Nate Diaz is all over US talk shows, all over the news. MMA has over taken boxing :(

[MelanKomas]

Oh at THIS point is has... Not when McGregor was on top. Not when Rousey was the hypest thing ever. Not when Lesnar broke he ppv record but now at THIS point it seriously has..

Man I don't know how on Earth there was so much hype behind that nasty skank. I guess there is a lot of trash out there and BS feminist culture

[HanzGruber]

He best the biggest ufc star. Gabe rosado would be too if he beat floyd

[MelanKomas]

TONIGHT IT IS OVER FOR NATALIA!!!! Conor is chopping his head off!!! **** Nate, its the Conor show baby.

Why'd Mcgregor tap so fast tho?? That was soft, he's getting bodied tonight

[Dr Rumack]

Boxing is in its shadow these days, that's for sure. We're living off scraps lately.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Unfortunately it seems that boxing's lack of great fights and stars, due to Floyd's handling of his time at the top and the damp squib that was Pac-May, has caused UFC to really over take boxing.

Their brand is now far stronger than boxing I think, and they're getting all the shine.

Can any American lads speak about the relative hype surrounding each sport on average in the USA?

The ufc is much more mainstream.. They are constantly on foxsports channels, and major fights get all sort of publicity and interviews.
Ufc is a machine, much like the NFL, NBA, etc


Boxing has become more of a gimmick and doesn't have the structure to become mainstream again.. Star power is pretty non existant with the current structure of the sport.

Conor mccgregor is going to have his 4th straight fight 1 million+ PPv buys and all within a year. 2 were against last minute replacements, and still did 1 mil..
Canelo-cotto didn't even crack a million and that's the biggest fight in boxing of the past year.

The reason for the big difference is that ufc is well run and well marketed, and builds off momentum, where boxing is not well run or well marketed, and usually always seems to find a way to ruin or stop momentum..

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Why'd Mcgregor tap so fast tho?? That was soft, he's getting bodied tonight

Dude was in a chokehold,, he either taps quick or he is going to sleep

[dazzo16]

bull****.. nobody cares for mma. you have 1 star

[ThatDude44]

I haven't seen him anywhere but ESPN. Boxers are all over the place when there's a big fight also, its no big deal.

[Nubia]

White people sick of they under-representation in real sports like boxing so they make a new sport they can identify with, pretty sad

[yngwie]

The ufc is much more mainstream.. They are constantly on foxsports channels, and major fights get all sort of publicity and interviews.
Ufc is a machine, much like the NFL, NBA, etc


Boxing has become more of a gimmick and doesn't have the structure to become mainstream again.. Star power is pretty non existant with the current structure of the sport.

Conor mccgregor is going to have his 4th straight fight 1 million+ PPv buys and all within a year. 2 were against last minute replacements, and still did 1 mil..
Canelo-cotto didn't even crack a million and that's the biggest fight in boxing of the past year.

The reason for the big difference is that ufc is well run and well marketed, and builds off momentum, where boxing is not well run or well marketed, and usually always seems to find a way to ruin or stop momentum..

The point right there.