The 'Fight Fatigue Epidemic' Explained

[@LeoCooperMMA]

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[@trinex3332]

Crappy sponsor. Let me tell you why you are right. Dirus vs Izzy happened a month ago. And I didn't even knew it. Too much of anything can be a bad thing.

[@iviwediko7210]

🔆Bro I love your stuff, can you please make a video addressing this new MMA culture which is turning the sport into WWE & Boxing, the constant support of fighters to duck unfavorable opponents and then coming up with reasons to defend it, examples Jon vs Aspinall and Pereira vs Ankalaev, it's an attempt to push a culture of undefeated fighters like Boxing does🤞💯

[@streetplaya23]

only disagreement is your point or theory of "the trash talk is bad". i would argue there would of been less ppv sales and numbers in views if 2020 to 2024 all the trash talkers and showmanship presser moments didnt happen and they were just bland and respectful. strickland/izzy/dricus, paddy, topuria, khamzat, even islam talkin trash more, colby etc. these only help the sport's publicity and hype. "what you like" is not the same as "what brings in more cash and viewership for the UFC". not quoting you just using the quotation marks to explain the idea. we dont have to like the trashiness of it, but the bragging, trash talk, exagerrating of beefs, drama, gets eyeballs and clicks from the casuals and make more ppl know about the fighters and fights in the first place. The Dricus vs Izzy trash talk hype added more eyeballs for sure to the fight.

[@streetplaya23]

@@trinex3332 How do you keep yourself informed about the UFC events? i figured most fans just check once a month the UFC List of Events wiki or UFC events page and just mark the dates or check ufc yt channel once a week to see the uploads. takes like 5min.

[@fletcherroles5207]

this is so real, id so much rather one huge insane ppv a month then mid cards every weekend

[@jonathanhoward1499]

Do both.

[@Cc81727]

Now we get shit ppv’s and fight nights

[@user-ki4xw2rb8q]

​@@Cc81727 A lot of fighters in the rooster that need fights

[@travistreadway3180]

@@jonathanhoward1499both? You don’t get it and that shows by this busted statement

[@jonathanhoward1499]

@@travistreadway3180 more fighters. Lower prices for non big shows. Just streaming fights. Youre part of the problem pasty cunt.

[@user-neo8888]

When a fighter gets $10-15k to fight and 3-4 seats to watch them is the same amount is absolutely crazy

[@zenmartialartist701]

Guys watch other promotions, i promise the fight fatigue will end. There's great fighters outside the UFC, WATCH THEM.

[@person1113]

pro tip. Name the promotions and the fighters.

[@rileystewart7385]

@@person1113depends if you want just mma or if you’re open to all other forms as well but ONE FC, PFL, RIZIN are great and for just some lower level but good fights heaps of state level mma promotions have some good fights that are fun to watch

[@ChrispyChrunchy]

One,bkfc,karate combat,pfl,glory,rizin etc.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

The pfl is trash and one FC is hard to stream

[@rileystewart7385]

@@drunkenmmamaster419 pfl is slowly getting better people come across as they’re paying better and one FC is easy it’s on free to air tv every single card

[@Rjthatguy8232]

Lucas Tracy quitting was crazy I went from watching bro with 500 views and getting replies on my comments to Dana putting him in a promo

[@chita1931]

i miss bro, apparently volk wants to collab with him, so hopefully that brings him back

[@connorfuhrman6986]

Lucas Tracy was really unaware of the reality of the sport and had a massive ego I used to watch him but had to stop based on his stupidity

[@starseeddeluxe]

Lucas was one of the very best. He must return to KZbin. The fans need the "big meaty hooks." In one version of 2025, you'll see Khabib return for another UFC fight, Jon Jones loses in a one sided fight to Stipe Miocic. The UFC forces Stipe to fight Tom Aspinall for the real title. And after making an epic return to KZbin, the UFC hires Lucas Tracy and also MMA Guru, to replace Jon Anik, Paul Felder, Michael Chiesa, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier, and Dana White. Oh, and PPV prices finally go to the appropriate $20 per event, instead of being $85.

[@j.a.g.8689]

​@@connorfuhrman6986 dude had the worst most casual takes

[@SoyDuckHot]

His girlfriend probably encouraged him like Yoko Ono and The Beatles

[@kingsalman8907]

I think they should lower the amount of events. Quality over quantity

[@imageword5576]

I agree because that would also lower our tolerance (like with drugs) so that it would be more exciting after waiting longer between the events.

