strikeforce has 80 fighters under contract, predict how many go to the ufc...

[The Clamburglar]

I hope they take all of those guys, and cut the bottom-feeders they have under contract.

[Rvd Slmr]

Originally Posted by MMALOPEZ

the girls will got to invicta, i think they will only use ronda, ronda vs cyborg and ronda super fights but the rest is going to invicta....

The UFC isn't putting a new division if it can't fill it.

[CardinalAqua]

I say damn near all of them really. with so many injuries and cards theyll probably want to have some reserves so to speak. this could stop those guys who are on the "verge" {Mein, O.S.P., Amagov, etc} and just plain exciting {Sayers, Noons, etc.} from getting locked up in bellator, wsof, and onefc contracts

so ,yeah, take them all! lol

Originally Posted by Tooth and Nail

All this international expansion needs talent to fill events.

exactly, and thats why i think theyll take most of the talent

Originally Posted by MMALOPEZ

the girls will got to invicta, i think they will only use ronda, ronda vs cyborg and ronda super fights but the rest is going to invicta....

Tate has been signed to the UFC as well
they may actually have a real 135 division but who knows

[Tooth and Nail]

I think the UFC will sign all the guys and girls that we want to see.

All this international expansion needs talent to fill events.

[Fight To Win]

Originally Posted by MMALOPEZ

i think that at the most 20-30 fighters will go to the ufc and the rest are going to become free agents...

i think that:

cormier
barnett
mousasi
rockhold
kennedy
larkin
lawler
melendez
punk
noons
kyle
feijao
ronda
cyborg
jacare
roger gracie
marquardt
woodley
this guys wil go to the ufc for sure...who else?

Agreed. Tate will go as well, along with Kaufman and possibly Kedzie. Maybe Caramouche, they need all the women they can get.

[228Jits]

I though Tate was already signed?

I think they need to bring the entire roster over. Give us more free cards and give the up-and-comers a chance at TV facetime.

[HardwoodOctagon]

Originally Posted by MMALOPEZ

i can see that happening also, but alot of fighters will be without work thats for sure

I think it's time the UFC let their lower level guys take fights on smaller shows when there is an extended gap between UFC fights.

[IMDIYM]

I see this sort of broke up into three catagories. The first are fighters who will go to the UFC. The second are fighters who will talk with the UFC, these ate maybes. If not the UFC they will end up with Bellator, OneFC, WSOF, or another high level promotion. Anybody left (assuming I didn't just forget them) will probably fight for regional promotions primarily. (MFC, XFC, etc)

Barnett
Cormier
Feijao
Moussasi
OSP
Rockhold
Kennedy
Gracie
Jacare
Larkin
Lawler
Woodley
High
Marquardt
Saffeidine
Santiago
Melendez
Healy
Thomson
Masvidal
Fodor
Couture

Kyle
Villante
Innocente
Staring
Amagov
Brunson
A. Smith
Bowling
Voelker
Mulhern
Moore
Mein
Spang
Villefort
Noons
Wilcox
Green
Vallie-Flagg
Payan

This obviously is not including women.

[BJ@LW&WW]

I think right about 20 fighters.

Very excited for Melendez, Thomson, Larkin, Rockhold, and Cormier.

[CardinalAqua]

Originally Posted by HardwoodOctagon

I think it's time the UFC let their lower level guys take fights on smaller shows when there is an extended gap between UFC fights.

theyve been doing that sometimes actually http://www.heavy.com/mma/ufc/2011/05...nthony-pettis/

Originally Posted by danny downes

"I'm still under contract with Zuffa, but the lightweight division right now is kind of stacked and it's really heavy," he said. "There's going to be a long layoff between my next fight and my previous one, and this one kind of fell in my lap. Out here in Milwaukee, it kind of happened on short notice. I asked the UFC if I could get a fight outside to get some work, kind of like a tune-up, get the rust off."

danny downes taking risk