[KillerWolf]

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First of all, not that many people watch the ufc fight nights considering the marketing for them is not as strong as a ppv, and the fact that only rarely is there a stellar main event is put on them.



pfff. you say I'M full of shit?!?

1. fans of MMA and of the UFC watch the live Fight Nights. it's the same people who buy the PPVs, and probably more, because it's FREE. the marketing doesnt need to be as strong because it's FREE. soccer moms and other douche bags who are not interested in MMA are not buying PPVs because of the persuasive marketing campaign.

2. stellar main event on a UFC Fight Night? maybe not, but more times than not, the cards have been generally more entertaining than a PPV card. and, even though the main events on those cards may not be for a title, they are usually fights that i find interesting.

I can see you dont know how it works so ill explain it to you... unknown guys fight on these, rattle off a win or two and then get a shot on the bigger stage on a ppv broadcast where everyone has to see them because they all tuned in to see the heavily advertised main event.

that's exactly how it should work. what i'm telling you is that a lot of the time, i've never seen some of the undercard guys on TV anywhere. it could be that i'm mistaken or i saw them get a win and they just didnt make an impression on me, but most of the guys who i work out with have never heard of them either - and i'm talking about a group of people with a solid interest in MMA. we're more than just casual fans.

secondly, what you're saying is part of what i'm complaining about. a $55 PPV, number 1, shouldn't come around every two or three weeks, and, number 2, shouldn't consist of a mainstream main event and a bunch of random filler.

Second, with all the slots on a ppv taken up by current stars, there would be no proving ground on a ppv card for rising guys to perform. Ppv events are in bigger arenas and have bigger crowds. It is a completely different environment than a fight night.

people like "Bones" Jones and Bader are already proven. thoses two guys, especially Jones, already have my interest. the proving ground should be the free events. and i'm not saying that they can't have one or two unknowns or little knowns on a PPV. but, if they pumped out the free events at even half the rate that they pump out these PPVs, those little known guys would be ready to help carry a PPV in no time at all.