I had basically become and only UG guy for a few years and tried to fight the good fight as that forum was slowly overrun by paid schills and trolls. Eventually it became pointless, the mma scene really chaned to a UFC only scene and the UG reflected that in spades and was just unbearable. Someone invited me over so I signed up, posted a little while longer in the UG and then left forever to post exclusively here.
The appeal of early Sherdog and then the UG was that it was truly at the center of the sport where u could discuss things with pro fighters, joe rogan, actually influence things that happened in the UFC, witness crazy shit like the Kimbo/Boston Cop fight live, etc. It was a small sport and the UG was the place where u could be at the center of things and I made a bunch of great contacts, got to discuss things with Commissioners, refs, judges etc.