Why UFC 300 Isn’t Living Up to Expectations

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[@tjlovesfights]

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[@streetplaya23]

weili vs yan, cherry on top. i understand, we gotta placate those ppl that still dont wanna admit their division does not get as much views as the mens. its easily the least cared about fight on main card.

[@streetplaya23]

but i do agree that timing and luck is everything. even 200 was ruined, but they TRIED, Nate vs Conor, Jones vs DC, Brock vs Hunt, Nunes vs Tate, etc. but 2 of those got ruined.

[@ball2958]

Leon and Belal will break history for being the first ever title fight to headline the prelims.

[@beaualoevv]

leon vs belal & lsIam vs winner arman/ oliveira is in abu dhabi

[@beaualoevv]

also that joke has been used more than your mom at this point

[@ball2958]

@@beaualoevv sounds like i hit a nerve there snowflake

[@user-tj2bz4bd7g]

@@beaualoevv& that’s a lot

[@chendaddy]

I love Zhang Weili, but honestly that's what I was thinking about Zhang vs. Yan compared to the other fights booked on the card. Let's make it two title fights on ESPN regular!

[@TheBorz0]

Ngannou fighting on the same date as UFC 299 so Dana being Dana put all the banger fights on that card.

[@beaualoevv]

ah yes ngannou with his 65k ppv will break another record …

[@TheBorz0]

@@beaualoevv Either way he'll get paid more than all UFC fighter on UFC 299.

[@beaualoevv]

@@TheBorz0source: ngannous win against fury

[@WaltuhNamedFinger]

⁠@@beaualoevvAt the time people thought it’d just be a gimmick fight with an easy win for Fury, me included. A lot more eyes will be watching now, whether they’re buying the ppv or pirating it. Either way, both events don’t even overlap with each other so idk why you’re even arguing with him goofy

[@ilyasladjal2383]

I'll tell dana to pull back next time it looks like he hurt your mouth​@@beaualoevv

[@Fxrris]

The issue is dana white is a doughnut. He stat padded ufc 299 to make sean o’maley look like a draw so he can protect his golden boy

[@nkosinathinathi304]

And he staked 299 because Francis fights the day before.

[@mikec5400]

as someone who watches even the worst ufc fight nights..im not too worried about ufc 300 not living up to expectations

[@natetripp3932]

As much as I love the confidence and dedication it takes to use a face cam for your videos, imo I think your old style worked better in terms of content, the pictures and media you used were so engaging and original,and brought a whole new dimension to “a commentary video”. Not hating, just some constructive criticism, regardless I love your channel never stop posting haha❤️💪🏼

[@therealgeiger2743]

Yeah i agree.Its hard to say bc it probably comes across rude quickly but if im actually looking and not only hearing the video the pictures are 10 times more entertaining.Not a world ending if its too much work but yeah😅

[@sheramansuerkulov542]

Wait, so you are not Pacquiao ?

[@ThoughtGnu]

Fr thought he was going to look somewhat like Manny😂

[@tobias7143]

Belal in main event of ufc 300 is the best jokes I've seen in a long Time

[@nicholasmoss6825]

Well who going to fight then in the main event smartass

[@f74w358fh]

been watching since 5k subs appreciate how the content is going strong! personally i think they do have a superfight lined up just edging us

[@beaualoevv]

unemployed since 5k . congratulations 🥳🎉

[@bawseeeee602]

lol bro has been dick riding since 5k

[@buddylee5712]

w

[@josieandy5874]

You look more like Pacquiao than MMA Che looks like Danis

[@DIDDYDIDTHATSHIT258]

I think we preferred the all white background with pictures and stuff rather than face to face commentary. Just saying 😅

[@tostadoraverde2705]

Volk vs Volk Volk vs Islam Volk vs Mcgregor Volk vs Holloway 4 Volk vs Jon Jones Volk vs Gaethje Volk vs Oliveira Volk vs Adesanya This ufc 3000 is a banger 💯

[@ssglbc1875]

We all know volk stepped in 24 hours notice weighing as much as Derrick Lewis in his heavy weight debut against jones

[@tyyflyyy]

It’s bound to be a great day when Tj posts

[@jonnypearson3088]

Pereira vs Izzy is the only fight that could still happen that would be the superfight everyone is expecting.

[@hhtptai]

That's because Dana loaded the fuck out of UFC 299 to overshadow Francis Ngannou's next boxing match the day before. A lot of these fights could have been put on 300.

[@luismarcialvergaradiaz5363]

The TJlovesfights curse strikes again, UFC300 delivered

[@bak1386]

This card is an absolute banger

[@countifshine7958]

Ngl when I saw u on video for the first time I really was expecting manny to show up on my screen

[@John-ew4yn]

Dang last time I was this early Tony furgeson was still on a win streak

[@bradley4750]

Love the new video format, it feels good to have a face to match a voice. keep up the great videos!

