Bob Arum on the UFC overtaking Boxing

[Lakers Offseason]

Funniest thing about this shyt is one guy is introduced as a judo-jedi master and the other guy is a black belt in muay thai and kung fu,then as soon as the bell rings they get on the mat and start dry humping for 3 mins....I see way more judo watching Mister Miyagi and Mister Fuji...

If UFC were smart, they'd change their rules similar to PRIDE where they stood people up if there weren't trying to end the match when they're on the ground. Also not have such a heavy scoring emphasis on takedowns.

 

[jadillac]

In late-2009, Arum called UFC fans "skinhead white guys".

Uncle Bobby not giving a eff

 

[Juven]

Surely you jest...

The real comedy is that the face of MMA right now is a woman....................

if she boxed she woldbe boxings third most popular fighter. mightve done 2 milli buys if she fought pacqiou

theyre talkiing about a rematch after saturdays fight, like damn isnt there anything else?? klitschoko fought and no one cared

 

[beanz]

lets be real though, if ronda and floyd got into a physical altercation in the street, that woman would embarrass him

 

[Master Teacher]

Ronda Rousey is more popular than any active boxer not named Pacquiao or Mayweather though

yeah if your only window into sports is ESPN

boxing is a global sport, UFC isn't

Nobody cares about no damn rhonda rousey, which is why her name only comes up when talking about other poeple outside their sport

MMA only comes up when people talk about boxing, if it was so damn popular they wouldn't need to piggy back of boxing

Nobody in boxing talk about MMA or MMA fighters, it's always the other way around

just pure jealousy

nobody asks Kick Boxers these questions about MMA, nobody asks Sanshou, or any of the other combat sport these questions, its only because boxing is at the top

if boxing was at the top these dumb ass haters wouldn't try so hard to diminish it, when it's obvious boxing fans don't care about their opinions

 

[Master Teacher]

if she boxed she woldbe boxings third most popular fighter. mightve done 2 milli buys if she fought pacqiou

theyre talkiing about a rematch after saturdays fight, like damn isnt there anything else?? klitschoko fought and no one cared

Wlad sold out Madison Square Garden and the UFC has never even had a even there yet, and he's from an entirely different country and has been in America in a decade lol

so what is this no one cared, just because you don't follow the sport, doesn't mean other people don't

boxing is the only sport where people who don't follow feel like their opinions matter

I've never watched a golf tournament in my life, no matter how popular tiger woods was, and now that his hype is gone, I'm not going around saying golf is dead, because I don't give a shyt

the losers that try to talk this boxing is dead stuff is just laughable

 

[Miggs]

lets be real though, if ronda and floyd got into a physical altercation in the street, that woman would embarrass him

What reason would Floyd have to get into an altercation with a female UFC guy ? Only way they'd cross paths in the street if she was taking his order at her second job...

 

[Miggs]

I don't live in any other countries, but it seems popular in Brazil as well, and Asia is the originator of this stuff. Europe also has an influx of fighters coming

Edit: Also, I can't think of any Canadian boxers but I can think of a couple of Canadian MMA fighters (since you're from there)

Razor Ruddock,Lennox Lewis,Jean Pascal,Arturo Gatti...

 

[beanz]

What reason would Floyd have to get into an altercation with a female UFC guy ? Only way they'd cross paths in the street if she was taking his order at her second job...

Yea u right it's ridiculous to think Floyd would hit a woman.

im just being hypothetical, but if they did, she can realistically fukk him up. especially since he likes hugging so much.

 

[OaklandCertified]

lets be real though, if ronda and floyd got into a physical altercation in the street, that woman would embarrass him

Dumbest shyt I ever read. She would probably get knocked out by a regular dude.

 

[beanz]

Dumbest shyt I ever read. She would probably get knocked out by a regular dude.

if a regular guy lands a punch yea she can totally be knocked out. its not a given she would beat him but if she gets a clinch on him its over on that floor and u know it

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

UFC is overtaking boxing because boxings top athlete "fights" like a bytch.

 

[heart]

I remember the interview he did a few years back with ariel hewani where he equated UFC guys wrestling to homosexuals fukking, it was so subtle..

 

[Malta]

Edit: Also, I can't think of any Canadian boxers but I can think of a couple of Canadian MMA fighters (since you're from there)

Canadian boxers -

Adonis Stevenson
Lucian Bute
Jean Pascal
David Lemieux
Arturo Gatti


All of these guys with the exception of Lemieux (up and coming fighter) have made more in a single year than the biggest earners in the UFC.

And unrelated to the Canadian boxer list, last month Keith Thurman made $1.5 million for his fight with Robert Guerrero who made $1.3 million

 

[Big Blue]

Canadian boxers -

Adonis Stevenson
Lucian Bute
Jean Pascal
David Lemieux
Arturo Gatti


All of these guys with the exception of Lemieux (up and coming fighter) have made more in a single year than the biggest earners in the UFC.

And unrelated to the Canadian boxer list, last month Keith Thurman made $1.5 million for his fight with Robert Guerrero who made $1.3 million

None of them are as popular as GSP. There's no denying that boxers make way more than MMA fighters. But outside of Pacquiao and Mayweather, UFC fighters are more popular.