So They're Actually Trying to Pass Off the Fake UFC Belt as PPV Main Event-Worthy Now?

[Siver!]

UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier for the BMF "title", really?

Holloway vs Gaethje is virtually the same level of fight and wasn't even co-main at UFC 300, albeit that was a super stacked mega card.

Still...

It's not a real title fight.

I also can't see a real title fight that fell off the card, either.

I haven't paid attention, what's Sherdog's thoughts on this? Furious? Happy? Buying? Not buying?

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Some people here take the BMF belt more seriously than UFC does

 

[El Fernas]

Do you watch the fights for the belts (brand?) or the fighters? Belts means nothing when they belong to the brand and not to the fighters, Holloway vs Poirier is a banger, Poirier vs Mcgregor 2 & 3 didnt need a belt to be on PPV yet are probably top 10 UFC PPV´s and gates.

 

[World eater]

It is literally a wasteland card.
Might still be fun, but pity the people who pay for it.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

JBG’s don’t care about trinkets

 

[joy2day]

This is indeed a horrible card.

 

[Alpha_T83]

It's shocking how bad UFC 318 is.

This has to be pretty close to peak ESPN+ slop. I feel bad that ESPN has to guarantee the UFC 300k PPV buys for this card.

 

[Siver!]

Do you watch the fights for the belts (brand?) or the fighters? Belts means nothing when they belong to the brand and not to the fighters, Holloway vs Poirier is a banger, Poirier vs Mcgregor 2 & 3 didnt need a belt to be on PPV yet are probably top 10 UFC PPV´s and gates.

Oh, don't get me wrong, good fight, Holloway vs Gaethje was a FOTY contender, but I didn't feel like it was a PPV main event.

It's okay to have amazing fights that aren't main events.

PPV main events really should be the best fighters in the division, preferably on decent winning streaks, fighting for the belt/#1 spot.

Obviously not all title fights are quite as legit as that, but this isn't any of those things. It's the Bronze Medal Play Off in Olympic terms.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Didn't Mas vs Diaz Main Event MSG

 

[Pequeño Corey]

A card worth streaming

 

[KO Shotz]

Ya the BMF belt is pointless. I liked the idea of it for Masvidal vs Nate, but after that it lost its momentum.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

The "BMF belt" is retarded and strictly for suckers.

 

[usernamee]

I'm indifferent to it. They haven't cared about the quality of their product since the WME takeover and ever since then I have stopped caring more and more about things like this. Can't really look at UFC on a card by card basis anymore because it's mostly dog shit. Instead I look for what's the next great fight I want to see.

 

[Daniel Henry]

If Dustin wins more than likely ufc retires the belt with him

 

[VinceArch]

Yeah, the belt is stupid, and the rubber match is senseless, but it'll be better than these two cards we've had in the past.

 

[ultra321]

This is indeed a horrible card.

And will probably be card of the year
there is some real potential for great fights...

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

IF the BMF belt is gonna be a real thing and have a true meaning then whats with the weightclass?, BMF has to be open weight, how can he be defined to a weightclass only?. If you really think about it BMF is not a sanctioned belt, its doesn't have a weight limit or any rules, so why is it not open weight?

BMF belt should be Topuria vs Derrick Lewis, or Holloway vs Alex Pereira, (just some examples). If BMF is not open weight then it makes no sense at all, the whole meaning of the belt who is is the baddest, so everyone in UFC roster should be involved to win it from flyweight all the way too heavyweight.

Seems like a silly marketing gimmick and to try make the cards seem like they have title fights lol.

 

[KO Shotz]

And will probably be card of the year
there is some real potential for great fights...

like who?
Costa vs Kopylov?
Michael Johnson vs Zellwhatever?
Vettori vs Allen?

There's only 3 fights that will be exciting or has the potential to be great fights & they are Dustin/Max, Pitbull/Ige, & Phillips/Oliveira.

 

[joy2day]

And will probably be card of the year
there is some real potential for great fights...

There might be some good action like there is on some Bellator/IFL cards, but the relevance of the fights is extremely low. Charging that kind of money for those fights is ridiculous. ABC special or even Fight Night level, not PPV.

 

[Tito Tapped]

The only question that actually matters:

Does the BMF "title" trigger championship based bonuses and incentive clauses in their UFC contract?

Anybody know?