UFC/MMA hype is gone

[jackleeb]

all the hype surrounding most fighters is gone.
and yes, i have been watching since pride days.

ufc was extremely exciting these past few years (especially during covid) because everyone wanted to know who the best fighters were.

since 2018, we've had so many fights between top fighters and we roughly know who is left standing.
in my opinion, there are 4 hyped fighters left:

- islam makhachev (maybe arman tsarukyan)
- shavkat rakhmonov (maybe leon edwards)
- alex pereira (maybe magomed ankalaev)
- jon jones (maybe tom aspinall)


list of hype that died:

- khabib retired
- mcgregor is basically retired / washed up / exposed by khabib
- tony ferguson is absolutely washed up / should retire
- dustin porier and justin gaethje exposed by charles oliveira
- charles oliveira exposed by islam makhachev
- alexander volkanovski exposed by islam makhachev
- sergei pavlovich exposed by tom aspinall
- ciryl gane exposed by jon jones
- stipe miocic is basically retired / old / exposed by ngannou
- ngannou left ufc / approaching 40
- jiri prochazka exposed by alex pereira
- israel adesanya basically retired / exposed by alex pereira
- jan blachowicz exposed by old glover texeira and alex pereira
- magomed ankalaev keeps breaking mma rules and fighting dirty
- sean strickland exposed by alex pereira
- khamzat chimaev exposed by 12-days-notice usman
- usman exposed by leon edwards... twice
- aljamain sterling and petr yan exposed by sean o'malley
- sean o'malley is a mcgregor copycat
- no one cares about 125 lb flyweights

change my mind please (or don't if you agree)

 

[Megatronlee]

If you’ve been watching since pride days then you’d understand we have down periods. It’s part of the game. Guys gotta fight and lose and win to re-build hype.

RELAX.

Give it 2 years and see how the landscape looks

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

So, UFC is dying?

 

[DarthChen731]

You probably said the same shit before McGregor's rise

 

[bean88]

This happens constantly in cycles, you should know this if youre a longtime fan though?

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Not just fighters. I rarely see a commercial for mega events... I guess they expect the UFC to sell itself...

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

If you’ve been watching since pride days then you’d understand we have down periods. It’s part of the game. Guys gotta fight and lose and win to re-build hype.

This ^

Have you been watching consistently TS?

 

[OldBoy91]

Been watching since PRIDE but thinks anybody who catches a loss has been "exposed".

GTFOH.

 

[jackleeb]

So, UFC is dying?

ufc is growing by the numbers, but the hype surrounding most fighters is declining. weird paradox

 

[Kryptt]

 

[jackleeb]

You probably said the same shit before McGregor's rise

i will admit this is true. i was proven wrong

 

[GSP_37]

I'm paying for ESPN+ and seems like most of the cards don't have anything interesting enough to try to watch live or delayed. Not even getting an itch to watch past PPV events I never seen yet. I'll probably cancel.

 

[jackleeb]

Been watching since PRIDE but thinks anybody who catches a loss has been "exposed".

GTFOH.

that's the definition of hype. when someone loses after a long winning streak, the hype dies

fighters can still be top level after losing, but the "mythical hype" is gone

 

[Darkgsp]

UFC is dying but it's not you just feel bored maybe its the watered down cards we have had but we have had some amazing fights this year so don't be sad.

 

[OldBoy91]

that's the definition of hype. when someone loses after a long winning streak, the hype dies

fighters can still be top level after losing, but the "mythical hype" is gone

If you're watching MMA for the "hype" then I don't know what to tell you.

As a fan of the actual sport, MMA is as good as it's ever been. The skill level is higher than ever.

 

[jackleeb]

This ^

Have you been watching consistently TS?

not consistently. there was a period when i stopped watching after gsp announced retirement (before bisping fight).

but i came back as a regular casual fan when mcgregor was rising and bringing eyes to the sport

 

[jackleeb]

If you're watching MMA for the "hype" then I don't know what to tell you.

As a fan of the actual sport, MMA is as good as it's ever been. The skill level is higher than ever.

everyone watches sports because of hype and superstars. i don't know what to tell you.

i'm a fan of mma, and always will be. i even train at an mma gym every week as a casual.

yes, the skill level is higher than ever. but it's concentrated in the few remaining who still have hype.

