MMA Mania asks fans which TV show decline hurt most

MMA Mania turned its Wednesday open thread away from the cage and toward the couch, asking readers which television show's quality nosedive hit them hardest.

Staff writer Tim Edwards floated The Simpsons as his answer to the prompt, calling the Fox animated institution's decline "the worst fall off of any TV show ever." The series, which debuted in 1989 and enters its 38th season this fall, has long been cited by critics and fans as a case study in diminishing returns — the golden seasons of the mid-90s now decades behind it.

Community weighs in on pop culture collapses

The thread invited off-topic conversation across sports and entertainment. Edwards also linked to a viral video making rounds on social media and flagged recent MMA headlines, including Dricus du Plessis reacting to Kamaru Usman's foul claims and Paddy Pimblett trolling Ilia Topuria in the ongoing stool-height controversy.

MMA Mania runs daily open threads to give its readership a space for tangential chat between fight cards. Wednesday's edition steered clear of matchmaking and fight breakdowns, opting instead for pure water-cooler debate.

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• MMA Mania — Open Thread, July 22, 2026: Which show’s decline bummed you out the most?