Make UFC great again - no more Interim belts!

[Dominick Cruise]

 

[Guile]

hey if it wasn't for interim titles we wouldn't get khabib/ferguson being 5 rounds.

 

[AJ Garcia]

I want interim belts for every fight on the main card of a ppv!

 

[Dominick Cruise]

hey if it wasn't for interim titles we wouldn't get khabib/ferguson being 5 rounds.

They could have made it a fight night headline which would still be 5 rounds.

 

[Coolidge]

Interim belts served a purpose once upon a time. In Conor's UFC, they don't mean anything. They're like replica belts.

 

[Soul On Ice]

So we should go back to big fights being 3 rounders and Dana's super special promises of title shots that never come to fruition

5 rounds > 3 rounds

Interim title > Dana's super special promise

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

hey if it wasn't for interim titles we wouldn't get khabib/ferguson being 5 rounds.

They can just make certain fights 5 rounds. If they decided that they would live up to their words, they could start calling some fights, like Khabib/Ferg, "guaranteed title contention" fights or something like that, and make all of those fights 5 rounds. The problem is, they say that a fight is for the next shot at a title, and then don't give the winner the next shot for the title. That would have to change.

 

[Loko3]

So we should go back to big fights being 3 rounders and Dana's super special promises of title shots that never come to fruition

5 rounds > 3 rounds

Interim title > Dana's super special promise

But in the McUFC the interim belt was just an empty promise from Dana. Neither Aldo or Edgar were getting that fight.

 

[Sakuraba7]

"...UFC Champions Must Defend Titles."

 

[13Seconds]

They could have made it a fight night headline which would still be 5 rounds.

And wait a few more months to see the fight? Nah homie

 

[Guernica]

The

Interim belts served a purpose once upon a time. In Conor's UFC, they don't mean anything. They're like replica belts.

One could argue that mcTapper's belt means nothing. He beat no contenders, he skipped the line, and refuses to defend. Paper champ IMGO (in my GOAT opinion).

#GUERNICAbless

 

[Davey Crockett]

I want interim belts for every fight on the main card of a ppv!

You all get titles!

 

[Soul On Ice]

But in the McUFC the interim belt was just an empty promise from Dana. Neither Aldo or Edgar were getting that fight.

...and as a result Conor was stripped and Aldo is now the champion (no iterim tag), it served it's purpose

Fight the interim champion or lose your title.

 

[Guile]

They could have made it a fight night headline which would still be 5 rounds.

Makes the eventual Conor vs Khabib/Tony fight much bigger if its billed 'champion vs champion'. I'm all for these guys getting huge paydays, it only helps the sport in the end.

 

[AtomicPanther]

You know interim belts are just a way for the UFC to lock more fighters into "champion clause" contracts, right?

 

[Dominick Cruise]

There's a certain intensity to 3 rounders. It wouldn't be the worst thing to see this matchup in a pressure cooker.