[@rixter69]

No, use the events to find new fighters. Otherwise you will become like kickboxing events who say "we have the best fighters" but they are not. UFC is so big, because is non stop tournament.

[@MRMUZO-gx7yp]

EXACTLY, A FIGHT NIGHT PER MONTH, LESS EVENTS BUT MORE memorables

[@realbosstakea]

facts they have big fights seems like every 2 weeks, totally not worth buying tickets when the vids will be out a few days later.. if they have them like 6x a year it would be fire and way bigger

[@ashleyalexander7388]

They are obligated to produce x amount over x period which is why there are a bunch of runnish fight nights LOL.

[@jacobcrowley1675]

I'll never forgive the Rebook deal.

[@Mr_Clean]

Giblert 🤣

[@IsOoscar]

Lol all bad deals 😂

[@PhantomofTheOctagon]

“Now go home and get ya f’in Reebox!” -dana Batts in Goodfellas

[@SFS2017]

What happened

[@Tassiedevil287]

We also have draft king sports bet advertising fatigue

[@brandongrill2767]

THIS! Thank you for saying it.

[@chillDude_chills]

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[@Random_Guy518]

I know right. I agree with the arguments of the video but the gambling promotion just shows that the creator is participating in supporting modern UFC's business model.

[@chillDude_chills]

why was my comment deleted? lol. soft.

[@CyrusChennault]

I forgot DC retired over a webcam. Terrible

[@moneytimesfifteen]

Hardcores haven't realized that you're not meant to watch every card anymore

[@VegaH_]

That’s means your a casual

[@moneytimesfifteen]

@Charles-Grady The product the UFC is producing isn't meant for completists anymore. A lot of these cards are just shit to have on in bars, there are no stakes. The intended audience isn't meant to be paying full attention. These cards are not meant to be "Events." So now hardcores are watching a bunch of trash and wondering why they're dissatisfied

[@GirthQuake3]

​@@moneytimesfifteen I feel you on this

[@JorgeF69]

Wouldn't call my self a hardcore but since 2009 i was watching most cards even from the UK even though they'd be on at silly times but now i don't even think it's worth my sleep. I used to watch pre lims and have a list of exciting talents like i seen the rise of guys like islam, rob, max, volkanovski. Seen alot of failed prospects i used to watch every episode of ultimate fighter but now i really don't know what it is if it's me getting old but these cards don't excite me. I barely even tune into main events anymore, I miss the days fight night cards used to hold title shots and number 1 contender fights. I hate these new fans who call grappler's bad fighters but will still have guys like gsp in their goat list like they never watched him fight and would have called him boring!! These new fans don't appreciate talent but only appreciate brash trash talkers and slug fests

[@__________o____________]

@@VegaH_🤓🤓🤓

[@yvngstrwhat]

as a martial arts fan mauy thai is currently the most entertaining

[@travistreadway3180]

That and kickboxing

[@tauceti8341]

Alex Perara got me out of fight fatigue, I still watch but not as religiously. I'll often be reminded a fight happened after its spoiled on my youtube feed which sucks, because its like watching a movie and knowing the ending.

[@theworldofwoo8320]

Nah not fatigue. It's a lack of fighters with actual personalities. Just a bunch of wannabe champions with the same styles, same skill sets and fighting once a year at most. Lame asf

[@imageword5576]

it's both. It's what you said and also some of us have been watching people fight each other for a decade or longer and it's just not as exciting after seeing people fight a million times.

[@markbogle4784]

@@davidbreuer5961ain’t nobody respect that fugazi shi

[@ashleyalexander7388]

I disagree, I just think that most of the unranked people aren't worth watching and not everyone who is ranked is champion level... or is even competitive. Alot are not all rounders, some are purely strikers or grapplers (rarer) and it turns into a poor kickboxing match.

[@american1207]

If you're looking for more personality watch KZbin boxing. Same style just isn't true. Dricus's style is nothing like Izzy's style. Merab is the exact opposite of O'Malley.

