This is where MMA fans shows their roots as smart mark pro wrestling fans. As if mentioning UFC is breaking kayfabe and they’re trying to fool fans into thinking that UFC happens to promote the same sport and at one time or the other the same fighters. As if the majority of the fighters in the main card didn’t have extensive and extremely notable careers in the UFC.
Just because UFC wants to monopolize and pretend that nobody else exists, doesn’t mean others should in what is supposed to be a legit sport. You don’t think Bellator would look kinda silly pretending the UFC doesn’t exist? That’s a luxury only afforded to behemoth orgs. Razor Ramon doesn’t become Scott Hall if he moves from UFC to Bellator. It’s the same universe and Bellator figures there is no use playing stupid like the UFC does when Eddie Alvarez comes in making top dollar And one fight away from a title shot but they pretend that the reason he makes top dollar and is one fight away from a title fight doesn’t exist...or Ben Askren for that matter.
Besides, if UFC mentioned Bellator they would probably have to mention their main event winner tonight Jack Hermansson was a two and out scrub in Bellator. A non-hacker but improved via UFC glove