B for the UFC has something to do with the myopic mismanagement of the UFC. Conor is just one guy.

 

[Meathead Jock]

He always felt like more of a damaging cash grab than a positive for the UFC to me.

Then again i'm not a business owner and its hard to damage a companies rep that signs CM Punk over Askren.

I feel like McGregor made 'ducking' acceptable for the champs at a level far greater than it ever existed in the past though.

 

[jeremyadavies]

Are you people stupid? He was responsible for fighters salaries increasing over ten fold, he was responsible for the huge hike inPPV figures, he turned MMA fighters into superstars. Now MMA has far more top class athletes (HW aside). The Conor effect turned the UFC into a billion dollar business.
I guess youd rather gates of 2000 in old sports centres.

 

[kflo]

no

it is dana white who ruined the ufc
he made the match
he made more $ than wme and got it from tmt
it was easy money for dana

you keep saying this with nothing to substantiate it.

 

[DespicablePeep]

Long run? In a couple years he will be forgotten.

But yeah in the short run he ruined two divisions

 

[Vintersorg]

Definitely, I can't stand the people who claim mcgregor is good for the sport. Yeah he was little good at attracting attention of people who didn't follow mma, but in the long term he has ruined it. He set the standard for big money fights that don't mean anything, being incredibly inactive, and tying up two divisions for years. The ufc was doing fine until he came along. There was a big surge originally but not it seems like there will be a period where it declines

The Fertittas realized that McGregor could be a big earner for them and that they could sell his personality so they fed him mostly strikers that he could beat to promote him. However, they had no clue that the dude would eventually become more popular than the UFC itself and once they created the monster it was too late.

 

[DespicablePeep]

I guess youd rather gates of 2000 in old sports centres.

Fighters made more without Rebook, not that its Conor´s fault

 

[Son of Sonnen]

I think in total, he has been bad for the sport, however, the UFC was a willing participant.

The fuuture of the sport is with guys like Halloway, Stipe, DC, and Mouse.

 

[UL]

you keep saying this with nothing to substantiate it.

wrong.

MYSTIC UL told you about the ufc sale years ago.

just bolieve in me.

 

[Snuc3315]

No he definitely didn't "ruin" the UFC in the long run. He really helped put the UFC more in mainstream than any fighter before him, and probably most that come after him. The gimmick wannabe Conor stuff isn't even his fault either. Other fighters want to be able to do what he did, but he was just an enigma. How many other fighters are trying to fight Floyd in boxing anyway?