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Originally Posted by AngryJohnny  ...I'm going to ask this as respectfully as possible, but do you think the standards were lowered a bit for accepting fighters into this season? There were no "earn your place on the show" fights for starters...Very little ground game displayed by anyone. Cardio has been close to non-existant...The UFC H.W. division needs more contenders than any other weight class, I just have a hard time believing this is the best they could have come up with. I get tired of watching the Kimbo factor get beat to death, but is it possible they were trying to get a large portion of guys on the show they thought he could beat to help keep the ratings up or something? The fights this season have been trainwrecks for the most part, last night's by far the worst of all, and it's all I can do to make it through half the drama-infested editing before they even happen.
I am glad Roy Nelson is on this season, but why he's there and Ben Rothwell just co-headlined the last PPV is another mind-fuck. Outside of Nelson and the guy that choked out Simms I've all but lost hope for this one. I've had some TUF burnout going on for the past few seasons, this may be the last I bother to pay attention to. |
I was thinking the same thing. They saw a few former NFL players came to tryouts and signed them up based on the NFL alone. If it wasnt for Roy Nelson this season would be a total waste of time. True MMA fans knew Kimbo wasnt going to be able to hang with a real fighter but the people who claim to be MMA fans who still Kimbo is an awesome fighter are watching just for him. This season seems to just be a try at a ratings boost. No one from this season will ever come close to being a title contender.