:rofl GTFO. I'm pretty much done with MMA, but had been invested in the HW GP from when it began so recorded it on DVR to check it out. After Gamboa-Ponce De Leon was finished I watched and literally had to fast forward through most of the undercard. :dead Like 80% of Jacare-Rockhold looked like it was spent in the clinch up against the cage. I'd have slit my throat having to watch that in excruciatingly slow real time at 2am with a belly full of Modelo. OK - great & unexpected KO by Cormier on Silva. Other than that? Snooze. I'd been really excited for Barnett-Kharitonov several months back, too. Even the Klitschko-Adamek and Frampton-Quon mismatches were more riveting than the Strikeforce card. McCloskey-Prescott, Gamboa-Ponce De Leon and the Top Rank undercard were all much better viewing. Stick to the MMA forum or Sherdog if that's how you feel. You obviously don't appreciate the sweet science.
The Strike farce grand prix was a joke. Bunch of fat asses and one humongo ****** with a glass chin. You were actually impressed with that ****? Barnett is a Has been Steroid cheat, his opponent is an MMA novice and will probably beat his ass.These guys being at the top of this **** heap should tell you how horrible the whole organization really is...... well at least you like Shogun.
I watched both the MMA was better by far but Strikeforce is dead as soon as the contract with showtime is up they will be merged into UFC. Boxing prob got better ratings
Things dont happen that fast man.... Believe me, back in 2003 everyone laughed at the fact that UFC could ever even compete with boxing, number wise. almost 10 years later and it more then holds its own.... with UFC keep making the right buisness moves, and with its continued media push, its not unrealistic to think that in the next 10 years it will completely eclipse boxing. Not that boxing will die, but that boxing will stay at the level its at now, or probably realistically sink a little once Pac and May are gone, but I just think MMA will be the combat sport of focus and choice, at least in america. How I hope I am wrong though :-( When I go to my stores to look at magazines, theres about 3 or 4 mma magazines, a UFC magazine, and if I am lucky they might have the Ring. When 10 years ago it would have been 3 boxing mags and maybe 1 pure mma mag (not counting the black belt magazine that would feature mma fighters) I hope nothing changes and that UFC and mma have reached their peak... and hopefully maybe people get bored and interest dies down a little, and boxing is always solid so hopefully we can keep at this level (boxing is doing pretty good right now) and growth would just be the cherry on top....
Delivered with top results... this means what exactly? That the fights were more exciting? Or it had better viewing figures? I've watched that **** a few times and it's terrible, the only person I'm interested in watching is Silva because he is funny. Boxing is just a more interesting and skilful sport than MMA.
MMA is predictable and boring. I used to be a fan when it first started and after a few UFCs it all seems the same. I think the effect is gradually wearing off a lot of people.
10 million people watched adamek klitshco in Germany alone probably more then 15 Jill worldwide mma had never attained those numbers and never will so let's not talk shot mate.
Don't get me wrong guys, I love both sports and I want them to grow together but with the UFC signing with Fox, Bellator on MTV and soon to be on SpikeTV, every UFC PPV getting close to 500K buys? MMA is taking off in a huge way. Brock Lesnar vs Allistar Overeem is expected to do close to 2,000,000 buys.
You can hold your shitty opinion if you like, no worries there. I just dont get why you would have 1,342 posts on a popular boxing forum if you feel that way. Go somewhere else.
I still haven't worked out where MMA ends and gay porn starts, but then again I am a hetrosexual after all.
The MMA industry has actually taken a hit over the last year or so since Brock Lesnar lost. The MMA athletes are top quality and underated by some but even my trainer who has done both for years and years says boxing is normally a lot better to watch. I don't think MMA is growing any more tbh, boxing has had a good year as well.