[@GreeneryForTheScenery]

I think same style he means fighting safe to not get hurt and dancing around the whole fight if not laying down

[@chita1931]

The problem is not really the fighters. Its the mismanagement from Dana White. He has done many things that have been a detriment to the company. (Trading DJ, Endorsing JJ, and lack luster cards)

[@starseeddeluxe]

I agree, Dana is ruining the UFC completely right now. There was a time when he did the right thing, but when he failed to make the Jon Jones vs. Ngannou fight, that's when he should have been fired. The Jon vs. Ngannou fight was the fight of the century, and it was the most important fight in UFC history, and somehow Dana chose to be stubborn, to refuse paying Jon a large payday, and to avoid giving Francis some freedom from restrictive contracts. Instead he chose to have Francis leave completely on bad terms, ruining one of the most historic and exciting fights in history. And now, Tom Aspinall's career is being destroyed through an even higher level of stubbornness and outright malice. Tom might be the best UFC fighter in the history of the company, and he's being treated like... Jon Jones was so annoyed with Dana that he actually hired one of the most powerful Mafia Gangsters (not really) named Richard. Richard is probably the reason that Dana suddenly, unexpectedly started praising Jon Jones. Dana's behavior is so irrational and so defensive that you can only assume that's he's being blackmailed. But even still, it's unacceptable behavior. Ruining the company, and Tom Aspinall's legendary career prime, are unforgivable, no matter what the circumstances.

[@VegaH_]

JJ won in march laid out his plans. Tom didn’t win till November 2023 he wasn’t even relevant when JJ came back. So how is tom being wasted?

[@chita1931]

@@VegaH_ because there is no point to fight stipe. it would add much more to his legacy if he fought aspinall. instead he wants to duck forcing aspinall to defend an interim title 😭

[@chita1931]

@@starseeddeluxe couldn’t agree more

[@VegaH_]

@@chita1931 no. Stipe is the Heavyweight Goat, that’s legacy, beating the goat not the new guy with no resume.

[@samoliver9132]

Dana has put together 6 poopy pay per view cards in a row. After 300 all the cards have been so mediocre

[@kundachikwamba6503]

He blew his load for UFC 297 - 300. It was fortunate for us to have received Poatan for 303

[@Sig_P320]

During covid and for 2 years after thst I watched every single fight. I've barely watched any lately

[@LiftedLife59]

Don’t get me wrong. The company has been doing some sketchy stuff. But it isn’t just Dana. It’s the whole company

[@chrishayes5755]

Dana is a figurehead and scapegoat. Ari Emanuel is his boss.

[@blessedartiststuff]

At least we’re getting the MASTERCLASS that’s gonna be Topuria vs Holloway and I’m very grateful for that at least!

[@__________o____________]

hopefully no one pulls out or topuria turns into a magomedov

[@bringbackrealpeople]

Betting $1000.00 the house on Max Holloway

[@blessedartiststuff]

@@bringbackrealpeople whoever wins, I’m exited to see, I know the fight is gonna be VERY close and a great challenge for the both of them!

[@danielcadwell9812]

I used to watch boxing religiously. But now I only watch on youtube ever since I got rid of TV.

[@dirkdigler5190]

For all the younger ufc fans out there , I've been watching since it began, i would go down to the movie rental in the grocery store my girlfriend worked and rent ufc 1, 2 or 3 and watch it in my VCR and my girlfriend and I would practice the submission moves we saw on each other and one thing is for sure the UFC has it's ups and downs, a couple of times over the years i went a year without watching because it was so bad but then it gets better again. Right now they are making money but also on the down hill slide, at some point it will go back up.

[@LogicbyDesign]

Won’t go back up until It becomes about talent and not social media followings

[@OTGEEZY]

@@LogicbyDesignThe excitement is what happens in the cage, and what’s been happening in the cage hasn’t been as exciting nothing to do with social media

[@kekoajk05]

I mean I hear you, dying breed and all.. my uncle was obsessed with early UFC so I was introduced really early in life and been a fan literally my whole life.. but I mean we got max Holloway, Alex perriera, Tom aspinall all true, humble fighters whose gained their notoriety without gimmicks or some alter ego and all still active fighters with years left in them.. I don’t think this is a golden era but regardless I do see this time period being a pretty damn good one for fighting.. I actually really appreciate how the public seems to be slowly gravitating away from the Connors and back to the Holloways whose fame came from being a humble badass who never fails to entertain.. seems like a lot of the new fans gained from Connor silly antics are starting to come around into being actual fight fans allowing room for the real fighters to shine through the murk.. I’m pretty optimistic and legitimately excited to see what the heavyweight division is gonna look like in a year, something that hasn’t happened in a while.. Anyway sorry for the rant, but I tend to articulate my thoughts when in the company of anyone who might actually understand what I mean.. either I hope I don’t come across as confrontational, definitely got a lot of respect for those who been around since Royce was pulling hair and sht.. haha, be easy and keep on trucking!

