Yes it does. They pretty much buyout whatever competition and now own so much they can pay fighters crap and give the paying fans a womens division.
Think about it, if rouseys fight wasnt there. We would get to see another main event.
Is the womens division proof that the UFC is monopolizing MMA?
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Yes it does. They pretty much buyout whatever competition and now own so much they can pay fighters crap and give the paying fans a womens division.
Think about it, if rouseys fight wasnt there. We would get to see another main event.
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go the fuck out with the "you zuffa zombies" crap. yeah, UFC is MMA, deal with it.
The womens division is just 1 point that i am making.
Seriously, wtf women fighting?
They arent athletic and look sloppy.
We need a youth division, senior division, midget division, and wheel chair division too then. They probably have same amount of talent.
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You said you have no interest in watching womens mma so im going to assume you dont follow it.
How do you know there isn't talent there when you dont watch? You take Dana's word for it? Dana knows jack shit about the talent of mens mma outside the ufc let-a-lone the women. Typical opinion of the haters on here.
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I don't think it's a "monopoly", but the whole thing blows my mind. I don't think the majority of fans are interested by it, and that includes people who orders 1-2 PPVs/year, and those who orders every single PPV, regardless of the matchups. There's that now-infamous video clip of Dana saying "women will never fight in the UFC", and for some reason I actually believed him at the time. I haven't heard an explanation from Dana as to why he completely changed his mind, but I doubt it's worth hearing anyway. Probably something along the lines of "the fans wanted it..., etc, etc".
That being said, if the UFC gains in the women's viewership demographics in 2013 - they will attribute it to this. If 2013 is a down year for PPV buys/ticket sales, it will be attributed to an overall decline in the sport, more events in a year, a down economy, etc.
I am against this division as much as the next "hater", but I am not going to stop watching the UFC. I am going to order (or go out with friends) to the cards that I think are worth spending money on, just as I did this year, last year, and the year before that. If there's a women fight on the card, then so be it. However, I don't ever see myself being on the fence with a card, and then saying "well Dana did add Rousey to the card, and boy is it gonna be be a barn burner -- I better order now!".
No matter how small the women's MMA market is, it's a market that the UFC now owns. People aren't going to stop watching the UFC because of it. It's not as if it's a "gamble" for the UFC.
That being said, if the UFC gains in the women's viewership demographics in 2013 - they will attribute it to this. If 2013 is a down year for PPV buys/ticket sales, it will be attributed to an overall decline in the sport, more events in a year, a down economy, etc.
I am against this division as much as the next "hater", but I am not going to stop watching the UFC. I am going to order (or go out with friends) to the cards that I think are worth spending money on, just as I did this year, last year, and the year before that. If there's a women fight on the card, then so be it. However, I don't ever see myself being on the fence with a card, and then saying "well Dana did add Rousey to the card, and boy is it gonna be be a barn burner -- I better order now!".
No matter how small the women's MMA market is, it's a market that the UFC now owns. People aren't going to stop watching the UFC because of it. It's not as if it's a "gamble" for the UFC.
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i care for female mma and a lot of mma fans care too. if you dont like then dont watch it
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Zuffa zombie spotted.
Yes the ufc is the premier org.
It doesnt mean it can do whatever it wants without real fans voicing their opinions.
I bet you think the ufc has never ever ever done anything wrong arent you.
Yeah, they gave you couture vs toney and you loved it...
From reading this forum you can conclude a small number of loud whiny people on this forum are against it. Notice the white belts posting all of a sudden- the division brought a bunch of new fans on-line. More importantly, there are a lot of long time posters who are actively interested in women in mma and other posters who are treating it like any other new product- they're not actively against it, they just don't know enough to form an opinion yet. You can't expect people to like women in the UFC before there are any women in the UFC.
The sick part is if they put a midget division in, i wonder how many, "you dont like it, dont buy it " replies,
There is no talent in the division thats headlining. Thats what i mean by them giving us watever they want because nobody can stand up to them.
Instead of a stronger main event they give ronda. And these so called fans defend it.
There is no talent in the division thats headlining. Thats what i mean by them giving us watever they want because nobody can stand up to them.
Instead of a stronger main event they give ronda. And these so called fans defend it.
