Media Khabib claims MMA promoters won’t sign Dagestan fighters, true or false?

[koa pomaikai]

Promoters too scared they will lose fans by having uncharismatic champions that are boring?

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Promoters too scared they will lose fans by having uncharismatic champions that are boring?

Those MMA promotions can sign Dagestani fighters as long as they sign some Georgian fighters to balance things out

 

[Randy Fandy Fo Fanders]

I could believe that. Although I’m sure there is untapped talent in Dagestan, I don’t think the UFC wants to over saturate their roster with any nationality that isn’t part of their core MMA fan base.

 

[bng]

Well, mma promotion is an entertainment business. Hugging people to boredom death doesnt make any sense for it. Especially when its some bland muslim NPC who is not able to promote himself outside of the cage

 

[hbombbisping]

It's obviously true. They have the best fighters and they all have the same name and beard.

Promoter's are limiting their marketshare by having all Dag champs. They want to expand in all countries and Russia is not really a market outside of what Abu Dhabi took.

Those MMA promotions can sign Dagestani fighters as long as they sign some Georgian fighters to balance things out

Wow that Caucacus fighter really did well against that other Caucacus fighter lol

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

Ight then stop looking 100% identical to each other to the point where its actually kind of freaky

 

[Neck&Neck]

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

Or... maybe the cost of transporting these fighters/hassle of getting them visas is not worth it given the current world climate?

The UFC is a monopoly and very few of the other western promotions pay anything substantial. I do not think it should surprise anyone that international recruitment is not an viable option for most promotions.

 

[ricains_cretins]

Yep, and it's the same with Vatican. Damn shady MMA business.

 

[Poirierfan]

True, Khabib isn't Jones. Whether you like Khabib or not, he tell's the truth.

 

[BangBang]

Location, location, location!

 

[Conan the K-9]

Why would a promoter want to sign fighters, who only the ones using russian link, want to watch fight?

 

[TITS]

Yeah, anyone who watched the last Bellator WW championship fight with Jackson vs some Dagi blanket can understand why. Absolute box office poison. No real fight fan wants this crap.

 

[TheNewGame]

Those MMA promotions can sign Dagestani fighters as long as they sign some Georgian fighters to balance things out

Umar was winning till he messed up his hand tho. RIP to Merab in the inevitable rematch

 

[mangokush]

The UFC is trying to stop this even though they are nearly halfway there

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

This is good, it will force them to get even better, then the new talent coming from there will be next level shiiiiiiiiiiit.

 

[omawho402]

I'm not buying it. They're good, but not unbeatable.

 

[Rio Ferdinand]

The UFC is trying to stop this even though they are nearly halfway there

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Belal is like the village clown.

One is not like the rest lol

 

[hbombbisping]

I'm not buying it. They're good, but not unbeatable.

They don't need to be unbeatable to win many titles. A 90% win rate will suffice.

 

[Luffy]

Well, they don't sign the "I won't hide in Dagestan during PED tests", so they can't compete on the same level. Big Ank tho is from the war room like Jiri, etc. and is open about fighting samurai full Jiri Prochazka, he is on the supplements too. That's why he is way more active, those war room guys owe fights, and they can only use it if the other does too... Since everyone does nowadays (as it's always been), the use for all vs just for me makes Islam run from Topuria on the coke power... Pity Alex didn't know he could use Chama vs Ank, but now they do, Jiri is full vengeance mode by Ankalaev not being a man if his word and lying, so he was sallowed to fight as perfect storm Jiri.

Pity for Chama Alex tricked by not clean Ankalaev. If he knew he could use Chama, it'd be over in 2 rounds for steroid machine Ankalaev