What? As a fight fan, the more events the better. Even if you disregard the brock fight(since it's only 4m inutes and overall means nothing for enjoyment of the card up to that point), UFC 121 was great to me. I expected more from Shields, but overall it was a good card. If no titles were on the line, it wouldn't matter.
I don't know why fans that are casual to the point where they only want to see title fights are also into things enough that they can complain about specific PPVs etc etc.
to make this relevant though, I've always seen more throws and exciting takedowns out of the lighter guys than I have in UFC events. It feels that way at least.
Rani Yahya and a bunch of others are now in the UFC.
I am definitely a fight fan and while I'm not as rabid as some I'm certainly not casual. I definitely agree that more fights is better. I disagree however that UFC consistently puts out 50 dollar PPVS, this is my point of contention. A title fight (or multiple title fights) adds to my perceived value of a PPV. My perception of value will vary from other people's but in general if I'm not getting a title fight or at least a good number 1 contender match as my main event, I will not perceive the event as worth the money. I see it as this (it's an opinion, not claiming fact):
1.) Champions and championships are the UFC's best assets. Title eliminators/#1 contender matches are their second best. Solid middle of the pack fights with fighters on the verge of breaking into a #1 contender dialogue -> #1 contender match are third. Prospects and lower tier guys are fourth.
2.) A PPV typically gives you 5-6 fights IIRC.
3.) For me right now 1 UFC PPV (raw at ~50 bucks, excluding cheaper ways to watch and excluding the price of food/drink to accompany it) is just under 2 hours of work and provides just over 2 hours of entertainment.
4.) If the UFC wants me to risk my best asset (money) for entertainment they should, IMO, risk their's (title matches and #1 contender matches).
5.) If you add free/cheap ways to watch it the equation breaks down, and that's why I've been less critical of cards and seeing more UFC events since I watch them at Smokey Bones for an average of 30 dollars (and that covers me AND my little brother). I do however stand by my opinion that the UFC does not consistently push out 50 dollar cards. This may be due to my price sensitivity at the 50 dollar mark.
If the cheap ways to watch the UFC were to disappear (not likely but bear with me) then I'd go back to reading about it on SD.com and stop watching it, with the exception of the few cards that the UFC does put on that warrants me risking my money. That is my point of contention, if the UFC wants to broadcast an event every saturday on Spike I'd be all for it and would probably watch them all regardless of the cards' rosters. But if not wanting to give them what probably averages out to 70-80/mo to watch all of their PPVs just because they're saturating the market makes me less of a fan, then I guess I'll have to be "casual".
