There's literally a fight card in like 24 days and so far the best fight on it is Perez vs Mokaev. WTF is going on. I thought we would be leaving the Apex by 2024 and maybe going back to it once every few months. We have 3 crowded fight night events from now until July begins.... this has got to stop.
@adesanyasrighttit8791
7 ай бұрын
Redbar owns u pigru
@clovers6690
7 ай бұрын
guru, you reckon the apex makes fighters more technical or timid compared to fights with crazy crowds?
@juanvalenzuela9254
7 ай бұрын
piggy
@timchurch2390
7 ай бұрын
Yeah I remember even a couple years ago there were some super solid fight night cards...you could always count on the main event being two BIG names. Now it's like...I just assume every fight night main event is two random people I've never paid attention to.
@mirai4652
7 ай бұрын
Umar is gonna headline march 2nd cornball
@henzoko5946
7 ай бұрын
Apex is soul less. It resembles what the UFC has become. Soul less machine thats only interest is profit. They lowball fighters with big names and keep signing bums.
@honorylealtad5596
7 ай бұрын
UFC is a disgrace for MMa
@BamOn742
7 ай бұрын
Agree, dark age off mma
@imma5761
7 ай бұрын
Go make own promotion, give millions to fighters and show us your soul
@UFC_PICKS
7 ай бұрын
Soulless* lol
@TheTeodorsoldierabvb
6 ай бұрын
@@imma5761Go watch Bellator and ONE Championship. OP doesn't need to create a promotion, the examples are there :D
@zippo_muk9254
7 ай бұрын
*UFC has been BAD ever since selling out to EPSN/Disney.* Yes, some decent cards, but most are bad and severely understacked. Fight schedules have been bad too.
@zippo_muk9254
7 ай бұрын
*I don’t mind Apex if we get a fight card every week.* But we’re not. There’s gaps all the time. We should be getting an apex fight instead of a week off.
@motaman8074
7 ай бұрын
Disney ruins everything.
@zippo_muk9254
7 ай бұрын
@@motaman8074 correct
@MHader-v2i
7 ай бұрын
@@motaman8074imagine being so fucking braindead that you ruin everything but never realize it
@DyingBreed8
7 ай бұрын
Uh it's been better. Somehow you all forget the bums we were watching years ago on fight n night.
@Narleeboy
7 ай бұрын
6:11 so true guru, there’s a new gen of fans that will say every single fight that gets made is a banger and call people casuals for not enjoying it, aka caving for mid. They’re the biggest casuals around without a doubt
@slugemonkey313
7 ай бұрын
That OSP rant was pure gold 😂😂😂
@brickflair8926
7 ай бұрын
“Fuck off!!!” HAHAHAAH
@rajyavardhansingh4491
7 ай бұрын
Jon jones destroyed that fraud
@MQA-hc1gt
7 ай бұрын
He wasn’t the only one 😭
@brojoe130
7 ай бұрын
@@rajyavardhansingh4491no he slightly edges every round just like most his fights later in his career
@rajyavardhansingh4491
7 ай бұрын
@@brojoe130 tbh, I don't think Jon Jones would beat any current top 5 LHW(maybe Pereira because his ground game is still pretty raw)
@bocooper22
7 ай бұрын
I’ll watch this in a minute. Dana just dropped a new power slap video
@absolutelynothing6008
7 ай бұрын
You're part of the problem lol
@dyyylllaannn
7 ай бұрын
log off
@blampoe9601
7 ай бұрын
@@absolutelynothing6008he’s clearly trolling
@peternorth1721
7 ай бұрын
Based and part-of-the-problem pilled
@nme_mma
7 ай бұрын
God. No.
@astroamc
7 ай бұрын
Jfc, that Ribas vs Rose card is DIRE 😭
@clutchhattrick8767
7 ай бұрын
Holy shit💀💀💀
@hillweggs641
7 ай бұрын
Might actually have to skip that one
@TheBullyDisciple
7 ай бұрын
3 women fight 😂😂 already on that thing🤢🤮
@byrdfeathers3552
7 ай бұрын
When he said it I couldn’t believe that shit
@fooli91
7 ай бұрын
Funeral card
@MMAMG1
7 ай бұрын
It's got to the point where Apex cards feel more like betting opportunities than actual exciting events. The lack of crowd and the quality of fighters really does make a difference.
@scottdonovan9083
7 ай бұрын
Lmaoooo exactly
@rajyavardhansingh4491
7 ай бұрын
@@scottdonovan9083 calm down little bro
@MatthewMcRowan
7 ай бұрын
it's the jews.
