Does the UFC refuse to make obvious fights out of spite?

[Kono dio da!]

Aldo and Cruz were in the same division for about 2 years I think
As were Cruz and Edgar
Sterling and Ortega were in the same division for six months
Stipe and Jones called each other out in 2019 before the Reyes fight, on Twitter. They both wanted that smoke.
Joanna as a contender vs suarez before the injury
Dana ignoring Volk Dustin callouts
Conor and rda being out of their primes and in the same division for several years but not a peep.

Time and time again, there have been fights in the UFC that were either obvious, demanded by fans or suggested by fighters themselves. But the UFC completely ignored them.
Instead we got Aldo merab yummy
We got Kattar vs aljo (whilst aljo won, on paper it was a bullshit matchup for aljo, especially as a debut at featherweight. TDD, striking power etc. thank goodness I was wrong. But boring, could've been him vs Ortega at 300)
They fed my boy Edgar to Corey, fucking Corey. Why?
It makes no sense to me.
And now they're trying to force Jones vs stipe 4 years too late, whilst making aspinall sit in the cuck chair.
These fools also had shavkat and khamzat in the same division. No cigar. Instead, let's feed magny to shavkat. These matchmakers ain't shit.

 

[Khaosan]

Yes.

 

[filthybliss]

It does certainly feel like it some times

 

[swarrrm]

I feel like we'll never get a 165lbs division out of spite as well.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

You'll watch what your given.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

You'll watch what your given.

Lots of Sherdoggers subscribe to this, unfortunately

 

[Hdfi]

Or fighters are ducking opponents behind the scenes....

 

[GrantB13]

They are so focused on stories and making money but then make weird decisions with fight choices. I'm sure some of it is us not knowing inner workings but how did we never get Diaz/McGregor 3 from the company that freaking loves running the same matches into the ground?

 

[Istryker]

Or fighters are ducking opponents behind the scenes....

 

[AmonTobin]

Yes we've seen UFC keep popular strikers away from formidable grapplers. We've also seen 2 rising stars in the same division running in parallel for a long time so as not to risk an early derailment of either guy.

Or fighters are ducking opponents behind the scenes....

And this too. I'm sure UFC encourages "good business decisions" but some fighters also duck. We've seen it.

 

[StonedLemur]

Yes.

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[TITS]

Yes, they do. The matchmakers are assholes.

 

[SuspectChin]

Baldfather called off Silva vs GSP for Silva embarrassing the UFC in Abu Dhabi with his performance against Maia.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Masvidal vs Edwards not happening was downright pathetic...

 

[Kono dio da!]

I am still upset about how they let Ortega vs Sterling go. That was such a lay up. But instead they forced that yair rematch and then we got sterling vs Kattar and now sterling vs evloev. Everyone complains about how "boring" Sterling is but the matchmakers intentionally sidestep what could've been his most exciting and unpredictable matchup yet. We haven't seen him fight a dangerous submission artist. We haven't seen Ortega fight a dangerous grappler with a strong takedown game. It was basically Ortega vs Oliveira with inferior striking. We'll never see it. Why? Because fuck you that's why.

They also love doing this when you have two fighters past their prime and then instead of putting them against each other in a "legends" match, they feed them to a younger fighter in a bullshit mismatch. Like what they tried to do with Tony, Nate, Li and khamzat and I'm glad karma intervened.
I'm also glad the Luque vs Diaz fight tanked because again, nick Diaz vs Tony would be much better.
These morons fumbled Cody vs pre-prime O'Malley right after the wineland knockout, which would've been competitive. Cody coming off that assunciao buzzer beater was a menace. And they shit talked each other.
Fuck these guys

 

[RiseAboveHat]

Yes. It’s been more than proven by those text messages that came out. UFC matchmakers are the pettiest bunch of soyboys in America

 

[OldBoy91]

They generally don't like to have 2 veterans/legends facing each other, as there is no "upside" for the future.

They much prefer feeding the old guys to up and comers who will be making them money for much longer.

 

[Jackonfire]

Absolutely. They told Nate Diaz he could fight Poirier but only if he re-signed. But if he didn't, he would have to fight Khamzat. While they were trying to get Nate to re-sign, they kept Poirier on the shelf. Both Nate and Dustin wanted that fight. The fans wanted that fight. But out of spite, the UFC matched Diaz up with Khamzat instead. And it blew up in their faces.

 

[Deceasedxo]

I think they like to feel like it's their idea when making a matchup, so tend to not listen to the fans in favour of feeling in control.

 

[HuskySamoan]

I feel like we'll never get a 165lbs division out of spite as well.

170lbs isn't that deep and has been stagnant overrun by guys approaching 40 and LWs that moved up for a second life in their careers. Lacking in serious prospects beyond a few.

155lbs is at the point why there's no contenders left. The same recycled Poirier and Gaethje for nearly 3 generations of champions and they're all out of their primes now along with Chandler being even fucking older. Outside of Arman rematching, Islam has no viable contenders left...if Gamrot gets a big win maybe but that's a reach. Beneil is shot too.

But you want a 165 division and to bump WW to 175? You realize there won't be a floodgate of new fighters pouring in "cause weight cuts" but rather it'll thin out both 155lbs and 170lbs for years to come? This to me, I think mostly morons want this and their quoting of boxing is silly, wanna know why? Because Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Freestyle wrestling etc. Basically all other serious combat sports have more similar gaps and numbers of divisions to MMA, not boxing. Get it, goofy?