UFC - The Endeavor Era (WMMA5)

[jasontoddwhitt]

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What started as an idea in 1993 to put on the best fights with the best fighters in the world has changed the face of sports. I heard the word ‘no’ over and over and we faced a ton of challenges, but UFC bounced back each time, bigger and better, to build legends and superstars, while creating some of the most memorable events in the history of sports. The first 25 years have been amazing and we’re just getting started. - UFC President Dana White

Using World of Mixed Martial Arts 5, I plan on taking UFC further into the future. Though we are the biggest promotion in all the land, we do face some challenges. Probably the biggest challenge is how BLOATED the roster is. 587 fighters are under contract. Kind of overwhelming as a matchmaker.

The database I'm using starts after the conclusion of UFC 223.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Pound for Pound Fighter Rankings (Male) - Updated: May 1, 2018
RK	FIGHTER	W	L	D/NC
1	Demetrious Johnson	27	2	1
2	Conor McGregor	21	3	0
3	Max Halloway	19	3	0
4	Jon Jones	22	1	1
5	Daniel Cormier	20	1	1
6	Stipe Miocic	18	2	0
7	Khabib Nurmagomedov	26	0	0
8	Tyron Woodley	18	3	1
9	T.J. Dillashaw	15	3	0
10	Francis Ngannou	11	2	0
11	Robert Whittaker	19	4	0
12	Joseph Benavidez	25	4	0
13	Dominick Cruz	22	2	0
14	Georges St. Pierre	26	2	0
15	Cody Garbrandt	11	1	0
16	Tony Ferguson	23	3	0
17	Cain Velasquez	14	2	0
18	Fabricio Werdum	23	8	1
19	Frankie Edgar	22	6	1
20	Brian Ortega	14	0	1
21	Jose Aldo	26	4	0
22	Rafael Dos Anjos	29	9	0
23	Junior Dos Santos	18	5	0
24	Stephen Thompson	14	2	1
25	Eddie Alvarez	29	5	1

Pound for Pound Fighter Rankings (Female) - Updated: May 1, 2018
RK	FIGHTER	W	L	D/NC
1	Cristiane Justino	20	1	1
2	Amanda Nunes	15	4	0
3	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	14	2	0
4	Claudia Gadelha	15	3	0
5	Alexis Davis	19	7	0
6	Valentina Shevchenko	15	3	0
7	Holly Holm	11	4	0
8	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	12	2	0
9	Rose Namajunas	8	3	0
10	Herica Tiburico (Invicta)	11	4	0
11	Livia Renata Souza	9	1	0
12	Jessica Andrade	18	6	0
13	Barb Honchak	10	3	0
14	Sarah Kaufman (Free Agent)	17	4	1
15	Juliana Lima	9	5	0
16	Julianna Pena	8	3	0
17	Cat Zingano	9	3	0
18	Jessica Aguilar	19	6	0
19	Seo Hee Ham (Road FC)	17	8	0
20	Carla Esparza	13	4	0
21	Bethe Correia	10	3	1
22	Sara McMann	11	5	0
23	Valerie Letourneau (Bellator)	9	6	0
24	Tonya Evinger	19	6	1
25	Vanessa Porto (Invicta)	18	7	0

This tells me two things. One, we are the best promotion in mixed martial arts. Two, we do have a few opportunities in our women's division. We'll have to see how that shakes up.

Current Champions
Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic
Light Heavyweight: Daniel Cormier
Middleweight: Robert Whittaker
Welterweight: Tyron Woodley
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Featherweight: Max Holloway
Bantamweight: T.J. Dillashaw
Flyweight: Demetrious Johnson

Featherweight(W): Cristiane Justino
Bantamweight(W): Amanda Nunes
Flyweight(W): Nicco Montano
Strawweight(W): Rose Namajunas

[jasontoddwhitt]

UFC News

Considering that UFC Tonight is not modeled in this game...nor do I care about having a UFC Europe team...nor the fact that I don't have to worry about Joe working too much and cutting into his recreational drug use time or his vacuum chamber time, I feel I have way too many staff members on the payroll. So, good luck in your future endeavors Kenny Florian, Dan Hardy, Brian Stann, Mick Maynard, John Gooden, and Todd Grisham. The broadcast team moving forward will be Joe Rogan, Jimmy Smith, and Jon Anik.

Greg Hardy signed with Bellator.....eh.

