![]() There have been few, if any, better champions in UFC history than Barao, and yet women’s bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey sells more pay per views walking across the street. Dillashaw in a main event bantamweight fight of UFC 173 at the MGM Grand Garden.īarao is a minus-800 favorite who doesn’t arouse interest of the casual fan for many of the reasons White mocks. His is an incredibly imposing resume that will be on the line again tonight, when Barao opposes T.J. The most impressive of UFC champions, a guy who hasn’t lost in nearly 10 years, who has won 32 consecutive fights, who finishes better than LeBron James in the open court, who is a betting favorite in the realm of Floyd Mayweather Jr., is someone the mainstream enthusiast would fail miserably at picking out of a lineup.īut there is no debating the greatness of Renan Barao. “If you’re showing up to see a handsome guy speak on Saturday night, you’re coming to the wrong (bleeping) show.” He fights at a weight division that hardly stirs the hunger of those purchasing tickets and pay-per-view packages. Or, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship president tells you, every stupid thing. Fighters Renan Barao, left, and TJ Dillashaw "face off" during media day for UFC 173 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 22, 2014.
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