the change i hated the most was the reebok/eliminating any other sponsor deal, that fucked the fighters over so bad that it was damn near criminal

@cade377

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Let the fighters get sponsors/money.

@AnimeMemesz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was for sure the worst for the fighters pay overall. Really makes fighters trapped and relying entirely on there contract to pay them for fighting. For how much the sport has grown its sad to see the pay has gotten worse overtime. Sure some of the top end fighters make more now, but for the majority it is worse.

@joelcourt4697

Жыл бұрын

Unless it's Monster

@chrislaverick6413

Жыл бұрын

@@AnimeMemesz it has, the big draws did not get affect as much, but the lower guys who didn’t get much publicity relied on sponsorships on the shorts, and on the tarps and etc., so it fucked them over the most, the entry-level guys

@iiDoomsday

Жыл бұрын

Dana and co said they were cleaning up the sport etc, meanwhile they plaster advertising on every square inch of the cage and broadcast

The PPV price increases are my all-time hated moments.

@cristianchavez1699

Жыл бұрын

just dont pay for it LMFAO FU Dana

@Andrew11017

Жыл бұрын

They aren’t worth buying and even if you get a stacked card they usually end anti climatically

@deez3063

Жыл бұрын

@@Andrew11017 facts. Dont waste your money boys

@benwolf2929

Жыл бұрын

That’s such a double edge sword if you believe the fighters should be paid more and have benefits.

@constipatedsheep6864

Жыл бұрын

Most id ever pay for a fight night is $40 and thats if the card is super stacked

Why is the bonus pay still the same. Conor was calling for 60gs after the brimmage fight and that was damn near 10 years ago

@caspercasper5413

Жыл бұрын

Should at least bump it up to 65k

@TheLoneWolf-iz8ou

Жыл бұрын

@@caspercasper5413 True but that would mean Dan ‘50K’ Ige would have to change his nickname,and the ufc certainly doesn’t want that.I think that is probably the excuse Dana White would make.

@moody9442

Жыл бұрын

why do you think dana white would do anything for the fighters? or the fans?

I love the old belt and the fact that you get one for every defence.

@tahajbara2024

Жыл бұрын

So now do the fighters at least keep one belt? And which belt is Dana putting on the new champion?

@GibbsVideography

Жыл бұрын

@@tahajbara2024 fighters get a belt when they first win, and they add a gem to it on each defense. If the other guy wins, they give it back to the former champ after the fight, and Dana orders the new champ a new belt

@namwarmaster6918

Жыл бұрын

the old belt was just a ripoff of the old WWE heavyweight belt. At least the new one's thoughtfully designed

@VazmanianDeviI

Жыл бұрын

@@namwarmaster6918 thoughtfully designed? It’s just a generic UFC lettering. just like WWEs current title. with a big W. It’s so generic and boring. It’s really not a good looking prestigious title. honestly they should’ve never changed it.

@harsha1989able

Жыл бұрын

​@@namwarmaster6918 the old belt was much better looking than any other belt in the world... And also much better looking than the current belt... The current belt has been thoughtfully designed in multiple aspects and I appreciate that, but still in terms of look and regality the old belt is much better than the new one. The old belt truly looked like a champion's belt...

I miss the sit-down face to face interviews during fight week. Gave me old school HBO vibes. Dom & TJ episode will always be immortal. Dom: "can't be done talking to me, you're facing me, dummy" 😂😂

@JarodJoseph

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Love the “gloves are off” series in Boxing.

@422Krazy

Жыл бұрын

@@Brass_Bass lol disrespectful but funny. That was video though. Would've been chaotic if it was face to face

@187btokes

Жыл бұрын

I could care less about that dumb shit. Dom got the dogshit beat out him so all that shit talking made him look like a clown

@1daboi100

Жыл бұрын

Can't forget. DC: I'm ready to die to beat you. JBJ: be prepared to do that. Fucking chills

@lupe103344522

Жыл бұрын

They did this recently with Cruz and Chito

These guys remember mma history so well. Good job capturing what most of us felt back then.

