I miss the good old days

[SpiderFan187]

As a little Australian kid i loved the movie bloodsport, i loved the characters and the different fighting styles, loved seeing them face each other and then seeing how it could play out.. it was a movie i would watch weekly and i always wished it was real then, many years later i heard about the UFC. It wasn't something readily avaliable in Australia to watch so i would put on my pirate hat and would watch it alone around midnight as that's when it generally would be uploaded, it was like a guilty pleasure of mine as it was kind of taboo. I wouldn't have to worry about spoilers as it was spammed on socials seconds after there was a finish.

I miss the the evolution, the unpolished product where funny / random shit will happen.. i miss fighters not being scared of being cancelled and being true to themselves. Now it feels like we have a bunch of copycats, and the evolution has slowed right down, where the last innovation was the calf kick.

I feel like it's almost all been done now, we have been spoilt and we've seen most of the storylines playout and now it doesn't feel the same.

What i miss the most is those nerves before a big fight and little shakes i used to get before a massive fight where you know how ever this end it's going to be massive and sherdog would most likely crash.

 

[loisestrad]

i miss fighters not being scared of being cancelled and being true to themselves.

It's been like a month since a UFC fighter expressed his admiration for Hitler...

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Yeah I miss when I used to have pre fight nerves and spend the whole week watching all the interviews and embedded series and going out to watch the fight live at bars.
I think if you are a fan of a sport for long enough you will eventually get tired of it, also maybe because the sport is not like it used to be or whatever reason.

 

[RoseHDCovington]

It's been like a month since a UFC fighter expressed his admiration for Hitler...

Maybe you should get back in the kitchen if MMA is too much for you

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

What i miss the most is those nerves before a big fight and little shakes i used to get before a massive fight where you know how ever this end it's going to be massive and sherdog would most likely crash.

You can still get that feeling by doing a large dose of meth. Plus you know Sherdog is gonna crash regardless

 

[loisestrad]

Maybe you should get back in the kitchen if MMA is too much for you

OP complained about fighters being afraid of being cancelled. I gave an example of a fighter apparently not being afraid. But thanks for the suggestion.

 

[kingofthecans]

I miss guys getting smashed in the giblets like Joe Son.

 

[JakePaulMMA]

Maybe you should get back in the kitchen if MMA is too much for you

Holy shit, you're a walking example of why No Child Left Behind was a terrible idea.

Make Reading Comprehension Normal Again

 

[Doctor Grudge]

What fighters have been cancelled?

 

[tritestill]

I love watching the UFC. Sounds like you miss being a child bro, that happens. This is your reality now, you're an adult.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

The sport obviously peaked in the 00s and very early 2010s. Theres nothing that can really be done about it. It was inevitable that 1) on a technical level the skillsets would plateau eventually and reach an overall level where you would get relatively homogenized skillsets and lots of decisions and 2) it would become oversaturated and corporatized once it went mainstream.

Its still fighting in a cage with very few rules at the end of the day though, so its fun.

 

[italiamusica]

I've been watching since UFC 6, and I still love it. I get that there aren't as many "stars" and "characters" as there used to be, but all I really care about is fighting and violence.

 

[Hotora86]

I just recently posted something similar about cookie-cutter fighters. It is what it is. That's why I love watching the rare outliers like Machida, Wonderboy, Whittaker, Enkamp, MVP, Nelson, Daniels etc who have a distinct Karate-based standup style. Sadly, they are all close to retirement and I don't see any firekeepers coming in.

 

[Versez]

It's been like a month since a UFC fighter expressed his admiration for Hitler...

He backtracked since

 

[Versez]

The sport obviously peaked in the 00s and very early 2010s. Theres nothing that can really be done about it. It was inevitable that 1) on a technical level the skillsets would plateau eventually and reach an overall level where you would get relatively homogenized skillsets and lots of decisions and 2) it would become oversaturated and corporatized once it went mainstream.

Its still fighting in a cage with very few rules at the end of the day though, so its fun.

I only believe like you , the ufc has peaked from 2008-2016 and now the ufc has entered a dark age … for how many years ? We don’t know there is a reason now that espn want them gone.

 

[Hotora86]

It's been like a month since a UFC fighter expressed his admiration for Hitler...

Had to google it.
Bryce Mitchell is the most perfect storm of flat earth, anti vax, antisemite, homophobe, Hitler loving conspiracy theorist and bigot I have ever seen.

 

[World eater]

I miss those days too, but the way nostalgia works, it is most likely we miss being 20 years younger, more invested in everything and less jaded.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

Evolution isnt real, pal

 

[RoseHDCovington]

Holy shit, you're a walking example of why No Child Left Behind was a terrible idea.

Make Reading Comprehension Normal Again

Aren't you tired of watching your gurl from the corner? Or are you watching the guy?

 

[RoseHDCovington]

OP complained about fighters being afraid of being cancelled. I gave an example of a fighter apparently not being afraid. But thanks for the suggestion.

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