[@cinemaart6843]

I do think that this aged like milk, because that night was legendary at least imo.

[@misterwachulochulo5262]

pretty comfy new format, I really like it

[@bigbig54]

There is a chance that conor is on there bc ufc hasnt announced it only he did so if he is on there then 300 will be good in terms of star power I mean even conor on his intag has only been posting old photos and sponsors so i mean the sings are there Edit : 20.1 Hope i am right

[@se7encureton]

I like the way these dude thinks and speaks Subbed Forsure

[@muzanii5801]

Ngl the second I see one of your uploads it’s an auto click i need more

[@tico3326]

With the fights that already announced and injuries i think 300 is gonna be good for what we can get. The same people saying it’s trash are gonna be the same ones who watch it still.

[@jumpman2326]

Boxing is starting to take over again.

[@josemarialaguinge]

Not for the heavyweight division since Francis exposed it. But the lower weight classes for sure are starting to get me more hyped than MMA in general.

[@beaualoevv]

lol 65 k ppv

[@originaltruths2305]

@@josemarialaguingenah bro devin haney sold like 50k ppvs last fight. every ufc paperview gets atleast 1-200k

[@good8619]

Nah, won't ever take over if good fights are made once every blue moon.

[@heassik3088]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@agusmartinez5748]

best mma youtuber atm

[@REALDEALMMA91]

Planned out within that month ? Fighters usually have 10-12 week fight camps though and book their fight then going in to training camp when everything goes to plan .. i know that gets messed up with injuries and stuff though

[@ecrownproduction]

I like the old format better!

[@lmaofaojk]

Shout out to the puppy ss was crazy

[@se7encureton]

Nick Diaz army born and raised in Stcktn 209 left and lived all over and I’m back home.

[@creativename6126]

Literally the only thing you need is Tom Aspinall vs Jon Jones. If Jones declines take his belt.

[@Frequent_jits]

TJ please let me out of the basement.

[@charleslim6514]

nice fix on the audio sync!

[@denislav]

aged like milk

[@kevindavis3351]

UFC 200 was also supposed to have mcgregor vs Diaz 2

[@Therealbubba_]

Gaethje vs halloway isn’t the main event right?

[@Totalnikkadeath]

I was expecting jones vs nganou kamaru vs izzy or conor vs chandler on this card. All the fights theyve announced are very fun but still

[@mirannaire]

UFC 300 will be a great card, so many superstars in there. i dont know what fans want really. almost all the fights would be main events or fight nights

[@hulkman245]

The fans would rather have 44 year old DC vs 46 year old Brock Lesnar, than young in their primes Charles vs Armen

[@oisinvg]

I prefer slides over facecam

[@enemyk2800]

connor's been edging us...

[@aryanpramanik454]

I think they stacked 299 too much. They could have shifted porier bsd to 300 but i guess uncle dana doesnt want ngannou to do well.

[@AXEJAYB]

UFC lives rent free in Ngannou glazer’s heads

[@TheMMAKasual]

@@AXEJAYByou’re literally just a hater.

[@beaualoevv]

@@TheMMAKasualfacts=hater. another no father figure person

[@good8619]

​​@@AXEJAYBIdk man, Ngannou made more in 1 boxing circus event than he would have made in his entire UFC career, even if he stayed for several more years. We know his PPV selling power is shit but that's why he's fighting in Saudi lol. No one expects him to win in boxing and he gets paid regardless. + He got to bankrupt the PFL with that contract lmfao.

[@good8619]

Its a great card, just put the WMMA fight on the prelims. Most people dont want a smoke break mid main event and given how a 100 card comes around every 7 years or so, I think they can arrange that.

[@hulkman245]

Most casual take I've seen today

[@Wolfbee117]

I agree, most women’s fights are boring but Zhang is fantastic and a fun fighter to watch. No problem with it

[@daviddean2082]

Card looks stacked to me

[@Thecodmother]

I would say they spread it out between 296-300

[@olivercrespo2329]

I don’t think they’ll ever catch lightning in a bottle again. I’d rather them focus on constructing good cards throughout the year instead of holding onto matchups and saving big names for a card like 300. As far as I’m concerned I prefer the current outlook of ufc 298, 299 and 300 as really great events each with an engaging matchup at the top of the card and great fights underneath. It’s just the universe when you put all your eggs into one basket some will break. You saw that with ufc 200. It was a complete bust.

