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ufc looks like wwe
1 month ago
Dana White and Zuffa LLC.srecent purchase of pridefc bares a striking resemblance to Vince Mcmahons purchase/aquisition of wcw and ecw. All of wcw and ecws wrestlers slowly worked their way onto wwe shows but after a few months it just got old. There was nothing else to watch; no more hard core blood and guts knock your teeth outof ecw, no more high flying lucha libre or sadistic jokes from the nwo, NOTHING. After a while wwe rating fell because there was no competition even if it did get cheesy there towards the end it was at least something else. Eventually vince had to create competition so he made raw and smackdown two seperate entities but that only worked for so long and eventually had no choice but to ressurect ecw so that fans had something else to watch. If dana doesnt bring pride back soon i think ufc is headed for the same fate.
Dana White and Zuffa LLC.srecent purchase of pridefc bares a striking resemblance to Vince Mcmahons purchase/aquisition of wcw and ecw. All of wcw and ecws wrestlers slowly worked their way onto wwe shows but after a few months it just got old. There was nothing else to watch; no more hard core blood and guts knock your teeth outof ecw, no more high flying lucha libre or sadistic jokes from the nwo, NOTHING. After a while wwe rating fell because there was no competition even if it did get cheesy there towards the end it was at least something else. Eventually vince had to create competition so he made raw and smackdown two seperate entities but that only worked for so long and eventually had no choice but to ressurect ecw so that fans had something else to watch. If dana doesnt bring pride back soon i think ufc is headed for the same fate.
ufc looks like wwe
1 month ago
Dana White and Zuffa LLC.srecent purchase of pridefc bares a striking resemblance to Vince Mcmahons purchase/aquisition of wcw and ecw. All of wcw and ecws wrestlers slowly worked their way onto wwe shows but after a few months it just got old. There was nothing else to watch; no more hard core blood and guts knock your teeth outof ecw, no more high flying lucha libre or sadistic jokes from the nwo, NOTHING. After a while wwe rating fell because there was no competition even if it did get cheesy there towards the end it was at least something else. Eventually vince had to create competition so he made raw and smackdown two seperate entities but that only worked for so long and eventually had no choice but to ressurect ecw so that fans had something else to watch. If dana doesnt bring pride back soon i think ufc is headed for the same fate.
Dana White and Zuffa LLC.srecent purchase of pridefc bares a striking resemblance to Vince Mcmahons purchase/aquisition of wcw and ecw. All of wcw and ecws wrestlers slowly worked their way onto wwe shows but after a few months it just got old. There was nothing else to watch; no more hard core blood and guts knock your teeth outof ecw, no more high flying lucha libre or sadistic jokes from the nwo, NOTHING. After a while wwe rating fell because there was no competition even if it did get cheesy there towards the end it was at least something else. Eventually vince had to create competition so he made raw and smackdown two seperate entities but that only worked for so long and eventually had no choice but to ressurect ecw so that fans had something else to watch. If dana doesnt bring pride back soon i think ufc is headed for the same fate.
Old school vs. new school
3 months ago
Has anyone noticed a decrease in the number of fighters in MMA today who are highly trained in specific martial arts. If you compare for instance GSP to Pat Smith, St. Pierre is well versed in stand up, grappling, and BJJ. Pat Smith "the uncrowned king of kick boxing" on the other hand back in the day was one of if not the best kick boxer in the world. The sport has evolved over the years definately but I think it has also moved backwards slightly. It has gone from finding the style that suits you best and perfecting it like Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Oleg Taktarov, Joyce Gracie, and Pat Smith did. As Bruce Lee put it "study everything and keep what works" has become todays ideal way to study and fight, not specifically focusing on one thing but looking at everything and deciding what will work best like GSP, Cung Lee, Chuck Liddel, Rich Franklin, and Fedor Emelianenko. Which is better? I don't know. What I do know is that todays fighters are just as good as yesterdays fighters with just as much skill there's just more of it.
Has anyone noticed a decrease in the number of fighters in MMA today who are highly trained in specific martial arts. If you compare for instance GSP to Pat Smith, St. Pierre is well versed in stand up, grappling, and BJJ. Pat Smith "the uncrowned king of kick boxing" on the other hand back in the day was one of if not the best kick boxer in the world. The sport has evolved over the years definately but I think it has also moved backwards slightly. It has gone from finding the style that suits you best and perfecting it like Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Oleg Taktarov, Joyce Gracie, and Pat Smith did. As Bruce Lee put it "study everything and keep what works" has become todays ideal way to study and fight, not specifically focusing on one thing but looking at everything and deciding what will work best like GSP, Cung Lee, Chuck Liddel, Rich Franklin, and Fedor Emelianenko. Which is better? I don't know. What I do know is that todays fighters are just as good as yesterdays fighters with just as much skill there's just more of it.