September 18, 2024 4:20 pm ET
Let's simply state Brendan Schaub wasn't a huge fan of UFC 306.
The previous UFC heavyweight competitor turned podcaster and comic greatly slammed the UFC's choice to place on a pay-per-view occasion at the well-known Sphere in Las Vegas. The card from this previous Saturday was headlined by 2 champion battles in Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso 3.
There were numerous things Schaub didn't like about the Sphere occasion, beginning with the focus of promo on the place and not the fighters completing at the occasion.
“Clearly the belle of the ball was the arena,” Schaub stated on his YouTube channel. “The Sphere was the focus and the belle of the ball. As a previous fighter, for the existing fighters, that's bad. No other sports company in the f * cking world is going to make the arena the focus. It must be on the skill. That was currently kind of setting off to me, however I didn't state much. I was much like, ‘We're decreasing an odd roadway.'”
Schaub didn't go to UFC 306 and saw the occasion on pay-per-view like a lot of fans. He believed the graphics and production looked cool, which the promo invested over $20 million, however at the end of the day, he tunes in to view excellent battles– something he does not believe the occasion provided.
“What Dana White wished to attain, they squashed it,” Schaub stated. “From the entire Sphere thing, very first time ever pulling this off, they squashed it. The discussion was fantastic. It's not even all that. That's not my problem. My problem is the item I paid to view was not excellent since it wasn't a pay-per-view deserving card. Since the belle of the ball is the Sphere, what you're spending for, unless you're in individual, it ain't that terrific. It simply wasn't. And the primary and co-main occasion, kid, did the UFC gamble, and they lost.”
The very best method Schaub might explain his experience viewing UFC 306, was to consuming at Rainforest Cafe– a rainforest-themed chain dining establishment embellished with jungle plants and animatronic animals.
“You understand what the Sphere is? It's Rainforest Cafe,” Schaub stated. “It looks f * cking excellent, however the item is sh * t. As a kid, I liked Rainforest Cafe. It looks f * cking ill. It's got animals and noises and mist, and you're like, ‘I'm in a jungle.' Then you get your f * cking macaroni, and it's horrendous, and you're waiting around permanently.
“The UFC doing occasions at the Sphere resembles, I dislike to inform you guys, however spoiler: Rainforest Cafe runs out company. UFC doing occasions like this is no various than Rainforest Cafe. What it boils down to is you're there for a great meal, not the environment.”
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