@Brandon34300

Жыл бұрын

Great memories, and top tier research. MMA on point truly does a phenomenal job at documenting even the most niche moments in the sports history. The fact they put out videos so often, and with such a variety of topics really just takes it all to another level. Genuinely think this channel has done wonders for growing the sport and turning casual fans into more serious ones. All my buddies (who are mostly all very casual fans) watch mma on point videos, glad they exist and can teach old and new fans alike new things about this combat sport we all love so much.

@DJAmovement

Жыл бұрын

These guys? It’s TTTHS TOMMY and only Tommy

I hate that they don’t let fighters walk out with their flags anymore

@Eco19

Жыл бұрын

Thats a world controversy thing If you let one do it then you gotta let everyone do it But with current events happening these days theres a huge risk of that being problematic, especially considering a decent sized population of fighters come from said controversial country

@brandoncufr201

Жыл бұрын

This is a good one! I miss the flags. Russia should just be happy we let them fight and not complain they can’t have their flag.

@A_Valeska

Жыл бұрын

Blame it on Putin and his minions

@gagakhundzakishvili7509

Жыл бұрын

Merabs idea was genius he tattood the flag of Georgia on his peck

@umungus518

Жыл бұрын

​@@brandoncufr201 why don't you have this same energy for American fighters since the us is currently occupying Syria, yemen, Iraq, and on and on and on? Nice virtue signal though, if you actually cared you wouldn't want American fighters fighting either.

The change I hate the most is that it went from being primarily focused on seeing who is the best fighter/style to being mainly about what fights will sell the most tickets. It is no longer who is the best of the best but rather who is the best for the boss.

@michaelmorgan6905

Жыл бұрын

Thank you....exactly what I was going to say

@shershahiqbal6792

11 ай бұрын

Only reason why belal Muhammed hasn't gotten a title shot yet

@leugimx7315

9 ай бұрын

Conor really did change the game back in early 2013 since that was the end of the silent martial artists era. GSP retired, Silva was dethroned.

Can we get a deep dive into the James Krause situation, and maybe a follow up on alleged fixed fights in mma

@dimitarbelchev3062

Жыл бұрын

no updates. Krause fucked up and is awaiting to be sentenced.

@bigguy8435

Жыл бұрын

If you wanna check out, MMAI made an excellent video about the situation

@cristianchavez1699

Жыл бұрын

no

@TheKoog97

Жыл бұрын

Someone else already did a that

@TheKoog97

Жыл бұрын

Look up “UFC has a gambling problem”.

“White guy gusmao, black guy Jones” “That was said by Joe Rohan” -Goldy Legendary moment

The price increase truly grinds my gears. $87 for a possible hit or miss card is outrageous.

@antuanperez426

9 ай бұрын

They need to remove the paywall fr and just run ads

@shrumgus5608

5 ай бұрын

@@antuanperez426too many violent offenders and slurs thrown around for ads and stockholders

@antuanperez426

5 ай бұрын

@@shrumgus5608 I actually hadn't ever considered that, that makes sense. Still, I fee like a lot of companies wouldn't care. I'm sure Modelo didn't care for example. Idk, but $80 per fight plus ESPN+ is definitely not worth it

#1 was absolutely something I hated the most. The iceman shorts, Tito flames, Rich Franklins pink and brown, Anderson black and yellow, the list goes on. But on top of that, it was cool seeing big brands on fighter shorts like Nike, and Burger King. Then the brands that grew with the sport like tapout, xyience, venum, hayabusa, and even the weird ones like condom depot on fighter shorts. But the ufc can have every one of those brands and corn nuts on the canvas or popping up in the "locker room cam" because it lines their pockets more. GREEDY

@alstone9543

Жыл бұрын

Can't even wear a speedo! Lol

Face the pain got you ,hyped for the ppv. It added so much energy it made them feel way more epic than they may have actually been.

@davidnonya7359

Жыл бұрын

the gladiator and face the pain! i used to listen to it every morning, i used to go swim for 5km every day, and had this speedo waterproof mp3 player! would start it with those 2 songs every day! bring back the gladiator and face the PAIN!

