Missing Weight.

[RespectIsEarned]

When a professional fighter misses weight they should not fight and the company that signed the fight should pay their opponent a double purse without fighting. (as long as they made weight). Put the $$$ where it belongs. Less fighters would have a chance to miss weight if they cost their company $$$.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Might as well say ufc should give everyone a house, it's as likely to happen.

 

[Wizzlebiz]

When a professional fighter misses weight they should not fight and the company that signed the fight should pay their opponent a double purse without fighting. (as long as they made weight). Put the $$$ where it belongs. Less fighters would have a chance to miss weight if they cost their company $$$.

What if both fighters know each other and agree to have the man who makes less money miss weight on purpose, then behind the scene they split the money paid to the higher paid guy?

Wanna see more missed weights? Employ this strategy

 

[RespectIsEarned]

The UFC is not to blame. The commission is. If they made a company pay for things like missing weight the problem would go away.

 

[RespectIsEarned]

No. Look deeper into betting and odds oh and the IRS. Athletes that try to beat the system are found out.

 

[Siesta]

When a professional fighter misses weight they should not fight and the company that signed the fight should pay their opponent a double purse without fighting. (as long as they made weight). Put the $$$ where it belongs. Less fighters would have a chance to miss weight if they cost their company $$$.

It's easy spending other peoples money. You wouldn't think that if it came out of your pocket.
I'd cut the fighter after the second time they missed weight, though.

 

[Which Doctor]

No. Look deeper into betting and odds oh and the IRS. Athletes that try to beat the system are found out.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I say they get 20 lashes and have to fight in a sackcloth

 

[andmcq]

When a professional fighter misses weight they should not fight and the company that signed the fight should pay their opponent a double purse without fighting. (as long as they made weight). Put the $$$ where it belongs. Less fighters would have a chance to miss weight if they cost their company $$$.

Nah, not fighting would suck. I want see as many fights per card as possible and having a fight dropped the day before the event could be devastating.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Nah give up the 20% and keep the show going

 

[GTS]

I say they get 20 lashes and have to fight in a sackcloth

I say they shove a living snake up their ass, one that weighs as much as the amount they missed weight by.

 

[zuffazombee]

Why is it the UFC's fault that a fighter misses weight?

If your answer is "it's not", then why should they be the ones being punished?

This idea is completely retarded.

 

[TheSecretArma]

Increase it to 30% of their purse and a free punch to the chin at the start of the fight.

 

[Sakuraba7]

The UFC is not to blame. The commission is. If they made a company pay for things like missing weight the problem would go away.

Everyone wants to make money, and nobody wants their events cancelled. Both the commission and UFC are aligned on that.

Boxing had same day weigh-ins and got rid of it, because it cancelled events when fighters missed weight the day-of rather than the day-before. Plus, the reason you even have public weigh-ins is because of promotional reasons and doing it the day before made sense but not the day-of. And cancelling the entire fight can be disastrous financially when its a headline fight, be it day-of or 1 day before. Fighters miss weight in boxing all the time, but the fight goes on, the weight-misser simply become ineligible for the title.

 

[Sakuraba7]

Personally, I've advocate re-adjusting the weights slightly to reduce the problem. If someone is naturally a few pounds above a weight-class after fight camp he shouldn't be forced to jump 15-20 lbs where he is undersized and he knows it, because the opponents he's facing are going to be not 15-20 lb larger but significantly larger (25-35 lb).

130 FLW
140 BW
150 FW
160 LW
170 WW
180 MW
190 Super MW
205 LHW
265 HW

I think this re-adjustment alone could fix most of the issues with weight. You don't need the 2 or 3 new classes as some advocate, just 1 new class. It helps fighters who fall in-between MW and LHW. And everything below WW, move up by 5 lbs. Eliminates the massive 15 lb jump from LW to WW, and increases the competition pool for Flyweight which is seriously needed.

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

125 Flyweight
130 Junior Bantamweight
135 Bantamweight
140 Junior Featherweight
145 Fetherweight
150 Junior Lightweight
155 Lightweight
160 Super Lightweight
165 Junior Welterweight
170 Welterweight
175 Super Welterweight
180 Light Middleweight
185 Junior Middleweight
190 Middleweight
195 Super Middleweight
200 Junior Light Heavyweight
205 Light Heavyweight
215 Super Light Heavyweight
220 Junior Cruiserweight
225 Cruiserweight
230 Super Cruiserweight
245 Junior Heavyweight
265 Heavyweight

 

[chinarice]

125 Flyweight
130 Junior Bantamweight
135 Bantamweight
140 Junior Featherweight
145 Fetherweight
150 Junior Lightweight
155 Lightweight
160 Super Lightweight
165 Junior Welterweight
170 Welterweight
175 Super Welterweight
180 Light Middleweight
185 Junior Middleweight
190 Middleweight
195 Super Middleweight
200 Junior Light Heavyweight
205 Light Heavyweight
215 Super Light Heavyweight
220 Junior Cruiserweight
225 Cruiserweight
230 Super Cruiserweight
245 Junior Heavyweight
265 Heavyweight

Helllllllllllllllllll no!