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Production value

April 24th, 2010 at Sat, 24th, 2010 at 6:26 pm by caseyolson

This is my first-ever time covering a mixed martial arts event and the whole aura surrounding the festivities is ridiculous.

The music is blasting, the strobe and spot lights are rolling around the 15,000-seat arena like it’s a dance floor and the fans are cheering louder than any Seahawks game. They are literally going crazy with anticipation before, during and after each fight.

Now I know what the Colleseum in Rome was like during the time of the gladiators. I’m expecting the announcer to say, in this corner, Maximus, and then a lion to come out from underneath the ring.

But that just means that the UFC and WEC officials know how to give the fans what they want. It’s the WWE without the script. Every sense in your entire body is touched by the show’s production value.

It’s literally like a concert in between each fight. No down time for the fans at all. I’m having a hard time even finding time to hit the bathroom because the media room is filled with Amp Energy drinks.

caseyolson

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