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The reason Conor, Ronda, are the biggest and only draws in the UFC is they have a persona - which is a good thing in terms of putting butts in seats. The UFC has put all their eggs in the Conor basket and have done little to put emphasis on other individual fighters.
What the UFC has failed to realize is that it was the fighters like Tito, Randy, and Chuck who we were drawn to in the mid 2000's, not the UFC brand. I know going main stream was inevitable and I have no issues with that, but I do worry that UFC will soon turn into the MLB where everyone is pretty much the same with very few standouts.
The lack of stylistic differences between fighters is also less compelling. Take Lyoto vs Rua which was fantastic because they had different styles. But as MMA becomes more popular, it becomes its own style on it's own and most of the new breed fighters look and fight similarly.
What the UFC has failed to realize is that it was the fighters like Tito, Randy, and Chuck who we were drawn to in the mid 2000's, not the UFC brand. I know going main stream was inevitable and I have no issues with that, but I do worry that UFC will soon turn into the MLB where everyone is pretty much the same with very few standouts.
The lack of stylistic differences between fighters is also less compelling. Take Lyoto vs Rua which was fantastic because they had different styles. But as MMA becomes more popular, it becomes its own style on it's own and most of the new breed fighters look and fight similarly.
