@CameronCorduroy IQ is essentially a false metric that people use to their advantage in arguments when it suits them (like you’re doing now) and reject as legitimate when it hurts their claims.
@DovySimuMMA After the Conor era, the sport peaked again in 2019. Masvidal knee, Izzy champ, Volk champ, Polish power, Usman-Colby etc. It hasn’t been able to recover since covid honestly.
@PainImpact@JESnowden If what you’re suggesting is more along the lines of Pride’s “freak-show” fights, then I would be inclined to agree. But I’d rather see RIZIN try to pull that off in TokyoDome in a ring rather than have the UFC shift their entire brand that they’ve built for 25+ years
@PainImpact@JESnowden No. Entertainment is not paramount over legitimacy. It’s a competitive sport with rankings and a definitive champion. You suggesting they have scripted shootfighting on the cards taking the place of potential real bouts is just delusion.
@PainImpact@JESnowden That would actually never work, but it’s interesting that you think it would. Interesting in the sense that you as a fan are getting something completely different from watching MMA than the average viewer. The UFC would die 3 years after that was implemented.
@PainImpact@JESnowden Yeah that’s exactly what the UFC needs. Scripted bouts in between bouts that they want the world to take seriously. You should take over the company after Dana.
@KAIROSMMA2 Colby gave up fighting in 2019 when he lost to Usman. After that he was just showing up yearly for a check. If you look back on his career with that in mind, it makes a lot more sense.
@jasonthehart You should have seen this coming from a mile away. They’ve literally already fought. Dricus and Sean are a mid matchup in terms of entertainment. To be fair, 90% of the roster consistently promises a KO every fight. Izzy did the same but he had a lot of boring decisions.
@Noel20263425 @MchaelSNM1 Israel’s best win is Poatan, who he went 1-3 against. His second best win is Whittaker, who got finished by Dricus and Khamzat. He barely beat Marvin Vettori and ex-welterweight Kelvin Gastelum. The division simply moved past his skill set. Let’s be real about his reign.
@Kyle46242033 @DwightGayfield “Stops them from getting into fights” you’re a human who wants to remove their testicles and take away the animality from the animals. Spiritually dead in the sense that they lose their primal drive and biological purpose to serve your narcissistic superiority complex