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That UFC fight tonight was a joke
Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:42 pm
I totally fell for their marketing tonight.
They pitted McGregor with an obviously over matched Siver to hype up the next title fight. They set it in Boston which has a huge Irish population so they could have an overwhelmingly pro-McGregor crowd and then had Aldo or whatever his name is in attendance so they could have that 'confrontation' at the end. It felt like I was watching a WWE match.
I'm not saying the match was fixed but shite that was terrible.
They pitted McGregor with an obviously over matched Siver to hype up the next title fight. They set it in Boston which has a huge Irish population so they could have an overwhelmingly pro-McGregor crowd and then had Aldo or whatever his name is in attendance so they could have that 'confrontation' at the end. It felt like I was watching a WWE match.
I'm not saying the match was fixed but shite that was terrible.
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:43 pm to Boom Angry
They've been doing this for years.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:44 pm to Boom Angry
The champ is there 99% of the time his weight class is main eventing
Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:44 pm to Korin
Yeah, I figured but I hardly ever watch UFC so I didn't realize how blatant it was.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:47 pm to Boom Angry
The troll is here, the troll is here!!
You had to start a whole thread for this?
You couldn't have posted this in that 70 page thread above?
You had to start a whole thread for this?
You couldn't have posted this in that 70 page thread above?
Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:51 pm to SmackDaniels
So do you disagree?
Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:58 pm to Boom Angry
quote:he finished him in the 2nd round. Plenty of fights get stopped in the 1st or 2nd round. Every fight that has a finish is obviously a mismatch, right? Every loser is overmatched.
They pitted McGregor with an obviously over matched Siver
quote:you should've seen his fight back in July in Dublin, Ireland. Talk about a pro-McGregor crowd. Aldo's last fight was in Brazil. Totally pro-Aldo crowd.
They set it in Boston which has a huge Irish population so they could have an overwhelmingly pro-McGregor crowd
Btw, I agree with your post and all of the points you made.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:00 am to Boom Angry
Their goal is to entertain and sell PPVs/tickets. What did you think it was?
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:04 am to boom roasted
quote:
Their goal is to entertain and sell PPVs/tickets. What did you think it was?
But other sports like the NFL and NBA don't have to stir up controversy to get people to watch. They don't mind when it does happen (Sherman last year) but it's not the norm.
I'm not saying the UFC is a bullshite sport or anything but the manufactured rivalries are annoying.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 12:05 am
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:07 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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he finished him in the 2nd round. Plenty of fights get stopped in the 1st or 2nd round. Every fight that has a finish is obviously a mismatch, right? Every loser is overmatched.
I don't think that every quick fight is a mismatch. One good hit could end a fight fast even among even opponents. But there is no way this fight should've gotten as much hype as it did.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:11 am to Boom Angry
You can't compare combat sports to team sports.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:12 am to Boom Angry
Usually top ten teams plsying eaxh other get hype. GameDay has been to blowouts for college football before
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:12 am to Boom Angry
quote:It's their job to hype fights.
But there is no way this fight should've gotten as much hype as it did.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:14 am to Korin
quote:
I'm not saying the match was fixed but shite that was terrible.
quote:
They've been doing this for years.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:15 am to fightingtiger2335
The #1 team in the AFC absolutely blew out the #2 team in the AFC Championship Gsme. And it wasn't some lucky 1-punch KO either.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:18 am to Boom Angry
quote:
I'm not saying the match was fixed but shite that was terrible.
Irish was ranked top 10. 18-2 or something like that.
designated loser had 10 losses coming in. is 36 years old.
last victory was no contest due to drug testing failure, some kind of human growth hormone.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 12:27 am
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:19 am to fightingtiger2335
quote:
Usually top ten teams plsying eaxh other get hype. GameDay has been to blowouts for college football before
True, but there isn't usually a huge underdog when two top ten teams play.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:22 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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The #1 team in the AFC absolutely blew out the #2 team in the AFC Championship Gsme. And it wasn't some lucky 1-punch KO either.
The Colts were the 4th seed.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 12:23 am
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:24 am to Boom Angry
Siver is not top 10. Everyone knows he was a stepping stone. It was a fight to build McGregor up before having him go against the top dogs. UFC does this a lot. Promote the new hot item. Give him some favorable matchups to build the record and increase the hype. Then throw him in with the top guys on PPV.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 12:26 am
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:25 am to Boom Angry
They made it to the AFC championship game. Their seeding is irrelevant at that point.
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