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[QUOTE="Towney007, post: 2904647, member: 5832"]
There's literally no objective data that says that MMA *isn't* closing the gap fast on boxing. Zero, zilch, zip, nada.

The majority of boxing's fans are old. They hold a huge advantage when it comes to viewers north of the age of 50. Everything under is either even-steven or MMA has a big advantage. The ppv gap keeps closing every year and McGregor is arguably as big a draw if not bigger than Mayweather at this point. The last ppv with Khabib did 2.4 million buys. And during her run - Ronda Rousey was arguably the biggest athlete on the planet for a spell.

The other issue boxing has is that the better athletes are hopping to MMA now. College wrestlers who didn't have anything to do - now have something to do. You could still argue that 10 of the top 20 female fight sports athletes aren't even IN MMA yet... but they're all headed there. And it's got just as much of an international appeal - especially in places with big viewership like Japan, China and Brazil.

Boxing is doing fine. It'll continue to do fine even if MMA passes it. But the rise is pretty undeniable and it's going to be the top combat sport in the world in a few years..
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