Comments on: UFC 108 Suffers Another Setback As Carlos Condit Is Injured http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/12/09/ufc-108-suffers-another-setback-as-carlos-condit-is-injured/ MMA Opinion and Cheap MMA Gear Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: wardog http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/12/09/ufc-108-suffers-another-setback-as-carlos-condit-is-injured/comment-page-1/#comment-11409 wardog Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:46:53 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=4398#comment-11409 I do not think they are loosing PPVs by the minute, but I get your point. Why do you think they brought Tito back? So he could strengthen the LHW division? The problem is that there are really only so many guys on the roster who are mainstream "stars" and can carry a PPV card. Aside from Tito, Brock, Couture, and perhaps GSP and Anderson Silva there are not many guys who generate a buzz amongst the casual fans. This is why Chuck will be fighting again and Kimbo was brought in. My suggestion has always been to get the younger guys out there on Ultimate Fight Nights more often. Showing the undercards free on Spike is a good idea, but getting these up and coming guys more exposure will help immensely. Once a month there should be a card and it could feature guys from TUF as well as others in order to familiarize them with the casual fans. That way when the injury bug hits like this there will be enough familiarity with fighters to move them onto cards. I would also like to state that the injury situation can be attributed more than likely to over training. A lot of these guys simply train way too much, and if you compare them to other sports, the frequency is probably too much for their bodies to take. Just my opinion. Bill I do not think they are loosing PPVs by the minute, but I get your point. Why do you think they brought Tito back? So he could strengthen the LHW division? The problem is that there are really only so many guys on the roster who are mainstream “stars” and can carry a PPV card. Aside from Tito, Brock, Couture, and perhaps GSP and Anderson Silva there are not many guys who generate a buzz amongst the casual fans. This is why Chuck will be fighting again and Kimbo was brought in.

My suggestion has always been to get the younger guys out there on Ultimate Fight Nights more often. Showing the undercards free on Spike is a good idea, but getting these up and coming guys more exposure will help immensely. Once a month there should be a card and it could feature guys from TUF as well as others in order to familiarize them with the casual fans. That way when the injury bug hits like this there will be enough familiarity with fighters to move them onto cards.

I would also like to state that the injury situation can be attributed more than likely to over training. A lot of these guys simply train way too much, and if you compare them to other sports, the frequency is probably too much for their bodies to take. Just my opinion.
Bill

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