[@anthonybasol3485]

called it

[@deletedaccount8200]

khazmat vs izzy for ufc 300

[@spoockle18]

Make da vids how u used to wit a white screen

[@oliverhall6329]

UFC 300 will be a great card we just get spoiled every ppv

[@gus2421]

I think belal vs Leon would be good

[@jchapman1605]

Bro, its going to be Khabib vs GSP in the SuperFight!! Dana keeping a lid on this is SO epic

[@bigbig54]

Lol no

[@Solznmid]

Id rather watch khabib vs Leon

[@crackingly]

that's a funny joke

[@naxxs]

I want to see Belal vs Edwards he deserves it💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@DontTouchEt]

Tom already said yes to Alex

[@user-tj2bz4bd7g]

Either way I’m streaming it 😂

[@edott.ebk_]

your this saying cuz of prelims fights 😂😂😂

[@blotteracid3605]

Alex periera vs Izzy Mackachev vs Leon Edwards Are my picks to main and co main 300 but idk tbh

[@terrellewilliams2188]

Izzy is hurt and Islam has Ramadan season

[@beaualoevv]

izzy will fight the winner of strickland/ dricus on 300. leon vs belal is on the abu dhabi card. thank me later

[@aboodthebest7726]

Islam isn't going to fight until June. Not to mention izzy is injured

[@sebpalacio6310]

I have this lingering feeling that Shavkat is gonna get the next shot.

[@barzy.om3d286]

Fuck it lets just belal vs Leon 😭

[@oisinvg]

Instead of “UFC events divisible by 100”, I think you mean “centennial”.

[@Purple-tm1fz]

Ain’t no way that’s how you say Armans name

[@deletedaccount8200]

would take jorge vs askren over belaal n edwards for ufc 300

[@nicholasmoss6825]

Umm no

[@hakr1298]

It's funny how dana keep stacking 299 with the best matchups, but expect 300 to be great Bro, maybe you should've focused on putting those fights on 300 instead of trying to give sean omally a great card so he can be called a draw

[@beaualoevv]

start your own company and do better. oh wait you have to leave moms basement first, so it ends right here

[@userdeleted4723]

You don’t have to be a 5 star chef to understand when a steak is iffy. If you left your moms basement and had any real life experience you’d understand that.

[@good8619]

​@@userdeleted4723He's just a troll, he's literally in every UFC-relayed comment section. Besides with that zesty pfp idk why he's calling people basement dwellers lol.

[@extreame7304]

Not booking Conor is criminal. All this wait, just to add random fights out of desperation

[@good8619]

Connor only adds shock value. Either he'll fight a bum cuz that's all he can handle atm, and no one will care, or he fights someone like Makhachev and gets destroyed. I'd prefer the latter but it won't happen.

[@extreame7304]

Don't matter, just give the man the fight. UFC never books the best fights, they put most exciting fights@@good8619

[@socialistbatman1211]

Dana White would’ve loved to be a wrestling promoter if wrestling were still mainstream. He’d have complete control over who wins and it would make putting together money drawing matches so much easier. And Belal would be a jobber

[@DaInternetBear]

The UFC 200 debacle is far worse in comparison than what 300 has lined up. I feel that the UFC has actually taken the safest route by guaranteeing good fights as opposed to name fights. What's the point in getting a Diaz, Masvidal, or McGregor when you can make new ones?

[@kman9884]

Tbh it’s funny that the 3 people you named, who are massive draws, are all bums now and were only relevant in terms of competition for a championship 3+ years ago, at least.

[@DaInternetBear]

@@kman9884 When you really break down the 'Transcending the sport' superstars, there's really only Brock, Ronda, Conor, Nate and Jorge, and all for different reasons. Beyond that, the UFC has never really raised a superstar beyond the scope of fighting. 4 of them are aged out of the sport now, and Conor is a drunken roid monkey. I'm hoping UFC 300 brings attention to guys like Jiri, Gaethje, Holloway, and so on beyond just the scope of MMA

[@itsvaskovk]

sean strickland should fight

[@moistman5074]

Cumshot should fight someone else before a title fight

[@good8619]

He's a draw that's what matters to the company. Besides, who do you think should fight for the title next then? Cannonier? No one knows who he is, tho I'll give him credit for beating up Ogre Vettori.

[@blt409]

We finally got a face reveal???

[@delsinmcgrath882]

Why are mma content creators so afraid of criticism? Just say it like it is. Ufc 300 is mid at best no matter who the main event ends up being

[@plokijuh5830]

Everybody is afraid of criticism, especially when they’re in a position to be criticised en masse and lose their viewers like on KZbin.

[@mugiwara9507]

You’re just running your mouth “no matter who the main event”

[@jchapman1605]

Have you looked at the card so far?? And their are 2 more top billing fights to add

[@delsinmcgrath882]

@@plokijuh5830 That’s why I like Lucas Tracy. Even when he has trash opinions, he says them with confidence without caring about the “backlash.” Dude’s a straight shooter and people respect that about him

[@TheFightConnoisseur]

I truly don’t understand how 300 is “mid” the card is crazy stacked already with 1 or 2 more big fights to be added to it. It just doesn’t have that box office attraction like a Conor fight. Justin/Max is a sick fight then you got Jiri, Charles, Figgy vs Cody, aljo vs kattar. like wtf more do you want? The card is sick from top to bottom lol yall either ignorant or just trippin lol. If you really believe the card is mid I’m not sure you’re really a fight fan my guy, legit every single fight on the card would be great main event on a fight night.