@AlfimAlves
7 ай бұрын
@@rajyavardhansingh4491you are Indian, you have no right to tell anyone to calm down
@rajyavardhansingh4491
7 ай бұрын
@@AlfimAlves you are not Indian, therefore you have no right to calm down
@NarrativeNationMMA
7 ай бұрын
Total UFC cards in... 2023: 43 Pre-Apex 2019: 43 The Apex is just Dana being lazy, so he can have cards a short walk from his office.
@GriffinDuyThespian
7 ай бұрын
that and also saving production money while having certain fighters on the "main card" that he has to pay like 70 grand for winning smh.
@liamweinberg4902
7 ай бұрын
It's definitely more profitable for them in some way. Maybe due to reduced expenses. They already get guaranteed money from ESPN, so their main focus is selling big PPV numbers. I don't think it's solely Dana being lazy lol.
@MatthewMcRowan
7 ай бұрын
it's the jews.
@GriffinDuyThespian
7 ай бұрын
@@MatthewMcRowanmazel?
@johnraymma
7 ай бұрын
It's about money bud
@strawhats4858
7 ай бұрын
Guru can smell someone who’s slacking and doing the bare minimum because that’s exactly what he does now
@9bit927
7 ай бұрын
Sport has been boring as fuck for the last few months I don’t blame him
@TheIvanMilky
7 ай бұрын
Guru is right about that new type of mma fan, they see a boot - they lick
@astroamc
7 ай бұрын
I've missed ONE card since rediscovering my love for MMA in 2015. I got up at 2 fucking AM on my birthday to watch the early prelims of Andrade vs Weili. But I just can't do these apex cards anymore, man.. Enough is enough.
@dyyylllaannn
7 ай бұрын
Yeah it's time for the oil
@cosmicdissonance6058
7 ай бұрын
Then go watch football. APEx or not I’m excited for fights
@astroamc
7 ай бұрын
@@cosmicdissonance6058Dana's burner. Football season is over btw.
@David-hb9mf
7 ай бұрын
@@cosmicdissonance6058your the problem
@Fluffyolphert
7 ай бұрын
@@cosmicdissonance6058stfu people like you are the problem... stop defending these trash apex cards
@rustytennakoon8661
7 ай бұрын
We are still in the Apex because it's cheaper. That's it. End of story
@gangsterSoup
7 ай бұрын
Yup. They don't value their viewers and supporters at all. Time to cancel ESPN Plus. No more merch or ppv for me. I'm done
@BlacksmithBets
7 ай бұрын
And logistically it’s way easier which makes it easier to put on more events.
@galaxyvulture6649
7 ай бұрын
@@gangsterSoupYou'll still watch it
@jamesgolightly5320
7 ай бұрын
If we left it would mean far weaker ppv cards or far less fight nights. He never mentions this tho.
@KenanJHS
7 ай бұрын
Literally
@gorillablanco2030
7 ай бұрын
Remember the ufc on fox days, fight nights with title fights and stacked cards top to bottom. Espn deal ruined the ufc, they are too comfortable now, I've stopped watching apex cards
@BadselS
7 ай бұрын
That was an incredible time. Dillashaw vs Cruz for the title in Fight Night main event? Sign me in
@ImReadyD151
7 ай бұрын
They could build out that little apex to be a sick little arena. Like a 1-2k gladiator style looking arena. I think that would be great. Could get packed and a solid atmosphere without being empty on non stacked cards
@gordonmorris6359
7 ай бұрын
Also, Vegas has many venues that could be used for arena/stadium sized audiences.
@outdoorsofeden
7 ай бұрын
The Yan vs Merab fight night last year was just like that. Maybe a thousand fans but still a fun environment. The place was the Theatre at Virgin Hotels if wondering.
@khall187
7 ай бұрын
You're right! Vegas gets enough tourists that they could have a legit arena (small) and make it the home of ufc. Wanna see ufc live? Do it when you visit Vegas.
@ImReadyD151
7 ай бұрын
@@khall187 That would be so cool!
@O_Gio91
7 ай бұрын
Yes I’ve always said this. Smaller gladiator style arena is what these apex cards needs. A stacked crowd looming over two warriors going at it.
@bojiden9830
7 ай бұрын
I thought the apex would end sometime in 2021 but they havent slowed down one bit. UFC needs to part ways with espn & PFL needs to show some level of a threat to the ufc
@theaviator06
7 ай бұрын
UFC overall has declined, including my interest as a result.