[@blondequijote]

We talking UFC or the JiuJizzu sessions with that gf?

[@seancolmes7527]

my favorite time was when St. Pierre was on the way up. days of Karo Parisian, Matt Hughes, Sean Sherk, & EVAN TANNER!!

[@notthisguyagain8557]

ESPN's deal was the worst! All the excessive commercials. We don't even get to see walkouts or, in some cases, Bruce Buffer announcing the fights! No corner advice. Last but not least the awful post fight interviews by dc.

[@Matt-jc2ml]

I was with you until the last sentence

[@timw4432]

Your content is fantastic mate. Great topics and really polished production. Keep up the awesome work!!

[@LeoCooperMMA]

Thank you Tim 👊

[@KozyKoti]

From india here, damn good work. Can I get in a video conference? ​@@LeoCooperMMA

[@LeoCooperMMA]

Sure my man. Sorry i didnt see this - hit me up on insta @leocooper.mma

[@AwareWolfOnWheels]

I like how you made the MMA Guru look like the sad gremlin that he is.

[@cliffbooth4826]

Guru is the most relevant mma personality not directly employed by the UFC. who are you?

[@xeta180]

​@@cliffbooth4826hes still a pos regardless. Idk why ur defending him when he says that himself.

[@timw4432]

@@cliffbooth4826lmfao I like Guru but this is hyperbole at it’s finest. Ariel, Luke, BC, Dan Hardy etc are all in another league compared to Guru

[@Tetratronic]

@@xeta180 How is Guru a pos?

[@xeta180]

@Charles-Grady its not what I think. Read my comment. He says hes a pos himself

[@sideeggunnecessary]

The only reason we never got GSP vs Khabib or Ngannou vs Jones is because dana white needs money for gambling. Dana white is what youd get if don king got everything he ever wanted

[@momentsoftriumph5972]

Wow good video. didn’t know people felt this way. I really enjoy the frequency of events. I find myself watching other promotions too because I’d enjoy even more.

[@marcoslopez127]

There isn't fight fatigue. UFC is just trash atm. Watch other promotions. Watch other combat sports. UF is putting out garbage product and similar to other companies like Disney, is trying to claim that it's just fatigue from the fans. lol

[@scottsullivanmma]

"If you don't like it you're a casual" Alright bro I'm a casual. Now what? Give me good fights.

[@pansnemesis]

MMA is one of those things like video games to me... I go from my casual moments to a tad more hardcore, but I'd never push all my chips into one thing I consider a hobby... I don't feel obligated to watch every fight or card but I'll pop in for highlights, get to know new names and things like that... I've never understood how anyone can give up damn near EVERY Saturday night for some of these cards... But that's just me

[@mako2534]

My buddies got hyped for some of the recent PPV cards. The sad part is that in 2016-2018 we had fight nights that blew a lot of current PPVs out of the water. Not just excitement of the fights, but name value.

[@pie579]

The uniforms ruined everything

[@kooltactic8269]

I’m feeling it, i been watching every PPV and fight nights in the last 2 years, Now i start watching the fight nights and by the time the terrible Female main event or Taibura vs other fat man in the Apex comes around i’m beyond giving a shit.