Despite having nearly 600 fighters under contract, I feel I need more. Our goal is to try and build up the women's featherweight division and add some more depth. And that's what we did. A nice mix of young fighters and fighters getting another chance in UFC.


33-year-old Iony Razafiarison - Featherweight - (3-1-1)
French fighter is riding a two-fight winning streak with victories over Diana Belbita at Superior FC 18 and a victory over Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 173. Signed to a 3 fight contract.


28-year-old Revelina "Nana" Berto - Featherweight - (3-1)
Nana hasn't fought since being eliminated from TUF Season 18 back in 2013. However, the sister of fighter Edson Berto and boxer Andre Berto is still a bright prospect in her own right. Signed to a 3 fight contract.


31-year-old Zarah Fairn dos Santos - Featherweight - (6-2)
Last fought for Ladies Fight Night in Dec. 2017 with a 1st Round TKO of Izabela Badurek. A kickboxer who is ranked #14 in the world in the women's featherweight division. Signed to a 3 fight contract.


28-year-old Elizabeth Phillips - Bantamweight - (7-6)
Fought four fights in the UFC between 2014-16, going 1-3. Last fought in November for King of the Cage, defeating Nikohl Johnson via unanimous decision. Signed to a 3 fight contract.


34-year-old Sarah Kaufman - Bantamweight - 17-4-1
Sarah was the face of the Bantamweight division in Strikeforce for years before the arrival of Ronda Rousey. She fought for UFC four times, going 1-2-1. She recently fought for Invicta, but the prospect of coming back to UFC was something she couldn't ignore. Currently ranked #14 in the pound for pound rankings and ranked the #5 bantamweight in the world. Signed to a 4 fight contract, with 2 fights guaranteed.


29-year-old Kana Watanabe - Flyweight - (2-0)
A talented judoka, Kana has won the All Japan Junior Championships and placed in the All Japan Championship. Last fought for Rizin back in December. Signed to a 3 fight contract.


35-year-old "Blood Red" Kelly Kobold - Bantamweight - (19-3-2)
Was one of the rising stars in the pioneer days of women's MMA before taking a hiatus to chase a career in the Lingerie Football League before finally coming back after Legacy Fighting Alliance offered her a fight. Is scheduled to fight for LFA against Christine "Knuckles" Stanley before coming to UFC. Signed to a 3 fight contract.


30-year-old Corinne Laframboise - Flyweight - (2-1)
Last fought for TKO Major League MMA, the Canadien is set to make her UFC debut soon. We want people who we can market here! Signed to a 3 fight contract.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Note: I didn't pay attention to the 223 card. Sue me lol

UFC Announces UFC 224 Card

Main Card
Rose Namajunas (c) (8-3, 6-2 UFC) vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz (#4) (12-2, 5-2 UFC) - Women's Strawweight Championship
Conor McGregor (#2) (21-3, 9-1 UFC) vs Anthony Pettis (#7) (20-7, 7-6 UFC) - Lightweight
Eddie Alvarez (#4) (29-5-1, 4-2-1 UFC) vs Gilbert Melendez (#8) (22-7, 1-5 UFC) - Lightweight
Rafael dos Anjos (#4) (29-9, 18-7 UFC) vs Demian Maia (#7) (25-8, 19-8 UFC) - Welterweight
Gokhan Saki (#18) (1-1, 1-0 UFC) vs Alexander Gustafsson (#3) (18-4, 10-4 UFC) - Light Heavyweight

Prelims
Karl Roberson (6-0, UFC Debut) vs Eryk Anders (#12) (10-1, 2-1 UFC) - Middleweight
Cortney Casey (#17) (7-5, 3-4 UFC) vs Carla Esparza (#8) (13-4, 4-2 UFC) - Women's Strawweight
Omari Akhmedov (16-4-1, 4-3-1 UFC) vs Muslim Salikhov (13-2, UFC Debut) - Welterweight
Al Iaquinta (#19) (13-4-1, 8-3 UFC) vs Mairbek Taisumov (26-5, 6-1 UFC) - Lightweight
Roberto Sanchez (8-1, 1-1 UFC) vs Jussier da Silva (#5) (21-5, 7-4 UFC) - Flyweight
Abdul-Kerim Edilov (17-4, 1-0 UFC) vs Jan Blachowicz (#19) (22-7, 5-4 UFC) - Light Heavyweight
Aspen Ladd (6-0, 1-0 UFC) vs Sarah Kaufman (#3) (17-4-1, 1-2-1 UFC) - Women's Bantamweight
Mark Godbeer (13-4, 2-2 UFC) vs Alexander Volkov (#11) (30-6, 4-0 UFC) - Heavyweight
Justin Ledet (9-0-1, 3-0 UFC) vs Dmitry Smolyakov (8-2, 0-2 UFC) - Heavyweight
Iuri Alcantara (#11) (36-9-1, 10-6-1 UFC) vs Augusto Mendes (6-2, 1-2 UFC) - Bantamweight

