- Joined
- Feb 3, 2013
- Messages
- 25,554
- Reaction score
- 7,744
Except Cain/JDS wasn't an instant rematch so I don't get your point
And the second fight was completely different from the first one.
Except Cain/JDS wasn't an instant rematch so I don't get your point
Getting a little tired of people shitting on matchmakers as if it's just as easy as taking two guys and putting them together to fight. You've got guys wanting more money, guys getting injured, guys already injured, guys who want longer camps, guys who won't fight "friends", guys who just turn down the fight for whatever reason.
Am I a huge fan of rematches? Sometimes, sometimes I'm not. Sometimes I don't think they are warranted. But matchmaking is hard. Some people just seem to be under the impression that you can just put whatever fight together that you want, regardless of the circumstances, and if they don't want to, you just make them. That isn't how it works.
Miocic vs Rothwell, AA vs Mir, that means cain is getting a rematch??? I understand a rematch in certain situations, but cain was a bloody mess, gassed, and got subbed! He does not deserve a rematch. I hate this! I getting sick of it. How many chances will cain get? If he loses. does he win 1 fight and get another rematch? doesnt make any sense. I think alot of you are delusional to think anyone outside of us hardcore will ever take this thing seriously!
rant over
Getting a little tired of people shitting on matchmakers as if it's just as easy as taking two guys and putting them together to fight. You've got guys wanting more money, guys getting injured, guys already injured, guys who want longer camps, guys who won't fight "friends", guys who just turn down the fight for whatever reason.
Am I a huge fan of rematches? Sometimes, sometimes I'm not. Sometimes I don't think they are warranted. But matchmaking is hard. Some people just seem to be under the impression that you can just put whatever fight together that you want, regardless of the circumstances, and if they don't want to, you just make them. That isn't how it works.
Yeah, Anderson should have never got his rematch with Weidman. Nor Hendricks having to fight Lawler again after HIS injury. And the initial Barao-Dillashaw II rematch that was planned? All bullshit match making
:that was sarcasm, retard.:
Yes, because every fighter accepts every fight offered...
Matchmaker is the worst job in the UFC next to janitor.
I would have been perfectly fine if Cain fought Rothwell, Stipe or anyone else in the top 5. If he won, sure give him the rematch.
An instant rematch simply because he didn't look himself? He was beaten everywhere the fight went and was finished. In my opinion, this is an even worse than giving Gustafsson a title shot.
Barring an absolute robbery, I think there should be a no rematch clause period. I don't care if you are Anderson Silva or Fedor. If you lost, you need to work your way back to a title shot even if it's winning just one fight. No do-overs.
Match making is not that hard.
First off there is no standardization what so ever they have to adhere to. They are free to make whatever fights they want. Wins and losses are irrelevant to them, nothing stopping them from making any fight they want. They miss the mark all the time, or try and obviously force what they want, there is no excuse for some of the misses they've had on events with all their resources.
You know what, it often seems like matchmakers do none of the stuff you mentioned, or even considered it. Fighters have found out they're fighting via other people's twitter.
The matchmaking and creativity in the UFC is non existent.
So many options, so many possibilities and yet the UFC manages to make the most "wtf" matches possible.