Is the UFC a sport? Mighty questions the business

Demetrious Johnson's three-upload week pairs Sean Strickland's pay dispute with a closer look at Movsar Evloev.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

It's Over Boys...

"It's Over Boys..." sounds like a farewell, but Demetrious Johnson is making an argument: he contends that the UFC's business decisions complicate its claim to be a sport. Sean Strickland's dispute with the promotion and Dana White supplies the focus for Mighty's most-watched new upload, which has reached roughly 675,000 views.

The discussion extends into the comments, where viewers debate fighter pay, contractual leverage and whether winning is enough to secure a fighter's place. Others pick up on the format itself, with a request for more of Johnson's shorter thoughts and one viewer describing how their Saturday viewing habit has become a next-day catch-up.

The week's other substantial release, "Now I Get It...", turns from the business to the technique. Johnson examines Movsar Evloev ahead of the Alexander Volkanovski title matchup described in the video. It has passed 100,000 views. A separate preview, "STACKED Under The Radar Boxing Card This Saturday!", found a much smaller audience.

Those first two uploads also carry the channel's strongest daily momentum. Behind them sits the earlier Precision podcast with Volkanovski joining Johnson and Israel Adesanya, connecting this week's Evloev breakdown to a longer conversation about takedown defense and why fighters keep competing.

Mighty's subscriber count was unchanged over the week, while daily views are running below their usual level. Among nearby combat-sports channels, Steven Strangles People had a particularly substantial week for total views, and FREESTYLEBENDER added subscribers. Johnson's own week centered on two sides of fighting: how it works inside the cage, and who gets to set the terms outside it.

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The videos drawing views on Mighty right now

Now I Get It...108,019 views · 2026-10-16 STACKED Under The Radar Boxing Card This Saturday!11,812 views · 2026-10-14 VOLK SOUNDS OFF on MOVSAR, ARMAN vs RUFFY, YAN vs MERAB PREDICTION | …366,038 views

The numbers

Here is how Mighty's uploads and audience moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Steven Strangles People

7,974,798

WWE Music

4,538,664

Mighty

2,698,653

TNT Fight Sports

1,509,011

ESPN MMA

1,286,231

THE SCRAPYARD

1,212,300

ALL THE SMOKE FIGHT

1,005,112

Sky Sports Boxing

952,316

FREESTYLEBENDER

883,390

subscribers

1,860,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

752,765,093

views per day

382,583

typical day: 622,833

first-day views of each video posted this week

It's Over Boys...

306,164

Now I Get It...

78,024

STACKED Under The Radar Boxing Card Thi…

4,063

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

ESPN MMA

2,520,000

ALL THE SMOKE FIGHT

1,940,000

Steven Strangles People

1,870,000

Mighty

1,860,000

WWE Music

1,770,000

Sky Sports Boxing

1,500,000

FREESTYLEBENDER

1,360,000

TNT Fight Sports

1,330,000

THE SCRAPYARD

1,200,000

As of October 19, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.