I hope we get JDS V Travis Browne next. Why not
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Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
part of me always gets a thrill when they get thoroughly outclassed, in part because of their fans but mostly because they seem incapable of admitting their limitations, Its always something that has led to their loss, non engaging fighter, wrestling, an injury e.t.c The day nick gets ko'd or seriously tooled by a striker then its the end of an era but I am surprised nate has peaked so soon tho
UFC is in trouble:
UFC 178 (Johnson-Cariaso, Cerrone-Alvarez, McGregor-Poirier): 205,000 buys
UFC 179 (Aldo vs. Mendes): 160,000-200,000 buys
UFC 180 (Werdum vs. Hunt): 185,000-200,000 buys
UFC 181 (Hendricks vs. Lawler, Pettis vs. Melendez): 380,000 (This is an early number and may change somewhat based on late reporting cable systems.)
http://www.f4wonline.com/component/...nsecutive-major-wwe-a-ufc-shows-and-much-more
UFC 178 (Johnson-Cariaso, Cerrone-Alvarez, McGregor-Poirier): 205,000 buys
UFC 179 (Aldo vs. Mendes): 160,000-200,000 buys
UFC 180 (Werdum vs. Hunt): 185,000-200,000 buys
UFC 181 (Hendricks vs. Lawler, Pettis vs. Melendez): 380,000 (This is an early number and may change somewhat based on late reporting cable systems.)
http://www.f4wonline.com/component/...nsecutive-major-wwe-a-ufc-shows-and-much-more
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
I aint enough of a business whiz to really break this down but while its getting ugly I dont think its armageddon, why? because they arent as dependent on ppvs as say 5 years ago.They run a whole lot of them and if the avg is somewhere between 300-400k
I think they can live with that. This year we saw fight nights somewhat become the fixed ufc product some of the gates on those match ppvs and they dont have to pay no cable provider..Hell Isnt the gus/aj fight thats suppose to house 30k seats a fight night too? the gate on that will be silly. And I doubt they wont make a penny off the reebook deal, they are getting their cut. Then there is the fox money which I am sure is being used. Again I could be wrong but they have always been ahead of the curve business wise, they would have forseen the stars dying and little guys being box office repellants to know ppvs cant be the primary way of earning bank
WhodatWhoadi
Naw
I thought that might be higher...WhodatWhoadi
Naw
That aint going to happen....
but the second one
lets see how anderson is coming back...
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
anderson has been around since the 90s and is arguably one of the best yet if diaz gets tooled its no shame. I meant a post '05 fighter that has made his name in the companyThat aint going to happen....
but the second one
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
why would you think that? is lawler (despite his tenure) a draw? was their any traction for this rematch? hendricks nuff said..Now the trilogy should at least scratch 400k but who knows today
The Infamous
Superstar
part of me always gets a thrill when they get thoroughly outclassed, in part because of their fans but mostly because they seem incapable of admitting their limitations, Its always something that has led to their loss, non engaging fighter, wrestling, an injury e.t.c The day nick gets ko'd or seriously tooled by a striker then its the end of an era but I am surprised nate has peaked so soon tho
The Diaz brothers are definitely not that bright. But damn can they fight. Both of them pretty much always bring it and are fearless. When has either one of them been in a truly boring fight. I'm not their biggest fans, but I really appreciate and respect [minus their over the top taunting] what they to bring to fighting, they're true warriors.
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
thats not under dispute the point is they arent as good as they/ their fans think they are and never were. They are also the poster children for a glaring double standard. Now its starting to look like the loses are increasing yet the malcontent and tardy behavior remains. Being a gallant loser shouldnt be enough to get way with that shyt but they do which is why a lot of folks saturday were like
The Infamous
Superstar
thats not under dispute the point is they arent as good as they/ their fans think they are and never were. They are also the poster children for a glaring double standard. Now its starting to look like the loses are increasing yet the malcontent and tardy behavior remains. Being a gallant loser shouldnt be enough to get way with that shyt but they do which is why a lot of folks saturday were like
Amongst the general MMA fanbase, they're rated right where they should be. But I do agree that some of their die-hard fans are delusional and tend to overrate both of them.
The Infamous
Superstar
UFC eying Lawler vs Hendricks 3:
I'd rather have Lawler face the likes of Rory, Lombard & Woodley than another fight with Hendricks.
No more immediate rematches.
I'd rather have Lawler face the likes of Rory, Lombard & Woodley than another fight with Hendricks.
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
so hendricks doesnt even have to take 1 fight huh, that means one of 2 things, deep down dana believes lawler lost or they think a trilogy is the only money fight that division can fetch right now. Wouldnt be surprised if a diaz win over silva changes things.. Its never been more apparent that lombard/macdonald needs to happen now
