The ESPN deal has been awful for MMA fans

[blaseblase]

I'm looking at all these shitty Apex cards this year and wondering when's the last free card we had like this? All of the fighters on the main card were ranked, and heavyweight at that. I feel like nobody respects the Fox era but we got some banger cards out of it. The Fox cards were always loaded and the FX cards were of a higher quality than the fight nights of today. The ESPN deal has been awful for fans of MMA.

 

[markys00]

Yea more mma sucks, doesn't it

Who the duck are these ppl?

 

[HHJ]

Yesterday was fuckin awesome bro. Fuck today


Tommorow: Yesterday was fuckin awesome bro. Fuck today

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

It also finalized Corporate Hollywood's stranglehold on UFC

 

[podsox]

Yea more mma sucks, doesn't it

Who the duck are these ppl?

It’s basically the same amount of cards. The problem is they aren’t building many names because guys are fighting in a warehouse with lower viewership

 

[blaseblase]

Yea more mma sucks, doesn't it

Who the duck are these ppl?

Who should I pay attention to out of the guys from Saturday's PPV? The card I just posted is far better than Saturday's card and it was free.

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Aren't the UFC on ABC cards sorta the defacto replacement for the UFC on Fox shows?

Next one is solid, Whittaker VS Khamzat

UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev - Wikipedia

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[MMA_AZ]

I attended that card in Phoenix almost 10 years ago. Lil Cejudos UFC debut. Pretty fucking nice lineup

 

[witt1021]

shit spike tv fight night cards were better than espn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Ultimate_Fight_Night_2

UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 - Wikipedia

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UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin - Wikipedia

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UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard - Wikipedia

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these espn cards can deliver but so cant PFL, cage warriors, or one fc. i just expect a better pool of fighters from the "premier" fighting organization. some of these fighters are ranked 220 or higher in the world. hell tito ortiz fought little nog on spike tv free fight night.

 

[blaseblase]

Aren't the UFC on ABC cards sorta the defacto replacement for the UFC on Fox shows?

Next one is solid, Whittaker VS Khamzat

UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev - Wikipedia

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The last UFC on ABC card was headlined by Rozenstruik.

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

The last UFC on ABC card was headlined by Rozenstruik.

Yeah... Well... This UFC on Fox that I pulled on random isn't all that great.

I just hate the Apex cards myself. I don't think the network matters, though if I was American I'd be pissed about the idea of paying for a premium service to then have to pay for the events too.

UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens - Wikipedia

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[gentel]

The ESPN deal and its consequences have been a disaster for MMA fans

 

[blaseblase]

Yeah... Well... This UFC on Fox that I pulled on random isn't all that great.

I just hate the Apex cards myself. I don't think the network matters, though if I was American I'd be pissed about the idea of paying for a premium service to then have to pay for the events too.

UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens - Wikipedia

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It's still considerably better than the fight nights we are currently getting. I believe all the fighters on the main card were ranked at the time.

 

[StewDogg11]

Weren’t there only four Fox cards per year though? The Fuel TV, FX, Fight Pass, and FS1 cards were hardly that stacked.

I remember Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov headlining a card. I also remember Louis Smolka vs. Paddy Holohan headlining a card.

 

[Kb7]

Who should I pay attention to out of the guys from Saturday's PPV? The card I just posted is far better than Saturday's card and it was free.

The UFC was at the time working on getting mainstream, Henderson vs Rampage for the unified 205 title was free. You’re just spoiled at this point.

 

[tatsuke]

I'm looking at all these shitty Apex cards this year and wondering when's the last free card we had like this? All of the fighters on the main card were ranked, and heavyweight at that. I feel like nobody respects the Fox era but we got some banger cards out of it. The Fox cards were always loaded and the FX cards were of a higher quality than the fight nights of today. The ESPN deal has been awful for fans of MMA.

It's a product of the sport expanding. Look at the clowns (me) who follow other sports like hockey or baseball. 90% of the games are not even memorable.

 

[pv3Hpv3p]

I like the free fight nights they put on there

 

[JoeRowe]

UFC 300 > UFC 149, so mma is better now

 

[blaseblase]

Weren’t there only four Fox cards per year though? The Fuel TV, FX, Fight Pass, and FS1 cards were hardly that stacked.

I remember Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov headlining a card.

What's wrong with Cub headlining a card? That was right after his FotY against Choi.





Is this the worst card you can think of from the Fox era? You would be grateful to get a card like this today.

 

[Clark Rogers]

The ESPN deal and its consequences have been a disaster for MMA fans

The consequences will never be the same, breh. Fear them!