Why the UFC Product is in Steep Decline
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It is NOT unreasonable to expect the PPV to be nothing but bangers with the prices they charge, but there's little talent differentiation on main cards even these days.
But it's the main card fighters who have history of winning and followers , that the undercard fighters haven't established yet .....that's Sells the ppv
I agree with most of this video, but I was one of the weirdos excited about Gunnar Nelson vs Bryan Barbarena lmao
The main problem with the UFC is ESPN/Disney
allen vs muniz wasn't the original main event,it was originally krylov vs spann but krylov pulled out hours before the fight during the broadcast
Krylov vs Spann is not a better main event than Allen vs Muniz
@almazingsk8er come on,it's a little better but there are alot of awful main events,especially the excessive women's main events they've been putting on,like come on ufc
@@ufcfan890facts. Cards that are headlined by women perform the worse tbh. Muniz vs Allen delivered perfectly fine. Only new fans/casuals hated it cause of all the changes before and DURING the broadcast
I'm a hard core fan who doesn't think either card sufficed a headliner.
your exact comment is whats wrong with the ufc though. Literally nobidy knows or cares who those people are outside of hardcore fans. back ten years ago anyone could tell you the big stars names, now its all no personality generic dudes.
I was making more than 90k a year with my painting and decorating business. No way I'd risk CTE for that.
Exactly I make more than double than 90k a year as a software developer, these fighters are putting there lives on the line they should be getting more and the ufc can afford it unlike the wnba
with grammatical errors like that and a naruto profile pic I kinda doubt that.
even where i live cops starting salary is 100k plus. so even if you want some adrenaline you might as well do that.
The problem with UFC now is that they don't need stars anymore like they did previously. Cause their deal with ESPN guarantees them money for a certain amount of content per year.
Now they don't need to build stars.
It's like an old saying: "You work for a name and then your name works for you".
Unfortunately for UFC their name is nothing if the top fighters are not interested in them and want to leave. That's just one of big bunch of problems UFC's facing.
They need stars because they have to sell a certain amount of ppvs per year
Definitely gotta call out the fans that would make statements on many fighters being goats, but never considering they were goats in the UFC and are pushed and even evade some opponents.
Remember Dana Said Connor was the Goat and not Mighty Mouse. In the same Conversation
My belief is that the UFC/Endeavour knows that the sport will eventually have the Ali Act extended to the sport and their trying to squeeze as much money as possible from the sport before it happens. That and the ESPN deal has removed the financial incentive to produce quality cards and recognizable fighters.
The ESPN deal makes me miss the Fox Sports days of the UFC.
Interesting perspective to an interesting topic. Great video.
People like Adesanya and robberys like Jan vs O'Malley are what it is for me
Sean won.
Rent free
Sean won bro, barely won on damage. That's not the issue, the issue is how many times he cheated 😞
They throw so many events tho
What killed it for me is the double pay wall for anyone outside the US.
I'm not paying monthly and then again for a ppv. Pick one. Ppv in Australia is 85 dollars now if you include the ESPN 15 a month.
I don't watch any other sport bar MMA, none so I don't need espn plus. They wonder why pirating went through the roof .....that's why.
People feel like they are being double dipped. So I don't watch them live anymore, I wait for the highlights. And I am not the only one I know that was a die hard fan who now is just as casual. Man I use to be able to rattle off stats like crazy for fighters before the epsn deal....after it I couldn't tell you who's coming at all. So you are correct...people who use to be hardcore fans have faded away. It's a slow decline but I've seen it. I know blokes here in Australia who has podcasts about MMA and they stopped after the ESPN deal because it became cost prohibitive to watch them.
Absolutely nailed it in this video. I've been feeling like this for a while.
To be fair fighters should promote themselves too.
Most of them don’t share their stories or have bland personalities. When everyone’s goal is “I want to be the best. The champion” you’re just another guy.
Khabib never resorted to dirty trash talk, never changed personality, but he is known.
Charles Olives is a humble gentleman, but he is known.
They shared their stories and personalities in social media.
Hype and knowing who the fighters are plays a huge part between “this card is stacked!” And “boring card”.
Pantoja won the title recently, and tbh nobody gave a fook other than hardcores and Brazilians. He has a beautiful story, he’s a BMF, but nobody knew or cares until after he won.
The wrestling comparison brings controversy, but letting the fans know you, your “gimmick” (personality) is important.
Add in the recent changes to the rules today, fighters being a little more open, a better pay structure, and the future could be amazing. Fingers crossed.
I mean you really can't dismiss stipe, the DJ cut was a horrible decision yeah but the UFC for the most part does have the strongest talent
Anyone who says Stipe is the HW Goat should have their opinion discarded.
