the problem with ufc is these guys fight so often and are usually from decent backgrounds that they're difficult to strongly dislike of dehumanize into a mid-80's ball of fear tyson.
which really just comes back to the fact the romans got it right with using animals or consequence to create drama. where there's overlap in habitat, we know tigers tend to attack any sized reptile and they have long enough canines to go along with a bigger brain, warm blood, and muscular limbs to win. orcas kill great whites, duh. mix in 12-foot shortfin makos, big tiger sharks, bull elephants, a 70-foot sperm whale, salties, niles, hippos, really big bears from the russian peninsula, etc. and you've got 100 pay-per views in the can. tigers and mean african elephants don't encounter each other, saltwater crocs will eat a baby bullshark, but at 68mph and over a thousand pounds that live on swordfish, giant northatlantic bluefin tuna and marlin and cruise around at over 40mph, a shortfin vs. 20-foot tiger shark would be fun. same as polar bear vs. big reptile. then obviously the people are options galore.
jim corbett vs. the best martial artist or special operative agent spetznaz, mossad, mi-5, sas, whoever. day's march, no thermal stuff or nv.
a real version of that ed harris stalingrad sniper flick with fake koenig
hartmann vs. chuck y, no jets, etc.
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"She has no waist, no arse...an interesting face...but all we are really worshipping is two bags of silicone"
Martin Amis "honoring" katie price with a character bearing some of her traits