Does anyone here feel like the original UFC was much more real than the current watered down, pacified UFC with all the fake WWE, social media drama?
I think you are just remembering the good parts...I'm not talking about the skills of the fighters. Obviously, the sport progressed and evolved in terms of techniques. However, the fights themselves nowadays lack that "x factor" (for a lack of a better word), that give them the vibe of watching real fights by real martial artists / fighters.
It's like watching the original Terminator 1 and 2 film that were truly masterpieces (despite their lack of cgi) compared to the rubbish that is the Terminator sequels, with all the cgi and forced acting.
There’s no one in bellator or one or rizin.....true monopoly....No not really i just think the UFC has way too many fighters under contract (monopoly) causing all these watered down cards.
Bj penn got a title shot in his first ww fight. He chose to not defend. Randy got title shots in higher divisions coming off losses. Tito ducked the top contender for a long time. Dang. It ain’t like it used to be....The Liddell-Ortiz-Couture is the start of the era but, I believe the Gsp-Anderson-Penn era is the golden era of the UFC...
After that is the depressing era.......wwe drama, usada bullshit, titleshot based on popularity, stupid rankings, bias and champions that don't want to defend their belt legitimately.
I think thats just the "good ol days" thing. Nostalgia.
UFC is hands down better now.
Young UFC More real? No. More green? Yes
In many instances absolutely "REAL" it was "Martial Artist vs Martial Artist".
People who actually had studied the Martial Arts with over ten years in high rank ...... Dan's, Degree, Sash's so on.
What you get now is pathetic just poor performances really with a only a few exceptions to be fair.
But everything related to Martial Arts was just better from the 50's to 90's now 2018 what martial art skills really honestly what............. can't even Box using proper guard hand positions and as for kicking how many do the basics like retracting the leg in high kicks.........sloppy beginner stuff just watch 1 hour of Youtube and you see all this stuff, its pathetically sad when some say they are MMArtists.
The best era was 70's!