Can boxing compete with UFC 92?

[Allucard]

I don't think UFC can put a card like this out a few years from now. I think MMA will become sort of like boxing. Guys will leave the ufc for more money. The UFC is getting some competition from Affliction and a few other companies. This is still the first generation of mma fighters. Forrest Griffin was a police officer, I don't think he is upset with the money he's making. Most of these guys didn't grow up saying I want to be a fighter. The next generation will be training from the time they're kids, dreaming of fame and fortune, similar to the way Floyd is with boxing.

Not the first generation. Maybe for the Americans it is. Brazilians are certainly doing it for longer than that as are the Japanese.

[squealpiggy]

I think not is the right answer. In short they will have 3 MAIN EVENT type of fights on a single card, two of them championship fights!!!

Remember the last main event PPV fight was between a 2-1 ex pro wrestler and a 45 year old retiree for the heavyweight championship.

[Soda Popinski]

Remember the last main event PPV fight was between a 2-1 ex pro wrestler and a 45 year old retiree for the heavyweight championship.

And that ended up being one of the best PPV events the UFC has ever put on, in terms of numbers for the company and action for the fans who got to see EVERY single fight on the card, only one of which went to a decision. What's your point??

[Chups]

What?! are you going to order it? dont man just save your money for boxing events or they will think theyre hot stuff and talk crap about boxing!

I will be able to watch it with out paying on Dec 27.

Nogueira - Mir (5x rounds title fight)
Evans - Griffin (5x rounds title fight)
Rampage - Wand Silva
Aoki is also fighting as is Kongo.

All in all a great event wouldn't you think? and Before the year ends we still will see GSP vs BJ Penn

The BJPenn fight is on January, that's also a very good fight.

[pistol whip]

You're lucky if one out of ten people in Norway even know what UFC is.

When they ask, I tell them it's a teenage gay-gathering were they watch gay men in trousers hump eachother.

Actally it's very big in Europe!

Michael Bisping (UFC Middleweight) was voted most popular fighter in England over Joe Calzage and Ricky Hatton if that shows you how popular it is.

[bbos]

I think not is the right answer. In short they will have 3 MAIN EVENT type of fights on a single card, two of them championship fights!!! It's like putting Hopkins vs Pavlik with Floyd Mayaweather vs Ricky Hatton AND Pacquiao vs Marquez, all in the same card!!! Jesus it's insane. Only Affliction put on a bigger show in the after Pride era and that was a once in a lifetime kind of event. Boxing better watch out! We can't compete with these cards!

that analogy is so off, thos no name mma fighters are no where near the caliber of mayweathers or hattons or pacquiaos, they wouldnt be able to generate the numbers on their own hence they have to congregate all 3 no name championship fights in UFC just to compete against 1 championship fight in boxing.

[Soda Popinski]

that analogy is so off, thos no name mma fighters are no where near the caliber of mayweathers or hattons or pacquiaos, they wouldnt be able to generate the numbers on their own hence they have to congregate all 3 no name championship fights in UFC just to compete against 1 championship fight in boxing.

Translation: I dun no who dey r so nobody no who dey r LOLZZ!!!1

[johnkraus]

Actally it's very big in Europe!

Michael Bisping (UFC Middleweight) was voted most popular fighter in England over Joe Calzage and Ricky Hatton if that shows you how popular it is.

Where is this from? I thought Calzaghe won sportsman of the year in the UK and Hatton was third on the list, and thats including all sports.

[Tony Jones]

Things aint lookin so hot for boxing right now PPV wise it has to be said:

Top 10 North American PPV buy rates, 2008

1. Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, Dec. 6, PPV #: 1,250,000
2. UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture, Nov. 15, PPV #: 1,010,000
3. Wrestling: WrestleMania, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Paul “Big Show” Wight, March 30, PPV #: 670,000
4. UFC: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch/Lesnar vs. Heath Herring, Aug. 9, PPV #: 625,000
5. UFC: Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Feb. 2, PPV #: 600,000
6. UFC: Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin, July 5, PPV #: 540,000
7. UFC: St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra, April 19, PPV #: 530,000
8. Boxing: Felix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr., Jan. 19, PPV #: 500,000
9. UFC: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans, Sept. 6, PPV #: 480,000
10. UFC: B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk/Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida, May 24, PPV #: 475,000
(Source) http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Benz/Benz_121308.htm

[5burowz]

UFC is dying a slow death. It won't be around much longer.