#7 ranked Ciryl Gane defeated #4 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC Vegas 20 on Saturday night. The new rankings aren’t released, but it potentially puts him one spectacular win over Derrick Lewis away from the winner of former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. the winner of current champion Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou rematch in the main event of UFC 260 on March 27, 2021. In sum, it was a huge victory.
However, it was fan unfriendly. UFC president Dana White was underwhelmed, and Gane offered acknowledgment and a measured defense of his performance. Now Canadian heavyweight Tanner “The Bulldozer” Boser has posted a defense on his social network of Gane’s win.
“It’s not up to the fighter that’s winning to show urgency! If you’re winning, keep doing what you’re doing,” wrote Bozer. “I don’t understand that narrative. Winning guarantees you twice the amount of money and automatically furthers your career. Why risk that? Great win by Gane.”
A fan then countered with a question.
“But. BUT! There’s still an entertainment purpose in a fight,” the fan wrote. “A main event shouldn’t be that boring, should it not?”
And Bozer replied.
“Why should it be up to the guy that’s clearly winning to try something risky? Will the fans pay him his win bonus if he does something reckless and loses because of it? No,” explained Bozer. “They’ll probably just tweet about him ‘getting cocky’ and DM him a Venmo request for a failed $20 bet.”
Another fan, That Guy, then complained, “You need to find a new profession…clearly only in it for the $…..bitch ass tendencies….”
And Bozer has the last word.
“Imagine having a job so you can get money,” he quipped. “Real dumb.”
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The central problem is that MMA is not a real sport. You don’t get into the Super Bowl or make an Olympic team because you sell the most apparel, but in MMA, you can get opportunities because you are fan-friendly that are not available if you’re not. This leaves fighters with the impossible balancing act of trying to fight in an exciting fashion, without taking unnecessary risk.
