Seems Like - On Average - Fighters Are Fighting Less Per Year These Days. If True, Then Why?

[Leonard Haid]

This clogs up the rankings movement, and young prospects have to wait longer to get their shot, specifically in the talent-stacked divisions. What's going on? More WMMA fights thus fewer slots per fight for male fighters? Thoughts?

 

[dildos]

I blame USADA.

 

[ARONAbeetFEDOR]

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

They are busy working day jobs to make ends meet.

 

[IIIIIIII]

probably because it's not good for the body, and fighters are more worried about their health than before. unless your name is donald cerrone.

 

[IIIIIIII]

They are busy working day jobs to make ends meet.

also that lol

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

Guys are more aware of injuries and are less willing to fight through them.

 

[Strychnine]

 

[Kvolcom]

WME is being cheap to make back that 4 billion they owe. Even ppl that work for the company, Joe Rogan, will tell you the same.


And when fighters see them sell for 4 billion it makes them less willing to accept 8k to show, 8k to win. Putting my life on the line for 16k when you're making billions off my blood? no thank you!

 

[Awmun]

The roster is a lot larger and harder to get everyone time in.

 

[moreorless87]

In the higher weightclasses an issue is you have an aging roster which means more injuries and/or longer recovery periods.

Add to that as well the UFC's preference for booking fight months in advance which means one short term injury and a fighter can be inactive for the best part of a year.

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

The roster is a lot larger and harder to get everyone time in.

yea, i think its harder to get a fight these days - the UFC keeps a lot of fighters and non-draw fighters seem to have a hard time fighting as much as they want. If the UFC has so many fighters under contract, they can offer less for fights and wait for desperate fighters to bite. If they only relied on a few fighters, they would lose a lot of leverage in that discussion.