Combat & UFC
Demetrious Johnson says UFC matchmaking reflects entertainment priorities as much as sporting merit
The Ariel Helwani Show
Demetrious Johnson Reacts to Sean Strickland's RAMPAGE, Joshua Van Diss, MMA Banning Oblique Kicks
What was said
""it's just how they're they get to pick and choose what they want to Which goes back to that one thing I said. It's not a sport like it's entertainment which is fine. Just say it's entertainment, right?""
Demetrious Johnson argues that UFC roster and matchmaking decisions show the promotion can “pick and choose” based on what it wants to sell, and that it should be candid that the product is entertainment as well as sport. He says that framing would make it easier for fans to understand why certain fighters are kept, released, or matched in particular ways.
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- Speaker
- Demetrious Johnson · guest
- Programme
- The Ariel Helwani Show
- Episode
- Demetrious Johnson Reacts to Sean Strickland's RAMPAGE, Joshua Van Diss, MMA Banning Oblique Kicks
- Clip time
- 55:11
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