Has the "Fertitta Bros were good for teh sport" meme died?

[The bad boy]

A few years ago, this was one of the more frequent sayings you'd hear on this site.

Sure, theres no retirement pension, collective bargaining agreements, even ownership of our the fighters own likeness. They just got rid of individual sponsors for those big time Reebok dollars. Only the top 3% of fighters on the roster have seen their income rise in accordance with the UFC's value, all while the UFC rose from a 2 million dollar company to 4 BILLION.

"Bu- Bu- But--without Uncle Dana and the Fertittas MMA wouldnt exist!!"

Newflash, clownshoes: MMA and its derivatives wouldve continued to exist in their own realm without Uncle Dana and the mob to water it down. Remember Japanese MMA? They were the ones pushing the envelope by shelling out the Anderson Silva money in the early days, which attracted top athletes from across the globe.

In fact, the UFC has done a lot to worsen "the sport" by killing off its competition. UFC soaked up the US market which couldve been used by a superior product in Pride. Then they bought and killed Strikeforce. Only years after these events was it demonstrated that the competition was actually superior.

So, now that the mob sold out for an NFL team, and the new companys been cutting fighters and staff, how come I havent been hearing this phrase as much guys???

 

[Toco]

it has just gotten stronger with WME, ari and their business decisions

 

[cade187]

They took a $2,000,000 company/investment that sold <50,000 PPVs and turned it into a $4,000,000,000 company that routinely sells >1,000,000 PPVs. MMA is now legal in all US states; "As of UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum, which took place on March 11, 2017, there have been 392 UFC events held in 130 cities in 22 countries." (source: Wikipedia).

Yeah, they were so awful for the sport.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Given the choice between a shady mob family and Hollywood Zionist elite, I choose the mob.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Mma rose to legitimacy and incredible popularity under them, especially amazing since it started out so underground

 

[20falarVerdades]

Please Lorenzo come back

 

[Sirwastealot]

It's not a meme.

You talk about legitimate points but you're missing the big picture. There would also be no "retirement pension" if MMA wasn't established in the first place.

 

[Mondo Freaks]

you sound poor TS

 

[Pittie Petey]

MMA as a whole wouldnt have the mainstream attention that it has now without the Fertittas which means there wouldnt be so many people out there joining MMA gyms, reading websites, wearing the clothing, going to the shows, attempting to become fighters etc
That translates to a lot less jobs in the MMA industry and a lot smaller talent pool to choose from
You can complain about them all you want but they did have a positive effect on the sport

 

[Wariowokecancel]

TS doesn't know what a meme is.

 

[Wariowokecancel]

A few years ago, this was one of the more frequent sayings you'd hear on this site.

Sure, theres no retirement pension, collective bargaining agreements, even ownership of our the fighters own likeness. They just got rid of individual sponsors for those big time Reebok dollars. Only the top 3% of fighters on the roster have seen their income rise in accordance with the UFC's value, all while the UFC rose from a 2 million dollar company to 4 BILLION.

"Bu- Bu- But--without Uncle Dana and the Fertittas MMA wouldnt exist!!"

Newflash, clownshoes: MMA and its derivatives wouldve continued to exist in their own realm without Uncle Dana and the mob to water it down. Remember Japanese MMA? They were the ones pushing the envelope by shelling out the Anderson Silva money in the early days, which attracted top athletes from across the globe.

In fact, the UFC has done a lot to worsen "the sport" by killing off its competition. UFC soaked up the US market which couldve been used by a superior product in Pride. Then they bought and killed Strikeforce. Only years after these events was it demonstrated that the competition was actually superior.

So, now that the mob sold out for an NFL team, and the new companys been cutting fighters and staff, how come I havent been hearing this phrase as much guys???

Pride and Strikeforce killed themselves.