What's your opinion on highlight and sizzle reels?

I know Lorenzo Fertitta was a firm advocate, with UFC production placing large emphasis on reel production.

Some just blow me away; media wise, they bring magic to the sport.

In terms of marketing television PPV events, sizzle reels have historically been the go to.

https://vimeo.com/user137444463

I’ve compiled a series of reels (5 in total). I made the heel hook one, the rest I downloaded from other content creators.

I threw in a “bonus” there also I found on a UK “advertisers” site. I was impressed in terms of its reel production as it brings the explosive nature of mma reels and is also similarly emotive in nature.

You’re an Irish escort? How much?

I don’t think Boondock is just some “other content creator” in this space.

lol, it was posted on “uk poon-tang” dot com.

I thought it was pretty cool.

I have no idea who Boondock is.

There was one other awesome highlight reel that seems to have got lost in the sands of time.

It started off with the phrase, “these are the true martial artists of our time…” and it was dudes getting KO’d in time with music.

Highlights were vital in getting the sport off the ground. Boondock is the GOAT.

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Back when I was a muay thai rookie country boy, Ramon Dekkers used to inspire the hell out of most westerners like me,

One of the first and greatest demo reels.

Youtube got flooded with them later but this was the original and best.

Love the time stamping.

I thiink that’s why I like the hooker demo reel, gals selling their wears in time with teh musique.

Amateur sizzle reel makers do some awesome work.

But dayum the UFC production team know their business.

3:30 min demo reel, legit will give a dude chills.

The sizzle reel I was thinking of was called,

"A Calm Rage".

No idea who made it but it opened with the quote, “these are the true martial artists of our time”.

Extremely bad ass reel but it’s apparently gone MIA in the sands of time.

There was also an AWESOME Robbie Lawler highlight by “Subfighter” back in the day, track was “Going Under” by Evanesence, which is kind of ghey but the timestamping was awesome.

Another lost in the internets swamp of emergent amateur demo reels.

quality isn’t up to modern reels but still extremely well pieced together.
This version is cut short for some reason, it actually misses the best part.
But you get the idea.

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