Just that little laugh sound bite from Jon Anik made me crack up. You guys never stop with the best mma content.

@SonOvaGunn

Жыл бұрын

This is the comment I was looking for 😂 so funny!

@Eidest9

Жыл бұрын

Jon Anik has the best transgender otherly-abled Jewish laugh

@bilalbaghdadi8025

Жыл бұрын

its from guru

Getting rid of face the pain was the worst one for me, it makes me sad knowing I’ll never get that exact rush of it playing during the title sequence again, especially the fighter dramatically looking into the camera followed by a hard zoom into the face as the song and intro ends. I’m getting goosebumps just thinking about it

maybe hyperbolic, but Anik has created the most memorable sporting moments for me, alongside Martin Tyler and Peter Drury in football, and Mike Breen in basketball. His 'NO WAY' at Leon's headkick is right up there with 'BLOCKED BY JAMES' as two moments I'll remember forever.

@siliziwencanywa1138

Жыл бұрын

A bit hyperbolic, yes. But I think his "Modell-oooo" call for Masvidal-Askren is right up there and his "and of all the superlatives" call just before Usman knocked out Masvidal, and should be higher than the generic "Leon is not cut from that cloth" line. Unfortunately, recency bias may render these forgotten going forward...

@jaymebarbosa9353

Жыл бұрын

Every time I hear or Read the name Martin Tyler my brain immediately goes …. AGUERRRROOOOOOOOO

@siliziwencanywa1138

Жыл бұрын

@@jaymebarbosa9353 If I am being honest, I am still not over the back-end of that season, especially the head-to-head loss at City. I need help...

@don-eladio

11 ай бұрын

@@siliziwencanywa1138”and of all the superlatives- OHHHHH, KAMARU USMAN WITH A HUGE SHOT! STILL UNDISPUTED”

@siliziwencanywa1138

11 ай бұрын

@@don-eladio Lol! I really love that moment, Brother, and wish people appreciated it more...

As someone who got into MMA while being a massive wrestling fan, I miss the big ass stages with lights and pyro and all that. Yeah, clearly not everyone cares about having some extra pageantry like Chuck at UFC 43. But some fighters clearly do and I’d love to see them have a bigger stage to come up with some memorable shit. Genki Sudo forever.

@superdude9856

Жыл бұрын

WE ARE ALL ONE 🌎♥️

@anon2427

Жыл бұрын

@@superdude9856 nope

Top 10 Cinderella stories Ungrateful fans Best/most toxic fan bases Dream locations Even fights on paper that didn’t turn out What we look forward to for ufc 300

@Dhdfhdhfbfgsgdgshdjcccdgdhdhhd

Жыл бұрын

Heavy on the ungrateful fans they don’t deserve to be fans

@michaellovullo7363

Жыл бұрын

@@Dhdfhdhfbfgsgdgshdjcccdgdhdhhd I basically quit watching the UFC, because the sport has been ruined by the scales in my opinion. Eight men's divisions and four female divisions is too many. The sport is so watered down that it is ridiculous. I only want two men's divisions and no girls. 205 and under and 205 and over, like Pride FC used to be. So then the small fighters are like Adesanya, Romero, and Whitaker.

@darkervoid1905

Жыл бұрын

@@michaellovullo7363then the fighters who weight 125-155 on the scale would get screwed over and would fight guys constantly bigger. That is a horrible idea.

@michaellovullo7363

Жыл бұрын

@@darkervoid1905 I can't stand watching anything under 185 pounds. It is like Tank Abbott said about Conor McGregor "I would have beaten him up when I was in high school" and Tank had few skills and was basically just a bar room brawler. The fact that fighters cut 30 pounds in weight to compete in divisions that they weigh more than twenty pounds than the weight limit on fight night is ridiculous in my mind. The UFC caters to a WWE wrestling style fan base and it sucks to me. The first UFC that I watched was UFC 2. I went to UFC 7 and went to 14 UFC's between UFC 30 to UFC 60. I like watching grown men fight. Watching girls fight is like men's figure skating to me. The UFC sucks and I have lost interest in MMA since the UFC bought Pride FC.

