Overexposure or Lack of Excitement?

When Kevin Iole reported that Manny Pacquio vs. Floyd Mayweather was on the verge of becoming reality I found myself surprisingly excited about the possibility of a MEGA fight in March. In fact, I received several messages from MMA fans who were also thrilled about the upcoming boxing bout. Suddenly I was struck with an epiphany, there are no upcoming MMA fights that come close to equaling the level of excitement I feel about Pacquiao vs. Mayweather.

Just look at the UFC's upcoming calendar, which Dave Meltzer sums up.

The Memphis show is a very good card when it comes to depth, but I don’t see Penn vs. Sanchez as a main event that would do good numbers. Jan. 2 is a disaster as a PPV event with so many matches falling through. The Super Bowl weekend show is also a good card that lack a big main event. Australia has the drawback of being in Australia so you won’t get a lot of U.S. mainstream coverage and it also doesn’t have that killer main event. We’re really not taking about a huge draw fighting until March with St. Pierre, and he’s got the issue that nobody in the world believes Dan Hardy can beat him and it’s too early to know what kind of back-up he’s going to have.

So is this a lack of enthusiasm due to overexposure or is it due to a lack of enthusiasm as a result bit of bad luck with a horrible slew of injuries?

Bloodyelbow attempts to answer the question with a great compilation of several writers delving into the issue of overexposure.