Third6 Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Anybody notice the new matchmaking which is based on popularity? I believe this is caused by McGregor and his "Money Fights". What's the point of rankings now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce7 Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 That would be the new ownership thinking with their wallets instead of actually being fans of the sport. Anybody that has paid attention over the last several months knew this day would come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 That would be the new ownership thinking with their wallets instead of actually being fans of the sport. Anybody that has paid attention over the last several months knew this day would come. And so the transition to corrupt boxing, popularity and money whoring has begun for MMA. We shall mourn this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLP Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 It's always been like that, popular fighters have always gotten short cuts or favorable matchups. Remember the Brock Lesnar era? Or throwing a shit load of money at cm punk? They just took it to a whole new level when McGregor blew up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAYNE Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 In Hollywood there's this concept where you have to do "money pictures" so you can do "art pictures." That is, your favorite actor has to do a dumb superhero movie before the studio will let him do his artsy fartsy steampunk shakespeare adaptation. So it is with fights - you get your money "freakshow" fights to appeal to the casuals in the main event and hopefully legit contenders for the hardcores in the co main. If you're patient, everyone gets what they want eventually. This is not to say the new owners aren't shitting the bed, or that there isn't relative lack of compelling fighters (though it's hard to make that case right after that DJ fight) - but this is nothing new. Remember "the golden age of japanese mma," as some call it? That was 90% freak show money fights. Things have improved since the days of Coleman/Takada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 foul moth trash-talking gets you multiple division title shots and sanctuary from the bossesthat's how the promotion isthe sport is becoming more and more corrupt and more towards a complete business rather than a sport, after all this mcgregor bulshit , thank you mcgregor for thatcan't blame him though .. dude wanted to make some money ..one got to do what he got to do to make some buck ( it was a bussines from the beginning...that's what a promotion is, but at least they used to care something about the sport )And they still got divisional rankings to make it more of a joke .. why they have rankings at all if the top ranked fighters don't get title shots, but some people can frog leap them all and get tile shots ( some even without even fighting in the division at all )specially the p4p rankings are complete bull... the only ranking that is true in current p4p is DJ at the top ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affekonig Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 They want to get their billion dollars that they shelled out to buy the company back as fast as they can. They will make the fights that they think will bring them the best revenue regardless of the rankings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAYNE Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Remember when Justin Eilers (RIP) fought for the title coming off a loss? It's either not as bad now as you think it is or it never was as good as you think it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Remember when Justin Eilers (RIP) fought for the title coming off a loss? It's either not as bad now as you think it is or it never was as good as you think it was. So did Couture, Edgar, and Sonnen among others, its not a new thing at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 It's either not as bad now as you think it is or it never was as good as you think it was. Most accurate statement. Negativity is a virus that spreads through people. People are quick to grab their pitchforks instead of sitting back and enjoying the show. Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia / James Toney Matt Hughes vs Royce Gracie Anderson Silva vs James Irvin / Stephen Bonnar / Forest Griffin Anybody remember Tito Ortiz? Shamrock? Chael Sonnen? Sonnen vs Jones LHW title? Lesnar circus. CM Punk... it's the same shit, different day. I like watching fighters fight. #10 vs #1 or #1 vs #2, it's a fight. Hell I'd watch two guys throw down outside, regardless of skill level lol.. I'd like to see McGregor fight anybody in the UFC. I don't care if it's Ray Borg, Matt Serra, Brock Lesnar. I'd watch it. I wouldn't pay for it, but I'd like to watch it. I'd love to see McGregor vs Diaz 3. Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz, Tony Ferg, Khabib, any of em. The uproar about who McGregor fights is excessive. He legitimately knocked out 145 and 155 champions. Nobody can take that away from him. Love him or hate him he's a really good fighter and (more often than not) charismatic shit talker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannetosen Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 mcgregor/khabib/etc are really good and i love watching them fight. what i dont like is not getting to watch them fight lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterLeader Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 mcgregor/khabib/etc are really good and i love watching them fight. what i dont like is not getting to watch them fight lol. Jesus Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at least the champions used to defend their belts or got stripped off the titles those days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannetosen Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Jesus Christ the guy appears less frequently than halleys comet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAYNE Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 at least the champions used to defend their belts or got stripped off the titles those days still the case. as the other guy said, same shit, different day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Since Lesnar it has started to change to where we are today, essentially we have WWE with fewer promotions and real fighting, i have been talking about this for months (topic here: http://www.mmatycoon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57808) The circus reached new heights with the Boxing fight between McGregor, stripping of the title and "giving it" back to Aldo, then we have GSP fighting for a title in a weight class he has never performed. All of these things have happened after that topic. There is good news though, it seems Bellator is stealing a lot of their talent, i think the UFC does not really care that much about their fighters, they see everyone as just meat that can be processed. I think eventually Bellator will become a significant competitor to the UFC and we could even see some up start orgs gain momentum because there are plenty of purist fans that want to see the best fight the best and not simply celebrities. I am all for celebrity cards or legends vs legends fights, but when you mix those with the belts, then you start having a problem. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAYNE Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 So I guess no one remembers stuff like Shamrock Ortiz 1-3... Ok. Let's all pretend Brock Lesnar was the first pro wrestling spectacle in the UFC. There is no room for actual history here. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPowell Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Have to admit that things are worse now than ever before. Mickey Gall, CM Punk, Bisping/GSP in title fights with ZERO business, Conor not defending his belts, etc. Honestly, it was incredibly sad watching GSP/Bisping fight for a title in a division that neither are in the top 5 in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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