@remschelmichael

Жыл бұрын

@@michaellovullo7363 cool story so why you here then

The no flags rule really grinds my gears.

I used to buy the ppvs because I liked supporting the fighters. I didn't mind paying 60 or 65 bucks when I became a fan in 2020. But the price increases have been ridiculous. I just stream them now because of that. I'm sure I'm not alone in that either. Try lowering the price and I think you'd be surprised how many more buys you'd get.

@stegoeggo

Жыл бұрын

The box tix alone pays for the fighters. Imagine actually paying to watch a UFC fight online. Congrats - you’re a restaurant.

@potatokira

Жыл бұрын

💯

@zo_leo8401

Жыл бұрын

Drink Up Me Hearties, Yo Ho!

1) the Reebok deal and loss of sponsorships 2) changing to the Legacy Championship in 2018 from the UFC version of The Big Gold Belt (I swear I didn't skip ahead naming these they were completely coincidental)

What I really miss all the Fight Pass exclusive cards not that fight pass isn't worth only nowadays but back then it kind of made the incentive to do so that much sweeter when they added the exclusive cards

To tie in with getting rid of face the pain, I think a lot of that generally ties into the change in the UFC’s business model which seems to have turned off a fair chunk of OG fans. What a lot of fans seemed to like back in the day was that UFC/MMA had a real counter culture vibe about it. Where boxing had become all about money fights, cherry picking opponents and a litany of questionable decisions, UFC and MMA fighters were gladiators. The bear wanted to fight the best and it didn’t feel so money oriented. These guys weren’t just prize fighters, they were martial artists. The fact that it had risen so quickly especially after all the shit they got in the beginning and fighting to be recognised as a legit sport, I think resonated with a lot of fans of punk and metal because these genres got similar shit too. But since MMA has become more mainstream, it feels like a lot of earlier quirks have been discarded by UFC as well in an attempt to appeal more to the masses. But also a lot more of the problems that plague modern boxing have started spilling over to the UFC as well. There’s been so much more talk of money fights that never was before. Guys cutting in line for title shots over higher ranked guys because that’s what’ll sell, McGregor being allowed to hold the belt hostage for well over a year. Dana White who once upon a time while clearly still a dick, at least stuck to his guns now flip flops on so much shit based on whether it would sacrifice his money-making ability. When money plays too much of a role the sport suffers.

@brennenspice6098

Жыл бұрын

I see your point but I disagree. Old ufc as fun as it was has really not aged all that well, and many of the og fighters were more mental fighters than they were actual athletes. Now that the sport has garnered the attention in the umbrella of athleticism we have overall objectively better fighters, and with that the reality is that often times you don't havs to be a hardass meatball stereotype to kickass. Old ufc to me was more rap rock or nu-metal than it was punk honestly.

I got used to the new belt but it's not okay, the old one was literally 10 times better. It sucks so much that we don't have it anymore

@bornmenu

Жыл бұрын

The old one looks worse imo

@themostdiabolicalhater5986

Жыл бұрын

@@bornmenu turns out opinions can be wrong

@blessedboxer3449

Жыл бұрын

@@themostdiabolicalhater5986 you are living proof

@buckleysmouthpiece

Жыл бұрын

​@@blessedboxer3449 nah he right tho the old better looks better

@benjaminwilliams41

Жыл бұрын

I think they could definitely have improved the old belt, the flags were a nice touch. It was just changing them so drastically and I don't like the new ones either.

