UFC 202: Conor McGregor v Nate Diaz is just entertainment
There is a fine, barely recognizable difference amongst game and amusement. Truth be told, it could be contended the two ideas are so inherently connected that one couldn't exist without the other.
In any case, maybe the greatest guilty party of game's reliance on stimulation is the battle diversion.
Boxing, and now blended combative technique with the ascent of the UFC, have celebrated in the unobtrusive blend amongst game and appear.
Recall the Don King super sessions that still live in old stories today: the Thrilla in Manila, the Rumble in the Jungle. These battles coordinated the most elite in the ring, connected as one with the advancement of a noteworthy Hollywood studio creation.
Keeping in mind Muhammad Ali may have set an inaccessible bar for question and answer sessions, those that emulate his example have proceeded with the custom of refuse talking their adversaries to lure fans to purchase tickets, or watch on pay-per-view, in the trusts of filling their wallets in this most fierce of callings.
Also, who can point the finger at them for that?
The issue is the point at which the occasion no more gets to be about the game, yet rather is just about the appear. What's more, thus lies the basic issue with the UFC's tremendously charged rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
Back in March, Diaz stunned the battling scene when he managed the brash Irishman his first misfortune in the Octagon. McGregor – who was lined up to battle lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos before he succumbed to damage 11 days out – was combined against Diaz, who took the battle on eight days' notification.
In those days, it appeared well and good for the battle to proceed. There had been much advancement around McGregor's turn up in weight divisions (he was the featherweight champion) after his stupendous knockout of decade-long champion Jose Aldo, and with UFC196 prepared to go, a stand-in warrior was urgently expected to spare the day.
Diaz did only that, however then went off-script when he won by accommodation in the second round.
A rematch was talked up quickly after that non-title battle and, in spite of a McGregor fight with UFC president Dana White heightening, the session was secured for UFC202.
Presently, McGregor is confronting Diaz once more, however this time, there is almost no rationale behind the battle.
They are not battling for a title. They are not battling to win the privilege to a title battle. In the event that anything, they are simply battling.
The McGregor-Diaz II battle obstacles over that flimsy line isolating the game from excitement, and is currently simply the last mentioned.
On the off chance that McGregor wins, then what? Has he demonstrated himself at welterweight so he is deserving of a title session?
You would contend that he hasn't. He has battled a decent warrior (who is generally a lightweight), yet he is not battling a champion or previous champion. He has just demonstrated he can win a battle in the division.
The developing feeling is this is the UFC's endeavor at a do-over. McGregor, one of their most attractive competitors, needs to recapture his fascination and draw by besting his new foe. There is no thought what will happen if he lose.
In the interim, Diaz just has a compensation check to pick up. He has officially beaten the Irishman. Furthermore, in spite of misery an ahead of schedule round of shots, he was agreeable in that battle. What more would he be able to demonstrate?
In the event that he wins, it doesn't speak to anything in the more extensive connection of the lightweight or welterweight divisions and, on the off chance that he loses, it harms any future prospects at a title battle in his division.
There is sufficient resentment – faked or bona fide – between the pair this ought to be a decent battle. Yet, it is only that, a battle.
It would appear the UFC are picking the show over the donning importance.
