How many of you hate the drama/storylines used to hype events?

[rand486]

I used to watch every single UFC event. I was a diehard fan, and never missed a match. Over time, though, I just got sick of the increasing narratives they have to hype the shows. A lot more head bashing and shoving at weigh-ins, a ton of smack talk, both in and out of the cage, and loads of publicity stunts. I feel like it's gotten out of control.

This Conor McGregor retirement thing has just been one giant eye-roll for me. Am I alone? I feel like it cheapens the sport.

Is there anyone else that would rather just see respectful athletes go out there and do their thing, then leave it all in the cage? I miss the days of Randy Couture, Forrest Griffin, GSP, etc, where they'd just smile, go in and smash, and walk off with no hard feelings.

 

[soulsstealer]

Conor goes in and just smiles, and smash (well one time he got smashed himself) and walk off with no hard feelings. Its the pre fight where things get interesting. Everyone likes drama you are not human if you dont.

 

[UhVaiMorre]

I don't mind, i just ignore it when it is too much. My focus is in seeing the fight, inside the cage everyone is equal. Everything surrounding it is to bring attention, works since humans love seeing people engage emotionally with things, we like seeing suffering and happiness as the outcome of this lovely brutal art of MMA.

 

[gevoudane]

I've seen a few that seemed real. Jones and DC for one. But I so many of them feel staged and fake. Kind of ruins the feud/rivalry. Miss the days of Pele and Murray.

 

[yeguiza]

I just hate drama to veil the ducking of the century

this is all fixed by UFC to make it look like mcgregor wants that rematch. MCG never wanted that, but ufc set this shit up in order to keep selling PPVs

LOL

 

[Rubberchin]

I just hate drama to veil the ducking of the century

this is all fixed by UFC to make it look like mcgregor wants that rematch. MCG never wanted that, but ufc set this shit up in order to keep selling PPVs

LOL

You tell 'em!

 

[yeguiza]

You tell 'em!

If he didn´t "ask" for the rematch, he´d look like a pussy so they set this up
easy as fuck

 

[riitzni]

I couldn't care less. I wouldn't even be aware of the drama if it weren't for you TMZ bitches getting rustled every time a top fighter makes a sandwich and posts about it on Twitter.

Fights aren't sold to casuals that way though. Hype, shit talking, unbeaten dominance, those are. And since most of the board streams anyway, they're much more important to business than 95% of you.

 

[rand486]

Its the pre fight where things get interesting. Everyone likes drama you are not human if you dont.

I assure you, I am human, and I really dislike the pre fight drama. If I wanted to watch that garbage, I'd watch WWE or Reality Television.

 

[mbach4307]

Eh, it's entertaining. Sometimes. I just don't get too hyped up about it.

 

[GrantB13]

80+% of the time I do. Sometimes a feud was interesting but now everyone's calling everyone this and accusing so and so of peds and blah blah blah. Tons of smack talk from all sides so now it's stupid. Let's get back to sport and not money.

 

[rand486]

80+% of the time I do. Sometimes a feud was interesting but now everyone's calling everyone this and accusing so and so of peds and blah blah blah. Tons of smack talk from all sides so now it's stupid. Let's get back to sport and not money.

See, even in the days when it was rare, I didn't like it. I hated Koscheck. I didn't like the attitude at all. Maybe it's my TMA days that made me so picky about it. I just really prefer clean, professional attitudes.

Does anyone following Muay Thai/Kickboxing/Boxing at higher levels? How many of them involve the same pre-fight drama?

 

[Fight Professor]

I rarely watch press conferences, specials or even weigh ins. PRIDE did it right but UFC story lines are usually not that interesting. Conor and Joanna are the exceptions.

 

[philweed]

Drama is for women and Internet sissies.

 

[RoadKing Custom]

The UFC can't service its debt without the casuals money.. You want to see tons of quality MMA, you have to put up with what that takes. And that takes drama and hype to bring in the casuals money.

 

[SH10151]

Im with you TS. some of the other promotions handling MMA much better in my opinion

 

[soulsstealer]

I assure you, I am human, and I really dislike the pre fight drama. If I wanted to watch that garbage, I'd watch WWE or Reality Television.

what do you watch. I like wwe up untill they start fighting.

 

[LongTermLurker]

How does one see the drama/promotion without seeking it out? When I watch fights with other people they have no idea about all the side stories.

 

[Redhawks100]

I used to watch every single UFC event. I was a diehard fan, and never missed a match. Over time, though, I just got sick of the increasing narratives they have to hype the shows. A lot more head bashing and shoving at weigh-ins, a ton of smack talk, both in and out of the cage, and loads of publicity stunts. I feel like it's gotten out of control.

This Conor McGregor retirement thing has just been one giant eye-roll for me. Am I alone? I feel like it cheapens the sport.

Is there anyone else that would rather just see respectful athletes go out there and do their thing, then leave it all in the cage? I miss the days of Randy Couture, Forrest Griffin, GSP, etc, where they'd just smile, go in and smash, and walk off with no hard feelings.

Holy shit shut the hell up lol maybe you should watch ballet or some shit.

Fighters are humans too with real emotions and sometimes people like to stir the pot. For fucks sake, it happens in every facet of life.

 

[Redhawks100]

Im with you TS. some of the other promotions handling MMA much better in my opinion

Oh really? Because it seems the UFC is levels and levels ahead of everyone else with the biggest fights.