I saw the ppv on Sunday, it put me to sleep. Now Shogun is not going to fight Chuck Liddell, replaced by Rashad Evans, but there's a problem Liddell won't fight anymore, he is injured. LOL All of these UFC fighters always getting injured training. Boxing is more exciting, they give fans non stop action all 12 rounds. UFC, those guys are on the floor for entire rounds putting people to sleep ( YOU CANNOT DENY IT), that's why people are booing when they do. UFC is just a fad.
brian b2008-04-22T12:16:06Z
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i'm a huge fan of both mma and boxing and it is true that at times there are some boring mma fights but the same can be said for boxing. Did you happen to catch calzaghe vs. hopkins this past weekend? yikes, that was a yawner(still not as bad as starnes vs. quarry though)
Liddell isn't fighting because he ripped his hamstring. He isn't fighting because of an injury. That happens in every sport, and if you deny that, you're not a sports fan.
If you don't understand or enjoy the ground game portion of MMA, that doesn't mean that it isn't exciting or here to stay. You need to pay more attention instead of going in with a closed mind. MMA fans don't boo during the ground game. In fact, that's usually when it gets the most technical and people cheer with every move and near submission.
And for you to say that people are booing at an MMA event because they are being put to sleep but defend boxing is insane. I'm a boxing fan- and can say that I USED to be a HUGE boxing fan. But that's exactly what pushed me away- the lack of action. MMA is what boxing was- a sport full of guys who are in it for the love and respect of the sport. There is not a champion in UFC, EliteXC, StrikeForce, or any other MMA organization that won't fight anyone, anytime. There's no excuses, there's no argument over who will make a bigger portion of the PPV money, or who will come to the ring first.
Boxing is now full of people who strive to be the best, and once they make it, hand pick their fights and refuse to fight the best. And once they are in the ring, do nothing but run in circles and refuse to exchange. That's standard practice in boxing and while the fans boo and the announcers complain, boxing does nothing about it. That happens one time in UFC and look what they did, they immediately cut that fighter (Kaleb Starnes). Did you watch the Hopkins fight Saturday night?? He FAKED being hit with low blows twice! He took a nearly 5 minute break after a punch to the stomach! They showed him a replay and TOLD him that he wasn't hit with a low blow and he kept lying about it! How many times did he hit with late punches, head butts, and punches where the ref couldn't see? That's respect? That's sportsmanship?? That's boxing??
MMA fighters have respect for the sport and each other. As you can see by the hand shakes and hugs in the ring after every match. There's a lot more respect and honor in MMA than in nearly any other sport.
You may think that UFC and MMA is a fad, but look at the numbers. UFC PPVs do more business year round than nearly every boxing event. I beg you to watch ANY heavyweight boxing match and come back here and post how exciting the "non-stop" action was for 12 rounds!
The only boring match was Starnes vs. Quarry because Starnes was running away the whole fight. If you don't find grappling exciting then don't watch a sport that features it. And the reason fighters get injured in training is because of the intensity of the training plus it's surprisingly easy to cause serious damage when you put in a submission properly and quickly. If you don't like the UFC, don't watch it and let everyone else enjoy it. You don't see me on the boxing board blabbing about all the dancing around and tie ups that serve no purpose except for stalling. If you don't believe that boxing can have boring fights, watch a Lennox Lewis match. It's stronger than valium.
I've been a boxing fad my whole life, and I have supported the UFC since the originals. The problem I have with boxing is that these guys take years to put the best fights on, like Cotto vs. Mayweather, are we ever going to see that or what? And the problem I have with the UFC is the every other card sucks, like the last one was horrible and they should not even be charging for that. The best thing is to do is if you don't like the card then don't order it, that will force them to step it up.
What do you know about groundfighting? If the answer is not a lot, then I'm not surprised. It's like criticising chess without ever having played a game or understood the intricasies in it.
I'm both a boxing and MMA fan, and yes, I also think Boxing is more exciting, simply because I find striking more exciting than ground-fighting. But you have to understand that opinion can differ. Saying Boxing is more entertaining is like saying vanilla icecream is better than strawberry. It's just an opinion.
But MMA pros aren't primarily meant to entertain. That is apparently what you seem to be judging them on. They're meant to fight in the most effective manner possible, within the rules, and that will inevitably include ground-fighting. MMA is far superior to boxing as a martial art and self-defense(YOU CAN'T DENY IT).
I don't find ground-fighting boring. It can get me pretty excited at times too. I'll often find myself screaming ARMBAR at the telly when I watch it.
Non-stop action? It stop and starts 11 times. UFC only does so twice. Longer periods. More time for action.