The more serious mma organization...

[lats71]

i've been a fan of the ufc for a long time but the way the organization has developed over the past few years: (attitudes of management, attitudes and disrespectful behavior of certain fighters, the title picture and the way that interim titles are just thrown around to get a few more ppv buys, among other things has left me questioning which of the larger mma organizations is really the legitimate and more serious. Apart from the current bellator heavyweight tournament, which seems as well to be just a way to sell tickets, Bellator and especially the attitudes of the fighters (the respect they show each other) and the title picture seems to be moving toward being the more legitimate of the two major mma brands.

 

[TheBrownRanger]

Bellator and especially the attitudes of the fighters (the respect they show each other) and the title picture seems to be moving toward being the more legitimate of the two major mma brands.

MVP's way of fighting is literally based around taunting the opponent.

Also, if the title picture is so great, explain Pitbull getting a title shot over Daniel Weichel last year when he was coming off a loss and how the champs fight like once or twice a year.

 

[lats71]

MVP's way of fighting is literally based around taunting the opponent.

Also, if the title picture is so great, explain Pitbull getting a title shot over Daniel Weichel last year when he was coming off a loss and how the champs fight like once or twice a year.

not saying bellator is perfect by any means but in comparison to the ufc? heavyweight champ is fighting light heavyweight champ (both divisions on hold), whitaker is middleweight champ after gsp disappeared again. tyron woodley won't fight anyone. who knows whats going on at lightweight. (khabib, conor, tony, hollaway, lee etc. etc.) holloway is featherweight champ which is pretty clear cut but wants to fight at lightweight and become 2 division champ so who knows what happens to fw if that happens. haven't heard much from tj and bantamweight in a while and mighty mouse, the most dominant champ of all time in my opinion can't get any recognition cuz he won't play the game. meanwhile cyborg gets fed victim after victim in a non existent division, nunes will fight (and destroy) pennington after initially trying to set up a "super fight" with cyborg. rose is on top clearly. and whatever happened to nicco montano or whatever her name is. never heard of her again. did that division just disappear now that the tuf season is over and the money was banked?

also pitbull already beat weichel and how often do ufc champs fight?

conor has been out two years and never defended a belt?

 

[Baba Ghanoush]

Bellator's title picture is a joke lmao.

This is the same organization that faked an injury for their champ in order to try to put a belt around King Mo. This is the same organization that openly considered still going through with the trilogy title fight between Chandler and Alvarez because they didn't expect Chandler to lose the interim to Will Brooks. This is the same organization where the HW division and it's champion were non-existent for years. This is the same organization that has the same 3 fighters at FW rotating to fight each other up to five times.

Say what you will about the questionable meritocracy of the UFC title picture as of late. They at least still pretend to respect the prestige, where as Carvalho and Moose are fighting for the strap behind Nelson and Cro Crop in 2018.

 

[orangecuse]

i've been a fan of the ufc for a long time but the way the organization has developed over the past few years: (attitudes of management, attitudes and disrespectful behavior of certain fighters, the title picture and the way that interim titles are just thrown around to get a few more ppv buys, among other things has left me questioning which of the larger mma organizations is really the legitimate and more serious. Apart from the current bellator heavyweight tournament, which seems as well to be just a way to sell tickets, Bellator and especially the attitudes of the fighters (the respect they show each other) and the title picture seems to be moving toward being the more legitimate of the two major mma brands.

Roy Nelson-CC a fight that wasn't even a co-main event in the UFC 7 years ago is main eventing over their MW title fight featuring their prized free agent signing.

Kimbo-Dada was one of the most pathetic, embarrassing potential damaging thing in MMA quite some time, possibly ever.

Why did they sign and even hype a cocky trash talker just because he trains Conor? Why did they show Conor's celebration and disrespect toward a ref after a fight if they are so serious and about the MMA?

Not serious or respectful, Chael versus out of shape not serious or respectful Rampage main evented over possibly their biggest WW title fighter ever between Lima and their prized WW signing. There's probably more that I can't remember.

Why do you just exclude HW division when the LHW champ and other LHW contender are in that tourney holding up that division as well?

I don't mind it but have you seen David Rickles entrances?

And how serious do you think they take their BW division now or ever? How much do they care about that?

They've put some embarrassing not even Invicta prelims level Heather Hardy fights on main cards over legit prospects and proven fighters because she looks okay at the weigh-ins.

What makes you think Coker/management care about being a more serious organization?