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UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier - Live Fight Thread (kbin.social)
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[–] 2e7en@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

what is the point of TUF when so many of the losers still get contracts lol

[–] darkness@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

UFC bottom line.

[–] Brusparrow@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Gotta get your grist for the mill from somewhere

[–] tigojones@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Marketing. The fighters get their names out to fight fans much more easily than those who go the "normal" route to a contract, the UFC gets a bunch of relatively cheap entertainment broadcasting to the world just how much of a meathead these guys can be.