UFC on Fox 2 is where Joe Silva Earns His Title as the Best Matchmaker
by HaterSlayer on Jan 26, 2012 9:14 PM EST
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PrintBefore every weigh in Joe Rogan introduces UFC Matchmaker as the absolute best. Since the UFC has put on some spectacular fights over the years that prestige is well earned. Some people think his job isn't that hard, but I'm sure there is a subtle art in putting together fights between fighters who are evenly matched despite very different styles. With this new era for the UFC he will have to re-earn that acclaim. UFC on Fox had a "bad case scenario"(worse case would be one of those HW fights from UFC 135) where the heavyweight fight was a minute after an hour of talking. That wasn't really on him since JDS was the rightful challenger to the title and Dana White has said Fox wanted only one fight on the main card for whatever reason. However UFC on Fox 2 is all him and he's built a somewhat controversial card
via fcfighter.com
This card has the exact opposite risk of the last one. No one is worried about the three main card fights ending in a combined three minutes or less. What is the huge risk is all three of these fights being 45 minutes of grappling which this new audience that the UFC is going after won't appreciate. Choosing to go with these three fights to "show off" MMA is an odd choice. I know that two of them have title implications, but most people tuning in probably wont care and just wants to see a scrap. Of course he cannot control what the fighters do, but he does control who gets put on cards like this.
If these fights end up being great, and the UFC has been on a great streak of events, then Joe Silva will have shown again why Joe Rogan's adoration for him is well deserved. If this main card has bad fights(which would follow a spotty "first impression") then it could be a gamble that could hurt MMA's growth immensely. Dana White has said that the next 2 years of the UFC are more important than the last 10. Joe Silva is betting that on Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis and Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping(and at first Mark Munoz). I hope he shows why he gets paid the big bucks.
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At some point, you just can't count on the masses to only enjoy 'scraps' and 'stand and bang' fights
Hell…eventually everyone is going to have to see that there are grappling heavy fights in MMA…and if they knew their stuff they’d find them entertaining as well.
I mean sure, Tyron Woodley vs Jordan Mein isn’t the type of fight you want on Fox…but let’s face it, sometimes that’s what you get.
I think they can’t just try and ‘hide’ that there are less than amazing fights sometimes. Some are great, most are good, some aren’t…the more they try to make it out like every fight is amazing…the more it will come back to bite them when they have a fight that isn’t so great.
"You got Floyd Mayweather making 25 million dollars...he can't stop the double leg." - Nick Diaz
True, but you'd think they'd throw a fight that had a high chance for that in there "just in case"
With a lot of people all you can really get is one shot and all they need to see is that it can be exciting and they’ll be hooked. Then again if you’re turned off by the ground game then MMA probably isn’t the sport for you. :p
by HaterSlayer on Jan 27, 2012 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
I went to a tiny, local show in my conservative midwestern town
I heard cheers escalating in time to the major parts of a triangle. Big noise when he got one leg over/on under, bigger when he cut the angle and got his foot in his knee pit, and were just as loud for pulling down on the head as they were for the tap.
The self-loving ‘h4rdc0r3s’ will never give the people they see as ‘casuals’ enough credit.
by WheelieMonkey on Jan 28, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
I was hoping this would be abot the undercard
Dana doesn’t need Joe for the main or co-main but Joe earned his money in a big way on the prelims. Beltran/Johnson, Roop/Swanson, Johnson/Roller , JOE/Russow, Jaocby /Cammozi are all even fights and could easily be loser leaves town for everyone except Russow .
Trainyard Sleepers: Our Foot Your Ass
by Hardy's in your face on Jan 27, 2012 3:05 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
What’s wrong with HW fights from UFC 135?
Put a fight like Hunto V. Rothwell on Network television, and MMA will quickly become the world’s premier sport. I mean… The Huntbar-attempt was definitely in my top 3 MMA moments from last year.
by Gugabe on Jan 27, 2012 3:19 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
That's only because you knew who Mark Hunt was
If you didn’t you would say “Why can’t this fat guy finish an armbar? This is terrible”
by discoandherpes on Jan 27, 2012 6:58 AM EST up reply actions
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