"Why the worst cards get the best posters" - Fans react as official poster for UFC Vegas 94 is released

The UFC Vegas 94 fight card's official poster has seemingly set the MMA community abuzz. Multiple fans have suggested that the aforementioned card's poster is, ironically, much better than that of the more stacked UFC cards.

The UFC has long been regarded as the world's premier MMA organization. It boasts state-of-the-art infrastructure at its facilities and its events are marked by top-tier production. Nevertheless, the promotion has lately faced criticism concerning the production of its events' posters.

The UFC faced considerable backlash last month (June 2024) after it unveiled the poster for the UFC 304 pay-per-view (PPV). The event, which will transpire on July 27, 2024, has the UFC's reigning British champions defending their belts in the headlining and co-headlining matchups in Manchester, England.

The UFC 304 poster featured the four headlining fighters' faces placed horizontally. Fans soon lambasted it for purportedly lacking allure and creativity.

Speaking of which, the latest poster released by the UFC is that of the UFC Vegas 94 event, which will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on July 20, 2024. The card isn't as star-studded as UFC 304, but its poster has received significant praise.

Check out the different versions of the UFC Vegas 94 poster below:

Fight fans soon chimed in by expressing their appreciation for the poster. They implied that the UFC makes good posters for the relatively unstacked card, while a high-profile card like UFC 304 gets a supposedly subpar poster, which doesn't make sense.

Additionally, one netizen indicated that none of the UFC's recent posters are as good as those from 2022.

"All of these posters are so lazy compared to 2022"

One fan re-posted the UFC 304 poster and implied that the UFC Vegas 94 poster was far superior. Multiple commenters seemingly opined that the UFC Vegas 94 card is one of the worst in recent history but has one of the better posters. A fan tweeted:

"Why the worst cards get the best posters"

Check out the screenshots of a few reactions below:

Screenshots of reactions

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Updated lineup of the UFC Vegas 94 fight card

The UFC Vegas 94 event's headlining match has former UFC women's strawweight title challenger Amanda Lemos taking on fellow Brazilian fighter Virna Jandiroba. Lemos currently holds the No. 3 position in the official UFC women's strawweight rankings, whereas Jandiroba stands at No. 5.

The co-headlining match of the event pits middleweight staple Brad Tavares against Junyong Park. The card boasts other exciting matchups as well and includes the return of fighters like Dooho Choi, Miranda Maverick, and Mohammed Usman. Per the UFC's official website, the fight card is as follows (*Kindly note that the card is subject to change):

Main card

Women's strawweight bout: Amanda Lemos vs. Virna Jandiroba

Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares vs. Junyong Park

Featherweight bout: Steve Garcia vs. Seungwoo Choi

Lightweight bout: Kurt Holobaugh vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky

Featherweight bout: Dooho Choi vs. Bill Algeo

Preliminary card

Flyweight bout: Cody Durden vs. Bruno Silva

Featherweight bout: Jeongyeong Lee vs. Hyder Amil

Bantamweight bout: Brian Kelleher vs. Cody Gibson

Women's flyweight bout: Miranda Maverick vs. Dione Barbosa

Lightweight bout: Loik Radzhabov vs. Trey Ogden

Women's flyweight bout: Luana Carolina vs. Lucie Pudilova

Heavyweight bout: Mohammed Usman vs. Thomas Petersen