@cavslegend_dwade
7 ай бұрын
It's watered down now
@AlfimAlves
7 ай бұрын
Guru, Lucas & bedtime have kept my interest…barely. Without them I would have stopped watching in 2019
@cosmicdissonance6058
7 ай бұрын
Then go away babies. You’re all complaining on the internet like kids. Watch fights or shut up and don’t. You don’t need to whine about how it’s not as good anymore you don’t all feel like little babies??
@Philip_Taylor
7 ай бұрын
@@cosmicdissonance6058 You're acting like people don't have the right to notice that things have got worse? It's not like the UFC has any equal alternatives -- we need it to be at its best, because it purports to be the best.
@David-hb9mf
7 ай бұрын
@@cosmicdissonance6058your heads too far up Dana’s ass to see what’s going on
@clutchhattrick8767
7 ай бұрын
This weeks card is a joke. They’ve even had a bunch of weeks off lately
@chiquita683
7 ай бұрын
Fight cards were never meant to be watched, only PPVs. They are like Saturday Night Live
@Johndavidson4
7 ай бұрын
@@chiquita683are you crazy. Max holloway has main evented several fight nights. There used to be title fights on fight night cards.
@Double_J_48629
7 ай бұрын
@@Johndavidson4 yes ; BUT (a) that was always disrespectful to the champs , and (b) only when the champ couldn't otherwise sell enough to fill a middle-school gym. as to the Max point -- he's the exception, not the rule.
@Double_J_48629
7 ай бұрын
>"a bunch of weeks off lately" ..... with 40ish cards per year, that certainly _averages_ one week off per month 🤷♂
@SmokinPurple502
7 ай бұрын
Ufc got how many fighters now ?
@Elwin_MMA
7 ай бұрын
They should have a small 3000 people venue in Vegas for fight nights.
@BiggieTrismegistus
5 ай бұрын
This is the right idea. I get that the Apex was built during the pandy but I don't understand why they didn't have plans to expand it to have a small but decent sized crowd after things went back to normal. I'm sure some people coming to Vegas for a good time would be willing to catch a Fight Night at the Apex. I know I would.
@bruceleroy1683
7 ай бұрын
UFC gets rid of the competition and then goes to sheet.
@michaelturley8222
7 ай бұрын
People need to stop saying the UFC and call out the problem. It's Dana. He's old and doesn't want to travel, he likes the convenience of the Apex. Anyone who likes their shitty contender series more than the actual fights should be fired. They need to start calling fight nights Dana Nights so he'll actually care again. If it's not morons slapping each other or his name on the event he doesn't care anymore. But if slapping your wife doesn't get you fired, he'll never be fired. Blows for fans, but most defend him when he's objectively terrible at the job now.
@MrMasterCGO
7 ай бұрын
@@michaelturley8222If Dana goes the UFC will kill itself.
@Poatan.chama.
7 ай бұрын
@@michaelturley8222ariel burner account 😂😂 Dana is the scapegoat of the people in charge at Disney. Dana just does as he is told.
@shadow_realm47
7 ай бұрын
@@michaelturley8222 Dana saved the UFC multiple times. Calling for his head hiding under a troll account is despicable behaviour.
@michaelturley8222
7 ай бұрын
lmao holy shit, do you call him daddy too? Despicable behavior?! brother, get a grip. I don't care about what he did 15 years ago. It was 15 years ago. The sport hasn't needed saving since Conor came around, it's not 2010, move on. He sucks at his job now, end of story. You don't get to coast because your rich friends gave you a job that you did well at 15 years ago. @@shadow_realm47
@Stipe_Tapped
7 ай бұрын
When DC said at the start of the last event that they had just gotten nice new dressing rooms put in at the Apex my heart actually sunk... Doesn't look like they'll be slowing down anytime soon.
@Jesseroooo
7 ай бұрын
It’s quantity over quality now for the UFC. I miss post covid UFC when they used to travel to new cities for every fight night card.
@cosmicdissonance6058
7 ай бұрын
You mean pre? You people are dumb
@beastlad
7 ай бұрын
Guru vs Moicano to save a fight night card
@Immortal_Kombat
7 ай бұрын
The apex takes away from great moments that would’ve been more remembered or hyped if it were in front of a crowd…I don’t dislike the apex but we need more crowd events, it’s more fun and exciting….
@Conservative_carnivore
7 ай бұрын
I bet if you took the gate revenue their cost to rent the place, fly out staff, pay fighters, hire security, etc. far exceeds that revenue. Whereas the apex differential is much less. They likely hold events in cities more for marketing the sport.
