The Infamous
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The last promotion that was a legitimate threat to the UFC was Strikeforce.
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The Death of the UFC
- Thread starter OfTheCross
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Other than a few select fighters, OneFC's roster isI don't see them making any waves.
Tbh, UFC has the best talent. You could make the scust face at any roster except theirs.
What I see in ONE is their potential. They've apparently got the Asian market on lock. TV and PPV deals in place and dat Singapore money is nothing to sneeze at.
The roster ain't anything special, but I think they've only been around for like 4 years.
The fact that they're not direct competitors with the UFC gives them a better shot than, say, Bellator or WSOF.
It'd be cool if those promotions(Bellator, WSOF)joined ONE's network or promotions and camps and gave them a US presence while making the others more global.
I just saw the main event of WSOF 19.
It was a great fight to watch. Promotions coming up don't necessarily need the best fighters, they've just got to have great fights to build that buzz..
WSOF 19: Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino full fight 28.03.2015:
It was a great fight to watch. Promotions coming up don't necessarily need the best fighters, they've just got to have great fights to build that buzz..
WSOF 19: Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino full fight 28.03.2015:
iFightSeagullsForBread
The Working Class Hero
Other than a few select fighters, OneFC's roster is
They better think smart and invest in grabbing some guys from Cage Warriors since they're about done at this point.
I feel Bellator if anything is in the better position to be a possible threat, but they gotta be consistent with scouting for prospects (places like Russia & Brazil especially). Try and scoop up some prospects from the Olympic combat sports, build some hype around them etc. Viacom got the bread for it. Build up that hype
Through the thing is, they had two different aspects that put them above the UFC imo: The tournament format and having a womens straw-weight division. I remember peeping that shyt on MTV 2 and honestly, I enjoyed it, wasn't all made to look like a big deal, but the fact what was at stake for these dudes from different cultural and occupational backgrounds to fight three times in three months, kept me glued to check them out.
Now, I guess they have to dig deep and start scouting for those new starts, but building them up to be the Rousey, Aldo, McGregor, Jones, Weidman etc.
As for World Series of Fighting..they have the right idea of having these expansions with (WSoF) Japan, Canada and Central America, but I don't know if it'll be beneficial for them in the long run. However, if it's anyone that needed to cross-promote with regional darlings like RFA & Legacy and international orgs. like ONE Championship and IGF I think they'd be the best candidate and the closest thing MMA could have to a set up like Boxing.
The Infamous
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Bellator has around 20 good to great fighters. OneFC on the other hand has 3 (Aoki, Askren & Bibiano).
Most avid MMA fans barely care about OneFC.
WSOF is losing money, I doubt they're going to be around for long.
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The Infamous
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But that's the best talent in Asia, at the moment.
What I can see happening is ONE putting on shows and making profits with the talents they can afford. Gradually, one would assume, they'll be able to afford better talent.
That's why I think they're in a better position than the US promotions cause ONE is gonna get that Asia money regardless.
Another thing that the smaller promotions have to do is retain talent some how.
In the end it's all about the money. But the WSOF champ is already talking about jumping to the UFC. That's not a good look for WSOF
In the end it's all about the money. But the WSOF champ is already talking about jumping to the UFC. That's not a good look for WSOF
The Infamous
Superstar
I still need to watch this and the LC Davis/Tokoro fight. Heard both are FOTY contenders.
I know MMA fighters and MMA fans that spout that "Boxing is Dead" rhetoric is reading that tweet and looking like:
@krackdagawd what happened to that other thread about MMA vs Boxing? I remember you were going back and forth in there and posting the TV ratings. These tweet may need to be added as well
where is this gif from?
lmaoI don't know...I just typed in "angry MMA fan gif" and that came up
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
you mean that's not Elijah wood?I don't know...I just typed in "angry MMA fan gif" and that came up
