The Case for a UFC Welterweight Masters Division

[Fatback96]

This thread is dedicated to making to case for a Welterweight Masters Division.

We’ve got several big named fighters in the WW division who keep talking about coming back and would mix nicely with some of the fading WW and LW fighters as well.

There is not one bad matchup in this entire lineup of Welterweight Fighters.

Fighters at Welterweight:

Robbie Lawler

Matt Brown

Nick Diaz

Nate Diaz

Dan Hardy

Carlos Condit

Demian Maia

Diego Sanchez

Tim Means

EDIT:
Donald Cerrone




Fighters at Lightweight that could move up:

Clay Guida

Jim Miller

Francisco Trinaldo



Book it Dana

 

[HaulParris]

I would watch. Much better than using them as cannon fodder for up-and-comers

 

[ikite103]

We dont need to designate a special division to see old guys fight old guys. UFC matchmakers can just book old guys vs old guys or old guys could come out and say they will only accept fights against old guys

 

[Matthew Fedler]

I wouldn’t quite put Nate in his category just yet. Maia is also still a top 10 fighter at this point.

Contender Series: The Comeback
Lawler vs Diaz II
Cerrone vs Sanchez (already booked)
Condit vs Means
Hardy vs Brown

 

[Fatback96]

I wouldn’t quite put Nate in his category just yet. Maia is also still a top 10 fighter at this point.

Contender Series: The Comeback
Lawler vs Diaz II
Cerrone vs Sanchez (already booked)
Condit vs Means
Hardy vs Brown

Yes I completely forgot about Cerrone!

 

[RicardinhoPT]

Why not have them fight young lions? The young guys can learn from it and the older guys can prove they are still UFC worthy

 

[Kid Quick]

This thread is dedicated to making to case for a Welterweight Masters Division.

We’ve got several big named fighters in the WW division who keep talking about coming back and would mix nicely with some of the fading WW and LW fighters as well.

There is not one bad matchup in this entire lineup of Welterweight Fighters.

Fighters at Welterweight:

Robbie Lawler

Matt Brown

Nick Diaz

Nate Diaz

Dan Hardy

Carlos Condit

Demian Maia

Diego Sanchez

Tim Means

EDIT:
Donald Cerrone




Fighters at Lightweight that could move up:

Clay Guida

Jim Miller

Francisco Trinaldo



Book it Dana

Lol at Diego Sanchez.

 

[felmmando]

Huh?? Nick Diaz is on your list but George St.-Pierre isn't???

This thread is dedicated to making to case for a Welterweight Masters Division.

We’ve got several big named fighters in the WW division who keep talking about coming back and would mix nicely with some of the fading WW and LW fighters as well.

There is not one bad matchup in this entire lineup of Welterweight Fighters.

Fighters at Welterweight:

Robbie Lawler

Matt Brown

Nick Diaz

Nate Diaz

Dan Hardy

Carlos Condit

Demian Maia

Diego Sanchez

Tim Means

EDIT:
Donald Cerrone




Fighters at Lightweight that could move up:

Clay Guida

Jim Miller

Francisco Trinaldo



Book it Dana

 

[felmmando]

We dont need to designate a special division to see old guys fight old guys. UFC matchmakers can just book old guys vs old guys or old guys could come out and say they will only accept fights against old guys

The question is, in that scenario, what happens with the over-the-hill competitor who goes on a tear? Does a long win streak earn him a title shot?

 

[Huligani]

It's called Bellator.

 

[GaryEric]

i agree ww fuckin blows now

 

[DestinedAussie]

We dont need to designate a special division to see old guys fight old guys. UFC matchmakers can just book old guys vs old guys or old guys could come out and say they will only accept fights against old guys

Older retired fighters have talked about this before with a modified ruleset similar to Tennis with the legends tour. Personally I think it is a great idea but only for retired fighters with different rules (some of the ones which were brought up when I first heard about it were shorter rounds, no elbows)

 

[Ladder Master]

Watching past prime fighters is not entertaining

Current rules are already MMA light. We don't need geriatric fights with a
even more neutered ruleset.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

I would watch. Much better than using them as cannon fodder for up-and-comers

The natural order is to feed them to up and comers just like they were fed guys closer to retirement.

 

[ignorant MMA fan]

Seems more like a Welterweight Seniors Division to me.

 

[Fatback96]

Huh?? Nick Diaz is on your list but George St.-Pierre isn't???

He isn’t coming back. Nick Diaz supposedly is.

 

[FIGHTING TALK]

Make the weight division 190 and let Paul Daley back

 

[felmmando]

He isn’t coming back. Nick Diaz supposedly is.

If you say so. I periodically hear buzz about each of them coming back (more often about GSP) but haven't seen anything concrete.

 

[HaulParris]

The natural order is to feed them to up and comers just like they were fed guys closer to retirement.

I agree, but I don't want my man Condit fo be fed to the new generation. I watched him fight Alessio / Larson live on TV.