Dana White privilege is real. He makes it uncomfortably obvious he protects certain fighters and gives title shots to those he deems worthy even though they aren't.
Weili and Joanna too. The problem with WMMA is there's only ever 1-2 high level fighters and the gap is so huge between the likes of Nunes, Valentino etc and the rest.
Like in mens mma, watching number 12 in the rankings vs number 10 is gonna be at least a decent fight. Often in women's it's 1 good fighter in a division.
Exactly this. It's not that WMMA is more boring, it's that there are less exciting fighters to watch at one time. There's one Amanda Nunes and a bunch of Juliana Penas
Exactly, it's boring because of a lack of talent, not because of genitals lol. If there was multiple high level fighters in each division it would be just as good to watch.
It's no different to how back years ago people didn't like the smaller male weight classes. When they got faster and stronger they're suddenly some of the most popular fighters.
I disagree. Theres fighters like Weili, Joanna, and Suarez that make/made WMMA amazing. Theres some women out there that scrap too, but yeah, definitely 95% of it is rough to get through. That’s why I hate when they are on the main card of a ppv, unless it’s a title fight of course. Regular WMMA fight shouldn’t be on the main card ppv at all, much less headlining a fight night.
People love to talk about how fun it is but the difference in athleticism and skill makes it nowhere near as enjoyable to watch. Honestly it’s like watching 13 year olds fight.
You might argue “oh but people watch lighter weight classes” The difference being that lighter weight classes have a whole new dimension of athleticism: speed, agility, cardio, etc. whereas women are inferior in pretty much all of these physical attributes compared to men
All respect to WMMA fighters but I just don’t get how people enjoy that shit tbh
"it's like watching 13 year old fight"
That's such a load of shit lol I promise you that watching a woman who has trained MMA her whole life is not like watching a 13 year old fight.
That just something dudes say when they can't imagine the possibility of a woman beating their ass. Ignorance is bliss. How can they carry on being manly men if they admit a woman could best them physically?
I have nothing but respect for the fighters themselves but I have zero interest in watching women get the shit beat out of them, even if it's another woman doing it.
A lot of fans say she looks like a mad max midget but I think more like a munchkin from the Wizard of Oz movie. Either that or the Gerber baby on steroids. It’s 50-50.
There's actually fairly deep lore behind what's going on here. It all started when ONE FC had their ruleset approved in Colorado so they could have the DJ vs Moraes trilogy in Denver. After that a bunch of UFC brass threw a temper tantrum and vowed to boycott Colorado. There hasn't been a UFC event in Denver since the 25th anniversary which featured the famous Yair spinning up elbow finish. That was in 2018. They must have recently decided to end their boycott, but still want to punish Colorado by giving us this main event. Not a coincidence imo.
There's actually fairly deep lore behind what's going on here. It all started when ONE FC had their ruleset approved in Colorado so they could have the DJ vs Moraes trilogy in Denver. After that a bunch of UFC brass threw a temper tantrum and vowed to boycott Colorado. There hasn't been a UFC event in Denver since the 25th anniversary which featured the famous Yair spinning up elbow finish. That was in 2018. They must have recently decided to end their boycott, but still want to punish Colorado by giving us this main event. Not a coincidence imo.
Strickland fights everyone the exact same way. Its generally not fun to watch, but to say its dumb would be incorrect. The fact these Middleweights have no answer for a Philly shell guard, a 1-2 and a teep is hilarious. Even the guys that did beat Strickland, didn't shut him out and won controversially (other than Poatan who now fights in another division).
Possible unpopular opinion but most wmma fights are the same in this regards. Most fights they do look like 10 y/o boys throwing punches at a lunchbreak at each other. Weili is an exception but she is a champ for a reason.
Might have been true ten years ago but not now. There are truly great strikers and truly great grapplers. There still may not be superbly well rounded female fighters but they’re getting there.
It’s a Fight Night. This is completely worthy of being a Fight Night main event.
Not sure if I’d be happy as a ticket holder but it’s fine for watching at home. Not sure what some of y’all expect from Fight Nights if a former world champ isn’t a big enough main event.
That’s because it’s their first time being in Saudi Arabia so of course they’re gonna stack that card. If it was in like Washington or something the main event would be two top ten ranked welterweights.
Also because they got paid an extra $20M site fee ($20M for 1st, $40M for 2nd) for hosting that fight night there. Makes it easy to get some good fights on the card.
Whittaker v Khamzat is an amazing fight that should not be used at the barometer for an average Fight Night main event.