Ik the apex was built to hold fight cards without the COVID restrictions being broken by inviting a crowd of fans to watch, but it amazes me that Dana didn't have it built to eventually hold fans when the restrictions were lifted, or that he hasn't already started construction for it to hold fans since they could turn it into the perfect arena for the UFC and make millions from it

@ciaranlynch2128

Жыл бұрын

It wasnt built to holds cards during covid, it happened to be near completion as they entered lock down, it is built to hold a small crowd and be used for shows like TUF, other promotions on fight pass, and small crowd ufc events. It is not intended to be an arena and having it big enough to be would be a waste of resources

@PMaslak23

Жыл бұрын

its small, you can only fit a couple hundred at most. also kind of a high security area because it's still part of the PI. a lot of the fighters like the apex because they can hear their coaching better. i dont mind them honestly but i hate how the cards have gotten weaker

@JamieCoville

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, there was that fairly recent even that was a bit bigger than the Apex, had a bit of a crowd there. That I liked (although the walk ways were a little too narrow for the fighters and security IMO). I'd rather something that.

The Gladiator/Face the Pain one hurts the most for sure

@macbook802

Жыл бұрын

Face pain? Like the Ultimate Slap Championship or the Ultimate Slapionship?

@loismylane

Жыл бұрын

yeah lmao changed to that weird espn fortnite music

Face the pain is so iconic

I like the fighter kits, BUT they should be allowed to put sponsors on their shorts. Make them limited so it doesn't get too out of hand. The uniform look does look cleaner, but there has to be give and take on these fight kits.

11:44 there’s no way the old belts cost $300,000

@tahajbara2024

Жыл бұрын

Lol DJ has $3 million worth of belts? Not on Dana's watch

@mjso

Жыл бұрын

The belts were releathered replicas, they cost like less than a grand to produce. Hell you yourself could buy a replica and have it releathered for less than a grand so every belt they made was chump change prices

The fact is if I didn’t have to pay 2 days wage on UFC fights I’d pay for every last event but I can’t afford to watch one

The thing I hate most is by FARRRR that the UFC stopped doing the collective post-fight press conferences. Those were amazing.

@nev12345678910

Жыл бұрын

I doubt the fighters were a fan lmao

@Brandon34300

Жыл бұрын

One of the ones I’m sad to see go, but totally understand why they got rid of it. Got to consider how the fighters feel about things too and it was an awful system for them.

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

Bisping vs Rockhold 2 aftermath was the straw that broke the camels back for that. Bisping BURIED Rockhold in the post-fight presser and it was a bad look all around when you had a sore loser and a gloating winner still talking trash after the fight.

I'm still a fan of the old title look. Reminds me of the WCW championship which looked dope af

They should do grappling only events at the Apex. It's a paycheck, it promotes fighters, lower risk for fighters since they aren't taking strikes to the face, they don't have to prepare as vigorously, and fighters wouldn't be putting their record or rank on the line. Fury Pro Grappling 6 was fun.

The WWE gimmick name ideas for the PPVs could've worked if they added numbers with the names every year like how WWE keeps track of the WrestleManias

Not really a change to the company structure but the UFC not allowing Ariel Helwani at the events was a pretty harsh moment.

@aidanthomas2510

Жыл бұрын

In all fairness the guy literally somehow got a hold of the fact that Brock Lesnar was coming back for the first time in 5 years, which I can imagine would have probably only been known by the top brass of the company, and leaked it before they announced it at UFC 199. So you can kinda see why Dana was pissed. If memory serves me I think Dana also got him banned from the press coverage of MayMac, which was only the year after.

3:28 that Guru laugh 😅

@Eidest9

Жыл бұрын

Jon Anik's laugh sounds awfully transgender

Dropping the face the pain intro is what hurt me most....

It's a way more special treat when you go and watch a LIVE UFC event because they actually still do the full-blown Face the Pain intros for the live crowds, even for the Fight Night cards---though they're no longer on the televised broadcasts at home.

@NickMachado

Жыл бұрын

My first PPV was UFC 100 and seeing that intro blew my 12 year old mind lmao I still love "face the pain" to this day

@macbook802

Жыл бұрын

Face pain? The Ultimate Slap Championship or the Ultimate Slapionship?

A wave of nostalgia just hit me with all the entries in this video

I love how the UFC still does the Face The Pain intros live at the actual events. Makes you feel nostalgic when you hear it.

