Never mind the ESPN deal and how profoundly it has perplexed and pissed off viewers and would-be viewers. We can all argue for the reasons for this, but to no doubt, Saturday night’s UFC on ESPN 3 card with Francis N’Gannou clubbing Junior dos Santos in just 71 seconds, among other happenings on the card, really brings this to the forefront.
Undoubtedly, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is still the leading mixed martial arts promoter in the world. No one can argue this. That said, the promotion just put on a card, on “The Worldwide Leader in Sports,” where its main event ended in barely a minute, won by a man who just had a woeful bout with Derrick Lewis, and its co-main event was contested in a division that the company is actively trying to erase.