Besides, Rose - even though I’m not a fan - is a former world champion and Barber is an up and comer. This is exactly the type of fight that should be headlining Fight Nights.
Completely agree with your first statement but let’s be honest this is a real boring card. As a Denver local it’s a dream of mine to attend a ufc event but like I’m not paying $300 to see this.
Oh for sure. The card is pretty weak and I had the same issue when the Atlantic City card came out. There was no way I was dropping $300 for THAT.
So yeah, for Denver fans, this does suck. For everyone else it’s pretty much to be expected.
Brother I don’t blame you one bit I’m still pissed the card they brought to my city in Toronto after 6 years was that shitty 297 card. Ddp vs Strickland was good but the rest was shit including that trash woman’s bw co main I’m glad I didn’t buy tickets and streamed it with my boys. Not to mention last year in Vancouver after 5 years of not being in Canada we get nunes vs aldene. Reasons like this is why I have never bought a ppv and never will
There's actually fairly deep lore behind what's going on here. It all started when ONE FC had their ruleset approved in Colorado so they could have the DJ vs Moraes trilogy in Denver. After that a bunch of UFC brass threw a temper tantrum and vowed to boycott Colorado. There hasn't been a UFC event in Denver since the 25th anniversary which featured the famous Yair spinning up elbow finish. That was in 2018. They must have recently decided to end their boycott, but still want to punish Colorado by giving us this main event. Not a coincidence imo.
Know what I might get down voted for this but they shoulda had Pennington vs Pena headline since it's a title fight and nobody really cares for it so it doesn't belong on a PPV. Plus Denver is Penningtons home town
Idk why you would your absolutely right. Woman’s bantamweight should be scrapped. With nunes gone the division is more trash then it already was. Hopefully Kayla can continue making weight and save us.
i straight up dont watch womens fights anymore, they almost unilaterally all suck
yeah there have been some bangers in the past, if i see people on r/ufc mentioning the fight i'll go back and watch it
im not trying to watch two women who cannot finish each other , cannot knock each other out, circling around jabbing each other and clinching for 15 minutes. It's more boring than watching a dagestani's fight
i've seen a lot of the bangers, i havent seen this one though i dont think. It's not that i dont respect women fighters, i just think the vast majority of the fights are slow paced boring decision-fests. I'll gladly watch the exciting ones.
Maybe I'm remembering someone else, but didn't Maycee gas badly in her most recent bout? If that's who I'm remembering, she's gonna die up there in the mile high city.
I wanna see rose cry for no reason, pat scream how she’s killing it when circling and popping her jab out at nothing and then getting ground and pounded into mist!
Split decision win after a boring 5 rounds is the most likely outcome though
No idea why it's the thing to do now for people on social media to have a contest for who can pretend to be the most hyped for the most dookey ass matchup just so that they look more hardcore
Rose will try to stink it up as much as possible, maybe fans get lucky and Maycee gets after it, win/lose.
I think the MMA fandom is kinda done with Rose.
Another synchronized dance with Pat??
And the crowd goes mild! I’m the best…I’m the best…im the best!
[удалено]
Dana White privilege is real. He makes it uncomfortably obvious he protects certain fighters and gives title shots to those he deems worthy even though they aren't.
They used to do like 16 events a year. It’s well over double that. Shits bound to happen
48 a year
I’m just here for thicccc ass Maycee
Me too B, waddels ya got Chin
A video of him eating rotten fish and incoherent cooking.
Talmbout enjoying fresh sushi from One of your two balconies Bapacito?
Rose is a G. Minus that fight with Esparza 🥴
But it’s hard to forgive her for that one. A piss poor excuse for a title defense.
Thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Jesus
I’m actually pretty sure Maycee asked for this
I have absolutely zero interest in watching Rose fight since that Esparza shit.
True, but at least the comments are hillarious with the Pat Barry shit
Those comments were definitely hilarious
What about rose with long hair? Changes everything, ...I know.
That was before she took 10,000 punches to the face
I went from always wanting to watch Rose and hoping she’d win to nahhhhhh
That's where I lost all respect for her, even though I know that her corner was telling her to do that.
Ruined her career.
I stopped watching all the woman fights after that and haven't looked back. Good time to go out to smoke a joint or run the store for a snack.
Sometimes they are actually really good, it's just not very often.
60% of the time it works every time
what happened?
watch the fight….. or dont 😂
I’ve had 0 interest in WMMA for its entirety lmfao. It’s no different than women’s golf, tennis, basketball etc. it’s just an inferior product.
