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Title: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: The_Hammer on December 28, 2007, 08:21:41 PM
Both bodybuilding and MMA were obscure sports just a couple years ago and now today MMA has surpassed boxing in popularity and revenue. 

Is bodybuilding as gay as MMA?  A big, oily, muscle man in a thong posing on stage Vs. two guys who could possibly wrestle in a cage trying to hurt each other. 

Why isn't bodybuilding mainstream yet?
Title: Re: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: laurion on December 28, 2007, 08:22:46 PM
In a word..... Weider
Title: Re: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: laurion on December 28, 2007, 08:25:59 PM
MMA, hell competitive eating and rochambeau are both ESPN covered events.  Yet we can't even land pay per view anymore.  Thank god for bb.com for it's coverage!!
Title: Re: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: SirTraps on December 28, 2007, 08:28:49 PM
real fighting vs posing in a speedo for a homosexual audience ?

          ???

        Im not seeing your point.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: laurion on December 28, 2007, 08:30:58 PM
Quote from: SirTraps on December 28, 2007, 08:28:49 PM
real fighting vs posing in a speedo for a homosexual audience ?

          ???

        Im not seeing your point.

LMAO
Title: Re: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: GoneAway on December 28, 2007, 08:45:44 PM
y mma is popular:
people watch boxing, wrestling and other forms of physical contact/combat to make them feel big and powerful, as men. since they usually can't and don't fight or compete in these physical sports, they get a release and fulfillment from watching others carry out their desires.

y bbing isn't popular:
naturally, men are homophobic, compiling on the fact bodybuilders are freaks (to the general public), with their huge muscles/veins popping everywhere, oily, posing to music which can be constrewed as softcore porn, and with no physical contact/combat whatsoever. people also dont care about their looks and have no desire to look like or compete in a bbing competition, thus don't get any emulation from watching contests.

a question as to why bbing isnt as popular as mma shouldn't even need to be asked, but i hope that helped a bit in explaining (my reasons) why it isnt'.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: Matt C on December 28, 2007, 08:47:24 PM
To this day we still discuss topics which ancient philosophers discussed.  But there's more to it than that - we still discuss topics which ancient philosophers discussed and CLOSED.

Bodybuilding doesn't sell because it is BORING AS SHIT as far as competitive "sports" go (and I use that term very loosely when referring to bodybuilding).  It doesn't take a lot of ingenuity to figure that out.
Title: Re: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: McFarland on December 28, 2007, 08:54:14 PM
Quote from: Matt C on December 28, 2007, 08:47:24 PM
To this day we still discuss topics which ancient philosophers discussed.  But there's more to it than that - we still discuss topics which ancient philosophers discussed and CLOSED.

Bodybuilding doesn't sell because it is BORING AS SHIT as far as competitive "sports" go (and I use that term very loosely when referring to bodybuilding).  It doesn't take a lot of ingenuity to figure that out.

Is there something, Aristotle? 
Title: Re: Bodybuilding Isn't Mainstream, Yet MMA Is?
Post by: Thin Lizzy on December 28, 2007, 08:56:38 PM
Quote from: Matt C on December 28, 2007, 08:47:24 PM

Bodybuilding doesn't sell because it is BORING AS SHIT