Helwani Says UFC “Feels Uninspired”

There are no American champions except Kayla which hurts a bit with the domestic US market.

And they really have no other big stars except Alex Pereira who people love but he doesn’t speak English.

Aspinall could be a star but he was held up with the Jon Jones drama and now eye poke gate.

Khamzat has some popularity but was inactive.

Islam is a great fighter but he doesn’t have mass appeal.

Topuria just stepped down due to marital issues.

There have been times the UFC had many mega stars, they are hurting for even one big attraction right now.

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Less women’s MMA would help.

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Not just champions. Only 5/14 fights on this upcoming card feature Americans at all.

Champions would be good, but you also need your fair share of popular mid level guys. The Chris Leben and Koscheck types.

He’s actually pretty fluent.

I also think the influx of signings from DWCS has not helped. At least in TUF you could get a glimpse of fighter’s personalities. I feel like as the old guard is leaving, they are leaving a void in personalities. Now we are left with 50% well rounded MMA kid, and 25% Russian/Dagastani grappler that can’t speak English.

I didn’t know he was fluent in English. Never heard him speak it and he always has a translator in the vids I’ve seen.

If he is, it doesn’t matter since he never speaks it.

This…

UFC events start at 3am sunday in the UK.

I went from staying up to watch every event to recording to watch the next day to fast forwarding it to the main event to not bothering to even record most events now.

and the decline started after the Fox deal for me.

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Me too re:Fox

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They need to bring back the gladiator into..

I dont care..

That shit will always get me hyped no matter the card

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It was more about how the woman’s belt is undisputed and the men’s belt is an interim. He has a point, and not just on the tip of his nose!

Kayla vs Nunez should’ve co headlined a different card. Or they could headline a different card and I could treat it like I did when Aldo was champ: an excuse to go to bed early

Bring back Rhonda!

~Joe Rogan

Yeah but let’s use our brains here and not our feelings. Any men’s interim title fight is infinitely more exciting than a WMMA undisputed fight. If Amanda or Kayla were stars then you’d have a point but they aren’t.

Of course, that’s why it’s on top. But let’s say Ronda came back and fought for an interim belt and she was put on top, everyone would complain.

He has an axe to grind.

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