I applaud verdoom for ssking for more and not taking the fight. Lol at ducking. He trained for a totally different guy. He asked, ufc said no and they removed him. But thats how it should go. Not a week out, oh do us a favour and fight this guy for the same amount. Eff that.
I guess I simply cannot accept ANY last minute opponent change to be considered a "professional" level of a combat sport.
In Boxing, the signed contracts to fight are actually taken seriously. If a main card opponent cannot fulfill their contractual obligation, the fight is cancelled. That is IT it.
There is no such thing as Dana horeshit in real PROFESSIONAL combat sports.
In Boxing, when a main event fighter cannot compete, the entire fucking card is cancelled, AND the fans money REFUNDED.
Dana's Arse is too tight and corrupt to "REFUND" your money once he has pocketed like promoters of Professional Boxing. I don't want to beat a dead horse, but the average demographic that mainly supports Boxing is not the same as the one that mainly supports MMA. The prohibitive vast majority of Boxings demographic would NOT in any way shape or form accept any last minute replacement policy, and would make it clear to the promoters financially.
Dana and crew are comfortable enough that a large enough percent of the main demographic will at minimum begrudgingly accept, if not be good with, this main card last minute opponent modification. They are certainly under the impression that the demographic will not reject this policy in any way that causes the UFC brass to think that they risk loss of revenue from it's fanbase reaction.
I guess what I am saying is that I so strongly feel that last minute presto-chango shit that I firmly agree with Werdum refusing this unprofessional policy. I just don't understand how more money makes a "wrong" right!
It isn't like I am going to pay $50 to a super hot ho for a BJ, and make it to the brothel only to find she is not available. I am sorry, no amount of discount is going to make me let the "dude" filling in as "her" surrogate wrap "his" lips around my Wanker!
The fact that I would not pay the same $50 to get blowed by a man is irrelevant. If you feel that it is wrong, you shouldn't even be willing to get PAID to be drained, period.