Zuffa would never do it, and even if they wanted to I think most of the top tier would refuse to enter the tourney.
It definitely works for Bellator though, kind of disappointed with the whole "championship rematch" amendment to their format.
How did pride get it to work? they always had their top guys enter.
The game has changed since then, the fighter mentality is almost gone entirely. I think guys like Liddell and Randy would have entered, but most top guys today would scoff at the idea of fighting three times in three months especially without knowing who their opponents would be.
Sometimes when two fighters go for war, even the winner gets a 60-day suspension. And 30-day suspension are handed extremely often.
So how does Belltor manages to have guys fighting 3 times in three months without athletic comissions ruining all is beyond my understanding.
Because if you actually watched Bellator you would know several of their tournaments were marred with injuries. Kind of the way many of pride's/sengoku/dream/k-1's have been. ie: spang replacing rogers at the finale, neil grove getting multiple shots, etc.Sometimes when two fighters go for war, even the winner gets a 60-day suspension. And 30-day suspension are handed extremely often.
So how does Belltor manages to have guys fighting 3 times in three months without athletic comissions ruining all is beyond my understanding.
Because if you actually watched Bellator you would know several of their tournaments were marred with injuries. Kind of the way many of pride's/sengoku/dream/k-1's have been. ie: spang replacing rogers at the finale, neil grove getting multiple shots, etc.
Also, more importantly, bellator doesn't keep to tight schedules. If a guy is injured/sick/under 21, they just push the fight back. That's why they held 4 tournaments this season (fw/lw/ww/hw), but only one got completed (hw).
Tournaments are just a bad business model for MMA in my opinion.
Jus Wonderin if y'all would like to see the Ufc have contender tournaments kinda like what bellator does? i really enjoy Watchin their tourneys and if you think its even a possibility that it could ever happen With the Ufc.
The UFC and UFC fighters have a mentality of too much to lose so I don't see them doing it. God forbid a 'champion' lose a match in a tournament even if he didn't lose his belt. His GOAT status may be tarnished forever!
Because if you actually watched Bellator you would know several of their tournaments were marred with injuries. Kind of the way many of pride's/sengoku/dream/k-1's have been. ie: spang replacing rogers at the finale, neil grove getting multiple shots, etc.
Also, more importantly, bellator doesn't keep to tight schedules. If a guy is injured/sick/under 21, they just push the fight back. That's why they held 4 tournaments this season (fw/lw/ww/hw), but only one got completed (hw).