@teacopem
7 ай бұрын
Apex are nice n quiet though you can hear the punches more and you can hear the corners too
@charliec2966
7 ай бұрын
UFC STILL STUCK IN COVID MODE. EVERY OTHER SPORT HAS GOT OUT OF COVID MODE.
@cdsportsnut1635
7 ай бұрын
First to bring sports back into covid last to bring it out
@michaelturley8222
7 ай бұрын
It has nothing to do with that. The problem is Dana is already half retired but won't give up the spotlight because he's an egomaniac that likes the clout. So he keeps fights at the apex because it's convenient and he doesn't have to travel. He can put on stacked PPVs so most people won't talk about it. But fans who like fight nights just get screwed with shit events. I stopped watching fight nights like 8 months ago because it got so bad. There's just no point, even the main events are barely worth watching. Dana needs to retire or the sport will suffer, potentially irreversibly, he's not fit to lead a company anymore.
@daniellund8402
7 ай бұрын
Nina Drama is 40 years old.
@Conservative_carnivore
7 ай бұрын
Thought she was mid 30s?
@joevanbaidwan3196
7 ай бұрын
She’s 35 are you rounding to the nearest 10?
@spikeboy101
7 ай бұрын
U drunk af but even if she was somehow 40, she looks great. She looks and has the spunk of girl in their 20s
@realhumanbeing6603
7 ай бұрын
@@spikeboy101 hope she sees this bro
@Sssneksss
7 ай бұрын
@@spikeboy101this is an embarrassing comment to be making little simp 😭
@north-sea750
7 ай бұрын
It's a much worse product for those watching at home without the crowd atmosphere
@clutchhattrick8767
7 ай бұрын
Makes it a chore to watch
@Lonestar1017
7 ай бұрын
You don’t need a crowd to have a good fight
@chiquita683
7 ай бұрын
Not at all. The crowd cheers for hits that weren't even that good and randomly boos if a fight goes to a clinch. I watch all UFC fights on mute, commentators repeat the same thing over and over, and listen to fight companions to hear varied commentary. Do you need the crowd to let you know if you're watching something interesting? Do you clap at the movie theater?
@soup6317
7 ай бұрын
@@chiquita683 i only watch ufc on mute in a hyperbaric chamber hogtied and high on ketamine.
@Lonestar1017
7 ай бұрын
@@chiquita683 thank you, sounds like all people care about is a loud crowd and top 5 fighters, the bar for MMA KZitem is so low rn
@dynamic283
7 ай бұрын
These Apex events are curing my alcoholism because they aren’t worth enough to get drunk for.
@dillonyoung7870
7 ай бұрын
There's no better way of starting a card off than putting Jamal Pogues vs some bum off dwcs.
@vvandersypen
7 ай бұрын
The truth is they create an artificial scarcity by only visiting places a few times a year and thus skyrocketing the ticketsales
@TheTriFyre
7 ай бұрын
UFC Fight Night was always like Saturday Morning Wrestling... It was the Somebody's vs the no names, but the main Event still had a Hendo/Hogan or something. This UFC card is the equivalent of a "House Show" 😞
@humzachudhary2056
7 ай бұрын
This is why we need PFL to succeed, will push UFC to do more and not be comfortable.
@drunkenmmamaster419
7 ай бұрын
True , the UFC needs true competition so they're not doing the bare min anymore
@BiggieTrismegistus
5 ай бұрын
ONE Championship is running two events in the US this year. Honestly I like the variety on ONE's cards with MMA, kickboxing, muay thai with MMA gloves, and submission grappling.
@ironDUDE123456789
7 ай бұрын
The ufc is making shit fight night cards BUT let's not pretend like mfs fighting 1-2 times a year is not part of the problem
@therobulus
7 ай бұрын
the real problem might be their deal with ESPN , which probably forces them to shit a certain amount of cards per year
@ironDUDE123456789
7 ай бұрын
@@therobulus of course but that doesn't mean it's solely to blame. Fighters that hold up divisions like Arnold Allen and Brian Ortega make it so there's way less mobility in divisions ww fw and up until recently mw are prime examples of this. Fighters especially higher up in the rankings should be pressured to fight more often or lose their spot
@BiggieTrismegistus
5 ай бұрын
@@therobulusI think 3 cards a month would be the way to go. One PPV, one Fight Night in an arena and one Fight Night at the Apex with mostly prospects on the card. It would allow them to stop spreading the roster so thin and would create an easier tier structure for the fans. If you're a casual fan you can just watch the PPVs. Committed fans could catch the PPV and the Fight Night in an arena, and hardcores could catch all three.
