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danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: DCsegaDH on May 17, 2011, 08:18:12 pm ---I actually enjoy pro wrestling more than MMA, I think MMA is super boring. And I know that pro wrestling is not real, but I actually like it more even though it's not as popular as UFC. I use to be kinda into the UFC back in 2009, but I can't find anything I like about it anymore.
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And you can hit each other with chairs (",)
wp34:
--- Quote from: DCsegaDH on May 17, 2011, 08:18:12 pm ---And I know that pro wrestling is not real
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Next time use a spoiler warning. ;D
My kids have gotten me into the WWE recently. One kid thinks it is real and the older one plays along like Santa Claus. We have a lot of fun watching as a family.
DCsegaDH:
--- Quote from: wp34 on May 17, 2011, 10:51:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: DCsegaDH on May 17, 2011, 08:18:12 pm ---And I know that pro wrestling is not real
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Next time use a spoiler warning. ;D
My kids have gotten me into the WWE recently. One kid thinks it is real and the older one plays along like Santa Claus. We have a lot of fun watching as a family.
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I just said that because I don't want someone being smart and telling me that. I'm more into TNA and ROH, but I watch WWE sometimes too, TNA has a lot of cussing so a lot of adults probably don't like it, but I use to watch WWE during the late 1990's and I turned out just fine :)
CCM:
--- Quote from: hypernova on May 17, 2011, 06:55:33 pm ---All matches in MMA devolve into a hug-fest at some point or another.
Ironically, I find the few matches that I've actually watched a total borefest.
What amazes me is the amount of people willing to shell out $40 or $50 or $60 or whatever it is for each "main event"...and wow. UFC is actually charging for HD versus SD. What a bunch of ---Deutsche Frankfurters---. And looking at the schedule over their lifetime...
Started in '93 with UFC1. Had about 3-5 events per year up until the mid 2000s. It jumped, and in 2006, there are nearly 20 per year. In 2010, there were 24 main events. Of those, 17 were numbered. 24 events total. Every two weeks. How exactly are these supposed to be billed as big events when they happen biweekly?? So far they've got 20 scheduled through October this year, with a 21st unnamed in November.
I'll give 'em this: They're milking this cow for all it's worth while they can.
And I'll concur with Chad. For most young males, it's all I ever see on these people. And their cars.
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While there are pay-per-views every month, there are still a ton of free UFC fights on Spike, Versus, and Facebook. And if you have Showtime, then you get all of the Strikeforce fights as well. And there are a TON of free fights on HDNET from all over the world.
The last ppv, UFC 129, had a total of 12 fights on the card. Of the 12, 7 were available for free, 5 on Facebook and 2 on Spike. The upcoming UFC 130 has 10 fights, 5 of which are free on either Facebook or Spike.
The Ultimate Fighter finale is free on June 4th, UFC on Versus 4 is free on June 26th, UFC on Versus 5 is free in August. Strikeforce has shows 'free' on Showtime on June 18th, June 24th, and July 30th.
I will be the first to admit that not all fights are exciting, it makes for a very boring fight when you get a good wrestler that is just going lay and pray for 3 rounds but I think there are more good fights than bad.
Again, going back to UFC 129, of the 12 fights I think 11 of them were great, exciting fights! The only snoozer was GSP vs Shields.
As far as the UFC charging more for HD ppv as opposed to SD, I know WWE does that as well, so that's not a UFC exclusive...
I am obviously a huge MMA fan, and I think MLB is the most boring sport in the world... so at the end of the day, to each their own...
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: CCM on May 18, 2011, 08:14:04 am ---The only snoozer was GSP vs Shields.
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That, right there, is the main problem. "Every fight was entertaining except the one everybody paid to see." It's common for the title fights to not be all that action packed because the champion has so much to lose. It's the exact opposite problem Mike Tyson had when he was knocking out guys in the first round and everybody was pissed they paid $50 for 90 seconds. At least MMA addresses that with a recognizable undercard but still people complain.
--- Quote ---As far as the UFC charging more for HD ppv as opposed to SD, I know WWE does that as well, so that's not a UFC exclusive...
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They do it for nearly everything on PPV and they do it for regular TV too. The HD packages cost more than SD.
Every sport has people who don't get it. I would never shell out $50 to see soccer but much of the world does. I do shell out too much for the NFL Sunday Ticket.
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