[@dennishaganjr]

i’d have alex fight jamaal as the co main & izzy fighting either the winner or the loser of strickland/ddp (it literally wouldn’t matter) as the main. it’d be a quick turn around for strickland or ddp but f*ck them, they would be on pace for a 3 fight year, which isn’t anything too crazy

[@LuanJaguarREAL]

because its not 2016 anymore, and all the fan favourite fighters in the Prime of UFC are now either retired, released or washed up. you know people love that nostalgia stuff. and im also one of them :D but i know it will never be the same again

[@SirShadeyy]

If we got the same fights on any other card that we’re getting for 300, everyone would be saying it’s insane and amazing, but since it’s 300 everyone is calling it mid. If Bo Nickal is the first fight of the night it’s gonna be a good fucking card. Everyone is expecting this to be the second coming of Christ.

[@Xubiify]

khamzat vs shavkat

[@calvinjohnson5988]

Your channel used to be so good

[@edp.kensworth]

Honestly just give us pereira vs adesanya 3

[@gscruz47]

They would’ve met expectations if they didn’t bolster and stack tf out of 299 just to spite Francis fighting AJ the following night Another example of Dana and the UFC not being able to let go of their ego to please their fans

[@fkz4155]

Arman Tsasukyan

[@jezebulls]

lol did you just call him Arman TsarZOOkien?

[@Unknown-individual]

UFC 300 is just regular

[@cherryb0ng]

They have to announce something even if it won't happen otherwise nobody will buy ppvs

[@meatbicyclebuilt42]

Honestly tho it was pretty dumb of people to actually believe that izzy would return in 2027

[@vedantpatel2131]

Honestly they shoulve swapped 299 with 300

[@Robert399]

Gaethje vs Holloway will be exciting but it's terrible matchmaking...

[@butterfacemcgillicutty]

I think Izzy is done at the top - he got a fucking DUI right before his last fight where he lost definitively despite being an overwhelming favorite. Something going on with him and I will be very surprised if he gets back to the top.

[@starr2618]

I feel like people who don’t like this card should watch WWE. They like storylines instead of actual mma.

[@hulkman245]

Right? They would rather see a 44 year old DC with back problems fight Brock Lesnar, instead of young, prime top contenders

[@depressedraptorsfan4907]

299 looks more like 300

[@wicked25]

ufc 205 was pretty much the 200 replacement

[@QO-id3yt]

It’ll be pretty great card, probably just nothing legendary

[@samsonihekweme]

I say ufc 291 was the best card of the year

[@Ivan2Jura]

Imagine thinking Suga is a bigger star than Oliveira 💀

[@aboodthebest7726]

Dana white privilege is real bruh

[@nataliogonzalez306]

Why didn’t they give bo a harder fight why not jiri vs jan

[@akaInfamous]

You're joking right?

[@good8619]

​@@akaInfamousJiri Vs Jan would be cool NGL, cuz who tf cares about Rakić? Also yeah it's time for Bo to stop fighting cans.

[@nataliogonzalez306]

@@good8619 Thank you. U know this card had so much more potential.

[@bruhhh2150]

Bo has had 2 fights in the ufc, why would they give him a harder fight?

[@nataliogonzalez306]

@@bruhhh2150 Because he won them convincingly and he doesn't fight often. Fans are going to stop caring about Bo the same way they did with Khamzat

[@avramsanders9198]

I am so annoyed with UFC fans regarding 300. This card is absolutely insane. Every fight announced has at least one big name fighter in it. Izzy returning for the headliner or Perriera defending his LHW belt for the headliner make it a 10/10 card and there is 0 valid argument against that

[@deanjelofrizell3023]

This is what happens when there’s no meritocracy in The UFC. You get manufactured superstars. Title belts that have no merit. Overhyped fights that don’t meet expectations. Preliminarily and main card fights below the main event become the best fights but don’t get the recognition they deserve.

[@MarvelMadness2003]

Still better than boxing

[@blessedfetus]

TJ great video, but you should either decorate your backround more or use more edits, I speak for my entire generation when I say our attention spans are FUCKED, gotta have some shit to look at

[@jamesdawg2813]

Face reveal!!!!!

[@batsoupman1697]

You pinoy?

[@TancheapMcFatass]

If Conor quit dicking around it could have

[@aboodthebest7726]

He doesn't want to lay off the cocke and riods

[@user-xx1cr5mv8d]

stupid ad put some effort in atleast and make it shorter