Did UFC have this Aura for 100?

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How was the sherdog community back then? I watched the UFC but wasnt aware of sherdog at the time, were the forums as active as they are now?
 
UFC 100 was epic. GSP and Brock were the two biggest draws, so take that and run with it. Overall, though, outside of the top 3 fights, I don't recall caring much about Akiyama versus Belcher or many of the prelims.

200 is more thoroughly stacked, indisputably.
 
Yes, except the Jones main event was going to make it legit the best card ever.

Fucking Jones.
 
Not really close. 100 was really big but the UFC was a shadow of what it is now. Which makes the card amazing as it sold,so we'll then. Now this card will do 2 million even with no Bones.
 
The aura was bigger back then the way i remember.
 
You have no idea what Brock fans were like back then. It was awesome and really awful at the same time.
 
UFC 100 was HUGE.... I would say it was far more hyped than 200. When you look back at the card you probably think, nah , not that great. But at the time... it was awesome
 
gboy said:
The aura was bigger back then the way i remember.
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yea this is how I feel. But I think this PPV will do bigger. I think the aura then was more special because it was the first milestone. Now we kind of know what to expect.
 
Brock v.s. Mir 2 was a huge grudge match. GSP was a big star. Bisping and Hendo talked a lot of trash too.

200 is a better card top to bottom, even with Jones v.s. Cormier 2 which was the only big grudge match off it.

Of course I'm not into the sport as I used to be so I haven't watched any of the hype specials or anything.
 
Sherdog was very popular in 2002 when I first became aware of it.

In 2016, info seems to hit this forum before ALL the big sites like MMAJunkie and MMAWeekly.
 
Qwerty1 said:
How was the sherdog community back then? I watched the UFC but wasnt aware of sherdog at the time, were the forums as active as they are now?
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No, there wasn't nearly as much main stream coverage and the loss of Jones with Anderson Silva replacing him has caused even more intrigue. There are so many wild cards on this card that it's far more interesting. Compare the prelims and the final two fights of the main card. I mean the cards themselves aren't even close 200 blows 100 out of the water. The sport is bigger. More eyes are on it. So is the aura the same it was for hardcore fans as it was back then, maybe not... we have all been a little jaded by oversaturation and 202 may be just as special as this. That being said to the casual or non MMA fan who is just a sports fan, this event is far bigger than anything we've ever seen before. I still expect it to beat 100's buy rates. The gate will be bigger. The main stream coverage will dwarf that of 100. So aura is an abstract concept but interest will be far more wide sread and as far as what Aura means to me, the fact that there is so much unkown going into this one gives this a better more intriguing aura.
 
Streeter said:
Not really close. 100 was really big but the UFC was a shadow of what it is now. Which makes the card amazing as it sold,so we'll then. Now this card will do 2 million even with no Bones.
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What? No. People were saying the UFC was dead about a year ago.
 
Nothing can compare to a main event like Thiago Fitch tbh
 
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