In the age of MMA on “free” television, sometimes beggars can’t be choosers. We clearly understand that the organizations and broadcast partners have to generate revenue somewhere, and in the case of non-PPV events it’s obviously the commercial breaks that an event will live and die.
And boy howdy, did it ever feel like this event needed to die. That’s not to disrespect any of the talents on the card, but it’s difficult to get excited for anything or have any momentum built when so much of a long broadcast is spent with excruciatingly long breaks. When it’s past midnight on the East Coast and there’s still two fights left (for an event that begun before 8pm, no less), something has gone dreadfully wrong.