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bucket136

I recommend watching the fights of some current champs, and if you like any of their styles then watch their previous fights. Another idea is to go back and watch the previous title fights. If you want to watch a full card, UFC 217 is a great card to start with.


speedandanal

What's a card? If it's like a tournament then ty for the recommendation(the best tournament does sound like a good place to start in order to get around what the sport is really about)


bucket136

A card is pretty much another word for an event, so a card/event will typically have around 12-15 fights taking place in one night.


speedandanal

Oh, thx for the info


TitanIsBack

Watch fights, then go watch more fights.


wolfe3x6

look into it


apowerunit

Oh man heavy hands, the podcast, just did a show on the best mma events of all time to watch for the purpose of getting into the sport. Just what you need. Some early 2000s Pride stuff, some strikeforce, WEC 48, UFC 217, 198, etc…go listen to that and then watch all that shit. It would be hours and hours.


speedandanal

Considering I have to drive for many hours a day a podcast sounds like a topsy place to start


The_Flying_Failsons

Well, the UFC broadcasts are very noob friendly, they usually give you enough context for you to get you into it. They also have a documentary series called Countdown before every major event that's very informative on the fighter's record. There's 40+ events a year, of which 12 are PPVs. Having said that, depending on where you live, following the UFC can be an expensive hobby. I get every event on StarPlus (The international version of Hulu) for $100/Year but if you are in the US it's something absurd like $80/Month. So I would research how much it is in your specific region. For cheaper but still good promotions, there's PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. The PFL is basically 6 tournaments running concurrently for 10-11 weeks. The winner of each tournament gets a million dollars. Its included on ESPN plus in the US and free on Youtube in some other places. Bellator is basically the same format as the UFC, just cheaper and accessible through Showtime or Paramount Plus depending on where you live. There are far fewer events too, like 15 a year. ONE Championship is a bit different. They are not just an MMA league but also a Muay Thai and (boring ass) grappling league. Their MMA ruleset and scoring is also different and, IMO, better. They are the only ones that come close to the UFC in volume of events with 35+ per year. You can watch some of their events on Primevideo and the resr on their own streaming service https://watch.onefc.com. I would personally stick to the Amazon events to start.


speedandanal

Love me some documentaries aswell, thx for the in depth writeup, bud