Most annoying new fad in UFC

[TheNewGame]

What is with every single UFC card getting slammed soon as they are announced with so called experts calling cards like UFC 316 a 6/10? We have the rematch for the 135 title between Merab vs Sean and the woman's equivalent between Pena vs Harrison. 2 title fights. If Sean pulls off a stunning KO and Pena outdogs Harrison does the card still rate a 6/10?

Rate the events AFTER they've happened but we have the UFC trying to give us as many cards as possible because there's nothing worse than a Saturday night without a UFC. We are still seeing entertaining fights, titles changing hands, the best fighting the best, no fighters getting walk overs so trust in the matchmakers

post some proof that you purchased UFC 316 pls

 

[Poirierfan]

If there's WMMA on main card, it can't be higher than a 6 : 10 . That's the FU of putting high school football in 3rd quarter of Super Bowl. Shit don't belong on same platform.

Facts, wmma doesn't belong near a UFC event much less a main card or main event. It's whack as fuck. At this point I just do other stuff if I know women are "fighting".

 

[Tito Tapped]

Also, I'd honestly rather have 12 great cards a year than 52 forgettable ones. Quality over quantity every time.

The contraction argument always comes up but it doesn't hold any weight when you think long term.

The idea being that if we just flat out cut 80% of the roster we'd be left with only exciting names that people want to see.

But flash forward a few years when the landscape changes dramatically. Who are the new young fighters coming up? You have none in favor of only contracting vets. You think rank squatting is bad now? Imagine what would happen when you don't even have 15 fighters in some divisions.

Also, you're operating under the assumption that UFC fans are required to watch 100% of every fight on every card. You don't need contraction to only watch a dozen events or the fighters you care about.

 

[Fahcough]

Facts, wmma doesn't belong near a UFC event much less a main card or main event. It's whack as fuck. At this point I just do other stuff if I know women are "fighting".

same my man! Even the dogs are trained. When I say fkin girls are next, they get up and head to door.

 

[jeff7b9]

This thread sucks.

 

[Poirierfan]

same my man! Even the dogs are trained. When I say fkin girls are next, they get up and head to door.

If I still had a dog that mfer would be so in shape.

 

[don't ask]

Rate the events AFTER they've happened but we have the UFC trying to give us as many cards as possible because there's nothing worse than a Saturday night without a UFC. We are still seeing entertaining fights, titles changing hands, the best fighting the best, no fighters getting walk overs so trust in the matchmakers

No, we can definitely rate many aspects of the cards the UFC is assembling before the card happens. There are several metrics that show a decline over the years as they try to fill more and more time slots. You might like this, but most of us do not. We can no longer pretend that the average UFC card is much higher than RIZIN, PFL, KSW, Oktagon, etc. in terms of excitement because you can usually count on fighters to fight with heart and save even the shittiest of cards from any organization (something the fighters are rarely rewarded for adequately, another thing to criticize the UFC for). The UFC no longer regularly delivers the elite skillsets and/or superstars that nobody else can.

This is the result of the UFC's business decisions over the past many years. If you don't like people criticizing them, it's time for you to take it up with the UFC.

 

[2004 account]

So a 135 pound card and a Wmma card . . ..

Yes, a Saturday without mma is fine. I prefer it that way instead of getting watered down cards. ..

Same, i skipped this last bs card

Cant be bothered wasting my time with inferior sub par garbage when i was alive for the golden era and know its reached new lows in interest among fans

 

[markys00]

Rating cards solely on the outcome is just retardation

 

[fedorthegoat777]

No, we can definitely rate many aspects of the cards the UFC is assembling before the card happens. There are several metrics that show a decline over the years as they try to fill more and more time slots. You might like this, but most of us do not. We can no longer pretend that the average UFC card is much higher than RIZIN, PFL, KSW, Oktagon, etc. in terms of excitement because you can usually count on fighters to fight with heart and save even the shittiest of cards from any organization (something the fighters are rarely rewarded for adequately, another thing to criticize the UFC for). The UFC no longer regularly delivers the elite skillsets and/or superstars that nobody else can.

