Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why?

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Noodles4-LJ4
Date: October 14, 2010 at 04:25 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

It can be a fight or anything that significant to YOU or MMA in general.
For me it was Chuck Vs. Rampage 2, It was the first card that had live weight-ins on ESPNnews plus the card wasn't that good. For two weeks it got so much attention befor and after on ESPN shows and other TV and media(No fight/card I can remember got the same amount of run.) Chuck was still knocking suckers out and Rampage had beat him and just came over from WFA and Pride around the same time UFC just bought out Pride. And the fact the fight didn't disappoint.
The other thing I like about it is for all the attention it got it didn't the take away from MMA or the fighters. It didn't need a WWF wrestler, some over the hill boxer or a MMA fighter in a movie. MMA stood up on its own it, being focus on fights and not nothing extra.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Ph1sh
Date: October 14, 2010 at 05:03 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

Re: Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why
Noodles4-LJ4 said:
It can be a fight or anything that significant to YOU or MMA in general.
For me it was Chuck Vs. Rampage 2, It was the first card that had live weight-ins on ESPNnews plus the card wasn't that good. For two weeks it got so much attention befor and after on ESPN shows and other TV and media(No fight/card I can remember got the same amount of run.) Chuck was still knocking suckers out and Rampage had beat him and just came over from WFA and Pride around the same time UFC just bought out Pride. And the fact the fight didn't disappoint.
The other thing I like about it is for all the attention it got it didn't the take away from MMA or the fighters. It didn't need a WWF wrestler, some over the hill boxer or a MMA fighter in a movie. MMA stood up on its own it, being focus on fights and not nothing extra.
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The scope and size of MMA's popularity that we see today had not been imagined until TUF 1. Pride was awesome, but there was only a select few of us who watched it live, talked about it, or even were able to get up to date results. Even when Zuffa bought UFC, they had some pretty bad shows attendance wise, and coverage wise, and the shows were not every month but every few months. Once TUF started and gained momentum, MMA had a huge surge of fans that seemed to bring the sport somewhere that was not imaginable givin its stature at that particular time. I think that post TUF, Chuck vs Rampage II was a fight that is and was one of the biggest and most fun fights we have seen so far because of their history in Pride, and because it was Rampage's 1st "real" fight in the US where he was being promoted to US fans. Chuck was running out of opponants and it was perfect timing for Page to enter the UFC. The UFC was giving Chuck guys he had already beaten...hell, Jeremy Horn got a shot at the title after doing nothing so far worth garnering that shot. Great topic.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: odb44
Date: October 14, 2010 at 07:05 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

Re: Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why
I think brock coming to the UFC is the biggest because since he has come to the ufc, it has blown up on a level that was thought of taking anouther 5-10 years. Look at the ppv numbers. Look at the coverage espn has given for about every brock fight. I highly doubt there would be mma live on espn 2 right now if it wasnt for brock, it would only be on the website. So him coming to the ufc is the biggest thing to happen to the sport and has made the ufc, somthing that my friends wouldnt have ever gave a damn, a must see on a ppv brock card

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Goze
Date: October 14, 2010 at 07:43 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

Re: Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why
Gotta be Zuffa purchace from SEG. This is where No Holds Barred made the transition to MMA as a sport.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Ph1sh
Date: October 14, 2010 at 07:50 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

Re: Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why
Goze said:
Gotta be Zuffa purchace from SEG. This is where No Holds Barred made the transition to MMA as a sport.
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I heard they even sell UFC dvd's at local bodegas...can you confirm?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: nodescriptionofme
Date: October 14, 2010 at 08:10 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

Re: Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why
Although the purchase of the UFC by Zuffa set the course by bringing in the Unified rules legitimizing the sport.
And, the first season of TUF brought personality and publicity to the sport.
The largest impact as a whole (in my opinion) would be the UFC's relationship with Spike.
TUF, TUF finales, UFC unleashed, UFC all access, free full fight cards, etc brought MMA to the casual fans and thus created so many more. It brought what was a fringe sport into the mainstream by bringing it to a audience for free. Well the cost of cable or satellite anyway.
Most significant fight in MMA....All of what Gracie did in the first 4 UFCs. You think "that little guy is friggin crazy to be there. He doesn't stand a chance".....Then you watch. Then you are amazed.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: GorgeousGeorge
Date: October 20, 2010 at 09:17 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

Re: Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why
all good points above.
but yeah, i think zuffa buying seg and then embracing the commissions, rather than running away from it and getting the sport regulated around the world ... that's huge. hiring marc ratner was genius as well.
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CopperHeart
Date: October 20, 2010 at 09:42 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

Re: Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why
Where's
UFC 1
?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: JimmyCannoli
Date: October 21, 2010 at 08:59 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/poll-the-most-significant-moment-or-fight-in-mma-why.31298/

Re: Poll: The Most Significant Moment Or Fight In MMA? & Why
Where's the creation of MMAJunkie.com and radio?!