Are people really complaining about Nurmagomedov-Ferguson at 209 will be for the interim belt?

[13Seconds]

I understand why people dislike the interim title but it gets these guys better contracts and more reebok money. Doesn't really bother me as long as we get the fight we want, AND it's only right that this is 5 rounds

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[Loiosh]

Yes.

An interim title when the champion is healthy means someone dun goofed.

 

[MMAAAM]

It doesn't make any fucking sense. It's a number one contender fight. The interim title is completely unnecessary.
McGregor JUST won the belt.

 

[Fullmount Triangle]

only reason it needs an interim belt is because it's pretty clear conor mcgregor doesn't like defending belts. I personally don't think he's ever coming back.

 

[dickcheney]

It's just another sign Conor is the mma antichrist

 

[SportsDoc]

Interim belt because McGregor has made history.. by being the biggest pussy in the history of the sport.

 

[13Seconds]

It doesn't make any fucking sense. It's a number one contender fight. The interim title is completely unnecessary.
McGregor JUST won the belt.

But Conor won't fight for a while, so let's just enforce the interim title now instead of later.

We get to this shit go down for 5 rounds. Isn't that sweet?

 

[13Seconds]

Interim belt because McGregor has made history.. by being the biggest pussy in the history of the sport.

Let's try to forget Conor for a bit and appreciate the fact that we're about to see the two best guys in the division fight, It could be worse.

 

[Co-Co Zola]

The Interim Belt also firmly solidifies their no.1 status, their right to fight the champ (Conor).

Gives Conor less leeway to say he doesn't want to fight whomever for whatever reason. They're the interim champion, the belts need to be unified, he needs to fight the interim champ of his division. No ifs no buts.

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

Conor won't fight for a while, so fucking what? Cormier defend his title once in 2 years, I didn't see any interim titles being thrown around.
It delegitimizes the sport you goof.

JBJ won interim title April 2016

 

[dbader08]

Well there's no question in my eyes that whoever wins between those 2 deserves to be champ more than Conor at 155...so this is one instance where I love that it's for the interim.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Conor won't fight for a while, so fucking what? Cormier defend his title once in 2 years, I didn't see any interim titles being thrown around.
It delegitimizes the sport you goof.

Jones beat OSP for the interim title (when DC got injured) then got stripped of it when he got suspended

 

[Paynebringer]

A interim belt locks Conor into a title defense or risks losing the prestigious LW belt it's a sad statement on the Champ that you have to create a interim belt just crossing fingers & hoping the Champ don't wonder off somewhere.

 

[Rittsy]

I just want to see this fight.

 

[Tramero]

Yes.

An interim title when the champion is healthy means someone dun goofed.

Conor is pregnant, not healthy

 

[13Seconds]

Conor won't fight for a while, so fucking what? Cormier defend his title once in 2 years, I didn't see any interim titles being thrown around.
It delegitimizes the sport you goof.

It's a different story in each division. Can't compare like that.

Rumble destroyed everyone else in the top 5 already. I can almost guarantee you that when Bones is back in July, and DC hasn't fought Rumble by then, an interim title fight between Bones and Rumble will be in place. Right now, there's nobody else except Rumble.

 

[13Seconds]

I just want to see this fight.

Me too man, me too.

 

[w00t]

This is an instance where the interim belt is even less paper than the real one.

 

[Reason]

New business model is all. Interim belts create better marketing opportunities. Don't expect that to bump the pay of the fighters though....

Aldi, Hollowords and Fergubum or Khabab know they are just placeholders until the king returns....

 

[BNC]

This is going to be a bad ass fight