To coin a well-known phrase, that is the most effective of instances and the worst of instances for the UFC.
Nobody can argue that the world’s largest MMA promotion isn’t experiencing unimaginable success from each a monetary and visibility standpoint. The TKO-governed group is making file earnings yr after yr and is prone to hit one other excessive in 2026 as soon as a call is made on who to grant UFC broadcast rights to.
However all these {dollars} and all these cents don’t imply a factor to the typical fan simply trying to take pleasure in themselves after they plop down on the sofa for a couple of hours to look at some fights. With a mean of over 40 occasions a yr, and the quantity of high-level expertise not rising to match that demand, it’s straightforward to see how the UFC could possibly be perceived as having oversaturated the market resulting in burnout for even probably the most ardent MMA follower.
In a latest mailbag, our personal Jed Meshew opined the product has become so watered-down that this previous Saturday’s UFC Vegas 107 occasion that had solely 9 fights and truly misplaced its headlining bout on the final second by some means wasn’t one of many worst of the 18 occasions the UFC has promoted in 2025.
The group had loads to say about this matter and you’ll take a look at a few of the greatest reactions under.
