The UFC is not exactly a hotbed of walkout artistry. For the most part, UFC brass prefer (and have openly admitted to preferring) a more "businesslike" approach to the cage.
But I ask you: What's better for business than entertainment? Why are people tuning in to consume your product? Why must we oppress freedom of expression? I thought we lived in the United States of America, after all. It seems I was mistaken. Pardon me very much.
Because of this unconscionable blindness, we have to look to the old days of Pride, Dream and, to a lesser extent, the modern days of Bellator—which is embracing a more theatrical approach to stagecraft—for the true pioneers and innovators in this critical area.