@lupe103344522

Жыл бұрын

Really? This is awesome to hear as I’m going to my first event next week for 287 in Miami!

@briansalas4990

Жыл бұрын

@@lupe103344522 Yeup! I’ve been to UFC 232, UFC 245, UFC 270, UFC 272, and a couple of fight nights recently and they all have done the Face the Pain intros it’s epic seeing it on the big screen

Although not major, I miss the old post fight press conferences when ALL the fighters would be present in the room after the event was over.

What a eye opener to how different things are now . The days of the Tito chuck rivalry are my favorite and the original ultimate fighter first few seasons idk the spike era . Big gold belt check , face the pain check, mike Goldberg check, personally check!

Still miss the. "And here we go"

@michaelmyers2343

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Anik doesn’t have his own iconic lines the same way that Goldy did

@acridmushroom

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmyers2343 its not the cloth from where which he is cut is iconic af! goldy is just nostalgic

@michaelmyers2343

Жыл бұрын

@@acridmushroom cool line may be fresh in everyone’s mind right now but it wont be remembered the same way and it’s exclusive to one specific moment and can’t be used the same way as “ here we go”

@genkice6247

Жыл бұрын

It’s all over!!!

I’ve never been so early for an mma on point video, GOD do I love hearing Tommy in the intro

@TheDashingOne123

Жыл бұрын

Same, popped up right when i took my lunch break! Lol

2:30 i grew up to his calling “ brought to you by budlight “ or “ and its all over “ and “ JUST. LIKE. THIS”

My gawd you don’t know or maybe you do. How much of a nostalgia trip is the gladiator face the pain intro! Loved it just as much as hearing ITS TIME!!!

Man i have such a huge appreciation for the content this channel puts out, keep up the great work yall 🙏🏽

It’s crazy how Undisputed is still better than all 4 entries in the UFC EA era

@TheKoog97

Жыл бұрын

It simply isnt though lol the actual gameplay is far worse than EA 4 or 3.

@Awkxen

Жыл бұрын

mmmmm ufc 2 has something to say about that

@JFKussy

Жыл бұрын

We get it bro, you’re different

@willieredd8739

Жыл бұрын

Ya ever since they stopped the ufc 2 online ufc games are dead to me

@theitfactorjameswheezer2852

Жыл бұрын

@@TheKoog97 um…no it’s not. The gameplay in 3 and 4 are terrible

Showing the fighter’s highlights and face the pain in the back ground is peak ufc saturday for me.

I LOVE apex cards, hearing all the strikes land, and the corners yelling instructions is always such a treat. Some crowds(not many, but some) just ruin events for me.

Those excessively long UFC events were painful during the FOX era. So many commercials and filler content.

All that stuff w/ Goldie wouldn't have happened if The UFC was transparent and had alittle bit of a send off tribute for him, like a little clip montage or something like that. I like Anik and in a lot of ways he is way better than Goldie but I still miss him.

@sallgoodman2323

Жыл бұрын

Same. Give him some kind of tribute, a hall of fame spot for the teams that helped deliver that early UFC energy

@coreyjohnson1744

Жыл бұрын

UFC flushed him down the toilet, it's a shame. Love or hate Goldie, the guy put in the work and earned a good send off and place in the UFC hall of fame

Anik is a master of his craft.

I miss the post fight presser with all the fighters at once. How did that not make the list?

I have to admit, I miss face the pain, it must be nostalgia taking over. As far as the belts go, the old belts are far superior, but still not nearly as cool at the Pride belts.

I still miss mike goldberg. He was a goof but he stood out and there's nothing better than the moments where Joe corrected him. Who knows how many amazing exchanges we missed between them that could have been

The UFC actually used the Face the Pain intro for UFC 300, I almost shed a tear

Great video and I liked the random yet well placed horrible histories clip.

Reebok/venom deal surely. No unique gear anymore it's so dull

Tournaments in sports truly are the best, especially when a title (or something equivalent) is on the line and not just bragging rights. That's why WWE's King & Queen of the Ring is so popular too this day, despite it being held in Saudi Arabia instead of literally anywhere else. Also Impact Wrestling had an awesome mashup tournament in 2019 that may not fit the UFC but could fit the EFC.

