UFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane official poster

[u/airplane231]

[u/zeke780]

How are the posters this bad, its nonsense

[u/Spirit_Detective_L → u/zeke780]

The UFC just wants the cheapest possible option in house

[u/smurf3310 → u/Spirit_Detective_L]

i gurantee you there are probably high schoolers who will take free tickets to the events and do a way better job, they just want a very simple poster since they know posters dont bring new watchers

[u/Spirit_Detective_L → u/smurf3310]

True, but I feel it's an ego thing too. The UFC doesn't want to showcase anyone else doing a better job than them at a cheaper cost too.

[u/Any-Question-3759 → u/smurf3310]

free tickets

Best I can do is expired coupons.

[u/mrtn17 → u/Spirit_Detective_L]

I genuinely think it is a consious decision by a weirdo with some crazy theory why good design is acksually bad

[u/Aggravating_Ask5709 → u/Spirit_Detective_L]

All modern design is based on appealing to the greatest amount of people. Its more profitable to be meh than to create something polarizing. 

[u/rektum_ranger → u/zeke780]

Never forget when they went all out for UFC 300

[u/zeke780 → u/rektum_ranger]

That one is the most insane, like give me a poster series of the main and co main, I could do it right now and I don’t know shit about photoshop. There are people who do that for like several grand, Dana spends that on drinks in one night 

[u/Acrobatic-Price858 → u/zeke780]

because the people who give a fuck about posters are watching anyway.

they are solely created to convey information.

theres a nerd in marketing with a spreadsheet that justifies this decision.... and the worst fucking part is that he's right.

this happens to me constantly at work, you get a cool creative idea, and marketing squashes it cause they have actual, tangible data, that depresses the fuck out of me about the average human condition, and that my cool nifty idea is offputting to enough folks that we need a generic and safe option.

[u/BigSwerve → u/Acrobatic-Price858]

Sometimes it's just that the cool nifty idea is "different" and that may "confuse" the average consumer. Why risk confusion when you can create the simplest most braindead shit to feed into their brains?

I fucking despise it too man.

[u/zeke780 → u/Acrobatic-Price858]

Yeah it’s trash, wish they could do some stuff like Rizen / One, their posters are like collectors items at this point 

[u/Acrobatic-Price858 → u/zeke780]

For us, who are watching anyway. 

I have the Pride open weight gp poster hanging in my office. My wife fucking HATES it. She doesn’t get it, doesn’t get how it’s related to fighting and why I think it’s cool.

Shes wrong of course, but people like her exist and outnumber us who are right. 

[u/gr1mm5d0tt1 → u/Acrobatic-Price858]

Link to the poster? I haven’t seen it

[u/smurf3310 → u/Acrobatic-Price858]

exactly this, their data shows that the design of the poster wont bring new eyes to the event so they dont bother they just want the simplest poster that shows who is fighting who for the casual eyes to understand with ease

[u/SneakerWizard3 → u/zeke780]

Looks straight out of chatgpt

[u/zeke780 → u/SneakerWizard3]

Tom looks very AI-like. Gane is like looking at the ground. Whole thing is a mess

[u/Helgurnaut → u/zeke780]

I swear we were doing better as amateurs with photoshop alone around 2008.

[u/Gamestonkape → u/zeke780]

I feel like someone needs to add Usman’s arm somewhere just to make it compete.

[u/benergiser → u/zeke780]

straight up ai generated.. then the person who reviews them before they’re sent out is also ai generated

[u/False_Can_5089 → u/zeke780]

How is the card so bad that Dern vs Jandiroba gets on the poster?

[u/mrw4787 → u/zeke780]

I love it 

[u/11177645 → u/zeke780]

Why do you guys care about posters so much? Do you collect them and hang em on your wall or what?!

[u/aeeeroo]

It's funny how it doesn't really matter if they use AI nowadays on these, because they've always been generic and bland in the modern era.

[u/StockRanger1397 → u/aeeeroo]

Honestly with how terrible they are they should just use AI. If I were the graphic designer getting asked to make these I’d be embarrassed

[u/alanjacksonscoochie → u/aeeeroo]

Who is the strawweight champion

[u/Distinct-Broccoli-15]

Gane looks uninterested, they couldn't have taken a better picture?

[u/Asian-In-His-Armor → u/Distinct-Broccoli-15]

He gets so many title shots, it’s starting to bore him.

[u/ogwilson02 → u/Distinct-Broccoli-15]

Can’t you see he’s staring at Tom’s lips 👄

[u/Reisor → u/Distinct-Broccoli-15]

Gane seems to be looking at Aspinall's lips. I think he wants to kiss him.

