Welcome to episode 122 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
What a weird time it is in the sport, right? On the one hand, the UFC is putting their best foot forward with their best content available. They gave us a huge grudge match in Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier, a showcase of rising sensation Conor McGregor, high-end title eliminator in Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson and a semi-superfight with Nick Diaz vs. Anderson Silva later on. There’s nothing about that that’s bad.
Yet, the market for nostalgia is apparently hot. If there’s a fighter (and really, even just a person) who has little to know ability, but even the slightest measure of name value, there are two MMA companies with decent dollar amounts willing to bid…