MMA Off-Topic

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phillyboi207

Crowded divisions just means it takes longer for good/ great guys to get title shots imo.

Asking seriously because I’m new to this;
What fighters have had to wait long or were hosed out of title shots due to stacked divisions?


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[MacGowan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Asking seriously because I’m new to this; What fighters have had to wait long or were hosed out of title shots due to stacked divisions? Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Tony Ferguson

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by MacGowan

Tony Ferguson

So one fighter?
And is that due to overcrowding or because Dana cowtows to Connor which creates a logjam?

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[MacGowan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

So one fighter?

Tony is not just "one fighter" any more than Khabib is just "one fighter".

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

is that due to overcrowding or because Dana cowtows to Connor which creates a logjam?

Lightweight is Connor's natural weightclass, and as an Ex champ (beating Eddie Alvarez in impressive fashion) means he should be up there in the rankings, especially with his record of beating Jose Aldo, Max Holloway, and Dustin Poirier. Of course he got the shot because he brings in the big money, but it's not that far off the mark. (Until of course now that he's lost to Khabib. rematch? no thanks.).
Fights like Brock vs DC, or Cejudo vs TJ are more insane in my eyes.

I could sit down and write out a list of fighters in different weightclasses that have been "screwed over" by being in a queue for too long. As well as fighters who clearly were pushed through for marketability reasons alone. Tony just seemed like the most recent and most egregious case. The man is on a 11 win streak in the most packed division in the world. With wins over ex champions like Pettis, RDA, and monsters like Kevin Lee, and Barbosa.

The case is a little more nuanced however, they've been trying to book Khabib vs Tony forever, but that also ads to my point, everytime that fight falls out the Lightweight queue gets more packed, exacerbating the problem.

Now, I can understand not wanting more weightclasses, I feel ya. I think it's messy right now, especially with the interim bull going on, as well as champs going "full Conor" as soon as they get ahold of that belt.
We might just end up with another division held up by a diva champ, with yet another interim belt on the line. This seriously needs to stop.

That being said, The logjam at lightweight is a real thing, and WME is to blame, not Conor.

[Dave_S]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

So one fighter? And is that due to overcrowding or because Dana cowtows to Connor which creates a logjam? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Operation Sports mobile app

No, not just one fighter. It's more frequently an issue of stacked division plus questionable ufc management decisions. (Frankie Edgar, TJ Dillashaw, Colby Covington, etc.)

Of course ufc has also been great at eliminating contenders buy having something like the number 1 and 2 fighters fight each other, pretty much temporarily eliminating someone from title contention.

[Dave_S]

After ufc 229 antics Artem Lobov is now fighting Michael Johnson.

[Dave_S]

Eddie Alverez signs with One championship. Interesting. I guess i'll never see him fight again unless it's on dazn or something.

[p_rushing]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave_S

Eddie Alverez signs with One championship. Interesting. I guess i'll never see him fight again unless it's on dazn or something.

One is free using their app or something like that, unless it's changed

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