This is the result of the UFC's business decisions over the past many years. If you don't like people criticizing them, it's time for you to take it up with the UFC.

Exactly.
I recently went to an amateur boxing event. Good quality and exciting fights. No big names. But you know what? There are UFC cards with no big names on them so what is the difference. Plus this amateur card had no wmma.

 

[snugglecakes]

Rate the events AFTER they've happened

doesn't really work that way when they are trying to sell PPVs. All people have to go by is whether or not a card has star power or if it's filled with joe shmoe vs Jon Doe who the fook is that guy fights to base their decision of whether or not to buy the PPV.

Saying a card was good after the fact doesn't help anybody sell PPVs... even if they had a time machine cause nobody watches sports when they already know the results.

It's also hardly "new" to say a card looks like trash before it happens.

 

[WolfPackHunter]

I understand you Yanks crying about PPVs because you sadly have to pay 80 dollars a show whereas we get it via subscription to a channel on our Virgin media. My point is the bitching about cards before they've even happened, Some of the very best cards I've watched over 30 years have been fight nights with maybe 2 top 10s headlining. Let's just stop the bitching about standard of card BEFORE we have seen the fights. The way I see it too is the more cards = more chances for fighters to earn, more chance of getting a show close to home etc. Where I live we have had 2 fight nights both sold out the 16,000 seater arena, both had electric atmosphere and in the first it was Bisping vs Leites and all other fights were local talent but we at least got a UFC.

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

Rating cards solely on the outcome is just retardation

Absolutely lol. Being pleasantly surprised by some unranked dudes bangin on a fight night card is not the same as a well built proper card with ranked fighters with stakes putting on good fights.

 

[WolfPackHunter]

doesn't really work that way when they are trying to sell PPVs. All people have to go by is whether or not a card has star power or if it's filled with joe shmoe vs Jon Doe who the fook is that guy fights to base their decision of whether or not to buy the PPV.

Saying a card was good after the fact doesn't help anybody sell PPVs... even if they had a time machine cause nobody watches sports when they already know the results.

It's also hardly "new" to say a card looks like trash before it happens.

It's new for journalists and pundits trashing events, that hardly helps sell PPV

post some proof that you purchased UFC 316 pls

Again I feel for you guys but we don't pay PPV in the UK they're part of our Virgin media subscription

 

[WolfPackHunter]

Fight card sucks and so does your thread and this is a reminder why white belts shouldn't be able to start threads.

This white belt was most likely on this forum before you probably even got your white belt. I took a break from it because of clowns like you trying to "bully" people with genuine opinions and want to voice them. I maybe should have been clear I was talking about journalists and pundits ranking cards based on "star" power alone

 

[frederick]

There have been a lot of bad cards lately. Not complicated.

 

[TheNewGame]

Again I feel for you guys but we don't pay PPV in the UK they're part of our Virgin media subscription

Point being if you had to pay $80 for a PPV, you can't "wait to rate cards until after they've happened".

 

[WolfPackHunter]

Point being if you had to pay $80 for a PPV, you can't "wait to rate cards until after they've happened".

Again fans go ahead and rate due to star power etc but journalists, pundits etc should see the bigger picture like more chances for fighters to fight, more chances for UFC to come local to yourself. I would happily pay 80 dollars for numbered events because I understand an early preliminary fight could be a 15 minute war of skill and attrition. I don't think it's fair Yanks have to pay such high rates for any event. In the UK for the biggest boxing events we pay £25 around $28 so feel for American MMA fans. I think the sports in a good enough position they are not dependent on PPVs especially when very few countries are charged for shows

 

[humdizzle]

its mostly a 'how excited are you to watch this card' sort of rating. you can have good fights still, but fans probably wont be as enthralled since there isn't a belt or big storyline going on

 

[El Panteron]

more chances for fighters to fight, more chances for UFC to come local to yourself.

This has to be trolling.
No one ever fights and all the cards are at the fucking Apex. There's no way you're not aware of that.