****** ass question, but do A-list celebs frequent UFC fights like they do boxing?

[DeadLikeMe]

I'm not trying to downplay the UFC's popularity. I could give a f**k to be honest. I'm not a hater and them thriving or failing or what the f**k ever really means zilch to me.

But it seems to me that UFC fans go out of their way to badmouth boxing. Why? It reminds me of mother**king PlayStation & Xbox fan boys. Every single time I've brought up boxing to a UFC guy (and in this case I didn't even bring it up), the UFC guy immediately goes on the attack on the sport of boxing.

I've always wondered this myself.

[SeekDaGreat]

Yeah, alot of celebs go to UFC events. Mixed Martial Arts is a great sport. It has boxing injected into it. How one could like boxing and not like MMA is kind of weird to me. Almost fanboyish. But just like boxing, you also get dud MMA fights. You need to know who to follow to follow the action. For example, Benson Henderson. Very exciting fighter who like to use his hands and not dry hump men on the floor for 15-20 minutes.

[Barcham]

Boxing 'fans' badmouth UFC just as much. People who badmouth either sport are not real fans of either and tend to be among the least knowledgeable so called fans around.

[sicko]

UFC have built themselves an amazing and loyal following. After Mayweather and Pacquiao...UFC does have a LEGIT SHOT at becoming the #1 Combat Sport in the US.

So your co-work is not alone...in fact I think in the US: UFC>"Boxing Fans" EASILY and it is not even CLOSE!

Only UFC needs is more good Mexican Fighters like Cain Velezquez to grab more Hispanic Fans and Boxing could really be ***ED!

A-List Celebs only come out for Mayweather and Pacquiao though, they don't come out for the rest of the Boxing Events! MMA might not get the A-List but they do get A-List Athletes from other Sports who come and watch which I think is just as impressive

I Love BOTH SPORT Personally!

[JLBlades]

I'm not trying to downplay the UFC's popularity. I could give a f**k to be honest. I'm not a hater and them thriving or failing or what the f**k ever really means zilch to me.

But it seems to me that UFC fans go out of their way to badmouth boxing. Why? It reminds me of mother**king PlayStation & Xbox fan boys. Every single time I've brought up boxing to a UFC guy (and in this case I didn't even bring it up), the UFC guy immediately goes on the attack on the sport of boxing.

I didn't mean you specifically. It was more of a you in general.

[smoothsmg]

Yeah, alot of celebs go to UFC events. Mixed Martial Arts is a great sport. It has boxing injected into it. How one could like boxing and not like MMA is kind of weird to me. Almost fanboyish. But just like boxing, you also get dud MMA fights. You need to know who to follow to follow the action. For example, Benson Henderson. Very exciting fighter who like to use his hands and not dry hump men on the floor for 15-20 minutes.

I dont like MMA, and i dont see why it would be weird to not like it. For the most part, terrible stand up with punching, and some kicks also. Terrible defense, and then the long periods of "grappling" on the fence and ground. Growing up, real fighting (to me) has always been using your two fist. Hell, growing up when the two dudes got on the ground, the people around would break them up, get them on their feet, and more punches would be thrown.

[Mike D]

UFC have built themselves an amazing and loyal following. After Mayweather and Pacquiao...UFC does have a LEGIT SHOT at becoming the #1 Combat Sport in the US.

So your co-work is not alone...in fact I think in the US: UFC>"Boxing Fans" EASILY and it is not even CLOSE!

Even if that were true, why the insecurity? I mean for UFC fans in general. Why go out of your way to badmouth boxing? I mean I get it if a boxing fan starts coming at them out of nowhere with "UFC sucks" and "boxing is so much better", etc...but I've never come out and ever said anything negative about the UFC/MMA, yet I can recall at least a dozen conversations with UFC fans in the past who have brought up boxing first and how the UFC is just soooooooooooo much better.

I didn't mean you specifically. It was more of a you in general.

Oh my bad homey.

[sicko]

Even if that were true, why the insecurity? I mean for UFC fans in general. Why go out of your way to badmouth boxing? I mean I get it if a boxing fan starts coming at them out of nowhere with "UFC sucks" and "boxing is so much better", etc...but I've never come out and ever said anything negative about the UFC/MMA, yet I can recall at least a dozen conversations with UFC fans in the past who have brought up boxing first and how the UFC is just soooooooooooo much better.



Oh my bad homey.

To be honest, nobody bad mouth boxing more than...SO CALLED BOXING FANS and the BOXING MEDIA! Go look at some MMA Forums, they barely talk about Boxing just like this forum never discuss MMA Much!

But if Boxers are bad mouthing MMA of course they will talk trash back and disrespect boxers and the sport of boxing

[SeekDaGreat]

I dont like MMA, and i dont see why it would be weird to not like it. For the most part, terrible stand up with punching, and some kicks also. Terrible defense, and then the long periods of "grappling" on the fence and ground. Growing up, real fighting (to me) has always been using your two fist. Hell, growing up when the two dudes got on the ground, the people around would break them up, get them on their feet, and more punches would be thrown.

if you can't appreciate other styles of fighting then that's your choice. Just to let you know, those kicks knock people the **** out. Almost as often as fists do.

I'm not sure your age, but combination martial arts where you box and kick is a fairly new type of training. To combine wrestling karate boxing etc all in one fight probably wasn't a common thing for you 'growing up.'

I still remember the first several UFC events back in 92-93, I was 7-8 years old. They were the rarest most brutal fights I have ever seen. Dudes would fight 3 times in one competition. **** was insane.

[hectari]

They only go because UFC Dana White begs them to, if you ever watch a UFC fight they constantly show any type of celeb on camera, like David Spade or whoever.

I remember seeing Mel Gibson and Victor Ortiz at a UFC event, but they were just there to support Ronda Rousey who invited them because she was a costar on Expendables.

They had a few A listers go once and a while but its because the A listers were given comp tickets and the casino asked them to attend.

In big Boxing matches, the Celebs are not forced, begged or asked to go, They WANT TO GO. They are not there to do favors, nobody begs them to attend, they actually want to go.