I totally missed this post, I had stopped watching his account due to inactivity. He does not fight nearly enough, particularly given that he's already 31. I want him to take a big step up, take on Rosta or Murtazaliev, or maybe Novenyi Jr. But prove yourself, because he's too old with too little experience to be dabbling in MMA and fighting once a year. Show the fans, show Bellator why they should push you, why they should promote you, why we as the fans should care about you. Because MMA can and will move on quickly. There will be another stud who shows up from another gym with an impressive record who people can get behind. Who knows, it could literally be Lydell Poag. Someone is going to show up who is serious about their career and Bellator will push that guy. And I know his camp has been turning down fights. I get it in the sense that some matchups are scary, but if every matchup is scary then maybe you're just not at a place that's training you right. And I heard there are a lot of injuries at AKA and maybe he has nagging injuries. Ok, more signs you should be somewhere else. Because if you're constantly hurt and you're not confident in your ability to get in there against a Taylor Johnson, against a Dalton Rosta, you won't be healthier at 36 and the competition only gets better than Taylor Johnson when he was 6-1, or Dalton Rosta when he was 3-0.
I really really want to root for this guy, I would describe myself as a big fan, but he is not on the right trajectory. At the start of 2019, Austin Vanderford joined Bellator at 6-0, Cotton was 3-0. They're the same age, Austin is 2 just weeks younger. Now Austin has had 5 fights, is 11-0, and is fighting for a title likely before the end of the year. Johnny Eblen joined one month after Austin when he was 4-0, he's won 5 fights since and is now 5-0 since for a cumulative 9-0 and will likely fight in a title eliminator soon. Dalton Rosta made his pro debut that same month, he's also now 5-0 after winning 5 fights. And Cotton has had 2 fights and he's now 5-0. He needs to be busy, otherwise he will be forgotten.
