UFC intro music criticised
Daniel J. Flynn writing for Breitbart says that the nu metal Face the Pain UFC intro music is as out of date as the term ‘human cock fighting.’
Daniel J. Flynn writing for Breitbart argues that the UFC’s nu metal intro music is not keeping up with the times.
The intro music to UFC pay-per views features angry cookie-monster vocals, crunching riffs, and numerous sonic reminders of Limp Bizkit, Korn, and other trendy, turn-of-the-century bands best forgotten.
Novice fans trying out the UFC receive immediate confirmation through the trailer-park soundtrack blaring in the initial moments of the broadcast that mixed martial arts indeed conforms to stereotypes cast upon it. STEMM’s 13-year-old Face the Pain sounds as now as Sen. John McCain’s 1996 characterization of mixed martial arts as human cockfighting.
The group broke up three years ago. But don’t expect the UFC to break up with their music anytime soon.
People have asked me many times about changing the intro music, Dana White told Breitbart Sports earlier this spring. The answer is: not yet, not yet.
A multimillion-dollar Fox broadcasting deal, Reebok soon outfitting the combatants, and successful ventures into the Asian market all argue for a brand grasping at global, mainstream appeal. The music, like the tattoo sleeves of several fighters, offers a loud rebuttal.
I don’t hear too many complaints about it,” said White. “When you come in to that arena—for people who have never seen it live—that thing blows the doors off the place and gets the place energized and it really kicks off the show.
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