It's hard to explain but I think this video does a good job. I'm speaking from a fans perspective obv. Growing up, I was a big fan of the NFL and NBA and didn't start following MMA til about 6 years ago. Now that I've been into it for a while and have experienced some ups and downs as a fan, I think I can confidently say that the disparity between highs and lows in MMA is considerably larger than in the other major sports I grew up watching.

Watching Brett Favre throw for like 300 yards in the first half of a Monday night game the day after (or day of, can't remember) his father died was incredible. Watching him get sacked brutally into the ground by 300 pound Warren Sapp or throwing a game losing interception in the NFL championship game(s) was awful. At the time, favre was my favorite athlete in any sport.

Now think of your favorite athlete. Imagine them preparing for their big day for months, you watch their highlight vids and clips of them training getting ready for their big fight. You see promotions and commercials for weeks on end. Finally, it's fight night, the bell rings and your dude, your idol so to speak, the person you've been telling your friends about for a week straight is getting his fucking shit pushed in all over the octagon. He gets his head mercilessly dribbled on the canvas til the ref dives in dramatically saving his life and his lifeless bloody carcass just lays there as the crowd cheers. I got upset when Brett Favre got a grass stain on his knees and walked off the field sadly after throwing a pic.

mma is literally the gayest sport in existence

In before killingbird's "like yah, violence is wrong, mahnn" post.

I don't hate mma i hate the fans. Favre sucks.

Jon Jones < Chandler Jones

 

Originally Posted by voorh33s

It's hard to explain but I think this video does a good job. I'm speaking from a fans perspective obv. Growing up, I was a big fan of the NFL and NBA and didn't start following MMA til about 6 years ago. Now that I've been into it for a while and have experienced some ups and downs as a fan, I think I can confidently say that the disparity between highs and lows in MMA is considerably larger than in the other major sports I grew up watching.

Watching Brett Favre throw for like 300 yards in the first half of a Monday night game the day after (or day of, can't remember) his father died was incredible. Watching him get sacked brutally into the ground by 300 pound Warren Sapp or throwing a game losing interception in the NFL championship game(s) was awful. At the time, favre was my favorite athlete in any sport.

Now think of your favorite athlete. Imagine them preparing for their big day for months, you watch their highlight vids and clips of them training getting ready for their big fight. You see promotions and commercials for weeks on end. Finally, it's fight night, the bell rings and your dude, your idol so to speak, the person you've been telling your friends about for a week straight is getting his fucking shit pushed in all over the octagon. He gets his head mercilessly dribbled on the canvas til the ref dives in dramatically saving his life and his lifeless bloody carcass just lays there as the crowd cheers. I got upset when Brett Favre got a grass stain on his knees and walked off the field sadly after throwing a pic.

Too easy???

~30-35 IQ points

being that much into one guy is kinda gay if u ask me.

not sure why it matters. obviously theres a difference between sports like boxing/mma and team sports, or other sports where if you fail, you can get right back up and go again the next week. The point of this thread escapes me, no offence intended. unless the point is that theyre different, then duh

 

Originally Posted by UncleLeo

As someone who's watched every single PPV for the past 6 years, the only fights that seem to get me interested nowadays are the big name fighters. As an mma fan you can pretty much tell what matchups are going to be 3 round decision borefests. The amount of cards UFC puts out on PPV they should do a better job. I used to be HUGE into it, now its kind of wearing its welcome. Don't get me wrong, the big draws and big names are as exciting as any mainstream big sports event, but just look at the upcoming non-main events/co main events and who gives a shit.

didn't read or watch, but i'm going to assume the difference has something to do with you wanting to blow all the fighters

In MMA, you get to watch your favorite athlete for 15 minutes once every few months.

In baseball, I get to watch my favorite team for 3 hours every night.

I win.

EDIT: 9,999 tho

 

Originally Posted by AMARTIN1181

pghfan scammed me 100 bucks

No I didn't.

I'm gonna own you for the next 30 minutes, bro.

 

Originally Posted by Pghfan987

In MMA, you get to watch your favorite athlete for 15 minutes once every few months.

In baseball, I get to watch my favorite team for 3 hours every night.

I win.

Mediocre UFC card > 98% of regular season baseball games. I'm watching a real sick fight over game 1-3 of the World Series too.

I like MMA, but don't get into all their personal lives and training.

That being said, it's very unlikely that any MMA fan could be as depressed as I was when Illinois lost the 2005 national title game to UNC.

 

Originally Posted by JRoth15

I like MMA, but don't get into all their personal lives and training.

That being said, it's very unlikely that any MMA fan could be as depressed as I was when Illinois lost the 2005 national title game to UNC.

Can't compare loyalty to a fighter and loyalty to a school/franchise that lasts generation to generation. That's why team sports will always be better than individual sports. Rivalry, tradition, etc.