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Quick question for all you UFC fans. I was a long time boxing lover. For a while I called myself "Da Boss of Boxing". I seen my share of guys thrown in at the last minute for the short money. I was watching the other night and saw a similar situation. It was a mis-match and certainly short BUT it seems every time I watch one of these things some champeen is in with a last minute also ran? Is there sufficient guys/girls doing this to make what seems like weekly UFC cards compelling and competitive? I know it's an up and coming sport but I guess I'm old school and prefer boxing. I can watch UFC or Strikeforce, but I don't love it.
Worf
Last minute replacements have been more of a happening the past couple of years and almost never where concerned with a champion. As a rabid fan, I find a UFC card to be much more likely to be stacked top to bottom. It is so much fun to watch a fighter employ so many disciplines and watch the same fighter have to defend from those disciplines as well. Rarely, does a top fighter get a gimmee fight. The same cannot be said of Bellator or WSOF; they just do not have the talent. I turned to MMA after boxing dropped the ball many years back. I got tired of waiting to see champs defend their belt or fight quality opponents. I also got tired of having to pay for any fight of note. I miss seeing Thomas Hearns ko Pipino Cuevas on a Saturday afternoon on CBS kinda thing. I still watch boxing, but it is not the same.