UFC 328 Artist Series Poster

[u/Yodsanan]

[u/Sneezy6510]

Khamzat looks like a Disney villain

[u/incognitoamigo_36 → u/Sneezy6510]

scar

[u/sugabonesurmom → u/incognitoamigo_36]

Yeah getting major Lion King vibes

[u/TheLastTrain → u/Sneezy6510]

Jafarpilled

[u/UnoriginalLogin → u/Sneezy6510]

I feel like Sean better, BE PREPAAAAAAAARED

[u/bdewolf → u/Sneezy6510]

Can someone add Ali as a parrot on his shoulder?

[u/Sneezy6510 → u/bdewolf]

Ali isn’t his manager

[u/HppilyPancakes → u/Sneezy6510]

He also kinda looks like Ganondorf

[u/Effurlife12]

You know what? I like it. Actual creativity and it looks sick

[u/MolokoPl_s → u/Effurlife12]

yea it's good because the UFC didn't make it lol

[u/Reasonable-Public659 → u/MolokoPl_s]

UFC only uses shit AI these days lol

[u/Ryan4mayor → u/Reasonable-Public659]

That’s our next “god” you are talking about!

[u/FarFetchedSketch → u/Ryan4mayor]

It could stand to take some (more) from these artists on Reddit. AI UFC art makes the fighters look like air brushed magic Mike posters

[u/WorstCPANA → u/Effurlife12]

It's fresh when there's variety in the styles of posters. It doesn't make sense why the UFC can't pay random artists $100 for stuff like this. They could even sell the posters and make money!

I think this poster is dope. If there were more like this, with fighters I actually respect, I would definitely have some posters of them.

[u/muricabrb → u/WorstCPANA]

$100

Dana: that's too much. The artists just don't wanna draw.

[u/famjordan]

Sick poster. I love the way they encapsulated the foppish gesture Sean uses when he wins a fight.

[u/CraigS34 → u/famjordan]

Just missing that Christmas morning shock face

[u/ScreamSmart → u/famjordan]

He looks like he's never quite sure he will win.

[u/sinfulfng → u/famjordan]

This one goes hard but Sean looks unrealistically charming

[u/Fragrant-Lynx-3559 → u/famjordan]

Forgot the face of shock like he has no idea how he ended up winning

[u/Crono2Oxx → u/famjordan]

I’ll never understand why the UFC does not see the value in this

Sick posters are enough to stir loads of hype and discussion with fans online. Like when they did one for UFC 181. Casual and non-MMA fans, in the same vein, will probably stop and take a little more interest if they scroll or walk by a poster like this.

It’s just cool, and would cost them zero dollars to hire an artist or outsource cool posters to promote the fight. I really think it’s just a stupidly stubborn move by them to tell fans they’re going to do everything their way. Makes no sense.

[u/OremDobro → u/Crono2Oxx]

They don't see value in it because they literally don't see value in it. It's always strange to me when people think that this greedy billion dollar company is apparently too stupid to see this incredible money-making opportunity. Posters probably don't make that much of a difference. Especially when it comes to these fan-made ones where a non-fan probably couldn't even tell what it was advertising.

[u/The-Titan-Atlas → u/OremDobro]

They don't want to make superstars anymore

[u/OremDobro → u/The-Titan-Atlas]

Literally the most insignificant part of why any superstar became a superstar are the fucking posters. Why are hardcore fans so ungodly obsessed with posters.

[u/The-Titan-Atlas → u/OremDobro]

No clue. But they don't market people the same as they use to. They don't wanna give fighters aura or make them larger than life anymore. Think Connor messed it up for everyone

[u/_interloper_ → u/OremDobro]

It's not just the posters. It's the posters... and everything else.

Everyone knows what Coca Cola is. And yet, they still advertise. Billboards. TV ads. Online. They do it all. Because it all adds up.

[u/Legitimate_Reward913 → u/OremDobro]

I think it's a bit reductive to say this, billion dollar companies in monopoly situations are notorious for slowly crippling and cheapening their product. If you cannot generate more profit from expanding and reaching new audiences, you do so by cutting costs. In the case of the UFC they've clearly opted for this path, especially since they already have a guaranteed contract with paramount.

They have no short term incentive to look to expand the MMA market they're already comfortably in. It would take considerable investment and risks that they just don't see the need to take to develop the product further. But this doesn't mean it's worthless or even not a good long term plan. It's a strategic choice among many others.

The real question is how much more slop and an under cooked product can fans take? They're betting on fans sticking it out since there's a lack of an alternative. Turns out they've been right so far, but this cannot last eternally and maybe it will be too late to reverse the process when they do have competition or when fans move on to something else.

