To some extent, but at the end of the day- to me that is- what do you need to know about rolling around on the ground and hitting someone in the face?
I think Silva is a skilled fighter- but fighters like him, are fighters like Floyd and Ali. We have more skilled level fighters in boxing than we have in UFC/mma.
MMA has been branded a brawlers style of fighting in my mind... boxing just has more mystique and class about it, barring the odd pre-fight brawls and dodgy promoters.
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Besides, I have seen hundreds more World-Star Hip Hop fights that would make UFC/MMA fights look like chicken shit. lololol... MUCH MORE entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa5-tVla8pg
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UFC highest ever PPV - 1.6m, 2009 - Brock Lesnar.
2nd highest PPV - 1.1m, 2010 - Brock Lesnar.
3rd highest PPV - 1.1m, 2013 - Weidman vs. Silva II
4th highest PPV - 1m, 2010 - Brock Lesnar
5th highest PPV - 1m, 2008 - Brock Lesnar
So a WWE crossover star is the most popular attraction ever in the UFC. Since Lesnar's last fight they've cracked the million mark just once in four years, with Anderson Silva, who is the UFC P4P equivalent of Floyd, right?
Don't worry about boxing losing Floyd and Manny, you should be worrying about the UFC finding a new WWE star.
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Brock was a huge PPV selling machine for sure, but you're also leaving out UFC 158 (St. Pierre vs Diaz) that did 1.1 million and UFC 66 (Ortiz vs Liddell 2) that did over a million.
Big names sell big PPVs for each sport. It's the same with boxing. Check out boxing's PPV numbers.
Pay-per-view - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To find a PPV that cracked 500k buys that didn't feature the name De La Hoya (retired), Mayweather (nearing retirement) or Pacquiao (nearing retirement), you have to go back to 2003 when Roy Jones fought John Ruiz.
The problem with boxing is that it has all it's eggs in one basket. It has a few big names that draw a lot, but those are near retirement and there aren't any real stars set to take their place. Take those guys out of the picture, and PPV revenue is few and far between.
The UFC puts off a show nearly every week (not PPV), I reckon on average about 2 PPV's a month, and they CONSISTENTLY gather several hundred thousand buys. Like I mentioned earlier, UFC 170 did about 400k buys and it was one of the worst cards in recent memory. It was plagued by injuries and fighters dropping out of big fights, and it was headlined by two women fighters. And it STILL outdrew Canelo.
People seem to forget that boxing is a BUSINESS, and businesses need REVENUE to operate.
The revenue that Mayweather generates gives promotion companies the overhead needed to sign other fighters and put on other big matches.
When Mayweather and Pacquiao are gone, who's going to bring home the bacon for boxing? You're talking about a SERIOUS dip in revenue, and there's nobody poised to take control.
That stings.... but it's a good sting. I forgot about Lesnar- but the truth is, as you are alluding to, is that he is the side show for the sport more than he was the face of the sport. A WWE man that already had a fan base prior to getting into the UFC.
He is the equivalent of Mike Tyson after the second Holyfield fight. Simply just a travelling circus.... and, as such, people detested Mike for that farce of a second half of a career. Even Mike himself said in his last fight that he lost that it was time to get out of the game IF he continues to embarrass the sport the way he was doing for the last three years prior.
Goes back to another point I made earlier- UFC/MMA are "events", sorta like the circus or carnival. You go to an event. I like good shows and events. I like David Copperfield and David Blaine. But boxing is a brand sport.... a real professional sport. Just can't compare the two anymore.
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Why does one or the other have to be the best? You act like you are afraid MMA will become more popular. Relax! They are both here to stay.
MMA is popular for the same reasons boxing is popular, the one on one competitive urge all humans have, displays of heart, skill and our need to know who is the best.
If you really want to know why MMA is becoming as popular as boxing, look in a mirror.
UFC people started it by egging on boxers to enter into the sport if they dared. It's like a professional wrestler, or even an amateur wrestler, asking a boxer to enter into the sport off the rip.
It's like asking a rugby player, with no football experience, to enter into American and/or standard football/soccer.
It's pathetic.
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Beanflicker, You're comparing the UFC with American boxing whilst completely ignoring that boxing is a hugely successful global sport that shows no sign of declining due to the UFC.
I can't see any evidence that boxing's popularity has faded in America due to the UFC either.
AS for the UFC 170 girls fight beating Canelo-Angulo? What was the PPV price for both and what did the gate gross? I read the UFC NEVER reveal official figures for any event?
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