I loved the iconic old belt wish they'd used it improvising with just adding gems.

I swear in this day and age it’s almost primitive to pay to watch live PPV’s 😂

@blakep4329

Жыл бұрын

someone has to buy it to stream it to the rest of us lmao

The old belt wasn't worth $300,000. The price to make it was about $2,000 to 16,000 tops, the priciest to make was supposedly the 'BMF' belt, per Dana White - $50,000. The legacy belt or the new one, is three times more expensive to make than the old one. The first google search result isn't always the best one ;)

@adamwilliams2874

Жыл бұрын

Doesn’t make it better does it?

There is a site where you can watch it 1080p, and every fight comes 1-1:30h after it had happened , not enough time to get spoiled because mostly everybody is sleeping (the main card starts usualy around 4am where I live and the fight of the night is usually around 7) so what that meens is not only does it not make sence to pay for it if youre living in this region, but by relying on this site what saves the fights as well and categories them (by date and organization of happening) Im actually forced to get a good nights sleep and watch the whole thing first time in the morning. You just cant say no to that unless your career depends on it like yours making this awesome content for us. That being said, sorry Tommy hope you hate us a bit less with this apology 😅 amazing video like always!!!

This list could easily be top 25. Hope you make a few follow ups.

Undisputed 3 is the goat. Fighters felt so unique because you could individually go in and change the move sets for a created fighter. If you wanted to really focus on certain strikes you could, you could give a better personality in my opinion

I loved when dana rolled out a literal box of cash for some youtubers who were already quite wealthy. While simultaneously paying his fights bread crumbs

The price increase isn't from people watching free. It's more to do with greed and the bloat of not fit for purpose hires that comes with a company growing as quickly and as profitable as UFC did.

Face The Pain is iconic don’t get me wrong, but Ron Pearlman narrating the Cold Opens on every PPV gets me even MORE hyped. That’s just me tho 🤷🏾‍♂️

Having to be Subscribed to ESPN+ just to even be able to buy the ppv is the worst

You should make one on how sucky the Reebock deal was...for fans and fighters (if you haven't already and I just missed it).

@aidanthomas2510

Жыл бұрын

I think they did but yeah, I honestly do miss the sponsored shorts they looked way cooler and obviously got the fighters way more money

I love the Apex environment. The quiet cage is SO MUCH BETTER during the fights. It just needs a full size cage and better booking.

Did I hear you say the old belts cost $300k each? I find that hard to believe as many of the belts we saw on TV were replicas re-leathered by Paul Martin (from the clip used in this video). I doubt Dana is even close on this figure. Great video though!

I hate how dirty the UFC did Goldie, but Jon Anik has quickly become my favorite commentator. Dude's such a pro, you can tell he truly loves the sport, really cares about doing his job well, and puts in his best effort every event. And every now and again he'll say some insane shit about custody battles or laugh like Mickey Mouse, and it's great.

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

Anik was the perfect replacement for Goldie who by his later years had become very repetitive and stale with his fight starting and ending calls. I do agree that Goldie was done dirty and he deserves a an induction into the Contributor Wing of the UFC HOF.

I miss mid week events and how there would regular breaks between fight cards, made the events mean a bit more. The current UFC schedule is just like prime WWF, near on every week with out fail, touring the world putting on monthly PPV's. Tournaments/Grand Prix would be good for divisions with dominant champs, especially if that champ is trying to take another belt.

@jimnosnow4484

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I’ve been saying this for ages. Sometimes less is more

@Ryan-fc7lp

Жыл бұрын

Personally I absolutely love the fights on almost every Saturday

Funnily enough, I’ve always hated the new belts, but lately they’ve truly grown on me. So much cleaner and I love the ruby idea

I went to my first live event in Vancouver last month and was pleasantly surprised to discover that Face the Pain is still played before the main card in the arena, so at least there’s that.

