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You make a good point. I was involved when MMA first became professionally sanctioned in the Bay Area. Anyway during these events it was something to behold how bifurcated the crowd was! On the one hand were a lot of thugs, poor Samoan youths, and a fairly motley assortment of characters! On the other hand there was a coterie of martial artists (some of whom like myself were partially involved with the training of the fighters) and even some new age types....
I sort of figured from that perspective, circa about 4-5 years back, that Dana White has his work cut out for him. His demographic is really quite split. He has the monster truck, tappout shirt wearing, belly hanging out ugly Americans and he has some really exemplory martial artists who like the sport. The fighters are a whole nother story! haha. Briefly Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate are a great example: One elite college educated family, Judo Olympian, one working class, wrestling champ.
Until MMA figures out what it is there will be an identity crisis regarding what a typical MMA fan is
I sort of figured from that perspective, circa about 4-5 years back, that Dana White has his work cut out for him. His demographic is really quite split. He has the monster truck, tappout shirt wearing, belly hanging out ugly Americans and he has some really exemplory martial artists who like the sport. The fighters are a whole nother story! haha. Briefly Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate are a great example: One elite college educated family, Judo Olympian, one working class, wrestling champ.
Until MMA figures out what it is there will be an identity crisis regarding what a typical MMA fan is
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