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Stupid idea. May as well have a P4P belt.
Big fights is a problem to you?All that'd do is turn into "who is the real champ, the BMF holder, or the other guy?"
No thanks
This, Holloway can cover 145 and 155, him vs a WW might be too much.I don't think we need one for every weight class.
But might be a cool thing to have one for 125 to 135, 145 to 155, 170 to 185, and 205 to 265 or something like that.
Nope. That’s dumb. They are IN THE UFC. That’s the incentive they need. If they need more than that I want them CUTSince the title fights cycle are so slow, just make BMF belts for every weight where FOTN fighters duke it for a bigger pay and 5 rounds. I dont give a fuck now, im kinda done with hoping the UFC goes for the true sport dynamics, they should incentizive action fights more
I mean they don't. It's not listed beside the holder in the rankings like the official and interim titles are.I think the gimmick would have been ok as an unofficial title, like "people's champion" or something. Making up a fake belt for it and referencing in the same breath as proper titles is embarrassing
I personally don't mind it. The matchups so far have been good although the idea of defending the belt is a little lame.
When Buffer did his intro saying "The reigning, defending, undisputed BMF champ" it made me cringe a little.
Being a BMF is subjective so the whole idea of being a defending champ against curated opponents is a little weird.
IMO The BMF belts should just be something you fight for and "accumulate" Like trophies. Not "defend" if that makes any sense.
The BMF idea isn't bad but it should probably be a once a year thing. Hopefully they don't start throwing it in every other PPV.
What are your overall thoughts on it? Anything you would do differently now that it's here to stay?
I'd be okay with the occasional explicitly labelled grappling focused match where you put two great grapplers together to show it off. Shields/Maia was great as they actually wanted to pit their AJJ vs BJJ and see who'd win there, not who could win by avoiding each other's strengths entirely.I kind of like it tbh. It would be kind of cool to have a grappling one if they typically went like Maia/Shields, but as we know they often become sloppy boxing matches.
Sure, but guys like Max and Justin also should've been in title fights anyways instead of fighting each other. Both of them had title shots in their own divisions. So they would've already been being paid more regardless just from the increased pay for title fights + had a chance for the real belt if they hadn't fought each other. Now Justin's taking a step back from both those things. He lost his BMF belt AND his LW title shot.I think the belt holder gets PPV points. So it's actually become a fair way to compensate HoFers like Gaethje and Holloway, who are much better than everyone outside of the top 3 but just can't beat the belt holders.
Sure, but guys like Max and Justin also should've been in title fights anyways instead of fighting each other. Both of them had title shots in their own divisions. So they would've already been being paid more regardless just from the increased pay for title fights + had a chance for the real belt if they hadn't fought each other. Now Justin's taking a step back from both those things. He lost his BMF belt AND his LW title shot.
Which is my one real problem with how they've been currently handling it: they use it on contenders to up the value of their fight. They don't want to just label fights #1 contender fights anymore, and they could just make fights 5 rounds any time now. They're using the BMF instead.
In a way it would be better if they actually were taking guys who couldn't get to the belt but matched up fun. Especially cross divisionally / catchweight to limit the impacts of the fight on their divisional standings. Having two contenders fight for it is kinda weird, especially yes in a situation where they probably can't be the actual "BMF" of their division.
Adding a BMF belt to every weight class doesn't change the potential for big fights, whatsoever.Big fights is a problem to you?
How does adding a class specific BMF belt alter what figures are available at that class, at all?Sounds like marketable superfights to me the only problem being that it unify the belts
Don't forget the US Title, 24/7, Hardcore, FTW... wait what industry is this?Continental titles & World (weight) titles.