@@ToasterDsG Not really since the convo really is about only stipe and fador. The convo only goes these 2 ways.
DJ was traded for an undefeated Askren who won titles in Bellator and OneFC. People really wanted to see what Ben Askren could do in the UFC even though he was aged and had surgeries. Fans were complaining about the Flyweight division as DJ didn’t have any competition (This is something fans usually do when there is a dominant champ) and the UFC wanted to cut the division.
Now as to Stipe he just came at the right time when the roster had zero wrestlers and aging fighters. The bar is so low with Stipe having defended his belt 3 times and lost it twice, people really call this guy the GOAT
@@xftbllplyr2091 @xftbllplyr2091 they traded one of the greatest of all time for Ben. Yes Ben won a lot but he never look impressive, he had no highlight reels. No finishes, those fighter who time waste and lay on ppl to win who you hate. That was ben. And they gave up the greatest for him.
And your arguement for stipe makes no sense. He will beat who he beat and his resume even if it's not as good as other fighters. When compared to other HW he does have an outstanding one. Name a UFC HW with a resume as close to as stipe.........there is nobody
Great video!
I mean he's not wrong to question the fight record of some fighters who fought in Japan. Because a lot of fight fixing did happened.
Nah the ufc top 10 would smash any other orgs top 10 hands down no questions asked. Im not saying it would be a perfect 10-0 but it wouldnt be close. Fedor was basically an anomaly, they cant always hire EVERYONE and yeah sometimes the ufc drops the ball too
possibly but the ufc is scared to do so. they make it worst than boxing
Not sure, I think Vadim Nemkov in bellator would be a top contender in the UFC's LHW right now. Jiri Prochazka came from Rizin and became champ in three fights. A.J. McKee would be in the top 15 of the UFC featherweight division.
It's rare, but there are occasionally fighters outside the UFC that are as good or better as those inside.
The UFC is taking the approach of the NFL where they market the brand above all else. And tbh it’s more sustainable as the UFC wants to be treated and seen more as a league than a pure promotion
I don’t know about much about leagues like NFL or football and stuff but shouldn’t the ufc be treating their fighters better then?
the nfl is a different model because it is a federation of teams. the teams do a good job marketing their players but they also have a players union
While I get what you’re saying (the NFL unlike the NBA prioritizes the shield over players like how the UFC prioritizes itself over fighters) but it’s not the same at all.
The NFL is an alliance of 32 different multi billion entities that operate under a unifying charter and each of those teams market their own players (and some players become big enough to be promoed by the NFL itself to an extent). Even then, the NFL has began prioritizing marketing stars in recent years much more so than previous years because they understand that’s better for growth and building/expanding a base. Also, there’s a players union in the NFL.
Didn’t they used to do tours and better press conferences !! I mean prior to 2020 there were more press conferences
4:13 - 4:16. I make a lot more than that and I’m not a UFC fighter, those guys and girls deserve more money and unlike the WNBA the UFC can actually afford to do so
Got called a casual for saying the ufc has been on a bit of a wet slide since 2020
I used to have fight parties. Now, if I ordered a fight I don’t think my friends that used to drive 40 minutes would make the trip for the fight. Probably Just to hang out
MMA dive almost taking a dive with this video…. I’ll return back for the new video 👌🏽
Fedor getting his props
The ufc have got lazy i feel but also none of the competition are making any of the right moves to bridge the gap
You can absolutely make the argument stipe is the heavyweight goat. Bay doors record was padded big-time. And the competition stipe beat on his streak was much steeper.
Going through the motions
who ever wrote this vid rly shat the bed, fedors record is padded af, “DJ lost in one” but doesn’t mention the different rule set, brendan allen vs muniz wasn’t the billed fight but it’s replacement AND it was a good fight with a surprising finish.
He also didn't mention that other than that loss, DJ has basically dominated in one, including against the guy who beat him
@@restitvtororbis5330 Listen I like DJ but saying hes dominating when hes beat one guy in mma in the one promotion is a stretch
Johnson doesn't fight at 125 anymore
Brandon Babrerana. About all that needs to be said
That right but biggest problems people give Dana White too much credit for where the UFC is today and nobody endeavour has a clue about running an organisation like the UFC
The game plan was not stand in front of izzy. They trained all camp to wrestle.
Dana vs his wife main event of ufc 300 it will save the company🙌
the ufc says they have the best fighters but are scared to cross promote with another brand. they did it once with pridefc and took a few losses on that
Ufc pay is low yes. But if you take the average for UFC fighter and the average for pro boxers the UFC wins.
Everyone who's celebrating will be bitchin when this sport gets ruined like NBA, NFL etc
Boxing is back baby
Finally.
