Picture of "Rising UFC star ROGER HUERTA" of Houston Texas is featured kicking some guy in the leg on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

The headline reads, "Too Brutal or the future? ULTIMATE FIGHTING. America's fastest growing and most controversial sport."

Damn! you cant even get diego corrales, pacquiao, or mosley on sports illustrated looks like we know which sport SI is pushing for.

Damn! you cant even get diego corrales, pacquiao, or mosley on sports illustrated looks like we know which sport SI is pushing for.

This FAD crap can go out the window, UFC is clearly here to stay for a LOOONG time. Question is, will Boxing and the UFC co-exist, and could this "rivalry" potentially do good things for both sports?

UFC, future of redneck and steroid using fighters, wait thats not the future thats happening right now. And their fans are the same way. I hate ufc.

Why are there so many topics about ufc, this is a non-stop boxing forum not ufc forum?

UFC, future of redneck and steroid using fighters, wait thats not the future thats happening right now. And their fans are the same way. I hate ufc

Eh, I dont hate the UFC.

I hate how they promote the sport though, its disgraceful.

Its sickening when a human being has to stoop so low as to degrade another sport just to promote there own.

You wanna promote UFC, thats great, but dont mention a word about boxing.

I do hate that DANA guy though.

In 20 years we'll be looking at our first dual-sport superstar as far as mma and boxing goes.


No we want! The UFC should just stay clear of mixing the two, because they'll be found out. I go to some of the UFC fights. I love the atmosphere, WOW!!! The marketing job is great also; boxing promotion could learn some things. The fights...... Outside about five guys in the sport is bush league. True fight fans are not fooled. Most people get drunk and get caught up in the atmosphere, but true fight fans see the fall off. In the fights with less skilled strikers....ZZZZZZZZZZZZ!! So they should not fall for the ole taste test trick, because they'll be found out and their doing great at the moment.:tapedshut

Its sickening when a human being has to stoop so low as to degrade another sport just to promote there own.

Your wrong. Actually, and I've said this before, most every good MMA gym has a BOXING instructor/coach. Tito brought in Fernando Vargas to work his boxing. Even at MY gym, we have the MMA guys spar straight boxing with boxers from other gyms to improve their boxing.

Yes, Dana White can come off as a goof at times, but every legit, honest MMA guy has mad respect for boxers and boxing.

MMA fans are just jealous they have a vendetta against boxing because many of the people who box are black or latino.
I enjoy both mma and boxing but That is the truth.

why post this on a boxing forum? are you trying to make a point, the fact is UFC is a company like WWE, its picks who win and loses for the better of promotion, UFC wont have no respect unless it becomes a promotion company, any joe cant become a UFC star u have to be sign to them which is wrong.

why post this on a boxing forum? are you trying to make a point, the fact is UFC is a company like WWE, its picks who win and loses for the better of promotion, UFC wont have no respect unless it becomes a promotion company, any joe cant become a UFC star u have to be sign to them which is wrong.

Your as ****ing stupid as Gunstar! If it's so fake, go drop a challenge at an MMA gym. You may hate it, but it as real as boxing.

1bad65 your not taking in what im saying , how can MMA organisation be taken seriously when it picks and chooses whos involved?

Ok, sorry if blew up. They do pick who gets in, yes. That's true. Sadly they do often let good(but boring) fighters go, like Ivan Salaverry for example. But they are overseen by State Boxing/Combative Sports Commissions. It is legit. Trust me, I usually corner our fighters. It is 100% real. In Texas they have Commission guys at ringside and backstage. Part of their job is to inspect all the hands once they are wrapped, just as they do in boxing.

You are right about not just anyone can get into UFC, but I bet that any small shows in your area are always hard up for fighters(they are here). Trust me, you can get on one of those cards with NO training, as long as you get licensed by the State. You gotta pass a physical, eye test, bloodwork, etc but you can be licensed with no training.

Anything can be taken seriously when it has good marketing, which is what UFC has, and boxing doesn't.

bc of the fact that UFC is one company and centralized, it can promote its fighters with intense effort across the board on both cable and network TV, eschewing PPV except for the really big fights.

With boxing nowadays, except for occasional things like the Contender or Friday Night Fights, there is absolutely no intelligent marketing(on the domestic scene) for the sport in general(when was the last time you saw a good, young prospect being marketed well to the domestic American public at large? We need someone like prime Tyson's promoters--the things they did to build the media blitz around him were brilliant). Even DLH-Mayweather, though it was probably the only intelligently promoted fight in recent memory, bc it was PPV still had a somewhat limited audience, let alone the "major" PPV cards such as Morales-Pacquiao or Klitschko-Brock/Austin that get little exposure in the domestic audience for the most part..

The end result is that the Average Joe nowadays will have first exposure to UFC and only hear of boxing, rather than ever see it. That's how UFC gets taken seriously, and boxing isn't anymore. Things like one company, or fighters being not as skilled can be talked about and argued for, but the marketing is the only that matters if you're asking how a sport gets taken seriously.

I myself, wouldn't give a **** about boxing if I hadn't gotten the chance to train at Frazier's Gym. And that's the probably the same feeling the average joe has.

Great for the UFC.

A sad, parisian victory for MMA.

Anything can be taken seriously when it has good marketing, which is what UFC has, and boxing doesn't.

bc of the fact that UFC is one company and centralized, it can promote its fighters with intense effort across the board on both cable and network TV, eschewing PPV except for the really big fights.

