UFC Drought – Massive Loss Of Interest As Of Recent….

As of recent i feel the UFC are literally throwing together the most crappy cards and there is basically nothing to really look forward to until UFC 290. Look at last weekends card and headliner which was Dern Vs Hill SMFH… then the upcoming piss poor UFC fight night cards and i really wonder what the hell is going on. Up until UFC 290 in July there is like 1 to 2 fights max per fight night cards that i actually care for and im a diehard fan of the sport. The next PPV (UFC 289) card is just an abomination on so many levels with the only saving grace being Olivera vs Dariush. I would even go as far as to say the last Canadian card UFC fight night 158 Vancouver (2019) is better than the the embarrasment that is UFC 289.

I feel that the roster is just oversaturated to hell with so many middle/low tier fighters who need to be cut as harsh as that might be and because of that the UFC are increasingly pushing quantity over quality to meet quotas, as they have to offer their fighters x number of fights a year. Speaking of UFC 290 which is in international fight week compare that card with UFC 239 card which was in 2019 (pre-covid) and its just so, so much more stacked on every level, including the prelims, much more fitting for international fight week.

Even UFC 276 international fight week last year compared to UFC 290 it was just better in my view on paper (more compelling fights overall). Also before everyone jumps on me, UFC 290 is not a bad card (although why the f is Jack Della Madellena on the prelims) but each year i just feel the state of matchmaking declining further and further down with these shitty filler fight nights like last weekend.

A lack of big name stars commiting to fights stuck in limbo (Conor, Khamzat, Jones etc etc etc), bigger name fighters getting injured on PPV’s and the UFC moves them entirely instead of booking replacements (Thompson Vs Perriera as an example), no more triple champion cards (UFC 217 being my all time favorite), ever increasing PPV prices for less quality is just making the product dull. Instead of these BS fight nights cards i wish they would cut 1/3 of the roster and do every month one solid PPV stacked from top to bottom like how it was trending towards before 2020 hit.

Sorry for the long rant but surely im not the only one feeling this way, maybe you guys have different views but i think its becoming fustrating as shit being a fan of the UFC and my interest is just slowly being chipped away.

EDIT – Almost forgot, i do have Chandler Vs McGregor TUF season start to look forward to which is airing tommorow, so im grateful for that at least for the sad month of June schedule wise. Fuck knows if that fight will actually happen this year or if ever, but this should keep me entertained.