MMARefugee@lemmy.world to Formerly /r/MMA@kbin.social · 1 year agoThe UFC became the thing it hates, a safe champ (mma)²bloodyelbow.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkThe UFC became the thing it hates, a safe champ (mma)²bloodyelbow.comMMARefugee@lemmy.world to Formerly /r/MMA@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareCromer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoAnd much like a safe champ, the first challenger to actually bring the fight to them might get it done and dethrone them
minus-squareBasicallyClean@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoONE is on the rise. Their roster talent is just good enough and their production in phenomenal.
minus-squarelackthought@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoUFC gets all the free coverage it wants on ESPN and is easily able to bring in the casual viewer ONE is kinda just off in the corner on Amazon where you only know about it if you already know about it just look at the number of comments those banger Friday night ONE events have on r/mma, nowhere near a UFC fight night at the Apex ONE has the roster and Production, but they really need to step up their discoverability and promotion
minus-squarePluto_Is_A_Planet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoMMA outside of the UFC is considered to be minor league.They aren’t getting dethroned.
minus-squareBasicallyClean@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat is eventually going to begin to change in some regard as the UFC has shifted its strategy of filling its ranks with lower tier guys to fill cards. There’s a reason you don’t hear of them making big free agent signings much, if at all, anymore.
And much like a safe champ, the first challenger to actually bring the fight to them might get it done and dethrone them
ONE is on the rise. Their roster talent is just good enough and their production in phenomenal.
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UFC gets all the free coverage it wants on ESPN and is easily able to bring in the casual viewer
ONE is kinda just off in the corner on Amazon where you only know about it if you already know about it
just look at the number of comments those banger Friday night ONE events have on r/mma, nowhere near a UFC fight night at the Apex
ONE has the roster and Production, but they really need to step up their discoverability and promotion
MMA outside of the UFC is considered to be minor league.They aren’t getting dethroned.
That is eventually going to begin to change in some regard as the UFC has shifted its strategy of filling its ranks with lower tier guys to fill cards. There’s a reason you don’t hear of them making big free agent signings much, if at all, anymore.