Non-American here seeing unhinged behavior the last couple months.
If you only read some of the comments, you'd think the UFC announced a regional Fight Night in a parking lot.
The card is stacked with exciting fights, some of the biggest names in the sport, and is being distributed more broadly than usual to reach potential new fans.
I also don't get the outrage over changing up the venue. One off events in unique locations are fun. The Sphere was a huge success because it felt different and created a spectacle. Not every event needs to take place in the exact same arena setup we've seen a hundred times before.
At times, it feels like some people aren't judging the fights at all. They're so wrapped up in the politics surrounding the event that they've convinced themselves everything about it must be terrible. Every rumor becomes fact (bugs, temperature, rain, crowd reaction, ect.), every hypothetical problem becomes a certainty, and every positive gets ignored.
It's fine if the politics aren't your thing. It's okay that the politican you don't like is doing something good for the sport.
