It's pretty obvious now that it's all about who can draw the biggest gate, ppv buys, ratings, etc... You can work your butt off, win 10 straight fights, beat everyone in front of your, and that guarantees you nothing if you're not popular.
I didn't imply they didn't, I said they have mandatory defenses. Once you do a mandatory defense you can go for a "money fight," but if they keep going for money fights they get their belts stripped. Sometimes it works out pretty stupid like Fury was stripped of one belt because he was taking the Wlad rematch which he had to contractually give. But in the UFC you have situations like Bisping fighting #13 ranked Hendo, and then fighting GSP who hadn't fought in years and never at MW, while MW had tons of contenders.In boxing the champ doesn't always fight the #1 contender either
confirmed- pro wrestling IS a sport.
What the fighting world has become as it is all about money instead of "climb the ladder and you will eventually get a chance." Now all new fighters are trying to become the next Conor by talking smack and hoping to get a title shot. Fans don't care about the technical aspects of fighting anymore, they just want to see two guys swinging like a couple drunks until someone gets knocked out. Lastly fighters that are not champs are paid more than fighters who are champs.
I didn't imply they didn't, I said they have mandatory defenses. Once you do a mandatory defense you can go for a "money fight," but if they keep going for money fights they get their belts stripped. Sometimes it works out pretty stupid like Fury was stripped of one belt because he was taking the Wlad rematch which he had to contractually give. But in the UFC you have situations like Bisping fighting #13 ranked Hendo, and then fighting GSP who hadn't fought in years and never at MW, while MW had tons of contenders.
What the fighting world has become as it is all about money instead of "climb the ladder and you will eventually get a chance." Now all new fighters are trying to become the next Conor by talking smack and hoping to get a title shot. Fans don't care about the technical aspects of fighting anymore, they just want to see two guys swinging like a couple drunks until someone gets knocked out. Lastly fighters that are not champs are paid more than fighters who are champs.
In boxing the champ doesn't always fight the #1 contender either
How you can live with that much hate?"... has become"?
You have a Nov '13 join date TS
So, after the UFC put Chael Sonnen in a LHW title fight
The same Chael who had been wrecked inside 7 minutes in his previous fight, in the division 20lbs below LHW
The same Chael who hadn't fought at 205 for 7+ years
The same Chael who hadn't beaten a relevant 205er for close to a DECADE
And you're only just getting this now?
They used to for the most part. All the different sanctioning bodies demanding different matches and splitting belts into a more complicated system than government ABC agencies ruined that. Dana might lie all the time but who he considers the number one contender to be is the number contender.
I wouldn't say ball sports playoffs are comparable. But in football you play for home field advantage and a bye week. Also only 6 out of 16 teams per conference get into the playoffs, they have a tournament for each conference and then the winner of that 6 team tournament represents their conference in the Super Bowl for the championship of the league.Deff
But you brought up an example that was only 2 fights in a row
Not saying UFC is altruistic in any sense. They are certainly about the money.
But as others pointed out, it is exactly what the definition is
Other sports changed things to make more money too when it comes to championships
You can have second/third place teams getting to championship games/series, solely because that sport makes more money
what is the point of a regular season if in some sports half (or more) of the teams are in the playoffs?
Maybe 50 years ago, but in the 70's champs fought low ranked guys a lot as well
Ali vs Wepner?
Tune up fights.Maybe 50 years ago, but in the 70's champs fought low ranked guys a lot as well
Ali vs Wepner?
Alvarez was passed on for 2 whole years by Stevenson. That’s just one example at the top of my head. So much for your theory.At least in boxing they have mandatory defense. In the UFC they let certain fighters get the belt and then not give top contenders a chance, going for "money fights," however many they want in a row.