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Should the UFC start 'protecting' Champions?

The UFC might as well become a mixed striking combat organisation only and ban grappling/wrestling since casuals who pay for PPVs and tickets find grappling/wrestling boring and only want striking

The FOTN was just a striking match only between Ribovics & Zellhuber

Striking only matches excite the casual crowd, when the crowd shows the same excitement for grappling/wrestling matches then it might change but all you hear is booing and jeers at live events whenever grappling/wrestling is involved

The UFC tries to protect strikers but they are terrible at it
 
People out here just pretending like Pereira isn't protected. Pretty sure Jon is currently being protected.
 
Roids said:
I know one of the beauties of the UFC culture is forcing the best to constantly fight the best
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You've been on this forum since 2001 and you really just posted this? Are you fucking kidding me?

When is Jones fighting Aspinall? How many title shots have guys been given on LOSING STREAKS? How many fucking rematches have we seen that made zero sense while actual contenders on real win streaks get sidelined?

Are you fucking kidding me?

They already protect champions. We need less of that, not more.
 
TerrorTimmy said:
You've been on this forum since 2001 and you really just posted this? Are you fucking kidding me?

When is Jones fighting Aspinall? How many title shots have guys been given on LOSING STREAKS? How many fucking rematches have we seen that made zero sense while actual contenders on real win streaks get sidelined?

Are you fucking kidding me?

They already protect champions. We need less of that, not more.
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You listed a few exceptions to the rule. In general champions rarely have easy touches and fight top opponents constantly., in total contrast to boxing. Jones has the leverage to fight who he wants anyway.
 
Roids said:
From certain bad stylistic match ups in order to build up stars better like they do in boxing? I know one of the beauties of the UFC culture is forcing the best to constantly fight the best, but the downside is that is very hard for champions to stay established which results then constantly being recycled. Almost all the greatest Boxing champions have at one point ducked someone because it was a bad match up. Floyd did it, and Canelo has been doing it for years, and they remained stars for many years.

They were getting some real momentum with Omalley as a star, as he was becoming bankable yet decided to match up him up in a horrific stylistic match up to a boring grinder which he lost and now the UFC are left with another boring euro champion that won't draw flies while sacrificing a bankable star. It is pretty bad for business. That is not to say you just feed champions bums, but should they engage in smarter match ups in a stylistic level at least to build up fighters momentum and create real bankable stars. It felt like they shot themselves in the foot tonight. Just to confirm I am not arguing for bum fights, just more favourable stylistic match ups, meaning still fighting top fighters and just being a little more savvy in matchmaking.
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No..


Thats what destroyed boxing....
 
Roids said:
The sport revolves around stars to sell tickets and make revenue. The sport is currently struggling to find stars, so this is bigger than simply a purity test of the best fighting the best period because it can actually become counter productive. PPV events dominated by boring east euro grinders is not in the interests of the sport.
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The sport isn't built around stars who make revenue. The UFC brand is what makes revenue. The fighters have the privilege of fighting for a piece of what the organization generates. Ask Dana, he'll tell you. Sean without the UFC is nothing. The UFC was fine before Sean, they'll be fine after. There's always a new star to sell.

Some of that was obviously sarcastic and hyperbolic, but the point still stands.

Also, real stars aren't that diminished by losses and don't require the strap to draw. O'Malley's potential redemption ark or fall from grace will also draw and be milked for all its worth.
 
BSquared said:
The sport isn't built around stars who make revenue. The UFC brand is what makes revenue. The fighters have the privilege of fighting for a piece of what the organization generates. Ask Dana, he'll tell you. Sean without the UFC is nothing. The UFC was fine before Sean, they'll be fine after. There's always a new star to sell.

Some of that was obviously sarcastic and hyperbolic, but the point still stands.

Also, real stars aren't that diminished by losses and don't require the strap to draw. O'Malley's potential redemption ark or fall from grace will also draw and be milked for all its worth.
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UFC brand was built on stars, like, tito, chuck, silva, brock, jones, conor not o'malley. Stars sell tickets and ppvs, and merchandise, and create the revenue and power of a brand. Sean is nothing without the ufc? and what is the ufc without top fighters? would it be worth 5 billion?
 
The UfC has stars

Poatan
Adesanya
Aspinal
Jones
Max
Volk
Maybe Topuria

Sean just ain’t one of them because he’s very limited as a MMArtist
 
According to many sherdoggers they do that already with certain fighters.
 
Start? Where you at Bro? In a DeLorean in 2007 watching Anderson crush Rich Franklin?

Alex F. - Protected
Jon Jones - Protected
Add to the list when you get back to 2024, lolz
 
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