Is Boxing currently more popular than UFC in America?

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Yep. I see most of it on my cable more than boxing/MMA combined. It looks 10x more violent, yet even kids are allowed to watch it.

I think most of the kids get it it's fake (or I hope they quickly realize it), but what amazes me is the amount of adults who watch it. I wonder why is that popularity of fighting theatre?

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I went on holiday to vegas for a ufc event afew years ago the card was stacked and event really well run but the locals didnt seem to know anything about it. Hardly anyone knew it was taking place

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I think most of the kids get it it's fake (or I hope they quickly realize it), but what amazes me is the amount of adults who watch it. I wonder why is that popularity of fighting theatre?

A disturbing amount of wrestling fans these days are in their 30s/40s and cling to it because they grew up watching it when it was booming in the 90s/early 00s and cant let go.

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A disturbing amount of wrestling fans these days are in their 30s/40s and cling to it because they grew up watching it when it was booming in the 90s/early 00s and cant let go.

I remember that when I was a kid I wanted to be able to watch Professional wrestling on TV and when it happened, I was about... can't remember exactly, but 10 at most and the first time I saw it, it was disappointing to see how fake it is. True, the atmosphere, the wrestlers - everything was impressive, high-level, but that's about it. So I watched occasionally for some time after when I wanted to laugh for half an hour and that was all. I don't get how grown-up people are still excited about the wrestling variant of "The Bold and the Beautiful".