[@ItsOnPaper]

2 years? Rookie numbers my friend.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

I'm sick of women's main events

[@Idranim]

I think the biggest thing people need to do is stop watching every card it’s the only way we could get change especially for fight nights and while I think PPVs this year have been pretty good overall minus 297 and 301 they also need some help because 90$ is outrageous especially when they’re making the seats so expensive

[@bernardogomesdemelo6217]

The sport is getting optimized, the room for enterteinment is closing in, as a fan of the SPORT of MMA, I like it.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Im just sick of souless apex cards every weekend and PPVs like tonights card that aint even worth paying for and the best fighters dont even fight anymore its annoying

[@imageword5576]

yeah I know. At least there were two good fights on the main card (Lopez vs. Ortega and Zellhuber vs. that other guy)

[@markduncanspencerjr.]

you can clearly see bedtime mma starting the chama chant 7:58

[@juanpabloortega8096]

UFC this year made me change to Glory Kickboxing more entertaining and fighters fight several times a year, not a thing like Belal or Merab in there. I like this weeks fight night: BSD vs Moicano, but man even numbered events have been mostly deceiving this year

[@shadow_realm47]

"If you don't like butt scooting just watch kickboxing bro"😂

[@kdbfi1989]

Power slap has to end

[@StephenBartlett-n3x]

Now they’ve launched Slap-Fighting. What an organization, huh?

[@ryanmac8283]

ESPN plus did it for me.The absolute cluster to get it on your TV pissed me off.And then you learn about sertain fighters taking p.e.d. and getting away with it.And the never ending fight dodging got old quick.lol

[@danielkelly3065]

Ever since Floyd vs. McGregor, It's been downhill

[@grantcanada1]

I have the fatigue - about six years now.

[@hayden-el2yj]

dana is ruined the sport for me. refusing to set up the best heavyweight fight in the past few years. or he’s just being delusional and annoying. the sphere event being a money grab it’s all just getting to much

[@Atreid3s]

13:41 i mean, doesn't everyone?

[@Heisenberg_Plays]

How is this man not the most subscribed MMAtuber? Crazyyy

[@LeoCooperMMA]

SOON

[@Heisenberg_Plays]

@@LeoCooperMMA ominous... Can't wait!

[@applesauce9982]

In the words of fighting in the age of loneliness "it doesnt transcend our world anymore, it is our world"

[@tracyupshaw7862]

I went from purchasing every PPV to not purchasing any at all.. I don’t even watch fight night. It’s not exciting to me to watch mid tier guys who will never hold a title fight each other multiple times , for no plausible reason other than to fill a co main or even a main event these days.. not to mention the price increase for a watered down product. I could literally go on and on.. it’s funny it’s kinda like Tony Ferguson’s career…

[@tadroid3858]

The move to ESPN ended UFC PPV events for my house.

[@frankvaleron]

You make good documentaries dude

[@laughingtothebanklikehahah3618]

The amount of subpar fight cards and poor marketing is why I went back to boxing. The monopoly is toxic af too. If you think about it, Dana IS the Don King of MMA.

[@noodlem4336]

Most won’t agree but Women’s mma is a complete joke and a snorefest it’s not the single reason for the UFC decline but it’s a factor Also terrible slap league tarnishes the UFCs reputation

[@BKWilliamsJnr]

It's goes up, it goes down, circle of life. I do think it's in a stale state but it will come back. There is still nothing like a live ufc event

[@Knock5orElse]

Its a double edged sword. If you cut it down completly to just one PPV a month, no fight nights, you get stale movement throughout the division. No one movint through the ranks. Fighters waiting exponentially longer for a fight and a payday. If you have a PPV a month and fight nights every weekend, you end up how we are now. Which I honestly have no problem with. Its survival of the fittest. If youre a boring fighter with no personality, soryy brotha. This way helps the standouts stand out.

[@LeSunshineee]

Woah never thought of it like that. Nice perspective

[@patrikherek4777]

mate rankings dont mean anything, in theory you are right but in practice they give title shots either to guys they want to be champions or to guys that dont deserve them in order to give one more title def. for their prefered champ. And most matchups the fans want(ed) to see never happen because the UFC expects fighters to fight for a fraction of their worth. the UFC isnt what it was, currently its a shareholder revenue machine, and we sometimes get great fights as a result. Without Pereira, what memorable fights are there currently and consistently? HW is in shambles and doesnt have 5 quality fighters, LHW has 3 fun and quality fighters (Pereira,Blachowicz,Prochazka) with some hype jobs like Ankalaev, MW is so and so but definitely missing quality because Whittaker isnt in his prime anymore, nor are Cannonier, Adesanya etc. WW seems ok but also lacks actual depth, LW is stale because they protect their star names' rank but you rarely see matchups you want, FW got fucked by the Volkanovski-Holloway trilogy, BW seems to have the most quality and FLW personally I think was shit before and is shitter now but before you at least had Mighty Mouse. UFC (and other oganisations like ONE, KSW) are plagued by corruption, it is not a coincidence every card you see bullshit decisions and that the UFC is/was under investigation for corruption. Now the effects of their last 10 years, since the Ronda-McGregor are boiling over. Thats the problem with going mainstream, catering to a wide audience, political pressure, bigger corruption rings. I mean they terminated USADA because McGregor would pop😂. UFC has always been shady, but now it is shady and boring, would be even if it had 3 PPVs yearly or 40 PPVs/y .