What I hate is that you still have to pay for the ppv when you have ESPN + when wrestling PPVs are free on peacock

I just wish they'd say who dropped that sweet intro music...

@cm55000

Жыл бұрын

Haha right. I don't even hear any music during the intro anymore... am I missing something?

Reebok deal better be on top of this list

I immediately thought "Face the Pain" when I saw this. I miss those intros terribly, they got me so hyped lol.

Did they add Dan Hardy’s “Stop the fight” for that Silva vs Iceman video game section!! Lmao it’s the little things they do here

@CoolToMe_

Жыл бұрын

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I like the new belts tbh

Wednesday night fights. I agree with that change. My wife gets annoyed with fights almost every week end now.

I kinda prefer the look of trunks without a bunch of sponsors on it but it irritates the hell outta me that the fighters can’t have sponsors but they can fight inside a chain link nascar jacket while ads are read by the commentary team between rounds and sometimes during the fights.

MMA always on point

I know a good dozen people that are active watchers and fans of mma. Not one of them pay for the PPV. Either go to a bar that’s showing it or stream it.

@sallgoodman2323

Жыл бұрын

I miss going to the bar, my area doesn't put them on anymore

I miss the old tale of the tape track. That symphonic music is so cool.

I'm from The Netherlands, and Veronica(use to be a radio channel, now it's also a tv channel) had a contract where they posted fights on their website. It was fun, no downloading for a while. But then the contract ended, and you can guess where/how I watch UFC events now.

I actually quite like the look of the new belt. And the idea of adding gems for every defense making your belt even more unique is better than just getting a new Normal one every time. The old belt just looked old and out dated although I’ll admit, pretty iconic

@tekanatoken

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. The new belts look great. A simple modern design and the gems for defenses are a nice touch.

@alstone9543

Жыл бұрын

I kinda like the new belts, but the old belts were 300,000 a pop so D. Johnson has 10 old style do the math.

@tekanatoken

Жыл бұрын

@@alstone9543 The new belts are $330K.

@alstone9543

Жыл бұрын

@tekanatoken that's just one belt now, that's 330,000 for one, what are the gems worth?

@therecalcitrantseditionist3613

7 ай бұрын

I don't really get it's "outdated" the only reason you could realistically say that is because it's no longer current. Of course something like aesthetic is a subjective statement. Vut i definitely think the new belt is super hideous looking. That "sleek" look is honestly just bland and boring. Like people who do their whole house in white or grey

5:06 "Stop the fight!" Lmaoooo perfectly placed

Can y'all puhleeez do an in-depth video on the Reebok shenanigans Brandeen Shnobb and just all around fuckery? Love your content. Best YT MMA channel out there IMO

Very accurate list. I was also disappointed when they got rid of "Stitch"

The new UFC belt has grown on me but initially I absolutely hated it lol 😂

I've watched since TUF 1 on spike TV. Goldberg needed to go

@andu1854

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that was the problem, it was the sudden decision and the fact he didn’t get a chance to say goodbye

@tylercain5544

Жыл бұрын

@@andu1854 Give him a chance to let himself and the audience know officially...ITS ALL OVER

YO I am in the b-roll on this video! Love you guys, I started doing MMA videos because of you guys! 09:02

One that did not make the list is all the bars and restaurants that don't show the UFC ppvs anymore. Before I can walk into any Buffalo Wild Wings or Dave and Busters to see it, now it's very difficult to find a spot that shows it. Also the UFC website would tell you what bars/restaurants purchased the PPV, now I don't think it does anymore and the website itself is garbage as well.

I actually like the new belt design better but I really thought it was cool how the champ would get a belt for each defense back then

@achraf-px1pj

Жыл бұрын

They still do atleast islam got a new belt after his volkanovski defence

Love the new belt and the uniform idea. Hate the fighters lost a lot of money, but it made the sport look more professional and legit by going the uniform route. 300K per belt is ridiculous!!!! One belt idea was really needed!!!

I hate the inconsistency of the judges scorecards ever since legalize gambling got involved