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First of all, when i say create the 165&175 div, i also mean remove 170, because it's obvious that 5 pounds is too small of a gap to be taken seriously. Make 165 super-lightweight and 175 the new Welterweight div, with the WW champ keeping his belt of course
The UFC, the fighters and the fans will all benefit from this, here's why:
1. As time goes by, fighters in general and lightweights in particular are cutting more and more weight, with tony ferguson being over 200 pounds, Kevin Lee saying he's 186lbs and Khabib repeatedly missing weight. These guys won't go to WW anytime soon and LW is harming their body and their performance, which is not good for us fan
2. A bunch of very good lightweights that are a lil bit too big to make 155 easily but a lil bit too small for 170 are forced either to cut a shit ton of weight or to fight bigger and taller or stockier men. Dos Anjos is the first that comes to mind. That should not be like that. Cerrone and Masvidal can be counted too
2. 165 would be stacked. with Ferguson, Khabib, Lee, Barboza and big lightweights jumping on the occasion; guys like Dos Anjos, Cerrone and Masvidal coming back, and WW like Cowboy Oliveira or Gunnar Nelson would try their hand too. That will clearly be a division of its own
3. The size gap between real lightweights like Eddie Alvarez, Anthony Pettis, Dustin Poirier, Jim Miller and such and between the uber lightweights that dehydrate to death is now too much. t's almost like it's not even fair anymore
4. The UFC needs to protect its golden goose aka Conor Mcgregor. And as much as i dislike him, i admit his unparalleled talent for self promotion is good to ufc and mma in the actual state of things. Let's be real,the bigger lightweights are too much of a threat for him, as he is more of a natural 155 than them
5. 155 will also benefit from this, with featherweights crossing the bridge more easily for superfights or to try it out, the 6 foot 200lbs guys being removed from the picture. A guy like Aldo will definitely move to LW in this state of things. Frankie could make a return too. Max Holloway could be relevant in this kinf of 155 division. Jeremy Stephens and Gilbert Melendez could return too being more at ease
6. The new 175 WW division will be great too, they'll lose some super-lightweights, but they'll gain back a very relevant young talent in Gastelum, and some former 170'ers like Nate the Great. TRT-less Vitor would probably do it too since he hinted moving at 170 before. Whittaker could even try it if he needs to in the future. Not to say it will make GSP's return to the division wayyy easier
Outside of the divisions in themselves, it will benefit us in the fact that :
a- We'll have 3 stacked divisions with competitive matchups
b- Less fights cancelled because of missing weight
c- more frequent fights year round, guys like Khabib not needing to cut weight during four month before fighting
d- Healtiest and less dehydrated fighters with more durability and chin, which translates in more exciting fights
e- more competitive fights, the physical factor being more even, the edge will be more in the technique, fight I.Q and heart
d- we push the possibility of a fighter dying from kidney failure further, which would harm the sport a loot if it happens in the UFC
The three new divisions could look like that (hypothetical) :
Lightweight (155): Mcgregor, Alvarez, Diaz, Pettis, Poirier, Johnson, Aldo, Stephens, Melendez, Iaquinta
Super-Lightweight (165) : Ferguson, Lee, Khabib, Barboza, Dos Anjos, Cerrone, Masvidal, Oliveira, Gunnar, Chiesa
Weltergeight (175) : Woodley, Gastelum, Thompson, Lawler, Maia, Magny, Belfort, Ponzi, Covington, Perry (and GSP after the middleweigt stint)
What do you guys think of this ?
The UFC, the fighters and the fans will all benefit from this, here's why:
1. As time goes by, fighters in general and lightweights in particular are cutting more and more weight, with tony ferguson being over 200 pounds, Kevin Lee saying he's 186lbs and Khabib repeatedly missing weight. These guys won't go to WW anytime soon and LW is harming their body and their performance, which is not good for us fan
2. A bunch of very good lightweights that are a lil bit too big to make 155 easily but a lil bit too small for 170 are forced either to cut a shit ton of weight or to fight bigger and taller or stockier men. Dos Anjos is the first that comes to mind. That should not be like that. Cerrone and Masvidal can be counted too
2. 165 would be stacked. with Ferguson, Khabib, Lee, Barboza and big lightweights jumping on the occasion; guys like Dos Anjos, Cerrone and Masvidal coming back, and WW like Cowboy Oliveira or Gunnar Nelson would try their hand too. That will clearly be a division of its own
3. The size gap between real lightweights like Eddie Alvarez, Anthony Pettis, Dustin Poirier, Jim Miller and such and between the uber lightweights that dehydrate to death is now too much. t's almost like it's not even fair anymore
4. The UFC needs to protect its golden goose aka Conor Mcgregor. And as much as i dislike him, i admit his unparalleled talent for self promotion is good to ufc and mma in the actual state of things. Let's be real,the bigger lightweights are too much of a threat for him, as he is more of a natural 155 than them
5. 155 will also benefit from this, with featherweights crossing the bridge more easily for superfights or to try it out, the 6 foot 200lbs guys being removed from the picture. A guy like Aldo will definitely move to LW in this state of things. Frankie could make a return too. Max Holloway could be relevant in this kinf of 155 division. Jeremy Stephens and Gilbert Melendez could return too being more at ease
6. The new 175 WW division will be great too, they'll lose some super-lightweights, but they'll gain back a very relevant young talent in Gastelum, and some former 170'ers like Nate the Great. TRT-less Vitor would probably do it too since he hinted moving at 170 before. Whittaker could even try it if he needs to in the future. Not to say it will make GSP's return to the division wayyy easier
Outside of the divisions in themselves, it will benefit us in the fact that :
a- We'll have 3 stacked divisions with competitive matchups
b- Less fights cancelled because of missing weight
c- more frequent fights year round, guys like Khabib not needing to cut weight during four month before fighting
d- Healtiest and less dehydrated fighters with more durability and chin, which translates in more exciting fights
e- more competitive fights, the physical factor being more even, the edge will be more in the technique, fight I.Q and heart
d- we push the possibility of a fighter dying from kidney failure further, which would harm the sport a loot if it happens in the UFC
The three new divisions could look like that (hypothetical) :
Lightweight (155): Mcgregor, Alvarez, Diaz, Pettis, Poirier, Johnson, Aldo, Stephens, Melendez, Iaquinta
Super-Lightweight (165) : Ferguson, Lee, Khabib, Barboza, Dos Anjos, Cerrone, Masvidal, Oliveira, Gunnar, Chiesa
Weltergeight (175) : Woodley, Gastelum, Thompson, Lawler, Maia, Magny, Belfort, Ponzi, Covington, Perry (and GSP after the middleweigt stint)
What do you guys think of this ?
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