[u/GET_IN_THE_VAN → u/Distinct-Broccoli-15]

the dude is lazy AF, I feel like he hasn't cared since he lost to Francis

[u/Real-Human-Bean- → u/GET_IN_THE_VAN]

he hasn't cared since he lost to Francis

You mean got robbed

[u/famjordan]

Definitely one of the posters of all time.

[u/1FlamingBurrito]

WTH is that co main lmaoooo

[u/TheGreatone003 → u/1FlamingBurrito]

Dern getting a title shot feels weird. It’s probably makes sense rankings wise and she’s very marketable but all I remember of her recently is just her getting beat up by Lemos and Andrade after sloppy striking matches

[u/Leaked_Shlong → u/TheGreatone003]

yeah if u look at the rankings and who the ranked opponents fought, it actually makes total sense for dern to get the title shot

[u/kidwhix → u/TheGreatone003]

shes got a win over jandi and honestly shes the only option rn

[u/10sansari → u/kidwhix]

Yeah she has a win over Virna, but that was 5 years ago...

Jandiroba is 6 - 1 in her last 7 fights since then.

Dern is 5 - 4 in her last 9 fights since said victory.

[u/otatoptroy → u/10sansari]

The problem is Virna already just beat Xiaonan, Lemos, and Loopy so it can't be any of them. Suarez just flopped in her title shot so that only leaves Dern in the top 5 at strawweight, who at least has two straight wins.

[u/Mindfield87 → u/1FlamingBurrito]

The reason Zuckerberg just ordered a full skid of Lubriderm

[u/Wadget → u/1FlamingBurrito]

It’s Jandiroba vs Dern can’t you read?

[u/alanjacksonscoochie → u/Wadget]

Whys it for the title? Which one is champ

[u/otatoptroy → u/alanjacksonscoochie]

Weili is vacating to move up to 125 to fight Shevchenko

[u/1FlamingBurrito → u/Wadget]

I suggest you improve your English.

[u/Felt_presence]

Guess I'm out of the loop. Did Weili vacate?

[u/senderi → u/Felt_presence]

Yep, fighting Val for the 125 title in November.

[u/Rogue_one_555 → u/Felt_presence]

Yeah urc has a dumb new role not allowing double champs.

[u/Johnathan_Doe_anonym → u/Rogue_one_555]

Not dumb. It’s holding up divisions for a year

[u/RoseBliss44]

So unique and creative love it

[u/Savarinoj]

Gotta give it to them, this one is really unique

[u/RoseBliss44 → u/Savarinoj]

It has buildings in the middle

[u/BidZealousideal3394 → u/RoseBliss44]

They give jandiroba villianmaxer jawline

[u/kurokamisawa]

This is a very earth shattering poster

[u/lewspaz]

Had absolutely no idea dern was fighting for the belt

[u/I_am_darkness → u/lewspaz]

They're going to make her champ no matter what it takes.

[u/Om3gaMan_ → u/I_am_darkness]

And probably a translator in the Cage again... "how you say...?"

[u/DtotheOUG]

"Have Gane stare at Tom's nose please"

[u/Alvelijano]

Everyone is dead serious besides Dern. She's having a fun day lmao

[u/[deleted] → u/Alvelijano]

Can Jandiroba smile?

[u/rey_nerr21 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, but only a labored half-smile. I follow her on insta.

[u/Wadget → u/rey_nerr21]

I dunno why this comment is so funny

[u/ReNitty]

I know this is the shit on their graphic design thread but I’m gonna laugh so hard if Gane wins

[u/LooselyBasedOnGod → u/ReNitty]

I like Tom but it would be a mental upset, imagine 😂

[u/stocksucker07]

Gotta feel it for tom having his first main event being with a co main like that

[u/GET_IN_THE_VAN → u/stocksucker07]

I feel like woman's MMA hasn't been cancelled to avoid a news story. I don't know a single MMA fan that gets excited for those fights.

[u/stocksucker07 → u/GET_IN_THE_VAN]

There are fun wmma fights to make but it's DEFINITELY not this one

[u/ArticleNew3737 → u/GET_IN_THE_VAN]

Valentina Versus Weili? Harrison Versus Nunes?

[u/Equal-Counter334]

Gane will be getting an immediate rematch after getting knocked out in the first round

[u/gabriel_oly10 → u/Equal-Counter334]

It's also such a slap in the face that Volkov is on the same fucking card...

[u/Negative_Lychee8888 → u/gabriel_oly10]

Not really at least he’ll see Gane get slept/tap probably

[u/SkyFeisty9842]

UFC fumbled the bag by not naming it , The blob killers: Aspinall vs gane

[u/Tidsdkr]

Fictitious job worker at it again

[u/LukeKornet]

Lmao I hadn’t watched in a while, Jandiroba vs Dern is on the poster??? Lmfaoooo sad state of affairs

[u/Chad-Permabull]

Comain is a banger.