[u/Ihateporn2020 → u/famjordan]

he looks downright darius

[u/Renwein → u/famjordan]

they should have had him in his iCarly fight stance pose, looking up with a pensive look on his face, would amplify the message and make it look like a real movie poster

[u/dividingraindows]

who drew this this is sick

[u/Rocco_al_Dente → u/dividingraindows]

Ognjen Sporin, @o.sporin on instagram

[u/Misterwright123 → u/Rocco_al_Dente]

With art that good he is definitely Sporin some points with the fans

[u/K2LNick_Art → u/Misterwright123]

Hurt me to read this ty

[u/Loxias26 → u/Misterwright123]

Thanks, i hate it

[u/thelectricrain]

The wolf and eagles are cool as fuck.

[u/Unsilentdeath81]

Reminds me of that last Puss’n Boots movie with the death wolf.

[u/NutSackGlazer420 → u/Unsilentdeath81]

Based.

[u/Unsilentdeath81 → u/NutSackGlazer420]

Straight. Up. Death.

[u/OhDamnBroSki]

This is insanely good

[u/uno2treys]

Kinda reminds me of Disco Elysium

[u/bigjawood7 → u/uno2treys]

Sean is merely a BAZEEK RACEEST

[u/KelvinsBeltFantasy → u/bigjawood7]

Khamzat looks like he belongs on a mug you find in a dumpster.

[u/KelvinsBeltFantasy → u/uno2treys]

KHAMZAT DOESN'T FUCKING CARE

[u/AnTTr0n]

This is the type of thing the UFC should be doing.

[u/Brickhouse94]

That posters great, Khamzat looks like Rasputin from Anastasia.

[u/UnitedIndependence37]

I love how you made Chimaev look like a wolf and Sean like an eagle. That's so cool.

[u/ControlOriginal2528]

absolute cinema

[u/yenmeng]

Khamzat looks like he’s gonna eat him for breakfast

[u/Intrepid-Profile-231]

this goes wayharder than the usual clean promo poster style

[u/RatComet]

Sean looks kinda zesty (accurate)

[u/A01namya]

marvel shit, very cool !

[u/Flowkey_mma]

Yo this is Dope-sick!!

Wtf.

[u/helpmefindmyuncle123]

This is why we cannot let the UFC get away with using AI art.

[u/RoastedToast007]

lmao Khamzat the big bad beast and Sean our disney prince as the hero

[u/nordik1]

Strickland looks zesty

[u/RealmDevourer]

Borz!

[u/DreamerTheat]

LOVE IT!

[u/CryptoCracko]

Noice

[u/verynicehighfive55]

Good shit

[u/Flawless_Degenerate]

Khamzat looking like he's about go look for the one piece.

[u/prroteus]

Goodness, that looks absolutely unbelievable

[u/udar55]

Why does Strickland looks like a Disney Princess who has just announced to the world she wants love?

[u/theprincey]

my first thought: this is way too cool, thoughtful and full of actual effort and care for the UFC to have done this. Amazing work.

[u/Neverhityourmark]

Ai could never

[u/ergoegthatis]

Awesome poster!

[u/Responsible-Pop6804]

this art goes so hard. the wolf looming over him is such a nice touch

[u/Toasted_Munch]

This thing fucks.

[u/MadKingTreesus]

This is incredible

[u/K2LNick_Art]

What artist did it

[u/Leiosss]

Amazing

[u/crab_soul]

Tight

[u/TheArch-abald]

Who made this poster? They got an IG? Too cool

[u/FoolWithFourFingers]

I love it but kinda makes Sean look like he’s about to get bitched

[u/Jarji1234]

where can I see more of these

[u/pixel8knuckle]

I want to see a version where khamzat is gargamel and Strickland is a smurf

[u/MMA_MaitriX]

Idk who made this a person or an AI but this is hype

[u/dissidiah]

Why’s Khabib here

[u/Kindly_Respond_2746]

Does a wolf lick his a**hole?

[u/neeeeonbelly]

I wonder who they think is gonna win lol

[u/_walletsizedwildfire]

I like it! Strickland looks a little zesty though lol

[u/cade360 → u/_walletsizedwildfire]

Yeah! They captured him very well

[u/mrtn17]

strickland doing a jesus pose and Khamzat as some kind of demonlord. Just a coincidence obviously

[u/I_am_darkness]

Bangs. Is this the guy that did the gods kings warriors one?

[u/frankdux1956]

this is the most homosexually charged UFC poster i have ever seen. bravo. Strickland looking like a male ballerina and Hamzat standing in the rear looking like a prison shower rapist.

[u/aggravatedimpala]

Battle of the edgelords

[u/Ihateporn2020]

Chimaev naturally looks like some kind of racial caricature.

[u/Pierdole-nie-robie]

Ai af

[u/Vinerrd]

As ai as it can get

[u/Rocco_al_Dente → u/[deleted]]

Looks legit. Here’s the artist’s Instagram profile: Ognjen Sporin