I enjoyed my free stream of the fights. If it weren't for that I wouldn't watch.
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Then IMO you shouldn't watch.
If it's a 'fight night' or ESPN+ fight I don't have as much issue with folks 'free streaming'; but for fighters on a PPV card that is how they make their bread and butter to support their families. In a sport where freak injuries are common place a fighter may only have a handful of opportunities to get a big pay-day by being part of a PPV card. The fighter's already struggle with pay, retirement benefits, medical care, etc. when compared to many other 'high major sports' because the UFC doesn't have the same networking/advertisement deals as the NBA/MLB/NFL do.
As a casual fan I used to be the same way - that was before I had the opportunity to interact with folks who were mostly retired fighters, retired coaches, and a few current athletes (Curtis Blaydes, Alister Overeem, Justin Gaethje)... seeing what their reality is, opened my eyes to how I was literally taking food off their tables and money from their pockets.
You do you man, it's America. But I'd encourage anyone who thinks streaming a UFC PPV is a 'victimless' crime to reconsider their position. As for me I am now far more conscious of the cards I pay for because it is expensive to continually shell out cash on the events, but there are creative ways to hide the cost while supporting PPV buys - pool amongst friends, be a patron at a bar/restaurant which paid for the PPV to encourage them to do so in the future, etc.
its was the stepping back on it after it broke that made me turn away and get dizzy
Crazy thing is, I’m pretty sure I was talking about the first fight of the PPV where a guy couldn’t continue after 1 perfectly placed leg kick.