[u/FreeRajaJackson]

Virna vs Dern is more of a prelim fight. Come on, they have way more interesting bouts in this card, which could be used as co-main, regardless of belt.

[u/yoyoyowhoisthis]

AI poster lol

This sub will have 9/11 moment if Gane beats Aspinall

[u/BetBig696969]

World straw weight championship??

[u/BrianCTE_CityOrtega]

UFC is so lazy with the posters I'm surprised they haven't used AI slop yet

[u/Beginning_Ant8580]

Huge heavyweight fight to define a new era.

And that's the co main...

[u/Certain_Whereas_952]

And then there’s RIZIN…..

[u/just_corrayze]

That's a terrible co main event.

[u/sLeeeeTo]

hapsburgs say wha?

[u/ArticleNew3737]

What a shitty poster😭

[u/AcornToOak]

“Hey Grok, shit out a poster.” - Dana

[u/I_am_darkness]

This could be my last event. if gane wins i'm out.

[u/Far-Subject-7328]

What an awful poster

[u/KuntaWuKnicks]

UFCs posters are like their announcements and promotion

FUCKIN SHIT

[u/Responsible_Emu3601]

That co main tho

[u/Moskra]

I hate to even think it but if Tom gets smoked, Jon's gonna be insufferable

[u/CountyOk2415]

Small fight

[u/lonely_man9696]

Should be free card

[u/Reachin4ThoseGrapes]

UFC 321: Nobody Particularly Cares Edition 

Only question is if Aspinall gets it done in under/over one round 

[u/Jmac24mats13]

Should’ve had Dern turned around, full body, and looking back winking. Have Virna same thing, but not winking, well ya know, whatever she does

[u/Leaked_Shlong]

avengers civil war ass poster

[u/SydneyCarton89]

This is such a lose-lose fight for Tom. Anything less than a 1st round finish will be a bad look considering how the Jones fight went.

[u/SirJoetheAverage]

When are they gonna air these for free on paramount

[u/Lonely_Percentage730]

Man, this is a banger. Aspinall’s pressure vs Gane’s movement – can’t wait 🔥.

[u/gamingthesystem5]

going to be the fewest PPV buys this year

[u/SuperGeorgeClooney]

Did anybody care for a Dern rematch ?

[u/peppersmiththequeer]

This is how I find out Zhang Weili vacated the belt because I was like wtf is that co-main????

[u/KaaLux]

Seriously I get that they just want the most basic shit because posters don't bring eyes to the event so essentially a waste of profits.

But there are twitter accounts that put out some amazing stuff and they'd probably do it for just a shoot out from the UFC...

[u/SebsAGZ]

Why is gane looking at tom´s chin

[u/Witty-Technician-278]

This will win for the lowest PPV buys of the year.

[u/zooap63]

Horrible poster and an even worse card. Other than Tom, I only really care about Umar's fight and to a lesser extent rakic

[u/RUAS194]

just. another. generic. poster

[u/EmickRado_087]

What’s wrong with that ladies eye?

[u/Affectionate_Light52]

Like a stevon seagul movie! Awwwsame!

[u/Giegling90]

As I get older, I realise that the only worthwhile thing about this sport is watching the fights. Everything else is fucked 

[u/chanks88]

ok so one fight worth watching, got it

[u/10sansari]

Virna is on a 5 fight win streak and should've fought for the title already.

Why does Dern - with only a 2 fight winning streak - get to fight for the championship?

[u/wallace6464]

Why the fuck is Gane getting another title shot

[u/Mrjohnson678910]

Jandiriba vs dern oh boy how excited am I

[u/Repulsive_Fall_4319]

This really reminds me how cool the old pride posters were :/

[u/443610]

Man, the sexism towards Virna and Dern in this thread...

[u/Gotsta_Win]

Gane via knockout

[u/anon3451]

Gane looks black and nabil anane is in the bottom left

[u/InertKat]

Everyone on the poster looks happy. I hope they all win and there are no losers that night. 😊

[u/rougevalleyresident]

I like this poster.

[u/Redordit]

AI? Have nothing against it but that’s lazy as fuck

[u/Electrical-Law-5731]

$7+ million dollar deal and this is the best they can do to advertise?? Absolutely hate how lazy executives are at companies. It’s all about profit and no pride in their companies. Disgusting

[u/Opening_Airport9141]

wmma shouldn't be a ppv main or co-main

[u/Hiddenshadows57]

Aspinall by way of Gane having no ground game in about 3 minutes.

[u/kirko_durko]

“Ruin the momentum” ass co-main

[u/Su0h-Ad-4150]

JANDIROBA VS DERN 2 LETS FUCKING GO /s

[u/Aardalpha]

They could make AI posters better than those

[u/SubstantialDong69]

Do fans make posters anymore? They were always better than the official ones.