[enyc718]

Might as well add Juan 'The Kraken' Adams to the roster. Dude will have a contract pretty soon.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Quote: Originally Posted by enyc718

Might as well add Juan 'The Kraken' Adams to the roster. Dude will have a contract pretty soon.

Surprisingly, he's not in this database, which is interesting because he fought for LFA back in November and they are in this database.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Thoughts on UFC 224 co-main event

Obviously, some people feel that Conor should be the main event, but frankly, after the stunt that was pulled at 223, he should feel blessed he's on the card. We're moving on from that event, he's expressed remorse that other people got caught in the middle of this rivalry with Khabib. We're moving on.

I'm excited about the co-main. Thug Rose wanted to get back in the Octagon immediately and she wants to avenge her UFC 201 loss to Karolina. So we have that storyline. Joanna lost her rematch. Claudia lost her last fight. Karolina has won her last two fights. So she gets the next shot at the title.

As for Conor against Showtime Pettis, we want to get Conor back in the Octagon. He's not fought since 2016. He had his fun with Mayweather. Obviously, everyone wants to see Conor and Khabib, but in my opinion, Conor needs to get back in our good graces. People will look at this fight as a potential warmup for Conor to get ready for Khabib, but on the other hand, Pettis can use this fight to springboard a UFC career that has been inconsistent at times. They have similar styles, so it should be a good fight.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Announcement of UFC 225 Card

Main Card

Daniel Cormier (c) (20-1-1, 9-1-1 UFC) vs Glover Teixeira (#4) (27-6, 10-4 UFC) - Light Heavyweight Championship
Georges St. Pierre (#2) (26-2, 20-2 UFC) vs Robbie Lawler (#5) (28-12-1, 14-8 UFC) - Welterweight
Matt Brown (#20) (21-16, 14-10 UFC) vs Thiago Alves (#24) (22-12, 13-9 UFC) - Welterweight
Yoel Romero (#5) (13-2, 9-1 UFC) vs Ronaldo Souza (#4) (25-5-1, 8-2 UFC) - Middleweight
Andrei Arlovski (#10) (27-15-1, 16-9 UFC) vs Mark Hunt (#9) (13-12-2, 8-7-1 UFC) - Heavyweight

Prelims

Valentina Shevchenko (15-3, 4-2 UFC) vs Shana Dobson (#14) (3-1, 1-0 UFC) - Women's Flyweight
Darko Stosic (12-1, UFC Debut) vs Michal Oleksiejczuk (13-2, 1-0 UFC) - Light Heavyweight
Bec Rawlings (#23) (7-8, 2-5 UFC) vs Justine Kish (#24) (6-2, 2-2 UFC) - Women's Strawweight
Abubakar Nurmagomedov (14-1, UFC Debut) vs Alex Garcia (15-4, 5-3 UFC) - Welterweight
Yanan Wu (#17) (9-2, 0-1 UFC) vs Raquel Pennington (#9) (9-5, 6-2 UFC) - Women's Bantamweight
Charles Byrd (10-4, 1-0 UFC) vs Joe Gigliotti (7-2, 0-2 UFC) - Middleweight
Joseph Morales (9-1, 0-1 UFC) vs Yuta Sasaki (#10) (20-5-2, 3-4 UFC) - Flyweight
Chris Gruetzemacher (14-3, 2-2 UFC) vs Kajan Johnson (#25) (23-12-1, 4-1 UFC) - Lightweight
Renato Carneiro (#22) (12-1-1, 4-1 UFC) vs Charles Oliveira (#14) (22-8-1, 10-8-1 UFC) - Featherweight
Nathaniel Wood (13-3, UFC Debut) vs Andre Soukhamthath (12-6, 1-3 UFC) - Bantamweight