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The MMA gods fucked up ufc 200 though. This UFC 300 card is the best the UFC could come up with, apparently.
I don’t think you have a point. This is some nostalgic bs.200 made me a little sad tbh... An entire card full of pointless fights.
300 has potential, but its not much better (yet) in terms of star power... Ronda, Conrad, Khabib, Brock, GSP - at least 2 of them...
100 was one of the GOAT events... People still talk about things that happened on that card every day... They hit the combo of grudge-matches, elite competition, and star power absolutely on the head, and it was spectacular..
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Haters will call this a weak card... The first 2 main card fights were a mistake, but somehow they added to the anticipation... GSP hit Alves with his groin, and so on...
Not sure what my point is, really... 200 had more star power, but wasn't as good as 100, I guess.
I mean, hate on Conor all you'd like but to say that he wouldn't make much of difference in the overall #'s is just crazy talk.Adding McGregor vs Chandler does nothing for this card from an MMA fan point of view. From a Casual's perspective I am not even sure it adds much tbh.
The ratings for TUF didn't do well. Would they have been similar with other fighters or did Conor take them from zero to disappointing?I mean, hate on Conor all you'd like but to say that he wouldn't make much of difference in the overall #'s is just crazy talk.
Naw dc vs jones 2 replaced conor vs nateExcept Lesner was always supposed to come back, the original plan was Conor vs Nate 2, DC vs Jones 2, two more title fights AND Brock. The women’s BW division was very popular back than because everyone assumed Ronda would return to fight whoever was champ, aspnall eyes were on Tate vs Nunes. Frankie vs Aldo was also a pretty big fight, and it was for the interim FW belt when Conor was the champion.That would’ve easily been the greatest card of all time
Bro, at the time, and for a few years after, UFC cards didn't have prelims in the UK - i had to download them a week later from xtremewrestlingtorrentz, by which time I'd also have PFL, Strikeforce, and all the rest to watch, so the magic wasn't there...I don’t think you have a point. This is some nostalgic bs.
100 was great but c'mon now. The prelims were nothing to note at the time. Because the UFC didn't put much stock on the prelims. Name wise, the prelims were shit. Main card wise, Jon Fitch was on it. Top heavy card.
Great card, memorable card. Not as godlike as you're putting it. Nostalgia is a helluva drug eh?
Nunes v Tate is not greater than Zhang v Yan.
Pena v Zingano had nowhere near the high profile that Harrison v Holm does.
You're right.Sage was never remotely the prospect that Bo Nickal is and was already coming off a loss
It feels like a card full of good to great Co Main events. Problem is it has not got a Main Event and I am having trouble coming up with a Main Event that is both possible (available fighters) and meaningful (for a Real Major title). Conor vs Chandler is not an exciting fight it is a Freakshow at this point. They aren't MWs and they aren't even WWs and neither is legitimately in title contention at LW.I’d say 300 is on par with 200, not necessarily better or worse. 300 is a great PPV but fans have let their imaginations set unreachable expectations due to Dana’s hype. Hence the constant bashing.
Except Lesner was always supposed to come back, the original plan was Conor vs Nate 2, DC vs Jones 2, two more title fights AND Brock. The women’s BW division was very popular back than because everyone assumed Ronda would return to fight whoever was champ, aspnall eyes were on Tate vs Nunes. Frankie vs Aldo was also a pretty big fight, and it was for the interim FW belt when Conor was the champion.That would’ve easily been the greatest card of all time
Good reminderThat's not true, Jones and DC weren't connected to the card at first, they were brought in to replace Conor v Nate 2. Brock also was not connected to the card until two months after Conor v Nate fell through.
Well, not exactly. It seems they never intended to have both of those fights on the same card.Better than 200 was or better than 200 was supposed to be? Because 200 was supposed to have Conor, Diaz, DC and Jones
You're right, I forgot about that. Was it Conor/Diaz first?Well, not exactly. It was never supposed to have both of them at the same time.
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Media - UFC 300 is ALREADY better than UFC 200
The MMA gods fucked up ufc 200 though. This UFC 300 card is the best the UFC could come up with, apparently.forums.sherdog.com