[@realbosstakea]

Khabib left at the best time

[@Saving-d8k]

Fighters are slowly turning into NPC's because they train too much to get that edge. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"

[@gh0rochi363]

You mean people are focusing on being better instead of just being a character? That's bad for a fighting promotion? That tells me you don't like fighting you like characters and storylines and big events happening in the middle of a fight. You can watch pro wrestling for that. They accept it all so that happens all the time.

[@xSrjf]

The time ruined UFC 304, which just went to prove that Dana doesn't give a fuck about fan experience but purely money in his own pocket. I won't be paying the £1000s again to attend a live event, and people sat around me said they wouldn't either.

[@double0double0]

Francis’ crypto deal was a rug pull waiting to happen lol

[@ramonbriones4487]

Good stuff my man. Thank you

[@shinjukucalling763]

The peak of the sport (PRIDE) was great in part because of how sparse it happened

[@hellworld3000]

fixed fights early reff stops fighters told to lay down fighters water being tampered with can you bet on it?

[@_casual_informado_]

Sounds like boxing

[@RI-yh7hs]

MMA fan for 20 years without fight fatigue, because I'll be a fight fan until I'm dead. The secret is expanding your palate when it comes to combat sports, especially MMA considering the premier promotion has 90% market share and an absurd 42 event schedule. If I only had to rely on a lifeless Apex card as my fight fix each weekend, I'd be miserable too. Watch some KSW, Cage Warriors, ACA, RIZIN. Watch LFA or Fury FC and become a fan of these fighters BEFORE you see them in the UFC. Then you'll have a reason to care.

[@MrChefT]

They need to sip having fights on Saturday night. They need to do Tuesday night. Prime time hours where you only compete with “dancing with the starts” Every week Sat at 11:00pm is not working

[@eViches]

Amazing as always man!

[@gigastruggler7828]

what i notice is a change,the ones that have been around for long are starting to either retire or not be the same,many young new guys are coming on to the scene slowly making names for themselves,so we are in a void period for a bit...Also a problem is the lack of dominant active champs...Most belts change hands everytime the champ fights or the champ fights once a year,its really bad for the sport...Give it some time and the new stars will rise

[@Max.Hartmann]

also boxing and "fight fatigue" in team sports is called "load management"

[@Abettergrappler]

Like Luke Thomas says, the average casual fan lasts about 5 years. Us decade + fans are used to it. It's nothing new.

[@mattm9619]

UFC was great way before the Notorious one but yeah that was peak UFC when Conor was huge been downhill from there.

[@travislongwell]

17,000 seats for 3,000 each is 51 million, not 30 Dana!

[@realbosstakea]

3k each? lol they was handing out tickets for free last minute to fill it up

[@GreeneryForTheScenery]

Taxes ?

[@silversparrow6656]

The greatest myth about combative sports is that they're rich with "honor". I was 23 in 1998 back in Ontario, and I entered a grappling tournament called "Moni Aizik's Open," in Richmond Hill (Ontario). I went in as intermediate, and had two years of highschool wrestling and 6 months of basic BJJ. I won one and lost one, and was out. While I sat in the bleachers, I watched a match between a student of Moni and some catch wrestler from another club. The wrestler RAG DOLLED Moni's student, but they gave him the decision (for barely making it through the six minutes). The whole crowd booed - it was daylight robbery, and flagrant favoritism. That was the first time I saw a complete VOID of honor in martial arts - not knowing it would be an endless parade of examples. Martial Arts are not honorable - they're TRIBAL. MY CLUB - MY BUSINESS - MY BRAND are on the line, and I'll do anything to get ahead. The rare moment where fighters kneel and bow after fights don't whitewash the rest of it - trash talking about opponents' wives and children, and far worse. It could be a good thing to see this return to the years when it was struggling to stay alive.

