Media Demetrious Johnson: The Man the UFC Erased

HuskySamoan said:
You know me, I only care about title fights and champions.
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I don’t know of you are being sarcastic or not but

HONEST QUESTION: How much did care about Figgy or Moreno’s fights before they became champions?? How many of their fights were you super excited for before the title wins? How much did you know about them?
 
Dreyga2000 said:
I don’t know of you are being sarcastic or not but

HONEST QUESTION: How much did care about Figgy or Moreno’s fights before they became champions?? How many of their fights were you super excited for before the title wins? How much did you know about them?
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You call me out with no ground to stand on but now you're asking honest questions? Which not to mention, your question is stupid too.

I shouldn't need to defend my stance based on presumptuous personal attacks on a forum, you're being a dweeb. That said I'll entertain it I just want you learn and grow up a little.

I obviously follow combat sports close and they're near and dear to me on many levels. Prospects and talented up and comers are probably my favorite part about the sport and I frequently post about such fighters on Sherdog in detail and relish the opportunity for such discussion. Deiveson Figueredo was on my radar ever since he battered Moraga and Moreno I knew from TUF and I wrote him off (although his win over Ortiz I always regarded highly) but he won me over after coming back to the UFC when he beat Kai and Formiga back to back.

I'm not super big on Flyweight, it's generally a much shallower division than it's big brother Bantamweight but id like to see the UFC prioritize it more as there's a lot of talent outside the UFC at flyweight to be signed internationally which includes, of course, the Might Johnson Mouse.
 
Cant force fans to care about someone they dont wanna care about. Triple Cringe made people give a fuck,love or hate.
 
Cherry Brigand said:
MM is the greatest mixed martial artist I've ever seen. People who hate onnhim don't understand the sport.
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I dont think it's hate. Its just the division wasnt as developed when he was around,so his wins,sweet as they were,didnt really generate interest. No one cared who he was beating. Things didnt heat up until he exited,basically. You had more standouts,and more personalities. I dont think anyone doubts MM was a great fighter,but he just didnt get emotion out of the people. He was as bland as they come,personally. When he wouldnt fight TJ,its like OK well damn that was the one thing that could make people care.
 
Mesos said:
UFC didnt even have to erase him tbh. Dude had few fans and is one of the most unpopular UFC champions of all time. Thats why UFC didn't even hesitate to trade him.

They made the right Business decision. Ben brought a spark to welterweight and being on the receiving end of Masvidals Holy Knee put UFC in a good position. They used Jorges crazy popularity to sell a shit ton of PPVs. All that upside because they traded an unpopular fighter. Well played moved.
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A business decision versus Dana refusing to acknowledge the man or his accomplishments when mentioning legends and greats is not the same thing and you know it. Amazing how the UFC can do its scumbaggery because some of you fiendish fans do the dirty work for them
 
The guy wanted to fight lesser competition, so the UFC obliged.


Ducking Dillashaw and opting to fight Ray Borg instead was one of the turning points on him…
 
Fact Checker said:
The guy wanted to fight lesser competition, so the UFC obliged.


Ducking Dillashaw and opting to fight Ray Borg instead was one of the turning points on him…
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It was. Because that was something to get really excited about,and he wanted no part of it. He wouldve transcended the div
 
Mind Mine said:
A business decision versus Dana refusing to acknowledge the man or his accomplishments when mentioning legends and greats is not the same thing and you know it. Amazing how the UFC can do its scumbaggery because some of you fiendish fans do the dirty work for them
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Nothing he said was wrong. It sucks it happened that way. But that is what happened.
 
HHJ said:
It was. Because that was something to get really excited about,and he wanted no part of it. He wouldve transcended the div
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Then ironically complained that the UFC didn’t want to get behind him when they constantly tried to schedule him for super fights against BW Champs but he refused… they then offered to bring them down to 125lbs to bring more attention to the division and still refused.


Lol apparently Ray Borg and Tim Elliot title defenses were gonna make him a “star”…


<{hughesimpress}>
 
Fact Checker said:
Then ironically complained that the UFC didn’t want to get behind him when they constantly tried to schedule him for super fights against BW Champs but he refused… they then offered to bring them down to 125lbs to bring more attention to the division and still refused.


Lol apparently Ray Borg and Tim Elliot title defenses were gonna make him a “star”…


<{hughesimpress}>
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I mean,he was put in a uncomfortable position. It sucked that it was forcing his hand...but he just didnt have the benefits of being a GSP or Khabib who could very comfortably stay in their division and get the respect they deserved.
 
HHJ said:
Nothing he said was wrong. It sucks it happened that way. But that is what happened.
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The DJ thing was way more than a hey we gotta trade you for money thing and a hey let’s not even acknowledge you were one of the greatest ever-and pretend you didn’t lose a controversial split upon exit. Let’s never mention you again. The UFC with Dana at the forefront behave with cattiness. Stop syrup coating shit for pancakes
 
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