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As long as the UFC remains a low paying non-union bush league, real A Level athletes will never flock to MMA's highest weight classes. We all know this.
But this handy graph and article really drives the point home.
http://www.businessinsider.com/average-height-weight-nfl-nba-players-2014-8
There are literally hundreds of 250, 260, 270 pound plus professional athletes just in the US. Fast, agile as fuck, and with good cardio. But they're going where the money is. We're left with Ruan Potts, beer belly Josh Copeland, and the guy with the creepy molester mustache.
If the UFC had paid real professional wages that would attract A Level athletes, Chuck Liddell would have been an Isaac Vallie-Flagg type journeyman.
Of course. MW and below will always be stacked. WW and LW each have 90 to 100 fighters. They have no where to go. You think Ross Pearson can play basketball?
Low pay = Black Beast vs. Big Country is a top ten fight.
But this handy graph and article really drives the point home.
http://www.businessinsider.com/average-height-weight-nfl-nba-players-2014-8
There are literally hundreds of 250, 260, 270 pound plus professional athletes just in the US. Fast, agile as fuck, and with good cardio. But they're going where the money is. We're left with Ruan Potts, beer belly Josh Copeland, and the guy with the creepy molester mustache.
If the UFC had paid real professional wages that would attract A Level athletes, Chuck Liddell would have been an Isaac Vallie-Flagg type journeyman.
Of course. MW and below will always be stacked. WW and LW each have 90 to 100 fighters. They have no where to go. You think Ross Pearson can play basketball?
Low pay = Black Beast vs. Big Country is a top ten fight.
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