[@fredolinsantana2458]

So we need to find a new ufc any recommendations?

[@kekoajk05]

Haha I forgot about the Dana white privileging line from Tony… hahaha fcking classic.. Tony is a weird dude but his weirdness is a sight to behold in all the best ways

[@ayoamusan3276]

and also the ufc purposely giving us terrible events is causing this too we forced ufc 300 and they were upset by that

[@realbosstakea]

how did we force that? wtf dana and ufc were the ones to bring it up first

[@ayoamusan3276]

@@realbosstakea it shows you weren't there if you known Holly Holm aljo fight was gonna be on the main card was gonna be on the main card the gathje holloway fight was the only big fight of known this was 9 weeks out from that shit

[@AEthelingg]

"I do this so my fighters can continue to make money" 😂😂😂 does Dana actually believe his own BS?

[@Adityasaurus]

I knew UFC 308 was too good to be true. Now, Gane vs Volkov 2 is rescheduled to UFC 310

[@JorgeF69]

Dana didn't want to have to pay his staff furlough let's be honest

[@purityy]

Lucas Tracy had NPC picks idc what anyone says

[@bobbybeast10]

Too many wrestlers that just crotch sniff all fight and don’t look to get finishes is one of the big problems with the ufc today

[@mangogoat4691]

ITS A SPORT NOT COCK FIGHTING

[@carlruppert7324]

That's the most casual thing I've read in a while. The reason why so many fighters currently use wrestling is because it works. It's almost the standard right now, kind of the way BJJ used to be. And it will continue being that way until somebody finds a weakness in it and exploits it successfully. This is why this sport is so great, it's literally evolving constantly.

[@02baby_]

⁠@@carlruppert7324 at this point in 2024 getting called a casual just only means ur right 😂, crazy how everyone always seem to agree with the such “casuals”

[@niksonrex88]

​@02baby_ but he is right man. Its MMA, if you dont want wrestling move onto kickboxing. Im sorry, idk what to tell you.

[@bnegs521]

Beyond A CASUAL

[@vetlejose]

I 100% agree and support more fighter pay but that girl made it seem like she was forced to buy a house, her like most other people need to do it the right way and smart financially after saving money etc.

[@brianevans4975]

"I had to get a loan just to get a house"

[@Supermoneygang12]

The widespread legalization of online sports betting also plays into the fatigue but get your bag dude 🤣

[@pineappledojomma]

Great analysis my dude

[@adammalone3414]

I Remember when fight nights use to be great events almost like mini ppv with absolute killers in the main event. Now they feel like cheap mma events. I hate the apex fights need a crowd.

[@WakenWanangi]

"Product fatigue" in general is hardly unique to UFC: it seems every entertainment company that can is just pumping out as much product as possible

[@JPerryMMA3]

The UFC needed to do the weekly fights to make themselves apart of the culture like the NBA and NFL. Hence the constant cards

[@Rich6816]

Dana always did the gate numbers at the pressers

[@n00g75]

the problem i see is that MMA isnt a sport in the classical sense! its more of an spectacle! f.e. in the NFL you dont get a title shot just because you are a fan favorite or certain games would bring the biggest revenue .. its because you earned it! in the UFC some guy have like 5 fight before they get a title shot while others have to fight 10 even 12 fights to get one .. plus .. its more than obvious that certain guys get favorable decision when it depends on the judges and its clear to see that the ufc controls that outcome as far as possible and still get away with. thats why dana can sit there an say stuff like: "i too think that strickland won" while in fact hes just happy im certain they have givin the win to DDP because sean is way to controversial for dana. and again .. its very obvious if you really wanna see it! all of that makes the ufc more to an spectacle than a real sport .. where you always get what you deserve for a win and no win depends on judges and their honesty!

[@sirturtle4681]

Mma will never stop being a blood sport, ive gotten full into it but when i started was with a friend. I preferred boxing because it was actually an art in the good fights. Mma is bones snapping, knees in back of legs, dropping on the head, kicks in the head, and every other super nasty fight move thats available like jon Jones oblique kick. Mma by design is a blood sport, ffs its creation was a real life replica of the kumata which was a fake martial arts tournament in the 1980s movie called you guessed it blood sports.

