The Sun Finally Shines On Jay Hieron A Little, Riggs Fight Will Air Via LIVE Stream

Freak show or not, Herschel Walker is a sports LEGEND. Hm…Heisman trophy winner or Jay Hieron? Which would create more interest in the show to the public, hm…

Don’t cry for Jay Hieron. He’s the dude who turned down the UFC deal. He’s the dude that turned down a title fight with Zaromskis because Zaromskis wasn’t a big enough “star” in the US. He’s the dude who hired Ken Pavia to manage him.

As someone who saw that Hieron/Taylor fight, people would’ve turned off Strikeforce and not looked back that night, which would’ve been bad.

And Riggs didn’t exactly light it up last time out, either.

And I agree with everything Forrest said above.

When you’re a star, you don’t have to earn your way. Herschel Walker is a star. A legendary sports figure. You don’t put him on an online stream that no one will watch. This is a PR boon for Strikeforce; you can put Herschel on the radio, ESPN, TV, everything. You want to market Jay Hieron like that?

But I get it. At the end of the day, it’s Hieron’s own fault that he’s stuck on the prelims, instead of on a UFC card. Don’t get me wrong, I think the fact that the guy has been prelimed twice is some weaksauce, but it’s not exactly like he signed with an organization that was guaranteed to put him on the main event slot, even on Showtime.

At the end of the day, it makes sense from a promotional sense to put the likes of Walker and Lashley on the main card. They’re sure as hell not the best competitors that Strikeforce has to offer, but I’d be surprised if people really tuned in to see Jay Hieron. I think the best solution would be to split apart the Lashley and Walker fight, and stick them on different fight cards. That way they can get their “draws” on TV, and real fighters aren’t relegated to prelims.

Recognize.

Walker and, to a lesser degree, Lashley are unsafe investments on SF’s part. The reward with Heiron is lesser, but so is the risk in a long-term perspective.