Are you arguing that UFC are extending their cards to include a CM Punk fight? Because if you aren't, and they aren't, then he is taking up a spot that someone more deserving could be in. I don't know how you can argue otherwise. You say it doesn't work like that so maybe explain how it works?
No one is arguing that he won't bring in pro wrestling fans. The argument is that he is a complete novice and has no business fighting in the UFC.
I'm arguing that the idea he's taking some incredibly deserving guys spot is an absolutely ridiculous way to try to spin it in a sport like MMA just because you don't like the idea of Punk fighting in the UFC. You're drumming up a negative take just to complain about something you don't like.
Any fighter in the UFC who is there on merit is more deserving than Punk. Punk 'fighting' on a card means someone is missing out on exposure and a payday.
Complete bullshit. Punk made half a million for his first embarrassment. You seriously don't believe that had a negative impact on established UFC guys who make a fraction of that?
http://www.espn.co.uk/mma/story/_/i...s-no-holds-barred-cm-punk-mayweather-mcgregor
In my opinion he is absolutely effect career MMA guys. Guys that have fought in shitty venues in front of 10 people, worked their way up the ladder, started to get noticed. Hoping to get on a UFC card and then fecking CM Punk shows up with zero experience, gets his arsed handed to him and invited back in the octagon.
Apparently "it doesn't work like that". I am still waiting for an explanation on how it actually works.
The problem with that, and the reason why they haven't gone that route, is because he would get his ass handed to him, even at that level. Same reason McGregor didn't take on a lesser name in boxing before Mayweather.
I don't understand the argument that "CM Punk brings in more casual viewers so it's good for the sport"...They definitely bring in more money, and if it continues they might as well just keep bringing in popular choices/wwe fighters/ex-boxers/winner of big brother. Until eventually UFC is just back to being a freak show.
Course there's lesser fighters in the UFC there always will be, not everyone can be the top top level. The difference being them fighters aren't paid 500k a fight and special treatment. They're paid a lot less and fight a lot more and in much tougher circumstances.
Nobody cares about Punk. If he was a legitimate fighter who could actually not get obliterated by 22 year old upstarts then there may be a trace of interest and legitimacy in bringing him back, but he's a 38 year old choreographed wrestler who isn't good at MMA, so its understandable that he will be perceived as a joke.
Very true.
Yeah true, personally i've never been a fan of wrestling, so the whole CM Punk thing didn't have a lot of meaning. But there's always going to be crossover between disciplines, which doesn't have to be a bad thing, but it will always come with the associated hysteria.
Someone texted me they saw Troopz making predictions about RDA yesterday. Can't find the video though.Troopz bludfam
Troopz bludfam
they completely butchered it though.Well the email I sent was with regards to RDA...
Where did you send it to ?
Co-Main Event Podcast
I thought you sent in two! hahahahaaThe company just cares about money and ratings, punk will bring in both. Hardcore fans will watch because they'll put it on a card with other good fights and they'll also get all the wwe and the more casual fans for punk, it's the smart play for them. Not saying I agree, I think it's a disgrace but the UFC is a business at the end of the day.
@Mark_GrumpyLion someone commented into co-main as santi cazorla, my footballer names are catching on
I went in this week as troopz bludfam, was hilarious how they pronounced it
Something definitely doesn't add up about the Jones case. He was blood and urine tested a few weeks out and passed, then apparently failed a urine test the day of....which makes no senses since he would've had to be on whatever the PED for a lengthy period of time to gain any sort of benefit from it.
If he's been set up, will be a case of boy who cried wolf.
But the opposite way around. He actually did it first. The wolf who cried boy.
I don't know about that. I remember in my rugby days in school, when we played the national tournament against other schools, we would take a cocktail of stuff (Bronchodilators and ephedrine) early the same day to improve airflow and cardio.
Except that Turanabol is synonymous with strength and mass and generally requires a 3-6 week cycle to show its benefits, which are typically built a top other recently completed steroid cycles (Deca etc). Jones' tests several weeks out showed nothing, so clearly something is a bit wrong here. The guy in the video a few posts up also made a great point that the world of doping testing is incredibly competitive and a vendor isn't likely to admit it made a mistake as it would almost certainly obliterate their credibility on future tests and contracts with the likes of the UFC etc.
yeah it makes sense, but it can be also the other way around. If they get caught manipulating samples to fit their story and cover up some mistake, it could bring much more serious consequences upon them. Admitting to a mistake would have just ended up with improved guidelines for the whole drug testing process from now on.
At this point, it doesn't matter what the fans want....Conor is calling the shots now....so much for MMA not turning into boxing.
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They should make it a free card. I doubt it did big numbers anyway but it defo won't now
