Comments on: A Brief Word about “Trilogy” Aftermath http://www.total-mma.com/2009/07/28/a-brief-word-about-trilogy-aftermath/ Completing the perspective on Mixed Martial Arts Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:23:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: JRN http://www.total-mma.com/2009/07/28/a-brief-word-about-trilogy-aftermath/#comment-33982 JRN Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:25:07 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=683#comment-33982 I'm not too familiar with the Ali Act, aside from its basic contents. What do you think would happen if it were to be applied to MMA? I’m not too familiar with the Ali Act, aside from its basic contents. What do you think would happen if it were to be applied to MMA?

]]> By: Alan Conceicao http://www.total-mma.com/2009/07/28/a-brief-word-about-trilogy-aftermath/#comment-33980 Alan Conceicao Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:45:07 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=683#comment-33980 That article was part of the inspiration for my message board post-cum-blogger analysis. Honestly, I'm fine with the UFC utopia if it was to ever come to fruition, but I don't see it happening anytime soon, if ever. The attitude that nothing can happen except UFC domination is outrageous: Boxing promoters are about to pour money into trying to push for the Ali Act to pertain to MMA. If they succeed, even if it takes 3-4 years to do so, guess what happens? We're 15 years into this sport's existence and only now have broken into a long enough run of Dana White being a promotional genius for as long as he was an abject failure. That article was part of the inspiration for my message board post-cum-blogger analysis. Honestly, I’m fine with the UFC utopia if it was to ever come to fruition, but I don’t see it happening anytime soon, if ever. The attitude that nothing can happen except UFC domination is outrageous: Boxing promoters are about to pour money into trying to push for the Ali Act to pertain to MMA. If they succeed, even if it takes 3-4 years to do so, guess what happens? We’re 15 years into this sport’s existence and only now have broken into a long enough run of Dana White being a promotional genius for as long as he was an abject failure.

]]> By: JRN http://www.total-mma.com/2009/07/28/a-brief-word-about-trilogy-aftermath/#comment-33979 JRN Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:15:41 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=683#comment-33979 For a particularly egregious example of this kind of business-first thinking, see Tomas Rios's recent article on Sherdog about how fans should refuse to pay for fights put on my promotions that are "doomed to failure." Or you could, y'know, pay for the fights you deem worth paying for. But I guess that would stand in the way of the inevitable UFC utopia. For a particularly egregious example of this kind of business-first thinking, see Tomas Rios’s recent article on Sherdog about how fans should refuse to pay for fights put on my promotions that are “doomed to failure.” Or you could, y’know, pay for the fights you deem worth paying for. But I guess that would stand in the way of the inevitable UFC utopia.

]]> By: Alex Sean http://www.total-mma.com/2009/07/28/a-brief-word-about-trilogy-aftermath/#comment-33972 Alex Sean Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:24:58 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=683#comment-33972 I generally don't bother to comment back as most of the articles I read (especially regarding this topic) are one-sided, sheepish, dismissive, or uninformed. However this was probably the best thing I've read about the subject and really puts some important things into perspective. Are we fight fans or are we business analysts? It seems to be so muddied these days with competing promotions that more and more I see people leaning toward the latter. The fact of the matter is, ultimately, whether or not Affliction had a "good business model" or spent too much money is irrelevant when put up against the fact that as a fight fan I was able to see two of the best cards with some of the best fighters ever put together. Why does it matter to fans of the sport how much money said cards made or what brand they are promoted by? Isn't what's important is seeing the best fights possible? But it seems like a lot of people are so caught up in trying to present MMA as a legitimate sport that they lose sight of what's important; the fights. I generally don’t bother to comment back as most of the articles I read (especially regarding this topic) are one-sided, sheepish, dismissive, or uninformed. However this was probably the best thing I’ve read about the subject and really puts some important things into perspective.

Are we fight fans or are we business analysts? It seems to be so muddied these days with competing promotions that more and more I see people leaning toward the latter. The fact of the matter is, ultimately, whether or not Affliction had a “good business model” or spent too much money is irrelevant when put up against the fact that as a fight fan I was able to see two of the best cards with some of the best fighters ever put together. Why does it matter to fans of the sport how much money said cards made or what brand they are promoted by? Isn’t what’s important is seeing the best fights possible?

But it seems like a lot of people are so caught up in trying to present MMA as a legitimate sport that they lose sight of what’s important; the fights.

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