ipso_facto Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 And this is being brutally honest: 1) This is what happens when the UFC spreads themselves too thin with expansion. They either need to back off a bit, or make sure they have a Plan B to implement when they run into hitches such as this. So the UFC is partly at fault here. 2) How long did Hendo's injury happen before he notified the UFC of the problem? He's a "man's man", so he probably kept quiet about it until the last minute when he realized the injury wasn't going to improve. So Hendo is probably also partly to blame as well. 3) Given that Jones had a full training camp, and the fact that Hendo and Sonnen are similar style and stature of fighters, he should have taken the fight. Regardless of my first 2 points, he owes EVERYTHING that he has to the UFC...and should have made the effort to bail out his bosses. Are you a professional that can role with the punches (so to speak)...or not? On a personal note, he probably has a good heart as a human being...but he has also become quite obtuse because of his success, yet still has the mind frame a small boy. He is quite immature for a young man in his early twenties. And although this kind of brutal fighting can probably be a bit scary for competitors, I also think he is a bit of a coward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrahams Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 I think from now on they should have at the minimum, 3 big fights on each PPV. Have the awesome main event, something that is interesting and worthy (eg. Title fight, and/or huge name like Hendo fighting other huge name like Shogun), have a co-main event that could easily be a main event on a lesser card (lighter weight title fight, Franklin vs Wanderlei), and then finally have the 3rd fight that probably shouldn't be a main event but can fit the bill at least (eg. Bisping vs Stann) That's what I think they should really do, and if you look at the remainding PPVs this year, they are doing that 152: Jones vs Belfort - Benavidez vs Johnson - Bisping vs Stann 153: Aldo vs Koch - Belcher vs Belfort (previously) - Rampage vs Texiera 154: GSP vs Condit - Kampmann vs Hendricks - Need another 3rd fight 155: JDS vs Cain - Griffin vs Sonnen - Lauzon vs Maynard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipso_facto Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 I'd be curious in knowing who the ****heads are that rate nearly every thread that gets posted as being "poor"?? Some of them are very good...which I thought this opinion was a well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrahams Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 I'd be curious in knowing who the ****heads are that rate nearly every thread that gets posted as being "poor"?? Some of them are very good...which I thought this opinion was a well. a lot of people on these forums put more value into their social lives on here than there social lives in real life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipso_facto Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 I think from now on they should have at the minimum' date=' 3 big fights on each PPV. Have the awesome main event, something that is interesting and worthy (eg. Title fight, and/or huge name like Hendo fighting other huge name like Shogun), have a co-main event that could easily be a main event on a lesser card (lighter weight title fight, Franklin vs Wanderlei), and then finally have the 3rd fight that probably shouldn't be a main event but can fit the bill at least (eg. Bisping vs Stann) That's what I think they should really do, and if you look at the remainding PPVs this year, they are doing that 152: Jones vs Belfort - Benavidez vs Johnson - Bisping vs Stann 153: Aldo vs Koch - Belcher vs Belfort (previously) - Rampage vs Texiera 154: GSP vs Condit - Kampmann vs Hendricks - Need another 3rd fight 155: JDS vs Cain - Griffin vs Sonnen - Lauzon vs Maynard[/quote'] I must have missed the news of Jones now taking on Belfort. Cool. I also agree with you fight card logic. However I do see a problem looming on the horizon with many of the top names now in their mid to late 30's approaching the age of retirement. They do need to develop a fan base for all these newer fighters. I just think they are going a bit too fast with expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrahams Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 I must have missed the news of Jones now taking on Belfort. Cool. I also agree with you fight card logic. However I do see a problem looming on the horizon with many of the top names now in their mid to late 30's approaching the age of retirement. They do need to develop a fan base for all these newer fighters. I just think they are going a bit too fast with expansion. Yeah I see what you mean, or at least try to establish the Featherweight, Bantamweight, and Flyweight divisions and get to the point where there title fights are just as big as the larger divisions, and even there No. 1 Contender fights are Because how many times do we see title challengers for the FW and BW belt be guys who have never fought on a main card, or PPV main card at least? It's ridiculous, Mendes went from prelims to PPV main event, Mighty Mouse went from Prelims and they only put that title fight on free TV, Korean Zombie is yet to be on PPV (yet he did main event a FN) and Koch is yet to be on PPV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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