- islam
- shavkat
- poatan
- jon jones
- tom aspinall

everyone else got their hype (and skill level) stolen directly (or indirectly through other fighters) by these 5 guys.

i'll give an example of someone who can be high level, but less hyped now.

yair rodriquez has an extremely flashy and satisfying mma style (kickboxing). lots of people thought he would give volkanovski trouble.

what happened?

he had nothing for volkanovski. all the kicks did zero damage.
yair rodriguez is still a high-level fighter after losing to volkanovski, but his style (hype for kickboxing)
was proven to be ineffective and inferior against volkanovski's style (insanely good defense and boxing fundamentals)

 

[Paolo Delutis]

all the hype surrounding most fighters is gone.
and yes, i have been watching since pride days.

ufc was extremely exciting these past few years (especially during covid) because everyone wanted to know who the best fighters were.

since 2018, we've had so many fights between top fighters and we roughly know who is left standing.
in my opinion, there are 4 hyped fighters left:

- islam makhachev (maybe arman tsarukyan)
- shavkat rakhmonov (maybe leon edwards)
- alex pereira (maybe magomed ankalaev)
- jon jones (maybe tom aspinall)


list of hype that died:

- khabib retired
- mcgregor is basically retired / washed up / exposed by khabib
- tony ferguson is absolutely washed up / should retire
- dustin porier and justin gaethje exposed by charles oliveira
- charles oliveira exposed by islam makhachev
- alexander volkanovski exposed by islam makhachev
- sergei pavlovich exposed by tom aspinall
- ciryl gane exposed by jon jones
- stipe miocic is basically retired / old / exposed by ngannou
- ngannou left ufc / approaching 40
- jiri prochazka exposed by alex pereira
- israel adesanya basically retired / exposed by alex pereira
- jan blachowicz exposed by old glover texeira and alex pereira
- magomed ankalaev keeps breaking mma rules and fighting dirty
- sean strickland exposed by alex pereira
- khamzat chimaev exposed by 12-days-notice usman
- usman exposed by leon edwards... twice
- aljamain sterling and petr yan exposed by sean o'malley
- sean o'malley is a mcgregor copycat
- no one cares about 125 lb flyweights

change my mind please (or don't if you agree)

Join date checks out lol....ull be okay bro

 

[Klippy]

>- khamzat chimaev exposed by 12-days-notice usman
The first round was arguably a 10-8 round. I don't see how Usman exposed him in this fight. Gilbert Burns made him look worse.

 

[Ares Black]

all the hype surrounding most fighters is gone.
and yes, i have been watching since pride days.

ufc was extremely exciting these past few years (especially during covid) because everyone wanted to know who the best fighters were.

since 2018, we've had so many fights between top fighters and we roughly know who is left standing.
in my opinion, there are 4 hyped fighters left:

- islam makhachev (maybe arman tsarukyan)
- shavkat rakhmonov (maybe leon edwards)
- alex pereira (maybe magomed ankalaev)
- jon jones (maybe tom aspinall)


list of hype that died:

- khabib retired
- mcgregor is basically retired / washed up / exposed by khabib
- tony ferguson is absolutely washed up / should retire
- dustin porier and justin gaethje exposed by charles oliveira
- charles oliveira exposed by islam makhachev
- alexander volkanovski exposed by islam makhachev
- sergei pavlovich exposed by tom aspinall
- ciryl gane exposed by jon jones
- stipe miocic is basically retired / old / exposed by ngannou
- ngannou left ufc / approaching 40
- jiri prochazka exposed by alex pereira
- israel adesanya basically retired / exposed by alex pereira
- jan blachowicz exposed by old glover texeira and alex pereira
- magomed ankalaev keeps breaking mma rules and fighting dirty
- sean strickland exposed by alex pereira
- khamzat chimaev exposed by 12-days-notice usman
- usman exposed by leon edwards... twice
- aljamain sterling and petr yan exposed by sean o'malley
- sean o'malley is a mcgregor copycat
- no one cares about 125 lb flyweights

change my mind please (or don't if you agree)

This has everything to do with you and nothing to do with the state of the UFC.