With boxing nowadays, except for occasional things like the Contender or Friday Night Fights, there is absolutely no intelligent marketing(on the domestic scene) for the sport in general(when was the last time you saw a good, young prospect being marketed well to the domestic American public at large? We need someone like prime Tyson's promoters--the things they did to build the media blitz around him were brilliant). Even DLH-Mayweather, though it was probably the only intelligently promoted fight in recent memory, bc it was PPV still had a somewhat limited audience, let alone the "major" PPV cards such as Morales-Pacquiao or Klitschko-Brock/Austin that get little exposure in the domestic audience for the most part..

The end result is that the Average Joe nowadays will have first exposure to UFC and only hear of boxing, rather than ever see it. That's how UFC gets taken seriously, and boxing isn't anymore. Things like one company, or fighters being not as skilled can be talked about and argued for, but the marketing is the only that matters if you're asking how a sport gets taken seriously.

I myself, wouldn't give a **** about boxing if I hadn't gotten the chance to train at Frazier's Gym. And that's the probably the same feeling the average joe has.
Sadly your right. Even though I don't like Dana White he does a great job of marketing and promoting his company UFC. If boxing developed some kind of commission with a commissioner and developed a good marketing plan for the sport it would get more viewers. I don't think it's a fad as well, unfortunately, but we'll what happens once these fighters make multi million dollars and don't listen to Dana White anymore.

damn they're really comin up

Eh, I dont hate the UFC.

I hate how they promote the sport though, its disgraceful.

Its sickening when a human being has to stoop so low as to degrade another sport just to promote there own.

You wanna promote UFC, thats great, but dont mention a word about boxing.

I do hate that DANA guy though.

I think you got it backwarsd my friend, boxing mentions the ufc for hype or whatever reason they use it for. Floyd mayweather proved that before his fight with DLH, so let me changed your quote around a bit, if ya wanna promote boxing fine but dont mention ufc. I never heard any boxers name to promote any ufc ppv show, ufc has been doing fine on thier own and then some boxers have to talk crap about mma, what ya think dana white is gon do? stand there and take that ****...i dont think so.

[QUOTE=Domain;2379635]MMA fans are just jealous QUOTE]

....LOL!!!

why post this on a boxing forum? are you trying to make a point, the fact is UFC is a company like WWE, its picks who win and loses for the better of promotion, UFC wont have no respect unless it becomes a promotion company, any joe cant become a UFC star u have to be sign to them which is wrong.

the dumbest comment I ever read...

this is worst then when someone brought up a topic about a ninja being in the ufc.

wwe haha very bad comparison bud.

The UFC us everywhere. I was just reading Muscle and Fitness and they have a contest in there to train with Couture and Wanderlai.

Eh, I dont hate the UFC.

I hate how they promote the sport though, its disgraceful.

Its sickening when a human being has to stoop so low as to degrade another sport just to promote there own.

You wanna promote UFC, thats great, but dont mention a word about boxing.

I do hate that DANA guy though.

your disgraceful, you dont make any sense. another jealous boxing fan

Eh, I dont hate the UFC.

I hate how they promote the sport though, its disgraceful.

Its sickening when a human being has to stoop so low as to degrade another sport just to promote there own.

You wanna promote UFC, thats great, but dont mention a word about boxing.

I do hate that DANA guy though.

UFC, future of redneck and steroid using fighters, wait thats not the future thats happening right now. And their fans are the same way. I hate ufc.

Why are there so many topics about ufc, this is a non-stop boxing forum not ufc forum?

the both of you...why i dont get it...just a couple of boxing fans. go back to the boxing area

I don’t see anything wrong with kballs post, he just doesn’t like the tactic of degrading boxing to help further UFC’s cause, nothing wrong with that. Personally I don’t care about that **** as it’s good marketing and if I was in the same position as Dana or any other MMA bigwig, I’d do the exact same thing, any news is good news.

Pride is where it's at. That is where you see real MMA skill. Real talk.

Pride is dead.

Pride is dead.

I 2nd that.

I don’t see anything wrong with kballs post, he just doesn’t like the tactic of degrading boxing to help further UFC’s cause, nothing wrong with that. Personally I don’t care about that **** as it’s good marketing and if I was in the same position as Dana or any other MMA bigwig, I’d do the exact same thing, any news is good news.

ufc dont need boxing to make mma look better. UFC was doing great on their own until ***got boxers mention they can beat any mma fighter in the ufc, that **** is wack.

ufc dont need boxing to make mma look better. UFC was doing great on their own until ***got boxers mention they can beat any mma fighter in the ufc, that **** is wack.MMA fighters always used to **** on boxers to make a name for themselves back in the day. Lets not forget Kimo calling Holyfield a bum, Frye talking crap about Tyson, Takada calling boxers girls or about 15 or so Gracie’s calling out Jones Jr.

Mayweather & Toney **** on it because that’s what they do; talk crap to hit a nerve with people and Tommy Morrison’s a ****ing joke anyway.

And it is true, Dana does **** on boxing every chance he gets and why wouldn’t he, It’s the rival to the company he works for.

ufc dont need boxing to make mma look better. UFC was doing great on their own until ***got boxers mention they can beat any mma fighter in the ufc, that **** is wack.

exactly, so why mention boxing?

You CANNOT read a single MMA article without the mentioning of boxing in a negative light. this isnt my opinion, its a fact.

Like i said, i dont hate UFC. I think its a wonderful sport.

But its disgraceful how they have chose to downplay boxing, when both sports could easily co-exist