Brock Lesnar got a title shot in the 4th fight of his career. He was 3-1 and they put him in for the HW belt.
That was 10 years ago?
it's always been this way, ufc can only be as good as the people in charge of it, and the people in charge of the organization are bunch of scumbags, hence the product they make
Wait.
It's a legitimate sport because they are fair...sometimes?
But that's not how being fair works though, right? lol
sheepYet more people watch it and talk about it every year. But they aren’t delivering the exact product that YOU personally would like to watch, so they’re scumbags.
Depends, it probably doesn't happen as often as sherdoggers claim. Because a lot of times when a guy gets passed over for a TS, the one who happens to get it is still qualified as well.
I think all of us saw the trend a long time ago, but this past year has made me hardly even want to pay attention anymore. Everything feels so fake now, the matchmaking is soooo transparently phony.Yeah it's degenerating for sure (bloated, repetitive, lowering talent pool) an inevitable consequence of the sport getting more mainstream and being affiliated with ESPN and Disney along with the general fan base being unthinking yes-men(casuals) who are fans of the brand more then the sport.
It's a part of the overall trend of American culture in general too, is what it is.
It's not like other orgs presentation is any better though , I mean the most recent ONE event was fun and had variety but its presentation was corny and frankly cultish.
How is Cejudo at the top of his division?Right? TS apparently didn't watch the actual fights last night, where both the main and co-main events were held between fighters at the very top of their respective divisions in highly competitive but not necessarily entertaining fights.
There have always been shenanigans and trash talking. This is nothing new at all. Young fans need to stop telling old fans what they need to do
Pretty much agree . Like you said Colby getting a title shot is just so.... Well GROSS frankly . And this matchmaking combined with Slap Fighting-WWE characteristics just makes it so much worse.. like being 100% real to be honest watching UFC and other orgs (to a lesser extent to be fair) makes me feel like a pig gorging at the trough . The vibes... They are fucked lol.I think all of us saw the trend a long time ago, but this past year has made me hardly even want to pay attention anymore. Everything feels so fake now, the matchmaking is soooo transparently phony.
People will bring up Brock or Conor or whoever, but it was a little more understandable to make SOME exceptions for once in a generation PPV draws… even Conor had to legit earn his first TS.
Now if you’re even slightly more of a draw they’re willing to rig everything for you… Colby ain’t selling PPVs… but we’re gonna give him his third unearned TS. Think of how many great fights could’ve happened at WW over the past few years… think of what Usman’s resume could be right now. Instead Usman actually has a kind of shitty reign because they wasted his prime on bullshit contenders… uck… I could rant about this forever.
I hope I can come to terms with it and love the sport again at some point lol. I didn’t even watch the fights last night I was so disgusted by Cejudo’s bullshit. Thank god he lost.