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This is not to bash any fighter.
Just using as an example, take a look at GSP.
Counting his fights with Diaz, it will be 4 straight fights in Canada.
And while I obviously can see the plus side (who will pay most to see GSP than his Countrymen that adore him?), isn't it a tad unfair to his challengers?
I ask this not to pose a bad light onto him, but to use it in order to as these questions.
On the flip side, you have Junior dos Santos, who had issues in his traveling to US, and lost a full day traveling instead of training & concentrating on his fight.
So why is it fair for one champion to defend his belt at home while others have to travel to where the challenger is instead of fighting on his home turf?
And on a third side, what about the people around the world who would like the opportunity to see the champ???
What do you think???
Note: MY personal opinion is that it should be either on the champ's Country, or in neutral territory.
I mean, the champ "earns" the right to fight at his home.
And if UFC wants to show his champ off, then at least do not bring him into the challenger's home. After all, I fail to see why Cain gets to fight at home when he is the challenger...
note2: This is not a thread against Cain. he just happened to be Junior's challenger this time when Junior lost his flight. COuld easily have been Mir or even some other champion (i.e. Silva fighting in US instead of in Brazil against Sonnen)
Just using as an example, take a look at GSP.
Counting his fights with Diaz, it will be 4 straight fights in Canada.
And while I obviously can see the plus side (who will pay most to see GSP than his Countrymen that adore him?), isn't it a tad unfair to his challengers?
I ask this not to pose a bad light onto him, but to use it in order to as these questions.
On the flip side, you have Junior dos Santos, who had issues in his traveling to US, and lost a full day traveling instead of training & concentrating on his fight.
So why is it fair for one champion to defend his belt at home while others have to travel to where the challenger is instead of fighting on his home turf?
And on a third side, what about the people around the world who would like the opportunity to see the champ???
What do you think???
Note: MY personal opinion is that it should be either on the champ's Country, or in neutral territory.
I mean, the champ "earns" the right to fight at his home.
And if UFC wants to show his champ off, then at least do not bring him into the challenger's home. After all, I fail to see why Cain gets to fight at home when he is the challenger...
note2: This is not a thread against Cain. he just happened to be Junior's challenger this time when Junior lost his flight. COuld easily have been Mir or even some other champion (i.e. Silva fighting in US instead of in Brazil against Sonnen)