In the lesser of two evils, I'mma pick Twood brah. Sorry
that's a good sign for those of us who pick Dana.
In the lesser of two evils, I'mma pick Twood brah. Sorry
For me I say
As an under 30s human
I welcome trolls of all shapes and sizes
... but if you were in his shoes, you'd have done the same thing, if not worse.
Throughout his title reign, Tyron Woodley has consistenty been a promoter's nightmare, for the following reasons:
1) He is unable to sell PPV's or generate interests in his fights.
UFC 228 is expected to have abysmal numbers, and the prelims to Tyron's PPV did the lowest number of viewership in the past 12 months.
2) He has been involved in two of the most boring title fights in the history of the UFC.
Captain Obvious will point out that these matches' pace were dictated by Maia and Wonderboy (the 2nd fight), and that it's not really Woodley's fault. However, it takes two to tango, and Tyron played a major part in those shitshows.
3) He always plays the victim card
Nobody likes a perpetual victim. There's always someone out there conspiring against Tyron Woodley. The big man is out there to get him. The corporation is out there to get him. The fans are out there to get him. It never crosses his mind, that maybe it's his own fault that he's not the big star and PPV slayer that he aspires to be.
Adopting this persona in combat sports is like shooting yourself in the foot.
In Tyron's own words: "Is it because my skin's brown that I don't get a fair chance ?"
(timestamped)
... which brings us to the next, and final point:
4) The race baiting
Tyron Woodley has been consistently pulling the race card whenever he's in a tight spot, for short term gain, in order to get himself African American fans and become a cultural hero.
What he does not realize, that in the process, he's alienating fans from all other races. Is it really a good idea to keep racebaiting against the target group who mainly buys your PPV's ?
Moreover, we are all human. If I was a promoter, and a fighter keeps digging at my race, would I really be enthusiastic to promote the fighter ?
It's like, this whole thing with Woodley is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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All in all, what I wanted to address is that people demonize Dana White for his attitude towards Tyron. Now Dana is a grade A asshole, but when it comes to his shenanigans with Tyron Woodley, I believe that his resentment towards The Chosen One is justified.
Once you make $400,000,000 wouldn't you think you'd stop giving a fuck about which of your fighters "sells the most ppv's" and just try to enjoy your job?
... but if you were in his shoes, you'd have done the same thing, if not worse.
Throughout his title reign, Tyron Woodley has consistenty been a promoter's nightmare, for the following reasons:
1) He is unable to sell PPV's or generate interests in his fights.
UFC 228 is expected to have abysmal numbers, and the prelims to Tyron's PPV did the lowest number of viewership in the past 12 months.
2) He has been involved in two of the most boring title fights in the history of the UFC.
Captain Obvious will point out that these matches' pace were dictated by Maia and Wonderboy (the 2nd fight), and that it's not really Woodley's fault. However, it takes two to tango, and Tyron played a major part in those shitshows.
3) He always plays the victim card
Nobody likes a perpetual victim. There's always someone out there conspiring against Tyron Woodley. The big man is out there to get him. The corporation is out there to get him. The fans are out there to get him. It never crosses his mind, that maybe it's his own fault that he's not the big star and PPV slayer that he aspires to be.
Adopting this persona in combat sports is like shooting yourself in the foot.
In Tyron's own words: "Is it because my skin's brown that I don't get a fair chance ?"
(timestamped)
... which brings us to the next, and final point:
4) The race baiting
Tyron Woodley has been consistently pulling the race card whenever he's in a tight spot, for short term gain, in order to get himself African American fans and become a cultural hero.
What he does not realize, that in the process, he's alienating fans from all other races. Is it really a good idea to keep racebaiting against the target group who mainly buys your PPV's ?
Moreover, we are all human. If I was a promoter, and a fighter keeps digging at my race, would I really be enthusiastic to promote the fighter ?
It's like, this whole thing with Woodley is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
===
All in all, what I wanted to address is that people demonize Dana White for his attitude towards Tyron. Now Dana is a grade A asshole, but when it comes to his shenanigans with Tyron Woodley, I believe that his resentment towards The Chosen One is justified.
Once you make $400,000,000 wouldn't you think you'd stop giving a fuck about which of your fighters "sells the most ppv's" and just try to enjoy your job?
It always amazes me how people don't get behind this point.5) Dana White is his promoter and it's his actual job to promote his fighters especially reigning Champions.
Instead he shits on him as much as he can.
5) Dana White is his promoter and it's his actual job to promote his fighters especially reigning Champions.
Instead he shits on him as much as he can.
Fighters sell fights, not promoters.
You think Dana could magically get more PPV buys for his champs that don't sell well?
And he's not doing this.... why?
Yeah.
Lol, what?
If a promoter’s job isn’t to sell the fights (see: “Promote”), what exactly is their job?
... but if you were in his shoes, you'd have done the same thing, if not worse.
Throughout his title reign, Tyron Woodley has consistenty been a promoter's nightmare, for the following reasons:
1) He is unable to sell PPV's or generate interests in his fights.
UFC 228 is expected to have abysmal numbers, and the prelims to Tyron's PPV did the lowest number of viewership in the past 12 months.
2) He has been involved in two of the most boring title fights in the history of the UFC.
Captain Obvious will point out that these matches' pace were dictated by Maia and Wonderboy (the 2nd fight), and that it's not really Woodley's fault. However, it takes two to tango, and Tyron played a major part in those shitshows.
3) He always plays the victim card
Nobody likes a perpetual victim. There's always someone out there conspiring against Tyron Woodley. The big man is out there to get him. The corporation is out there to get him. The fans are out there to get him. It never crosses his mind, that maybe it's his own fault that he's not the big star and PPV slayer that he aspires to be.
Adopting this persona in combat sports is like shooting yourself in the foot.
In Tyron's own words: "Is it because my skin's brown that I don't get a fair chance ?"
(timestamped)
... which brings us to the next, and final point:
4) The race baiting
Tyron Woodley has been consistently pulling the race card whenever he's in a tight spot, for short term gain, in order to get himself African American fans and become a cultural hero.
What he does not realize, that in the process, he's alienating fans from all other races. Is it really a good idea to keep racebaiting against the target group who mainly buys your PPV's ?
Moreover, we are all human. If I was a promoter, and a fighter keeps digging at my race, would I really be enthusiastic to promote the fighter ?
It's like, this whole thing with Woodley is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
===
All in all, what I wanted to address is that people demonize Dana White for his attitude towards Tyron. Now Dana is a grade A asshole, but when it comes to his shenanigans with Tyron Woodley, I believe that his resentment towards The Chosen One is justified.
While true, there's also a time to let it go. Fighters stocks rise and fall like Georges repeatedly pointed out, and past the WB draw Woodley's had 3 convincing title defenses and a great performance in his last. He's a dependable champ who doesn't miss weight and wins.
You have to have a marketable product to promote. Do you think Conor McGregor made it to where he is alone ? He received a tremendous push from the UFC.
Aside from a few hardcore fans on Sherdog (the vocal minority whom you see in this thread), Woodley has failed to connect with the fans. Woodley's rise to fame peaked with him becoming a TMZ reporter.
... but if you were in his shoes, you'd have done the same thing, if not worse.
Every point you made was stupid.