How Weak is the UFC HW Division?

[congo'spython]

Discuss.

 

[WARinsertname]

It's about where it always has been. You had peak years with Cain and JDS at the top...But that's it.

UFC doesn't invest much in their heavies. Never have really. Shame.

There is so much heavyweight talent out there, but it seems like they enjoy a UFC heavyweight division that has 2-3 good guys in it at a time.

 

[Yari]

That's a piece of shit. Just like the HW division.

 

[Rvd Slmr]

Middleweights and light-heavyweights have always been free to fight above 205 if they thought it was easier there.

 

[Sansnom]

B for effort.

 

[Hotei]

The UFC is bad but it has been worse in the past (when PRIDE was alive)...talking about MMA, HW is probably in the wowrst state of the last 18 years.

 

[Ivancho]

Ufc HW division sucks BIG TIME! A fat manlet is the actual champ thats funny even an unknown russian fighting in shitty org can be a champion in ufc

 

[Soul On Ice]

WMMA tier technique
Strength and stopping power makes it look less pathetic.

 

[awymore]

UFC doesn't invest much in their heavies. Never have really. Shame.

Not sure what you mean by investing, but it seems to me the HW division gets a higher average salary than any other division. I'm just including a couple examples below. Wasn't able to find any yearly totals unfortunately.

https://www.mmamania.com/2018/7/7/1...-miocic-leads-ufc-226-salaries-with-flat-750k

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/06/10/ufc-225-fighter-salaries-incentive-pay-attendance-gate-fox11/

 

[VinceArch]

It isn't the best but hopefully we see some fresh faces signed in the upcoming months. Plenty of Russian/European HW's who aren't just fat that are fighting on the regional circuit.

 

[WARinsertname]

Not sure what you mean by investing, but it seems to me the HW division gets a higher average salary than any other division. I'm just including a couple examples below. Wasn't able to find any yearly totals unfortunately.

https://www.mmamania.com/2018/7/7/1...-miocic-leads-ufc-226-salaries-with-flat-750k

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/06/10/ufc-225-fighter-salaries-incentive-pay-attendance-gate-fox11/

That's my point, they are top heavy to the extreme. There are tons of heavies out there, either getting better deals somewhere in Europe/Asia or they sign with Bellator. Bellator has been hunting all the new blood recently, doing what the UFC used to do back in the day.

 

[smiles mma]

Heavy weight has always been weak, some of the most popular hw fighters aren't that good of fighters compared to lower weight classes big nog, Fedor, Rothwell, Hunt ect. Most could have easily made 205, but wouldn't have faired well. The Giants rely on heavy hands and Stone head