http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/floyd-mayweather-to-the-mma/ Opinions on sports business, sports marketing, sports news, sponsorships, endorsements and more Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:24:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/floyd-mayweather-to-the-mma/comment-page-1/#comment-946 sportsattitude Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:14:53 +0000 http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/?p=399#comment-946 I at least gave the MMA a shot on CBS, highly skeptical of what I would find knowing nothing about the thing beforehand. I was stunned at how ill-prepared they seemed to be to frame the telecast like an actual sport, making it look more like a scripted pro wrestling performance than actual competition. That being said, the women's event was intense and I think either of them could have sliced down Kimbo. Perhaps I will give MMA another shot when it airs again on CBS in the Fall, but not if Oscar de La Hoya is the featured performer...this Mayweather thing is the best way to kill the whole hand-to-hand combat movement off for good. I at least gave the MMA a shot on CBS, highly skeptical of what I would find knowing nothing about the thing beforehand. I was stunned at how ill-prepared they seemed to be to frame the telecast like an actual sport, making it look more like a scripted pro wrestling performance than actual competition. That being said, the women’s event was intense and I think either of them could have sliced down Kimbo. Perhaps I will give MMA another shot when it airs again on CBS in the Fall, but not if Oscar de La Hoya is the featured performer…this Mayweather thing is the best way to kill the whole hand-to-hand combat movement off for good.

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