@Stipe_Tapped
7 ай бұрын
Worth supporting organisations like ONE to stop the UFC's complacency
@BiggieTrismegistus
5 ай бұрын
Plus ONE has "muay thai with the little gloves" and it's freaking awesome.
@Checv
7 ай бұрын
The big problem is that the roster is at a point where there are to many mediocre or lackluster fighters who you have to give consistent fights. On one end it’s nice that these fighters are getting a chance and a way to earn a living but on the other end it forces the ufc to hold more cards with not enough exciting and skilled fighters to make them noteworthy. The ESPN deal also forces them to hold more events than they probably should. One PPV and one or sometimes 2 FNs a month with solid lineups would be a lot better.
@timm285
7 ай бұрын
Using the apex probably saves the ufc a ton of money because they own it. They don’t have to fly fighters and trainers all over the USA. The coordinators for this are probably so happy.
@rustytennakoon8661
7 ай бұрын
Think about it guys. They need quantity, not quality. The UFC is contracted by ESPN to put on 50+ cards a year, with min 10 fights per card. They are not going to find 50 venues, 1 per week. So they just use the Apex and line up shit fights.
@chiquita683
7 ай бұрын
Finally someone gets it
@Conservative_carnivore
7 ай бұрын
It hurts the sport because the roster is so big that cans are fighting half the fights, and they fight more than the top 20 in each division. So many insignificant fights happen.
@hillweggs641
7 ай бұрын
Can't be 50 plus cards a year, there's 52 weeks in a year. Unless you're also counting DWCS, etc
@rustytennakoon8661
7 ай бұрын
@@hillweggs641 you have a point 😆
@hillweggs641
7 ай бұрын
@@rustytennakoon8661 I agree with your points though, and I actually like having UFC to watch, even if it isn't big names.
@rodbtw
7 ай бұрын
ESPN deals fault, the UFC is getting the same amount of money for every fight night no matter the gate or attendance, they dont have to go out their way to stack fight nights to bring in crowds and revenue, now everything is a fixed amount as long as the PPV's perform well and ESPN renew their deal
@Poatan.chama.
7 ай бұрын
Espn and Disney are screwing up and eveyone blames Dana.
@GeorgeQuni
7 ай бұрын
Imagine moicano saying his post fight speech to a live audience and they all cheer piggy for the remainder of the card?
@joeskill4663
7 ай бұрын
Why does Disney come to mind when things go to shit..🤷♂️🤦♀️🥶🐽
@db1777
7 ай бұрын
Bring your oil boys, Dana getting it this time.
@cavslegend_dwade
7 ай бұрын
It's getting old
@Tinfintytin
7 ай бұрын
@@cavslegend_dwadeWas never funny to begin with. Shite patter.
@Pandemomium4Life
7 ай бұрын
Now we really know why Anik wanted to leave 💀
@eastbayboi925
7 ай бұрын
And now since the amount of actual live crowd events has been severely diminished, ticket prices are insane. Seats I used to get before the apex that cost $200-$300 dollars are now $1,000+. Nose bleeds are now $400.
@Philip_Taylor
7 ай бұрын
That's crazy, I get that it's a 5+ hour long event, but it's still silly.
@bennyg2208
7 ай бұрын
To get into Toronto for the Strickland vs dricus card was 950 usd (roughly 1200 in Canadian pesos)
@kevinbryantsr.6443
7 ай бұрын
This is what weekly mainstream looks like unfortunately. Once your product starts getting sold at Walmart the quality falls off that's just the way it is for every company unfortunately
@FightSportTalk
7 ай бұрын
The UFC is still doing this because it saves them money, very easily. They are being taken to trial in April, in the Class Action Lawsuit. They need to save as much as they can.
@aidenc1998
7 ай бұрын
They want to make the Apex hold a bigger crowd, better start getting used to seeing it because I have a feeling we will see it a lot. It feels so complacent sitting in the apex week after week.
@raidmar321
7 ай бұрын
absolutely with you. so sick of the emptiness that is the APEX. they want to keep station at one place like they do the APEX, then do it at a venue like Yan/Dvalishvili from last year, love that place & I believe it was in Las Vegas anyway.
@VenomousTeddy
7 ай бұрын
UFC has been watered down for a long time now. Back in the day that every fight on the main card of a PPV were highly ranked match ups.
@RockyB742
7 ай бұрын
I am a huge ufc fan, watch every card for like ten years and I have started skipping some apex cards. Not having a crowd is a huge difference. Even lower level fights can be fun with a good crowd.
