The UFC is going downhill fast and everybody knows it. Sure, there have been some nice moments over the last year or so, but the UFC used to churn out entertainment on a monthly basis and now it’s an MMA desert.
A few familiar explanations:
- the don’t want another McGregor situation so they’re not promoting the fighters anymore and trying only to promote the UFC
- they’re only trying to maximize profit since the TKO buyout
- they’re holding out for a new media rights deal and then they’ll really start putting together some fights (right now it’s bare minimum contractual obligations)
And, of course, Dana White is off in a galaxy far, far away. For a while he was really into his Power Slap (which of course is a complete loser) and then he went hard into boxing (until he got dropped from the Crawford promotion).
Also, we have a theory that Dana White has been compromised by none other than Duck Jones and it’s really affecting him — even beyond not putting together the Jones – Aspinall fight.
Take all of the above combined, and you’ve got the UFC’s current state of affairs. We’ll still keep track, but a lot less people are ordering PPVs nowadays.
The cards are just so weak. We maybe get 1, 1.5 good fights and that’s it.
That DuPlessis vs. Strickland card was historically embarrassing (no offense to the main eventers).