Actually he makes clear reasons why 140 makes sense for both women, and yes I believe he is unbiased in his reasoning.
Really? What are the clear reasons? I didn't hear any.
And if the fight at 140 makes sense for both fighters (and presumably for the UFC as well) then what's his conspiracy theory on why it isn't happening? I didn't here that either.
Here's the reality of the situation, and please counter my assertions if you see anything wrong with them:
Cyborg has by far the most to gain from this fight and the least to lose. Just getting the fight means far and away the biggest payday of her career. Winning means she automatically gains a huge portion of the status and popularity and earning potential that Ronda and the UFC have fostered. And even if she loses, just the fight promotion alone probably puts her in a better position to profit from fights to follow than she'd be if the fight never happened. It's virtually all reward, no risk for Cyborg.
Ronda, on the other hand, has a ton to lose and not a whole hell of a lot to gain. Yes, it's a big money foght for her, but it's not like she isn't already making big money, and this fight might give her, say, a one time 25%-50% bump in her paycheck. Add to that the fact that most of the world has never even heard of Cyborg and already considers Ronda the baddest woman on the planet, and even a win doesn't vastly improve her status from where it's already at in the eyes of most. If she loses, though, the whole image falls down, and along with the image she loses a ton of earning power.
And then you have Zuffa, who has fostered this champion who, based on appearance alone, looks pretty much on par athletically with pretty much everyone who she competes against, right until the buzzer sounds and she crushes them in short order. She's like a human ATM for them. That doesn't improve dramatically even if she fights Cyborg and wins. But if she loses, everything changes. Not only does Ronda's status suffers, but now there's mainstream knowledge of this woman who looks like a man who is the baddest woman on the planet, but who is unpromotable because no one wants to watch a woman who looks like a man beat up women who look like women, but on the other hand her very existence undermines the marketability of all the other woman fighters.
prize fighting is a business. And clearly, businesswise, this fight is all about Cyborg. She's the one who stands to gain and profit the most, and stands to risk and lose the least.
Now you explain to me why she's not the one who should be making the concessions.