@MattPowers209
7 ай бұрын
UFC will never be as great as it was back around 2013 when they bought Strikeforce for 40M getting much needed boost of talent like DC, Dan, Luke, Ronda, Cyborg, Mousasi, Yoel, Souza, Werdum, Nick, Shields, Gilbert, Robbie, Overeem, T-Wood, Thompson etc etc
@drunkenmmamaster419
7 ай бұрын
God do I miss the Zuffa days so much
@HONK3Y
7 ай бұрын
The apex is hurting the UFC from growing. They used to go to all types of podunk towns across the states to fight. Making watching fights halfway affordable to see a live show. Now the average person who doesn't live in a large city has to book a flight to see a fight live. They were supposed to be going to open states to put on shows, tons of states are open now. Baseball, football, even women's basketball are all traveling. Not ufc you have to fly to Vegas, and good luck getting tickets, when all they want in the crowd are celebrities, whose seats are comped.
@CrucialAstronomy
7 ай бұрын
Over the last few years i went from not missing a single ufc fight night card to skipping most fights and just watching main and co. I’ve been saying this for yearsssss but the other organization are gonna come up this year
@Gratefulfellow
7 ай бұрын
Sorry to disappoint you it not gonna happen anytime soon.
@G5_Undisputed
7 ай бұрын
Pfl is the only hope but I highly doubt it ever happens
@CrucialAstronomy
7 ай бұрын
@@Gratefulfellow we’ll see One FC is upping their USA Cards this year along with PFL
@CrucialAstronomy
7 ай бұрын
@@G5_Undisputed One is making moves too hopefully they both get to the top the more competition the better for everyone.
@G5_Undisputed
7 ай бұрын
@@CrucialAstronomy can only hope. Just sucks the time zone difference… still I’d 100% tune in if they keep moving in the right direction. I love the bellator pfl merger and the bellator vs pfl fights coming up. These UFC cards lately, as guru showed in detail, are disgustingly bad…
@christophercrane2686
7 ай бұрын
I remember when an apex main event would have Holloway vs whoever… ufc is getting lazy w these apex cards. And yes they should sell out an arena once a month… be way better for us fans
@ארבלדביר
7 ай бұрын
Guru is so delusional to think the crowd would cheer to Moicano after that slumberfest
@Fred800
7 ай бұрын
Have thought this for a very long time. The Apex was great for keeping the UFC going during the pandemic. But we first got away in April 2021 (after restrictions lifted) for UFC 261 in Florida - which was nearly three years ago! I can't believe we are still going back this depressing, nearly empty, soulless venue these days. I watch every card still but I hate it when they are at the Apex. All the atmosphere is destroyed which spoils your enjoyment of the contests. I don't want any cards at all at the Apex, not even now and again. This is how it was before Covid - why can't we go back to that? The fighters and fans deserve much better.
@dinonutz
7 ай бұрын
I like them, it gives unranked unestablished fighters a place to prove themselves and earn their ways onto ppvs
@clovers6690
7 ай бұрын
if anything the apex is worse for up and coming fighters
@artem_mma
7 ай бұрын
GURU with tapology? What a time to be alive
@slamitson
7 ай бұрын
Maybe guru didn’t get the memo but they’ve been doing this for years now. They always put the fights nobody cares about on fight nights. And you said the reason they do it; they know it won’t sell. It ain’t rocket science guru. I know it may seem like it 😂😂😂😂
@GreenFacePowerRanger
7 ай бұрын
tiny bit of sucking up to Moicano funny AF, If you fight him think of the money !!!
@jordanphilip-baron2278
7 ай бұрын
We all due respect sir. An underrated thing about the apex is that fighters post fight interviews are more free Money moicano wouldn't have talked your name if it was in an arena
@isaacbmx7821
7 ай бұрын
I think the most obvious reason is the hassle of getting these smaller venues🤷🏻♂️ takes more work when they have a place for all their fighter needs and simple athletic commissions to deal with
@OneThomasBlack
7 ай бұрын
The apex is brutal though. I enjoy hearing the strikes land cleanly, hearing the shouting corners. Maybe keep it for lower level fights? I guess this stings alot more considering some of the garbage match ups set for 300.
@Palaecro
7 ай бұрын
Yeah UFC stuffed a few main cards to the point where they have no one else apparently. At least we have UFC 298, 299 and I guess 300. These fight nights are absolutely brutal though.
@PureMMATalk
7 ай бұрын
It’s a business bro. Every “big” event away from the apex runs the risk of losing the ufc money or underselling. They’re not gonna expose themselves like that often
@xXronaldo4lifeXx
7 ай бұрын
Tuning into fight nights is more habit than genuine excitement at this point. New fans don't know what we had
@MrJcologne
7 ай бұрын
Little bro wants a UFC 299 type card every Saturday night.