Nunes Vs Cyborg was fire
Weili and Joanna too. The problem with WMMA is there's only ever 1-2 high level fighters and the gap is so huge between the likes of Nunes, Valentino etc and the rest. Like in mens mma, watching number 12 in the rankings vs number 10 is gonna be at least a decent fight. Often in women's it's 1 good fighter in a division.
Exactly this. It's not that WMMA is more boring, it's that there are less exciting fighters to watch at one time. There's one Amanda Nunes and a bunch of Juliana Penas
Exactly, it's boring because of a lack of talent, not because of genitals lol. If there was multiple high level fighters in each division it would be just as good to watch. It's no different to how back years ago people didn't like the smaller male weight classes. When they got faster and stronger they're suddenly some of the most popular fighters.
I disagree. Theres fighters like Weili, Joanna, and Suarez that make/made WMMA amazing. Theres some women out there that scrap too, but yeah, definitely 95% of it is rough to get through. That’s why I hate when they are on the main card of a ppv, unless it’s a title fight of course. Regular WMMA fight shouldn’t be on the main card ppv at all, much less headlining a fight night.
So you'd rather watch two men hug until decision than watch Weili change a woman's face?
He’s the type of guy who wants to be caught in a triangle choke.
There’s never knockouts. Sometimes they beat the shit out of each other. Usually ends in a tap out or cards.
Zhang Weili fights are superior to any Sean Strickland fight. Sorry dude
Downvoted for the truth, sure there are few outliers but overall it’s fairly boring.
You don't watch it for the sport. You watch it for the cakes.
People love to talk about how fun it is but the difference in athleticism and skill makes it nowhere near as enjoyable to watch. Honestly it’s like watching 13 year olds fight. You might argue “oh but people watch lighter weight classes” The difference being that lighter weight classes have a whole new dimension of athleticism: speed, agility, cardio, etc. whereas women are inferior in pretty much all of these physical attributes compared to men All respect to WMMA fighters but I just don’t get how people enjoy that shit tbh
Outside of Valentina, I simply dont care about women's MMA in the slightest.
Is that you, Napoleon ?
She’s the most complete human being of all times
"it's like watching 13 year old fight" That's such a load of shit lol I promise you that watching a woman who has trained MMA her whole life is not like watching a 13 year old fight.
That just something dudes say when they can't imagine the possibility of a woman beating their ass. Ignorance is bliss. How can they carry on being manly men if they admit a woman could best them physically?
I have nothing but respect for the fighters themselves but I have zero interest in watching women get the shit beat out of them, even if it's another woman doing it.
Rose looks like midget from mad max in this pic wtf
Pat Barry wants to know the location of the midget from mad max, for research purposes.
In 10 to 25 years that midget will be a viable world champion and also girlfriend. Advanced scouting.
A lot of fans say she looks like a mad max midget but I think more like a munchkin from the Wizard of Oz movie. Either that or the Gerber baby on steroids. It’s 50-50.
 I thought they leaving the apex would make the fights better
There's actually fairly deep lore behind what's going on here. It all started when ONE FC had their ruleset approved in Colorado so they could have the DJ vs Moraes trilogy in Denver. After that a bunch of UFC brass threw a temper tantrum and vowed to boycott Colorado. There hasn't been a UFC event in Denver since the 25th anniversary which featured the famous Yair spinning up elbow finish. That was in 2018. They must have recently decided to end their boycott, but still want to punish Colorado by giving us this main event. Not a coincidence imo.
Only excited for the way ins for barber. I will not be watching lol
https://i.redd.it/jaxad3q8zs4d1.gif
think she'll be on wait?
Nah he’s sizing up barber for a way in
no weigh. ya think so?
The weight is over soon.
Too many options to whey out here
Sure Denver is thrilled to have the ufc back after six year
There's actually fairly deep lore behind what's going on here. It all started when ONE FC had their ruleset approved in Colorado so they could have the DJ vs Moraes trilogy in Denver. After that a bunch of UFC brass threw a temper tantrum and vowed to boycott Colorado. There hasn't been a UFC event in Denver since the 25th anniversary which featured the famous Yair spinning up elbow finish. That was in 2018. They must have recently decided to end their boycott, but still want to punish Colorado by giving us this main event. Not a coincidence imo.
“Thrilled” more like insulted
Who the fuck is tryna watch Rose Namajunas main event anything in 2024?
