re: UFC question for avid and causal followers

I got into pankration when I met a crew in Kansas City through wrestling that were training and putting on fights. We put on a ton of boxing/MMA/toughman/wrestling/pankration shows through KS/MO/AR/OK/NE and a few small ones in Colorado and Texas through affiliates. It was wildcatting days back then and not much regulation. I completely lost all interest in the UFC when I saw Ortiz/Griffin in what was a complete work. That was a fixed fight and I've never cared to watch anything Ortiz or Griffin have been involved in since.

I hated the super-juiced era of MMA, the fights were ridiculous and it felt nasty. Didn't like the undue punishment it seemed every knockout had. I started casually getting back into it about this time 3 years back and if I'm being honest the promos around McGregor/Holloway after the Brimage KO intrigued me and McGregor captivated me and I just started watching everything.

The in-game threads on here also helped pull me in and now I'm crazy hooked.

I'm probably going to be locked in for life now. UFC 200 and typically the big July cards are on the weekend around my birthday so that looks to become a tradition now.