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RRxtar · 10-20-2014, 04:39 PM

i wouldn't call it a 'fad' and i wouldn't say it has died out. globally, i think the UFC is still growing massively. it is just changing. no longer are there 5-6 huge PPVs a year, now there are like 35 events a year spread around the globe, most of which are more of a regional show than a major event, as you can tell by how they are pushing fightpass so much now. for the casual fan, there is just a massive oversaturation of events with so many for free now, and nearly all of the huge stars are gone. remember when you waited 2+ months between events with massive headliner cards?

then when they have a PPV, half the time its mighty mouse headlining it, and usually half of the main card are guys you've never heard of before. the 2014 has been pretty bad for PPVs but there are some good ones coming with JJ vs DC, Anderson vs Nick Diaz, Hendricks vs Lawler 2.. Its going to take another year to build a new set of starts.

But you are right, its never going to be the way it was 5-8 years ago where everyone you know got together for the fights. I mean shit, I still get goosebumps thinking about the lead up to events like UFC 79. GSP/Hughes, Wanderlei/Chuck... could you imagine a card like that today?

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RRxtar what manner of phaggotry is this Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kelownafornia Posts: 18,285 Thanked 5,473 Times in 1,814 Posts Failed 205 Times in 120 Posts	i wouldn't call it a 'fad' and i wouldn't say it has died out. globally, i think the UFC is still growing massively. it is just changing. no longer are there 5-6 huge PPVs a year, now there are like 35 events a year spread around the globe, most of which are more of a regional show than a major event, as you can tell by how they are pushing fightpass so much now. for the casual fan, there is just a massive oversaturation of events with so many for free now, and nearly all of the huge stars are gone. remember when you waited 2+ months between events with massive headliner cards? then when they have a PPV, half the time its mighty mouse headlining it, and usually half of the main card are guys you've never heard of before. the 2014 has been pretty bad for PPVs but there are some good ones coming with JJ vs DC, Anderson vs Nick Diaz, Hendricks vs Lawler 2.. Its going to take another year to build a new set of starts. But you are right, its never going to be the way it was 5-8 years ago where everyone you know got together for the fights. I mean shit, I still get goosebumps thinking about the lead up to events like UFC 79. GSP/Hughes, Wanderlei/Chuck... could you imagine a card like that today? __________________ STRENGTHaesthetics Last edited by RRxtar; 10-20-2014 at 04:49 PM.