Dolfanar Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Seems like while you can have a rematch with decent anticipation, it will never be as high as the first match, even if the original match had an iffy finish (split decision victory) in a title bout. Q: HAs anyone managed to have a rematch that has as high of an interest rating (or higher!) then the original? How did you do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Easily and often. 1. Give it time. You need to wait at least a year. 2. Make sure they have momentum. The more the merrier. 3. Popularity. Name value draws more interest. Really, its the same forumla you'd use for any fight. I tend to find the rematch has higher interest than the first fight, but that's probably because my fighters have gotten more popular between their fights and I won't blow a rematch when the two fighters haven't at least got some momentum going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberkitten01 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I've done this several times too :) Katy-Jayne Paulson and Kimie Igarashi had a match not long after Paulson's debut and it was 2 stars. By the next year both were pretty big stars and Igarashi had been my Heavyweight champion for a little while. Their rematch for the title had Very High interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syndicate Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 i have had it happen with massive interest many times but it is only after a long wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeza19 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Same, plenty higher rated. Has depended heavily on the excitement of the fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfanar Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 So something like the 3rd Ken Shamrock/Tito Ortiz thing wouldn't be possible where you had a rematch in a short amount of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamrobertk Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 This game ain't like the real world, where as a brilliant first fight would result in more interest in the re-match, for some reason this game dosen't. I tried to re-create a classic gatti-ward style trilogy with 2 perfect fighters to test this theory out. 2 fighters completly 100% perfect, 5 star rating points finish really close in the first fight, anticipation low for the second fight, anticipation very low for the 3rd fight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenCycle Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 [QUOTE=Dolfanar;367601]So something like the 3rd Ken Shamrock/Tito Ortiz thing wouldn't be possible where you had a rematch in a short amount of time?[/QUOTE] That's a totally different situation. Tito vs Shamrock only happened because the fans didn't enjoy the finish, and the UFC didn't even put it on pay-per-view. No one in their right mind thought Tito wouldn't win easily. Take the recent Hughes vs St. Pierre match-up as an example. While people were pumped because it was going to be a good fight, the time in between them wasn't enough for the fans to be really excited for it. And adamrobertk, you're being ridiculous. You have to wait, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Ryland Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 [QUOTE=adamrobertk;368027]This game ain't like the real world, where as a brilliant first fight would result in more interest in the re-match, for some reason this game dosen't. I tried to re-create a classic gatti-ward style trilogy with 2 perfect fighters to test this theory out. 2 fighters completly 100% perfect, 5 star rating points finish really close in the first fight, anticipation low for the second fight, anticipation very low for the 3rd fight...[/QUOTE] There is a cooling off period after each fight during which the interest is low - this doesn't mean they aren't interested in the fight, it means they aren't interested in the fight [U]right now[/U]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genadi Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 My rematches are usually my most anticipated. I love when it's 1 a piece, I've had many a massive fight 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamrobertk Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 5 months is a hell of a cooling off period (and unrealistic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I only have combinations of three words for you really.... you are wrong... think about it... listen to others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtfalter Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 There were a few rematches in real life that had less than six months of a cooling off period, I suppose. Sylvia/Arlovski III comes to mind. But then again, nobody really cared about that, either ;) The only other example I can think of right now would be the third Fedor/Minotauro-fight (after the No Contest) which actually had decent interest, I guess. But that's ONE unique exception. Usually it definitely takes six to eight months at the very very least until there is as much interest for a rematch as there was for the original one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko00 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I had Regueiro vs Humphreys III not that long after the second fight and it drew massive interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJackRob21 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I agree and disagree No one wants to see Shamrock vs. Ortiz again. When the game has a injury finish/split decision/referee was to quick they should be more interest in the re-match quickly if the two are decent fighters. Now I agree if the match stunk no one will want to see it again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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