Someone else said it.
Take the U outta the UFC.
Cuz it ain’t the ultimate anymore.
UFC and Dana White just feels like they've settled, they aren't pushing to improve the sport like they have done previously. It's a well known brand most people won't branch out to watch other promotions and they are making money so they can afford to not care as much now
If they don't push to improve the sport i believe it will hit a decline
Fedor will always be the heavyweight goat !! Screw the ufc for thinking otherwise
A lot of fights in Pride were admittedly fake, so it will always put Fedor's status in question, which you conveniently failed to bring up. Not to mention, Fedor got exposed bad when he arrived at Strikeforce against real fights.
P.S. Cormier is no where near heavyweight GOAT status, but I get they needed to promote the trilogy
They literally colud have done flyweight title sometime this year but noo it has to be fight night does the 😂
Brandon Barberena 😂
id say one championship is doing pretty good
Hypothetically, So If Tyson Fury Beats Francis Ngannou Does That Make Him The New MMA Lineal Champion (FURY Is Boxing's Lineal Champion)
Or Does It Have To Be An MMA Fight To Become Lineal Champion.
If I beat Henry Cejudo at checkers do I get his olympic gold medal and UFC belts?
@@lokodehortaleza If He Decides To Defend Them In A Checkers Game & Loses The Checkers Game Then YES!
This video is brought to you by your friends at bellator. Lol
My favorite fighter was Gegard Mousasi....I'm still pissed about that one
Brandon Barberena?
Because instead of talented mixed martial artists, cards are now full of DWCS bums who picked up the sport 2 years ago
what dana and the ufc say has nothing to do with the quality of its fighters. and pantoja is the flyweight champ, not moreno - even though moreno won their fight - mighty mouse beats both regardless.
UFC seems fine to me.
Fans will celebrate this until the ufc is ruined like every other pro sport...then complain it sux now
Its not bro. The fight cards these day are at best, very top heavy.
@@madgavin7568 I like em top heavy.
Bring back the irish guy!
lol
Don't be disrespectful
God no..
I am also uncomfortable with change
“Who the fook is that guy?”
Where’s the Irish dude? No hate jw, always liked his voice
The UFC is stagnant without Conor, but I'll give them props for making a star out of him despite not winning a fight in the span of 4 years.
Boxing is making a comeback so there's that. Thanks to Turki Alalshikh and his dickwad of money compared to Dana's $12k to show and $12k to win.
Weight cutting killed ufc. In fact you can see the decline in quality correlates exactly with the increase in fighters missing weight. Even dumb fans now understand how damaging the weight cutting has been.
What happend to Irish man
If you make these guys main event promote %50 but the fighters have to aswell they can be successful while trash talking with respect they don't have to do it all the time 😂
Agree with everything except Stipe is the heavyweight goat
It’s not in steep decline. Stop reaching with these weird videos.
fix the mic
Simple: they've stopped treating their workers well.
They think they have a monopoly on the sport, and they act like it.
I foresee the UFC losing the top spot within another 5 years.
DJ lost to a 135er
Pls the original voice :( no hate, but I watch this channel for the og guy
Putting out a video like this always makes UFC fans cope and seethe.
Lol.. cant wait til there is 1/4 of fight ls per year and all the fans bitching..
Stipe Miocic is the heavyweight GOAT without a doubt.
Most title wins at HW - 6
Most title defenses - 4
Most consecutive title defenses - 3
You just like Fedor more than Stipe.
Second why UFC is dying. This is why.
1. Steroid users like Jones, Adesanya and Usman are getting free run from testing agencies.
2. Weight bullies like Makachev are dominating lighter weight classes. There is no hydration test.
3. Good hard working fighters like Stipe, Colby, Strickland are not promoted.
4. Judges are being controlled by UFC. See Jones vs Dominick Reyes.
5. Stupid biased commentators like Rogan and Cormier are unbearable to listen to.
6. Fighter pay is less. Good fighters are leaving.
UFC is done. It’s no longer the cool new thing. It’s boring and youth of today have zero interest in it so that shows it’s only going to get worse for MMA/UFC
Still waiting for your breakdowns of DJ and Fedor's claims for being The GOAT.
Byebye ufc
Power Slap is great
Endeavor fire Dana White & replace him with Sean Shelby
UFC is watered down trash 90% of the time.
Yeah Stipe's still the HW goat sorry
Fedor forever baby.
UFC has become like McDonald's-uniform and boring.
Sean O malley just saved it
Fake account.
?
Bro, why does you voice changes every time? You're confusing the f out of me
It’s a different dude lol
I've been a huge fan of ufc for about 15 years but I can't watch a full event