Is fan loyalty much stronger in MMA than Boxing?

[TMLT87]

I bet MMA fans have more fun being fans than boxing fans do. They get to watch top level fights all the time without waiting years to see them happen. Boxing is it's own worst enemy

But apparently MMA fans are dumb because they actually enjoy and support the sport, while "intelligent" boxing fans spend years fanboying over fighters and promoters, spewing racial/jingoistic shyt at each other and doing the usual "who is ducking who?" he said she said routine as they wait for the most obvious and biggest fights in the sport to get made. Boxing fandom is like 90% backstage politics, fanboying and waiting.

[TMLT87]

For example, McGregor vs Cerrone is essentially like Canelo facing Rosado. Do you really think the latter would sell on PPV?

Canelo vs Chavez jr did a million buys.

[Nash out]

Don't know, can't stand MMA. Seen about 50 fights to try and get into it, but it's all just rolling around on the floor and hugging. It's really dull to me. I loved WWF Back in the mid 90s to mid 2000s, and I know MMA fans try to say it's like wrestling but real, but it isn't. There are a million moves in wrestling that they are not allowed to do in UFC (that whilst pre-planned, it's far more exciting to watch). And the wrestlers back then had much bigger personalities. McGregor is like Joe Joyce compared to the Rock or Stone Cold.

Also, the myth that MMA/UFC is like a real street fight, it isn't, as mentioned, a million moves are not allowed, when on the floor they have to punch a certain way, can't headbutt, and that's all not including the real reality of a street fight, a million other people jumping in, guns, knives, etc. But mainly, the action is not exciting to me, rolling on the floor, hold, choke, slap, kick, limited hand skills, can't stand the sport, but kudos to those W 20 L11 legends. Nash out.

[TMLT87]

Seen about 50 fights to try and get into it, but it's all just rolling around on the floor and hugging.

Which fights did you watch?

[b Murphington]

McGregor has played a blinder really. He has a ton of fans but also a ton of haters, when he fights they all tune in.

I think MMA fans are loyal to their sport. MMA fans are often mocked by boxing fans, but I never see any of them celebrating good fights falling through, or making excuses for good fights not being made. In boxing the fans do that all the time.

I think it’s the other way around. I think boxing is mocked way more than MMA.

To MMA fans, boxing to them is like an “old timers” sport. It’s outdated to them. They think it’s an extremely limited form of fighting, or, and I’ve heard this one a lot, they think the big boxing gloves is something like, “fighting with pillows.” I always thought the pillows one was funny. But they look at boxing as a “less than” form of combat.

IMO, a lot of MMA fans, when discussing the 2 sports, they’ll sh#t on boxing real quick or just dismiss it. They think very highly of MMA.

But look at the demographic too. Most MMA fans are younger people. MMA didn’t really blow up until the late 90’s or 00’s. Most people growing up now, they’re growing up with MMA because it’s “cool.” Unless some kids dad is a boxing fan and that kid grows up watching the fights with his old man, that kids gonna gravitate towards MMA.

Not to say you can’t be a fan of both. I know someone who’s like that. He’ll watch all the big fights. UFC or boxing. I think that’s hard to find though. Most people tend to favor one over the other.

Same friend who likes both boxing and UFC, he invited his UFC friend out to watch Canelo vs Kovalev and the UFC fan was completely disinterested. I remember he said, “idk. I just don’t care about this.” But this same guy goes nuts for UFC.

I’ll watch a UFC card if other people are watching it and I get invited to someone’s house. I can’t name any of the fighters and the weight classes confuse me, but I’ll still watch it. I’m just not gonna go out of my way to watch it.

[Nash out]

Which fights did you watch?

All high profile ones, championship level, some P4P type fights, both male and female, did nothing for me. Nash out.

[TMLT87]

All high profile ones, championship level, some P4P type fights, both male and female, did nothing for me. Nash out.

Most of the all time celebrated MMA fights dont have much rolling around on the floor though. They're usually stand up wars.

If you can watch 50 fights (thats quite a lot) and still not get a feel for it I guess its just not for you then. Each to their own.

[Nash out]

I think it’s the other way around. I think boxing is mocked way more than MMA.

To MMA fans, boxing to them is like an “old timers” sport. It’s outdated to them. They think it’s an extremely limited form of fighting, or, and I’ve heard this one a lot, they think the big boxing gloves is something like, “fighting with pillows.” I always thought the pillows one was funny. But they look at boxing as a “less than” form of combat.

IMO, a lot of MMA fans, when discussing the 2 sports, they’ll sh#t on boxing real quick or just dismiss it. They think very highly of MMA.

But look at the demographic too. Most MMA fans are younger people. MMA didn’t really blow up until the late 90’s or 00’s. Most people growing up now, they’re growing up with MMA because it’s “cool.” Unless some kids dad is a boxing fan and that kid grows up watching the fights with his old man, that kids gonna gravitate towards MMA.

Not to say you can’t be a fan of both. I know someone who’s like that. He’ll watch all the big fights. UFC or boxing. I think that’s hard to find though. Most people tend to favor one over the other.

Same friend who likes both boxing and UFC, he invited his UFC friend out to watch Canelo vs Kovalev and the UFC fan was completely disinterested. I remember he said, “idk. I just don’t care about this.” But this same guy goes nuts for UFC.

I’ll watch a UFC card if other people are watching it and I get invited to someone’s house. I can’t name any of the fighters and the weight classes confuse me, but I’ll still watch it. I’m just not gonna go out of my way to watch it.

I agree with this, and certainly the cool cos it's new thing. Just like the whole influencer life style is really in as it's new. I think give it a decade and the newness of MMA will wear off, and most of them will gravitate towards boxing, that's my guess, but regardless, I couldn't care less whether I'm the only one in the world who doesn't watch MMA. And God do I hope the whole lame, being a fan of influencers because you're a wannabe influencer yourself wears off. All they are doing in reality is funding those idiots. Also, there are things I like about Youtube, but it really has given a voice to the village idiots. Nash out.

[TMLT87]

I agree with this, and certainly the cool cos it's new thing. Just like the whole influencer life style is really in as it's new. I think give it a decade and the newness of MMA will wear off,

That already happened ages ago though. The whole MMA being the cool new fad thing peaked in like 2009. Its a completely established sport now.

[Nash out]

That already happened ages ago though. The whole MMA being the cool new fad thing peaked in like 2009. Its a completely established sport now.

It's still new enough to be cool. I know tons of people who love it for the it's new and cool factor. They all say things like it's newer and better than boxing all the time. It'll be a decade before the newness fades off. I'm not saying the cool fad didn't peak in 2009, but even then, there's 10-20 years even after that for something to be newish, especially with sports. Look at most the popular sports and how long they have been around? MMA is an infant In comparison. Nash out.