@honorylealtad5596
7 ай бұрын
Casual detected
@Stone_Toad
7 ай бұрын
It's because Dana would rather see fight nights suffer so that he can snowball all his big names into every ppv to get more $ since the contract with ESPN takes care of everything on a fight night front. Dana is big on "1st largest gate, 2nd largest gate in whatever venue history" it's because not only are the cards stacked by then, but the general fight fan and celeb is thirsty to finally see a fight in person.
@NigigaQuitadze
7 ай бұрын
unpopular opinion: i prefer the apex. you can hear every shot and the corners. from a betting standpoint, i think it makes it easier to predict fights since you don’t have to factor in crowd jitters.
@clovers6690
7 ай бұрын
aInt no way bruh, apex just ruins the vibes
@chiquita683
7 ай бұрын
You're not alone. I wish there was an option to turn off commentary too. It'd be way better to watch the fight, hear the hits and get to the end and see who won. Without all the clear bias from commentators and the crowd
@henzoko5946
7 ай бұрын
@@clovers6690Apex has no vibe. Its so soul less and feels like we’re stuck in covid
@Red-mc5ee
7 ай бұрын
translation: yo bro lemme be different
@NigigaQuitadze
7 ай бұрын
@@Red-mc5ee sorry, i forgot we all have to collectively agree on one subject
@martinpospisil3747
7 ай бұрын
I think after UFC experienced McGregor the sport is now more oriented towards the superstars rather than the overral fight night or UFC event experience except for the big cards.
@mrjohnson8343
7 ай бұрын
The reason this is happening is because of the ESPN deal: 1. When you're paid a flat fee to hold a certain number of events a year (FNs), the incentive moves from making exciting cards (ticket/PPV sales) to meeting contractual obligations (have an event every weekend) 2. The UFC (under Endeavor) is all about cutting costs and maximizing profit. What better way (in their eyes) to do that than by producing events in your own facility (the UFC Apex). They can meet their contractual obligations to ESPN without having the massive overhead that comes with booking stadiums or even renting a venue. 3. With mid-cards and the DWCS, you have a ton of upcoming fighters on garbage contracts making 10k show/10k win. Why not use the cheapest fodder you can to fill up these cards rather than pay exciting or well-known fighters to make more exciting cards. Ultimately, it comes downs to the bottom line: money. The UFC/Endeavor is more interested in making money than delivering a quality product to its viewers. It's Capitalism. It's hilarious tho because Guru will complain endlessly about this but at the same time refuse to watch or even cover ONE championship on his channel, so he's feeding into the monopoly that the UFC holds and uses to deliver crap.
@andrewblose3057
6 ай бұрын
They built the Apex and realized how much money they were saving in venue rentals and never looked back. Good business decision in the short term but its just gonna piss fans off and turn them against fight nights altogether
@timhale4779
7 ай бұрын
Apex fights on Wed/Thurs evenings, Fight Night cards on the weekends with an audience.
@zavianb4532
7 ай бұрын
Hey guru, I just wanted to say that as somebody who refuses to spend $80 every single pay-per-view, I actually appreciate that they’re putting on more fight nights in the Apex arena because that means that people who have ESPN plus automatically are able to watch it for free
@AlecBaldwinsTriggerFinger
7 ай бұрын
They simply do not pay well enough to have the quality of fighters to be able to have big, sell out fight nights. Its a shame. I really hope a smaller org can finally give them a run for their money, because UFC is regularly mid
@starseeddeluxe
7 ай бұрын
As further proof that a bunch of CEO's should be fired from the UFC: Tom Aspinall not being allowed to fight anyone except a lower ranked guy, after winning with the most spectacular performance in UFC heavyweight history against Sergei, who had 6 first round knockouts (the most in UFC history). Jon Jones should have been stripped. No exceptions.
@MrFredstt
7 ай бұрын
My guess is the UFC doesn't want to spend money going to all these different arenas so it's cheaper to have it at the apex
@WhitePillMan
7 ай бұрын
The cards suck cuz they ice too many PPV fighters. Chandler, one of the most entertaining fighters in the UFC, will be out at least 2 years if he even fights Conor in the fall. Chimaev fights once a year. Costa never fights. Colby fights once a year. They hold out Islam for Abu Dhabi. Everyone refuses to fight Shavkat. Etc. if the PPV fighters all fought regularly, they could easily bump some good fighters over to Apex cards.
