Doesn't seem to be a qhole lot going on in the MMA world lately.

Boxing is going on!

I'm enjoying more boxing at the mo tbh. :good

 

Month of May goes to boxing for sure as all we have to look forward to in MMA is the snooze fest that will be Machida vs. Rashad. But that fight is necessary to shape the rest of the year so all is well in MMA just quiet at the moment. Well i guess you can consider Serra vs. Hughes a good fight so I will enjoy that fight because of the heat between the two.

 

Back in the "pride fc" era... i used to give 90% attention to mma & 10% to boxing...

right now...it's 50/50.... (thanks for the presence of japanese mma , affliction & other orgs & K1 in general )....

You know , i don't hate the fighters...it's not their fault...
But i really...Really ****ing hate what dana white has done so far...

YES , i know...he's also responsible for the "good" things... he did a lot for the sport too and i'm not denying it. The problem is that there's more negative than positive things about mma right now...

And there's a guy on the internet who sums it up.... or at least , speaks about certain problems... Which i personaly think dana white is also partly responsible for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gi1z3KDWJ4

 

Stuff will get moving at the end of the month and stay strong for the rest of the year.

May 23 - UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
May 26 - DREAM 9
Jun 06 - Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
Jun 07 - WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II
Jun 13 - UFC 99: Franklin vs. Silva
Jun 20 - Ultimate Fighter Finale
Jul 11 - UFC 100:Lesnar vs. Mir & St. Pierre vs. Alves
Jul 20 - DREAM 10: Hansen vs. Aoki
Aug 08 - UFC 101: Penn vs. Florian & Silva vs. Griffin
Aug 16 - WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles
Aug 29 - UFC 102:Couture vs. Nogueira

 

Not sure 'sums it up' is quite the phrase. 20 minute rant.:scaredas:

But seriously the man makes some very good points. The part that particularly gets on my nerves is the booing. Dumb ****s.

 

Totally agree. Everyone knows i was a big big PRIDE fan. But MMA has lost its way for me. Im not optimistic and i dont see a light on the horizon for Martial Arts fans. The UFC has created a unique genre that in my opinion simply isnt good for the overall growth of MMA or good enough for MA.

When PRIDE was around and even Hero's there was always some mouth watering stacked card every so many months that you couldnt wait for. Now we get the usual UFC format that just bores me to tears with the same recycled fighters. To be honest i only skimmed through the last UFC just to see Shogun KO Liddell and Silva mucking around. Other than that i had no interest. The fans suck, the whole event is like a meat market and i just hate the entire brand and product. PRIDE was like fine Caviar. The UFC is like a cold pot noodle.

 

Just wait till June gets hear we got some sick fights with UFC 99,WEC,Strikeforce and TUF Finale.

 

The WEC really doesnt interest me at all...

 

Sherk vs. Edgar?

 

Well , to be fair Boxing has always been the better sport. Theres just not been many stars and rivalries lately to carry the sport but its definitely getting back into that Marquee status.

MMA is still young, even if the UFC folds in the next few years it will be a legit sport just like Kickboxing is.

As far as popularity, the jury is still out. I feel that MMA has peaked in terms of popularity. The main problem is that even though its a sport with very diverse skillset involved, it seems to be redundant at the same time, it never can reach that moment of a Pac/Hatton , SRL/Duran.

The lack of great fighters and fights also hurts because frankly I still see people watching it and going "what the **** is this??" Case in point Silva vs. Leites.. Thats arguably the best p4p fighter and it produced a horrible fight.

 

No that's really not the problem in this sport. The "quality' fighters are there. They exist already and there's some truely amazing ones which unfortunately will NEVER have their chance in the ufc.

and that's the real problem. (which Dana is partly responsible for too)

When people talk about mma , they'll generally think of the UFC. sometimes they'll say "mma this , mma that" (when speaking of the ufc) , they can't even make the difference between the two.

And this **** already reflects ufc's quasi- total monopoly of the sport.
It's almost like a trojan horse. On one side , dana is one hell of a promoter , on the other...He only gives a **** about the ufc and wants to annihilate the competition. (he's a business man aferall so it's a normal reaction)..

Problem is...it's not any good for the sport. MMA isn't just the UFC... Back when pride fc was reigning , there was a fair "balance"... You had the big three , Pride , ufc & heros...

UFC's monopoly is not good because:
1 - it ****s fighters over...( if they complain or lose..they're ****ed)
2 - they're paid like **** (for the most part , hell even Affliction which has less PPV numbers pays them way better)

3 - Dana & co can say whatever the **** they want to the public..
( "this guy is P4P best ever".. or "fedor sucks" etc...)

The whole situation is ridiculous...

 

yeah, the more ridiculous thing about the UFC was when Jardine was paid 14 000 to being knocked out badly.

 

The WEC consistently produces the most entertaining MMA in the sport.