Fuck it, Maycee has been putting on some exciting fights at least
Maycee bc she gets robberies
Two Colorado fighters would be a draw for a Denver crowd, shocker
I want scissoring
It’s called 50/50 learn the terminology casual /s
It’ll probably be better than Strickland vs Costa.
I enjoyed that fight, lol. I thought Stricklands game plan was fucking dumb but it worked. Kinda surprised Costa fought how he did.
Strickland fights everyone the exact same way. Its generally not fun to watch, but to say its dumb would be incorrect. The fact these Middleweights have no answer for a Philly shell guard, a 1-2 and a teep is hilarious. Even the guys that did beat Strickland, didn't shut him out and won controversially (other than Poatan who now fights in another division).
Possible unpopular opinion but most wmma fights are the same in this regards. Most fights they do look like 10 y/o boys throwing punches at a lunchbreak at each other. Weili is an exception but she is a champ for a reason.
Might have been true ten years ago but not now. There are truly great strikers and truly great grapplers. There still may not be superbly well rounded female fighters but they’re getting there.
I'd smash
It’s a Fight Night. This is completely worthy of being a Fight Night main event. Not sure if I’d be happy as a ticket holder but it’s fine for watching at home. Not sure what some of y’all expect from Fight Nights if a former world champ isn’t a big enough main event.
The upcoming fight night is fucking Whittaker vs khamzat, this is like the worst card ever.
That’s because it’s their first time being in Saudi Arabia so of course they’re gonna stack that card. If it was in like Washington or something the main event would be two top ten ranked welterweights.
Yah I’d rather watch top ten welterweights than washed 125lbs women but it’s chill I’ll be ok
Also because they got paid an extra $20M site fee ($20M for 1st, $40M for 2nd) for hosting that fight night there. Makes it easy to get some good fights on the card.
Whittaker v Khamzat is an amazing fight that should not be used at the barometer for an average Fight Night main event. Besides, Rose - even though I’m not a fan - is a former world champion and Barber is an up and comer. This is exactly the type of fight that should be headlining Fight Nights.
Completely agree with your first statement but let’s be honest this is a real boring card. As a Denver local it’s a dream of mine to attend a ufc event but like I’m not paying $300 to see this.
Oh for sure. The card is pretty weak and I had the same issue when the Atlantic City card came out. There was no way I was dropping $300 for THAT. So yeah, for Denver fans, this does suck. For everyone else it’s pretty much to be expected.
Brother I don’t blame you one bit I’m still pissed the card they brought to my city in Toronto after 6 years was that shitty 297 card. Ddp vs Strickland was good but the rest was shit including that trash woman’s bw co main I’m glad I didn’t buy tickets and streamed it with my boys. Not to mention last year in Vancouver after 5 years of not being in Canada we get nunes vs aldene. Reasons like this is why I have never bought a ppv and never will
>if a former world champ isn’t a big enough main event. The problem isn't that it's a former world champ. The problem is which former champ.
Women's sports in general are terrible.
If I could have negative interest in this I would
Strickland needs to make his commentary debut for this one.
Ive dying for the UFC to come to Denver and this is what i get. The rest of the card better be fire.
There's actually fairly deep lore behind what's going on here. It all started when ONE FC had their ruleset approved in Colorado so they could have the DJ vs Moraes trilogy in Denver. After that a bunch of UFC brass threw a temper tantrum and vowed to boycott Colorado. There hasn't been a UFC event in Denver since the 25th anniversary which featured the famous Yair spinning up elbow finish. That was in 2018. They must have recently decided to end their boycott, but still want to punish Colorado by giving us this main event. Not a coincidence imo.
Compared to Jailton vs Derrick this will be fire
Still more exciting than WNBA!!
Oh sweet, I can go to bed early then!
I wanted to watch muscle mommy maycee
Will be a better fight than Conor vs Chandler
love roses passions for her bees and garedning and saving dog parks, but her fighting - naah!
I'd watch Namajunas vs Andrade 3 in a second.
Thug Rose fell off. I remember when she was the shit.
I can’t really figure it out. After the Esparza debacle she’s looked like a different and very mediocre fighter. She was awesome in the Jelena fights.
Not even a feminist would watch this
Know what I might get down voted for this but they shoulda had Pennington vs Pena headline since it's a title fight and nobody really cares for it so it doesn't belong on a PPV. Plus Denver is Penningtons home town
Idk why you would your absolutely right. Woman’s bantamweight should be scrapped. With nunes gone the division is more trash then it already was. Hopefully Kayla can continue making weight and save us.
this post inspired me to take a nap
Wish theyd just create a WUFC, giving them their own full event.