[@reysawareness]

Great video

[@tomerlandson2524]

I think there is a way to do both and that is by saving the top 15 or so in each division to just fight PPV and having the fight nights just for the guys and girls on the way up. Sure the fight nights gets way less interesting but for those that are die hard fans and want to se the next generation from there start will watch it while the fans that mostly watch the PPVs and want them to be insane and something you actually make plans to watch with friends will get that. I don't think that it's a perfect solution put right now we have a lot of cases where you just can't be asked to watch either sometimes cause there might just be 1 or 2 fights you wanna watch on the entire card.

[@Alexander-j1q]

Dana is just the lanista that receives orders from the emperor. All roads lead back to Rome.

[@SOLE_II_SOUL]

There’s a lack of UFC stars because Dana keeps wanting to back who he wants instead of letting the stars happen organically. It’s sad their not capitalizing on Alex Pereira or giving him promos. Unfortunately everyone feels like they have to Conor or brash, but the down the earth fighters, (GSP, Oliveira, Poirier, DJ) are equally as intriguing. Actually the old Conor gained fans because of his artistic focus and mentality.

[@DANVIIL]

Dana makes me sick with his disgusting greed. The new owners are scum of the earth who would sell the sweat and blood of the fighters for a dime. UFC fighters get a free pension bonus upon retirement, CTE for life.

[@thehonesttruth8808]

You should totally start your own promotion

[@niksonrex88]

After Dustin, Justin and Chandler retire i legit dont know why id be following the sport. The guys i enjoy watching now is probably DDP, Strickland, Whittaker, Petr Yan and a couple more if we ignore lightweight.

[@duderdude4831]

Iceman days were the best

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

Those were much much better days.

[@Ndw1995]

We need a competitor to UFC, it would probably be the end of them

[@thehonesttruth8808]

Strikefore, Bellator, PFL, Eaglr MMA, Bareknuckle Boxing…should I keep going?

[@sirturtle4681]

I had to check date on the video, 1 month ago. 2 months ago the stacked cards that make up end of the year for ufc only not even all fights which is extra stacked. If this video is covorring march to july in 2024 then yeah lackluster cards with mostly weak grudgs. Rest of the year, other 3/4s has been built up well and were good fights. Long as you watch 1 out of 4 fight nights most ppp are decent enough and some are amazing lineups. 300 hasnt even been a year and it along with 5 cards around it were all amazing.

[@LuisOlvera-rk8mv]

Damn this is tuff as fans you gotta be a fighter to have true fun

[@rabbychan]

Lots of events are amazing, I don't get tired of it, what I do get tired of is fighters not having that fighting mentality anymore. If you watched from the beginning you'll know what I mean, savages are going extinct.

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

genz and millennials are not genX. GenX was full of savages. Real men full of testosterone. Now we have suga sean.. and izzy..

[@Proxy_1996]

Great channel

[@innerspace56]

For some reason we all pretend that the UFC is a sports league. It's a corporation. A corpse. A body without a soul.

[@OK-yy6qz]

I think there's 3 main reasons for this "fight Fatigue". 1: the rise of the MMA influencers. Especially KZbinrs. Nowadays you're bombarded with so much MMA content before the fight even happens. Posts, fight predictions,Rants,Memes etc. there's just so much content besides the 15-25 minutes of the fight you would normally watch (plus maybe an interview before and after) it makes it way more likely to just get overwhelmed and tired of UFC in general.I think this also makes people dislike fighters they normally wouldn't. If you're seeing posts and Videos on how Belal Sucks 24/7 you're going to think Belal Sucks. 2: there's too many fighters and too many meaningless fights. There's Fights between unranked fighters the average viewer doesn't know on nearly every event. There's also too many events, which makes truly good events more rare because good fights are spread between multiple events. That's partly why 300 had such a crazy reaction. Almost Every fight was seen as Meaningful since it was either part of a title run or a comeback (or attempt at one). And the fans knew the fighters as well. 3: The UFC has become too good and Too technical. Too standardized which leaves very little room for individuality in fighting styles. Almost everyone fights as 1 of 3 or 4 styles and looks very similar. They also do less mistakes which means less highlights. When a sport gets established like that it leaves little room for creativity and highlights