You think current UFC matchmaking wouldn't make more interim titles if there was a division between LW and WW?? Lol, are you kidding me? They're doing everything they can to make more title fights.The reason so many interim titles are happening is because UFC needs more title fights in their cards, so if they add another division, it will REDUCE the number of interims, not increase, because then they have more real titles to make cards stacked. Also.. did you see my lists? These aren't 3 competitive divisions? There isn't enough contenders/top fighters? Lol
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so inactive they have 3 lw champs, and about to have 2 ww champs.We don't need more weight classes and more belts.
The current LW and WW divisions are inactive as it is. Adding more weight classes would just dilute the divisions and make belts meaningless.
No, that's not right, if UFC really WANTED more titles, they would've made one for Edgar-Ortega and would have this 5 round fight headlining UFC 222 instead of the Cyborg-Kunitskaya mismatch. They NEED more titles, if Cyborg hadn't fought, ONLY them they would've gone with a interim featherweight belt.You think current UFC matchmaking wouldn't make more interim titles if there was a division between LW and WW?? Lol, are you kidding me? They're doing everything they can to make more title fights.
You say they NEED more title fights...lol that's a joke. They WANT more title fights, and magically creating a new division for no reason gives them that opportunity. Along with more interim opportunities. Don't be naive.
Your lists turned two super incredibly competitive divisions into three decently competitive divisions.
That's not better. It's actually significantly worse.
It keeps the best from fighting the best, by running to another division that both can reasonably make.
It's a horrible idea.
MMA doesn't need more divisions. Less would be better, but it's ok as is.
There's not enough talent at heavyweight and light heavyweight to make a in-between division. The only reason i support 165 is because LW/WW are stacked, as i demonstrated.On first thought, I am against due to diluting the talent pool.
But actually, a smaller weight difference between lighter weight classes actually makes sense because the difference percentage wise is bigger. Where exactly the jumps should be 10/15/20 pounds I dunno, probably a UFC stats guy needs to crunch the numbers.
I think if 165 is being considered, they should review all the weight classes, like a 225 cruiserweight.
One or two extra weight classes gives the UFC more champs and title fights to hype. So I wouldn't be too surprised if they did add some.
Why? We would have 3 good divisions..Alves would be perfect for 165 right now, although I still think it's a bad idea.