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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_opera
"A soap opera, soapie, or soap is a serial drama on television or radio which features related story lines about the lives of many characters. The stories usually focus on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama.[1] The term soap opera originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past.[2]"
Basically they're drama television that usually are on at Noon - those that your parents love to watch.
Many people ask, why the UFC does not pick up Ben Askren, or Cyborg, or certain other fighters.
They pick who they think will get them views, and try to build that character up, package it nicely and put him/her in a Soap Opera type show for a season, or until the show runs out of steam.
Example, Brock, Ronda, Conor......etc list goes on.
Look at how Cyborg is finally in the UFC now? why now? because at the time, they decided to go with Ronda, and at the time Ronda IS THE UFC, just like how Conor IS THE UFC now. Just like a start up company, they package it up nicely, get everyone interested, and take it as high as it can go like an IPO.
They didn't get cyborg at the time, because they were busy building Ronda, and having cyborg would simply ruin the story they're trying to create.. But now that they've milked enough out of Ronda and the public has lost interest and see ronda as yet another UFC hype job? Now, it's time to bring her in.
Now it's time for another show.
That's just the cruel reality of the show business, there can only be one lead role in a given story. And they build and hire/not hire according to that model.
UFC aint in no fight business, it's in show business and show business only. Now that we've seen 2-3 shows about beauty, perhaps it's finally time they put out a show about the beast.
"A soap opera, soapie, or soap is a serial drama on television or radio which features related story lines about the lives of many characters. The stories usually focus on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama.[1] The term soap opera originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past.[2]"
Basically they're drama television that usually are on at Noon - those that your parents love to watch.
Many people ask, why the UFC does not pick up Ben Askren, or Cyborg, or certain other fighters.
They pick who they think will get them views, and try to build that character up, package it nicely and put him/her in a Soap Opera type show for a season, or until the show runs out of steam.
Example, Brock, Ronda, Conor......etc list goes on.
Look at how Cyborg is finally in the UFC now? why now? because at the time, they decided to go with Ronda, and at the time Ronda IS THE UFC, just like how Conor IS THE UFC now. Just like a start up company, they package it up nicely, get everyone interested, and take it as high as it can go like an IPO.
They didn't get cyborg at the time, because they were busy building Ronda, and having cyborg would simply ruin the story they're trying to create.. But now that they've milked enough out of Ronda and the public has lost interest and see ronda as yet another UFC hype job? Now, it's time to bring her in.
Now it's time for another show.
That's just the cruel reality of the show business, there can only be one lead role in a given story. And they build and hire/not hire according to that model.
UFC aint in no fight business, it's in show business and show business only. Now that we've seen 2-3 shows about beauty, perhaps it's finally time they put out a show about the beast.
