Who in UFC are the main "Company Men"?

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  1. joeyp1 Orange Belt

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    Guys who just always turn up smelling of title shots.

    im going...Sonnen, Vitor, Randy, BJ, Mir, Stann, Kenny Florian.

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    wanna know why im a gangster. i got beat twice, popped for drugs, convicted as a criminal and have lost more fights than ive finished....

    net result... wound up with a title shot in a division ive never competed in, as a legitimate title prospect, a tv show and a nice job presenting. thats gangster.
     
  2. Dookieshoes** Purple Belt

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    When you say "company men" I think of the UFC brass. DFW, and the Fertitta bros.
     
  3. ZackZed Black Belt

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    Dont forget Tito as well.
     
  4. PeterPain Brown Belt

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    This

    But we get it, Sonnen is spoon feed glory to sell ppv in southern'merica.
    It sucks but that's that.
     
  5. dyland88 Blue Belt

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    As far as company men are concerned Franklin and sonnen come to mind
     
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    Rashad Evans is an honorable mention as well.

    EDIT: Rashad Evans earned his title shots, I meant he is a company man in general.
     
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    Ace too
     
  8. turtleman1025 White Belt

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    BJ isnt really a company man. He's had disputes with DW and actually is a pain in Danas ass sometimes according to him.
     
  9. OldBoy91 Silver Belt

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    Chuck, Sonnen, Bisping, Hughes all spring to mind.
     
  10. The Real Pedro Red Belt

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    He's from Oregon, which is like the exact opposite of the South. And I don't mean just geographically.

    Do you have some reason for thinking he is more popular in the South or just typing random nonsense?
     
  11. youandme All on the DL.

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    He has been given two title shots, and he earned them both. If anything, Rashad should have fought for the title way before he did the second time around.
     
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    Same with Randy, thats why he isnt in any of the games because he wont give up his likeness rights. They are just super popular and will sell a PPV.
     
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    Lol nice, but Chael actually has fought at 205 before, just wasn't really successful.
     
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    Randy had extensive legal wranglings with the UFC, and Dana White basically said contract negotiations with Rashad are incredibly difficult, so I'm not sure why those guys are being listed.
     
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    Oh sorry, I meant he was just a company man in general, I didn't read the OP. Rashad Evans most certainly earned his title shots.
     
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    I don't agree. For me "Company Men" suggests those that are loyal to the organization and whom Dana could rely upon. Tito may have seemed a "Company Man" in many respects such as his sycophantic rhetoric, but Tito was always more of a self-entity as opposed to being with the company. Dana just knew how to work those strings, and Tito placed the paycheck above all, IMO.
     
  17. generalyum Purple Belt

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    Cerrone and Lauzon as well.
     
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    chuck, mir, ken flo, forrest, franklin, hughes, sonnen
     
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    Oh okay,

    Yeah I agree with you, he definitely is a company man in the other sense.

    Not that there is something wrong with being a "company man" with Dana as the president, with his hand on the button, ready to cut you whenever it suits him.
     
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    Machida lose 3 of his last 5 and hes still in contention
     

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