For many MMA fans, the 15-25 minutes spent watching two fighters compete is the destination of a long journey of pre-fight hype.
Hearing two fighters banter back and forth is sometimes more entertaining than the actual bout. It’s amazing what a fighter will say when given the break from the solidarity of training. Some fighters are expert hype men, making us believe their every word on the way to their fight.
The strikes and grappling moves may keep our attention on the fight at hand, but there’s no doubt these fighters grab our attention in the moments leading up to the climatic clash.
For better or worse, in the MMA world, these fighters are the most entertaining in the sport’s history.