Darc_Requiem Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) I'm curious if anyone else here follows MMA. It's the only sport, except for American Football, that I really follow closely. Hopefully this Khabib vs. Ferguson fight really happens this time. Edited July 25, 2021 by Darc_Requiem Abbachio 1 Quote
Abbachio Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Khabib/Ferguson is never happening. Darc_Requiem 1 Quote
Darc_Requiem Posted March 20, 2018 Author Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Everyone wants to fight Cyborg....until they get the fight contact. Nunes changed her mind quick after Cyborg smashed Yana. Edited March 21, 2018 by Darc_Requiem Quote
Abbachio Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 I don't even know why they have Cyborg, an entire division and there's only 1 fighter in it that actually fights at that weight. Quote
Darc_Requiem Posted March 21, 2018 Author Posted March 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Abbachio said: I don't even know why they have Cyborg, an entire division and there's only 1 fighter in it that actually fights at that weight. Cyborg is a draw. She had the third highest PPV from last year. Even her fight against an unknown like Yana Kunitskaya did more than double the PPV numbers of Nunes fight versus Schevchenko. She'd be an even bigger drawn if Dana White didn't spend so much time shitting on her when Rousey was still in the picture. Quote
Abbachio Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Oh I get that, it'd just be nice if she had some actual challengers with a division underneath. I wonder how long her drawing power will last though? Quote
Darc_Requiem Posted March 21, 2018 Author Posted March 21, 2018 Women's Featherweight is a thin division. While the UFC was shitting on Cyborg to appease Ronda. Bellator snatched a lot of the thin talent pool. The UFC needs to do a TUF for Women's Featherweight. That is the fastest way to build the division. Women's combat sports doesn't pay that well for the most part. If the UFC showed they were serious about the division, they'd actually be able to draw women for the division from other disciplines and they'd have decent division on their hands in a few years. A baseline UFC contract that is like 12k to show and another 12k to win would be good money for most women's combat athletes and that just the bottom tier contract. I watch Invicta. A UFC base contract it like 10 times what those girls make. I think the old ownership would have built the division the right way. WME is just trying throw together money fights. Which was good in the short term but a poor long term plan. Quote
Abbachio Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Holy shit the card for UFC 223 is way stacked. Darc_Requiem 1 Quote
Darc_Requiem Posted March 22, 2018 Author Posted March 22, 2018 Yeah I can't wait for the card. As I said earlier, just hoping the main event actually happens. Both Tony and Khabib have had to pull out before. It makes me nervous. Abbachio 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.