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People say that UFC is looking at the long term profit as opposed to short term profit, and they are correct on that, but it's actually a little more extreme than that if you think about it.
Conor is really only good for just this one last fight with Diaz- he isn't worth much after that.
Before this whole debacle, the UFC is already trying to buy time for Conor, by making aldo fight frankie, because if he goes down and loses immediately again, that's a back to back losses to two different fighters when you're hailed by the UFC as the best pound for pound fighter.
Conor has never been a complete fighter- he is a great striker, and that's it. Great striking + great mouth to be able to get under his opponent's skins and make them more emotional, more reckless in a fight. Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying he is completely a fraud, without his striking and his confidence, and actually capitalizing off of his emotional opponents in a fight, he still wouldn't be who he is today. But in the long term, he just isn't a complete fighter who can hold a belt for 9-10 years. that's a fact.
Now, after his loss with diaz, the ufc can't put him back down to his own division, because there's frankie, there's aldo.... and they've seen conor fall from grace- conor's trash talk is no longer as effective as before, and aldo vs conor would likely go very differently now. And let's not forget Frankie Edgar who poses a huge threat to Conor.
So what if conor loses to diaz again? his stock drops
what if conor goes back down to his weight and loses to frankie, loses to aldo?
The ufc can no longer propel him any further, because he is already at the top, they can no longer prevent him from having to fight the best in the world, or those that possess skills to beat him. That's a big problem.
So for the UFC, why concede to conor, and perhaps reaps the problems that will come from every fighter that wants to do waht conor is doing by threatening the ufc by pulling off a card and demanding more money? when conor is really just a hyped job who is worth one more fight before he is completely exposed? the ufc already knows this, you don't think the ufc had a hard time trying to figure out the RIGHT opponent for conor after the first diaz loss?
That's why the ufc is not willing, because they know conor is only good for 1-2 more fights.
Don't get me wrong, i hate the ufc as much as you all, and it's ufc's fault for their practice of hyping up a fighter and putting all their eggs in one basket, but what we as fans want, is see a fighter who actually deserve it do this- not some hype job..... that's like having to choose between the lesser evil of the two.
Conor is really only good for just this one last fight with Diaz- he isn't worth much after that.
Before this whole debacle, the UFC is already trying to buy time for Conor, by making aldo fight frankie, because if he goes down and loses immediately again, that's a back to back losses to two different fighters when you're hailed by the UFC as the best pound for pound fighter.
Conor has never been a complete fighter- he is a great striker, and that's it. Great striking + great mouth to be able to get under his opponent's skins and make them more emotional, more reckless in a fight. Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying he is completely a fraud, without his striking and his confidence, and actually capitalizing off of his emotional opponents in a fight, he still wouldn't be who he is today. But in the long term, he just isn't a complete fighter who can hold a belt for 9-10 years. that's a fact.
Now, after his loss with diaz, the ufc can't put him back down to his own division, because there's frankie, there's aldo.... and they've seen conor fall from grace- conor's trash talk is no longer as effective as before, and aldo vs conor would likely go very differently now. And let's not forget Frankie Edgar who poses a huge threat to Conor.
So what if conor loses to diaz again? his stock drops
what if conor goes back down to his weight and loses to frankie, loses to aldo?
The ufc can no longer propel him any further, because he is already at the top, they can no longer prevent him from having to fight the best in the world, or those that possess skills to beat him. That's a big problem.
So for the UFC, why concede to conor, and perhaps reaps the problems that will come from every fighter that wants to do waht conor is doing by threatening the ufc by pulling off a card and demanding more money? when conor is really just a hyped job who is worth one more fight before he is completely exposed? the ufc already knows this, you don't think the ufc had a hard time trying to figure out the RIGHT opponent for conor after the first diaz loss?
That's why the ufc is not willing, because they know conor is only good for 1-2 more fights.
Don't get me wrong, i hate the ufc as much as you all, and it's ufc's fault for their practice of hyping up a fighter and putting all their eggs in one basket, but what we as fans want, is see a fighter who actually deserve it do this- not some hype job..... that's like having to choose between the lesser evil of the two.
