Longtime casual fan, but even longer time boxing fan (hardcore).
Joined the forum because I thought I might garner more interest in MMA.
However, I find that UFC is a bigger joke than boxing and is definitely becoming more like WWE with real fights being the only difference.
Don't feel bad. I bought a PS3 for 600 bucks and ended up only buying ONE video game on it (Metal Gear Solid 4)....then collected like 50 movies on bluray for it....now they are collecting dust somewhere since I moved and didn't bring them w/ me.I lurked on here awhile before I bothered to sign up... there could be people who showed even more restraint and have only just decided to make an account...
But more likely the answer would be that every fight is available on the internet through streaming. In the dark days like you said... you had to rent a VHS.
I remember spending hundreds on completing my UFC DVD collection. I think I stopped at 124. Dead technology and I have no need to use a DVD anymore. What a waste of money.
Fight pass broSo many 2018 join date members seem to know everything about the UFC and MMA in general. Are there a lot of members who have been longtime fans but just decided to register only recently?
After TUF 1 there was an influx of new members who seemed like casuals so we had the "Shut up TUF newb!" meme.
Now everyone including new members know who all the fighters are, including guys in non-UFC organizations.
The only time I get "casual" vibes is when people still argue about which the merits of grappling vs. striking, a debate that was settled a long time ago.
I'm more of a current casual but former hardcore fan. I am not as familiar with modern day MMA as I am with the Royce era, the dark era (Frank Shamrock's reign), and the Zuffa era.
My favorite of all time is either Saku or Frank Shamrock. After that prime Shogun, Vitor, Hendo, 2008 - 2011 Chael, 2008-2012 Alistair Overeem, and GSP before joining Greg Jackson.
I became a fan through renting VHS tapes of the old UFCs and watching Pride FC on free tv in Korea during the GP days. Any new fans around who at first got into the sport recently, and then watched all the fights from the old school NHB days up until now?
I remember the good old days when this forum was so hostile and elitist that you needed to spend at least two years lurking and learning your shit before even making your first post. Hopefully the tradition continues.
Thank you for admitting your autism. The hardest step is admittance
I remember the good old days when this forum was so hostile and elitist that you needed to spend at least two years lurking and learning your shit before even making your first post. Hopefully the tradition continues.
I mean it, too. You don't want this place becoming Reddit where every noob can flat out lie about something they've never seen and be upvoted to the top by other noobs who have never seen it. That cesspit rewrites history on a daily basis. A little elitism goes a long way.
I suspect there are a decent amount of returners like myself who just made new accounts instead of returning to old ones.
Why? That sounds like a complete wank.
Your Sherdog join date isn't an indicator of your knowledge level, or opinions, or time watching the sport, and nor should it be.
So many 2018 join date members seem to know everything about the UFC and MMA in general. Are there a lot of members who have been longtime fans but just decided to register only recently?