In Brazil you pay for a channel (Canal Combate) that broadcasts every event, some local events, bjj events and fight related content. It costs about 15 american dollars a month.
Obviously average income is much lower than in the US (minimum wage is about USD 200 a month).
Money.
Back in Vale Tudo days, they fought to test themselves against other fighters or because there was a beef between gyms or fighters.
The UFC (and Pride) made it possible for fighters to make money.
For example: Wand would NEVER made in a year working as unqualified labor in Brazil what he...
Brazilians pay for a channel that broadcasts all events. Most subscribers watch all events. Considering there were no brazilians in either fight, I doubt there was a big difference. Conor is more famous here, but not by a large margin.
1 - many are guard players
2 - they think they do because their TDs work in bjj. Things change when they face fighters with a wrestling background... Brazilians will most likely never face a wrestler until they fight out of the country, for example.
Khabib has earned all the support he gets from fans.
Americans usually don't understand this because they are used to being dominant in sports (and other fields tbh), only facing real competition from other superpowers.
For a less succesful country, every victory counts and a really succesful...
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