Does the UFC need more fighters and stop cutting guys so much?

[CombatScience]

Because at every weight class, basically the same 4-5 guys are recycled over and over for title shots(Dan Henderson for example), until they lose about 2 or 3 straight then their phased out and another guy comes in to recycle the same 4-5 guys for title shots.

So my question is, does the UFC just need more guys?

 

[AusMMAfan]

Yeah good point. I kind of feel it's the same dudes who keep fighting each other.Having said that I think each division has like 30-70 fighters the top guys seem to just do enough but winning some and losing sum that younger new blood doesn't make through.

There's also a lot of fighters now in their late 30 and early 40 still in the game. i.e the average of the top 10 sherdog HW division is 35

 

[FrankieNYC]

So my question is, does the UFC just need more guys?

More than the 500+ they have now?
lol no

 

[mjmj]

Yeah, that's the problem. Not enough fighters...

 

[EffinCraig]

They need however many it takes to do 52 shows per year. Saturday night fights make me happy.

 

[Reign009]

Well the top fighters are the top fighters for a reason.

The problem you're talking about has more to do with match making.