@samnero387
7 ай бұрын
They are focusing on POWERSLAP!!!!😂 Dana wont let it go and the UFC is suffering. 😂
@ameersirhan9960
7 ай бұрын
I honestly like the apex. I like the silence. Hearing everything. It's kinda sick ngl
@Trendscapelandscaping
7 ай бұрын
Gurus annoyed about his piggy bank , the bigger the the cards the more DONOS 😂❤
@jaredh2011
7 ай бұрын
I have an idea G man,let's have the fans make fight line up and make the fights we want go viral....bro😅
@BillyTheKidder
7 ай бұрын
Alex Hernandez will forever be in my memory as the guy washed up Cowboy beat…. Make him a Co-Main!…
@ernieb820
7 ай бұрын
The quality has dropped becuse of the Apex. Fans are not as invested. It's just not the same. Fans don't get attached to hometown favorites.
@dtruth5769
7 ай бұрын
WWE HAS AT LEAST 2 LIVES PER WEEK AT ARENAS. DANA NEEDS TO CALL VINCE. APEX SUX!
@shadow_realm47
7 ай бұрын
Because their mid card is stacked with former contenders and potential future contenders.
@XxJeffBreezyxX
7 ай бұрын
It’s Super Bowl weekend.. No one is going to be watching this card live! The UFC knows this they ain’t stacking this card this weekend they taking it off
@binhaldon5078
7 ай бұрын
There's gonna be more Apex this year with 299 300 and int. fight week clogging the drain. The fight nights have to suck because there's too many fighters going to these key ppv, plus they have to have left over good fights for the ppv's in between and after. IMO I like the Apex for bum fight night cards. The fighters come out faster and it seems to move along faster with a few less ads. People forget when they always toured, even with no name cards, the half empty dead crowd fight nights were depressing.
@shadow_realm47
7 ай бұрын
They should do 2, 5 fight cards a week at the apex then and one Dana White's opportunity as well.
@MrMagoor
7 ай бұрын
Im watching MMA since Pride FC and Emelianenko era ... But this era of UFC ... its soooo boring to watch ... The sport will die in 2 years
@habowtat3576
7 ай бұрын
Ribas vs Rose needs to be boycotted. How dare the ufc give rose a main event? The girl who said she doesnt have to get her face touched because shes the champ and she desevres to "not mess up her pretty face" because shes champ .. lmao
@LA_Native
7 ай бұрын
Brilliant business move by the UFC. They can surge the ticket prices on a Mayra Bueno Silva Co Main.
@TedGrugend
7 ай бұрын
LOL YOU DON'T LIKE IT? CANCEL YOUR ESPN APP, FIGHT PASS ETC... BUT YOU WON'T
@anonymousog9198
7 ай бұрын
Didn’t realise how bad some of the upcoming cards were
@henzoko5946
7 ай бұрын
Watch out for the UFC shills who pretend every card is stacked. That wall and stalling is fun to watch. Apex is a joke and almost every event at the apex is trash
@qsjwsbjns25
7 ай бұрын
Bros gonna lose his mind when he finds out Rozenstruik just got bumped up to the main event over Mokaev vs Perez
@liammusic519
7 ай бұрын
I guess if every single big/decently well known name was willing and able to fight 3 times per year and even some guys who rarely fight just ramping it up to 2 we'd naturally have some better cards. We'll still be looking at several apex cards per year, 10 maybe, but it could entice the company to look for more venues I suppose.
@himersampsbutstronger5946
7 ай бұрын
Fans in America spend a minimum of over a grand to watch this sport per year, and this is what they give us?
@sutefj1516
7 ай бұрын
Gurus life changed after seeing lil bro for the first time
@nicolelester8635
7 ай бұрын
Cause they don’t have to leave to make there cash in the apex and I’m cool with it just keep the fights going
@nachomartinezlatorre8233
7 ай бұрын
This is 299 and 300’s fault, they stacked them way too much and all of their fights would be great fight night main events. Imagine Oliveira v Tsarukyan, MVP vs Kevin Holland, JDM vs Gilbert Burns…
@BamOn742
7 ай бұрын
The only use off the APEX IS THEY COULD PUT ALL FEMALE FIGHTS INCLUDING CHAMPIOSHIP FIGHTS THERE
@johnv5592
7 ай бұрын
It’s either we have really good ppv cards that are worth buying and shitty apex cards or we have okay ppv and okay apex cards. We can’t have both.
@person1113
7 ай бұрын
UFC IS DOWN. We need to just admit it. These are dark times.
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