With the UFC going to fight island again this year this is the perfect opportunity for them to get Mason Jones, Vartanyan, Shabily, Kerimov, etc. I was surprised to see the UFC almost empty out the entire CW roster (a lot of cans tbh) to fill out the fight island cards but not get Mason Jones. Hopefully, this time around they sign him, along with other Eastern European fighters.
Well, I'm not against a tough match-up, but I find it strange that they want to give him a guy that is not very well known and has deceivingly bad record. If you are gonna give him a tough match-up, give him someone with a big name like Dariush or Oliveira but to throw him against a really tough unknown opponent seems counter productive to me. I like the idea of Chandler immediately facing someone like Tony Ferguson, that makes sense because Tony is a big name opponent; no shame in losing to him. But Gamrot is being thrown to the wolves in a, kind of, lose-lose situation.
Crazy that really elite fighters are willing to get paid less than what they are worth, just to prove how good they are. Hopefully, he gets a pay bump soon because that LW division is a shark tank from top to bottom.
Did he sign with the UFC?
Oh wow good move for him. Free agency is pretty healthy right now in mma. Glad to see.
I think Chandler was making upwards of 200k per fight, Bellator should use that money to make a move on Jones, Vartanyan, and Shabily. Think about that, 3 promising fighters for the price of 1.
Yes, I believe most fighters think more in terms of the prestige of being UFC fighters and the long term possibility of making more money for the UFC. Which is a fair point, because in the end, if you are successful in the UFC then money will not be an issue...probably.
Honestly, if Mason Jones plans on staying at WW, then I think the UFC is a better fit but if he is thinking about staying at LW then Bellator is the easiest road to the title and more money. Bit if his mind is set then he will be a great addition to any division he decides to stay.