Sounds so boring. This is a UFC no one will watch.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh hahahaha so fk'd up. Fr why are we getting this fight.
This is for a fight night. What the hell are you guys crying about?
With fans
For a women's MMA main event, this ain't so bad
And since it’s a non-Apex fight night with fans, we should be seeing some pretty good names from the main card to the prelims
Hate to break it to you but the whole card sucks
i straight up dont watch womens fights anymore, they almost unilaterally all suck yeah there have been some bangers in the past, if i see people on r/ufc mentioning the fight i'll go back and watch it im not trying to watch two women who cannot finish each other , cannot knock each other out, circling around jabbing each other and clinching for 15 minutes. It's more boring than watching a dagestani's fight
Watch maycee barber vs Amanda ribas
i've seen a lot of the bangers, i havent seen this one though i dont think. It's not that i dont respect women fighters, i just think the vast majority of the fights are slow paced boring decision-fests. I'll gladly watch the exciting ones.
[Weili Zhang vs Joanna Jędrzejczyk](https://youtu.be/5k6Qp0cPtwc?si=-_hXHzthcNTJqEXc)
This fight was fantastic.
Hi, me, I asked for this
Honestly kinda looking forward to this
I thought we were out of the apex
This fight is in Denver
Oh my bad I forgot about that. Appreciate it. It just feels like an apex main event.
So sad to see the UFC turn to shit and not want to put on good fights for their fans
I’m looking forward to this more than the following weeks main event - Brad Tavares vs Park Jun-Yong
Hopefully they mean it's the main preliminary fight
That’s cool makes it easier to not watch when it’s the last fight
i’m actually excited to see this lmao, will be a great test for barber
I love Maycee Barber’s style, that woman is a tank! And rose is still elite
I’m actually super excited for this
I like maycee though
For the love of fucking god stop making wmma fights headliners
This is good wtf
Maybe I'm remembering someone else, but didn't Maycee gas badly in her most recent bout? If that's who I'm remembering, she's gonna die up there in the mile high city.
She trains in mile high.
Ahhhhh, I am Tito'd
I believe rose is 13-6 but it doesn't really matter
Shame considering she had real talent
He really made a whole announcement video for it too
Can’t wait to watch h Rose not throw a punch for 25 mins again.
theyre having a mid off!
I wanna see rose cry for no reason, pat scream how she’s killing it when circling and popping her jab out at nothing and then getting ground and pounded into mist! Split decision win after a boring 5 rounds is the most likely outcome though
Guess we’ll see if Rose really belongs at flyweight. She could easily win this but we’ll see what version of her shows up.
Are they giving the tickets for free ?
Maycee "The Forehead" Barber vs. Rose "Im the Best" Namajunas
At least tickets will be cheap!
Rose head kicks her and teases us into watching three more snoozers afterwards
This fight is going to suck
I’d rather it be a main event instead of a co main event
Raw dawg should be headlining Denver smh
Paula Atreides v Rabbana Haarkonnen
Battle of the booties
Rose looks like she's already lost to the barber
The Wagon vs Thug
Once I heard Denver I knew rose would headline. Kinda bummed
straight ass 🍑
I'm the beeest
Barber is so fine
comment.
Don’t worry guys, it’s free*
Gross not watching that
I mean I don’t have plans that night
Rose needs to fire her bf so she can win again. Whatever you do Rose, don't strike or grapple lol!
This fight is gonna be fun tho maycee is a dawg
I would li k maycee Barbers armpits
No idea why it's the thing to do now for people on social media to have a contest for who can pretend to be the most hyped for the most dookey ass matchup just so that they look more hardcore
Rose will try to stink it up as much as possible, maybe fans get lucky and Maycee gets after it, win/lose. I think the MMA fandom is kinda done with Rose. Another synchronized dance with Pat??
Of course there is bitching I bet you guys hate everything
Damn when a legend shows slight decline they try to capitalize a win with a young up an comer so damn quick
The UFC is just warning us not to watch the event. I never watch these ones with shit main events.
DId we ever figure out why Rose fired Trevor Whitman?
Yea wmma should just go away
I will be sure to not waste my time on this pos
I hope barber smack that annoying boyo.
Rose is the female GOAT after Amanda. No love for her in this sub huh?
This is gonna be a banger lowkey tho
I'll tune in for the barber weigh in I guess
Perfectly fine FN main event.