Sunday, July 12, 2009

How Big can the UFC Get?

Saturday night was the much anticipated UFC 100 Pay Per View event, and i would like to raise the question of how big can this sport really get? If you ask Dana White (Owner of UFC) the UFC could be the biggest sport in the world. I wouldn't go that far but its not out of the question for it to be one of the big 4, joining Baseball, Football and Basketball. The one major thing its got is it appeals to young people, but is it too violent for mainstream. Personally i don't have a problem with the violence and there is more sport to it than people give it credit for. For all the UFC haters out there it is nothing more than a human cockfight. But there is submission moves and different styles of fighting. And now it seems that the UFC has a villain, after his successful Heavyweight Title defense Brock Lesnar show boated and rubbed his victory in the face of Frank Mir, The crowd booed Lesnar and he flipped them off. Hate him if you must but Lesnar's game has improved since losing his first fight to Frank Mir a year and a half ago. Personally Lesnar's antics doesn't bother me that much, the great thing about this sport if someone doesn't like it get in the cage and knock him out the greatest way to shut someone up. Maybe part of the reason for the sports popularity is because mainstream America doesn't approve, UFC is like the rebel of sports and to most that is appealing. Only time will tell if UFC grows to the height of a top 4 sport in the U.S. but if they continue to produce events like UFC 100 it wont take as long as you think.

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