Cam Newton owns part of the UFC I guess

[Mattiekrome]

Just started watching UFC a few months ago.  They've got something scheduled every weekend, whether it's a PPV or a free 'Fight Night' on FoxSports1.  It is a hard sport to keep up with, seems like there are so many fighters spread out over so many weight classes, plus they only fight a couple/few times a year from what I've seen.  I did see an article earlier this week that mentioned last weekends Cyborg/Lansberg fight drew the highest ratings this year.

 

[PhillyB]

5 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

I believe the opposite. The sport has plateaued. Too many injuries, PED usage, a new champion every month (no consistency), flooded fight cards with mediocre talent, etc.

They sold it for a reason. The stock is never gonna be this high again.

it's myspace circa 2005

[hepcat]

5 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

I believe the opposite. The sport has plateaued. Too many injuries, PED usage, a new champion every month (no consistency), flooded fight cards with mediocre talent, etc.

They sold it for a reason. The stock is never gonna be this high again.

I agree with you, but I think with proper guidance it might have a chance to flourish even more. It would have to change though.

[arbnranger]

20 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

 

The sport will live on but there's no doubt in my mind that its popularity won't be larger than it is now. As a hardcore fan, changing things up would for the best. For example, I for one loved PRIDE's grand prix tournaments back in the day. I'm sick of interim champions. So what better way than awarding two guys who haven't earned the title by making 12-20 fighters beat each other on a mountain top for it?

Also less divisions and overstuffed fight cards with guys who belong in the undercards.

Then you recognize the guy in the pic. Ha 

Ive seen the evolution of the sport since I watched the very first one on a huge mesh satellite back in 93 (Anyone remember those?) 

They have been on a slow rise since they adopted unified rules. I do feel like they are in a bit of a plateau, although I don't think the business side will see a drop off. I belive the fan base is steady albeit not in the range of the other major sports. 

I haven't researched on Cam or other celeberites investing for a small piece of ownership yet. I would imagine it's a strategy by WME-IMG to use some star power to garner a little more mainstream appeal. 

Will be interesting to see what direction they try to guide it. 

BTW, It was a sad day for me when Zuffa bought Pride and then closed the doors. 

[CamMoon]

UFC plateaued 5 years ago

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[TheSpecialJuan]

smart man

[arbnranger]

8 minutes ago, CamMoon said:

UFC plateaued 5 years ago

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They did make the most revenue in their history at 600 Million last year. 

[CRA]

Seems like more of a marketing ploy. 

IMG owns UFC. Now this diverse group of celebs can tweet about attending events and promote.  

IMO a better attempt of what the Dolphins attempted 

 

[MV%doe]

Yea I was a pride fan, no BS testing everyone's juiced.Stopped watching a couple years after. 

Seemed like every match became a humping-fest, plus the lame-ass cards that where forced down our throats. Plus the down time compared to actual fight(or humping) time was insane- 45mins fluff 90 secs fight\humping. Plus unless you're one of the five fighters that gets paid great money, the UFC just doesn't pay the others at ALL. That may have changed, I have no clue who the fighters are these days. I did hear a bunch of fighters get popped once they finally got legit roid testin.

[frash.exe]

7 hours ago, PhillyB said:

it's myspace circa 2005

 

[Paintballr]

Remember when boxing was king? I 'members


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10 hours ago, CamMoon said:

UFC plateaued 5 years ago

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that's a silly thing to say. it's more popular than ever right now. people have been naysaying and claiming it's peaked since the beginning, yet it keeps drawing higher and higher numbers.

[UpstatePanther]

serious question for UFC buffs... is it like boxing and WWE with scripted matches and fixes and such? i love martial arts, and ive caught a few UFC matches here and there. but im curious as to how real the sport is...

[rodeo]

36 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

serious question for UFC buffs... is it like boxing and WWE with scripted matches and fixes and such? i love martial arts, and ive caught a few UFC matches here and there. but im curious as to how real the sport is...

It's 100% real. It's a legitimate sport. There have been a few instances of crooked matches in Japan because the Yakuza was heavily involved, but not in the UFC.