You missed my point completely and your examples are kind of ... crap.
My point wasn't literally that the UFC is actually dying. I was simply saying that if the average fan actually was as ignorant as the OP generally makes them sound, then the sport is not sustainable. I do not actually think those views (most of them anyway - there are a few good points - sort of) really represent the average fan.
Agreed. There are plenty of smaller fighters (I won't call them "manlets" - they'd still beat the shit out of 99% of the people calling them that - regardless of any size difference) who people actually like to watch. You don't hear people screaming about Dom or Cody being on a card for example. Personally, I really like watching MM work. I think he's (arguably) the P4P GOAT, and I always enjoy his fights. He does lack charisma though, so I can also understand why people have trouble getting behind him. You have to appreciate his actual skill because his personality doesn't quite "shine" on the mic. That's a pretty big leap for most folks to make sadly. So instead they just say "lol manlet" and leave it that. Which sucks.
I agree that the UFC needs *some* of those fights. The issue isn't necessarily that those fights happen - it's more that those fights became the actual business model at some point, when they should have been the exception. Agree w/you completely about your scheduling points.
