The UFC is officially no longer a merit based promotion

[FlyAmericanEagle]

Letting Paddy fight for the interim title after giving him free layups against fighters that don't belong in the top 15 has made a mockery of this sport and rankings.

Matchmaking is no longer merit based but money based. Merit plays a far distant secondary factor. They successfully destroyed the meaning of the word competition in this sport. Now it's about who can sell their ass on social media best.

Dana and the Fertitta scum bags did this. I never want to hear that they did good for this sport ever again. They did good for their wallet.

They were some scumbag mafia types who strong armed the original UFC owners out of their organization (look it up) and sold the organization as soon as it blew up in profitability.

Anything else is bullshit propaganda.

If they cared about the sport and it's future they would have kept it and ran it the best they could or sold it to people whose ideology aligned with what the sport should be about:

Respect, discipline, and ethical conduct.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Just now?

 

[Sycho Sid]

When was it?

 

[FlyAmericanEagle]

Just now?

Has anything happened before this egregious?

 

[Shoguns Prodigy**]

Hasn’t been merit based since Conor got to the top.

 

[FlyAmericanEagle]

Hasn’t been merit based since Conor got to the top.

Bullshit. Conor at least was a champ from the division below. Who the fuck is Paddy? A top 15 fighter at best.

 

[Shoguns Prodigy**]

Bullshit. Conor at least was a champ from the division below. Who the fuck is Paddy? A top 15 fighter at best.

Conor wouldn’t defend his belts and got a title shot at lw off a win at ww against fking Nate Diaz. Now stfu.

 

[ChiggerNuts]

Conor wouldn’t defend his belts and got a title shot at lw off a win at ww against fking Nate Diaz. Now stfu.

Yes we do know Conor ran his big mouth which helped him get to the top...go figure. His mouth didn't help him any in his forays into politics in Ireland.

 

[FlyAmericanEagle]

Conor wouldn’t defend his belts and got a title shot at lw off a win at ww against fking Nate Diaz. Now stfu.

So that is worse than Paddy getting a title shot? Ha you’re retarded

 

[Söze Aldo]

Anyone else agree that Paddy isn’t worthy of a title shot yet, but still wants to see him beat the whiner Garth?

 

[Sycho Sid]

Has anything happened before this egregious?

Colby went 0-2 in title shots, beat Masvidal coming off two losses and got a title shot after sitting out for a year and a half.

Chael got finished by Silva, moved up a weight class and got a title shot against Jones with no wins.

Those two are just off the top of my head

 

[FlyAmericanEagle]

Colby went 0-2 in title shots, beat Masvidal coming off two losses and got a title shot after sitting out for a year and a half.

Chael got finished by Silva, moved up a weight class and got a title shot against Jones with no wins.

Those two are just off the top of my head

But they rightfully moved up as contenders in the division…. Paddy? Are you fucking kidding me right now?

 

[Sycho Sid]

But they rightfully moved up as contenders in the division…. Paddy? Are you fucking kidding me right now?

What the fuck are you talking about?

Chael hadn't even fought at LHW and was coming off a loss

 

[Shoguns Prodigy**]

So that is worse than Paddy getting a title shot? Ha you’re retarded

Paddy actually fought in his division to get his shot. Beating chandler to get a title shot at lw in a division they fight at is worth 100x more than fighting Nate at ww to get a title shot at lw. It’s not hard to understand, try using logic and you will find you are the real retard.

 

[FriskyRandy]

Justin arguably deserves it even less.

 

[gentel]

Anyone else agree that Paddy isn’t worthy of a title shot yet, but still wants to see him beat the whiner Garth?

For sure, it just shouldn't be for a belt. Topuria vs Tsarukyan with Gaethje vs Paddy #1 contender fight is how things should be

 

[FlyAmericanEagle]

You guys are even dumber than I thought.

Comparing true contenders in their own divisions, who have done damage in their respective divisions who may have undeservedly gotten title shots in other divisions is comparable to someone getting a title shot who has no merit in the first place? Paddy hasn’t even done shit at LW. He fought 3 guys that don’t even belong in the top 15 to get to the title shot?

Are you guys that oblivious?

 

[Mind Mine]

Has anything happened before this egregious?

The UFC became more about entertainment and more about who is popular the second it started immediately stopping fights when people got knocked down hard from a punch. You said nothing. You watched certain fighters get fast tracked to championships and you said nothing. You watched the UFC let Mighty Mouse go for next to nothing and you said nothing. I think you are getting exactly what you deserve and likely pay for

 

[CasualBot]

Do you even ufc bro?

 

[italiamusica]

It hasn't been merit based in a long time, it's all about how good of friends you are with Dana and CO, and/or how much money you bring into their pockets. They don't care about growing the sport anymore or having legit contenders, just cycle through no names and keep making insane money because they hoard everything. Fucked human beings.