Why do fighters who barely get hit in a fight, not fight again sooner?

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Is it the UFC not letting them or is it the hassle of going through another training camp so soon?
 
they still need a camp in most cases for prep for next opponent also some have familys
 
wear and tear/need for a camp/temporary financial stability/time off needed from a grueling fucking sport. ect.
 
No one wants to spend their entire life in camp. They win, they chill out, recharge physically and mentally, and come back when there's a good matchup.
 
I'm pretty happy if they make 3 or so fights a year - well hopeful anyhow.
 
The cards are arranged months in advance, which means many of their potential opponents will already have fights booked. Other might be on medical suspensions of their own. Most guys in the UFC don't want to take the risk of fighting somebody way down in the ranks from where they are, so it's usually better to wait.
 
The training camps take a toll on your body. Usually the training camps take more out of a fighter than the actual fights.
 
UFC wants proper time to promote not just one fight but a whole card.
 
They're either lazy, or they aren't interesting enough for the UFC to bother booking a fight.

Fighters who are not lazy and have fans like Ceronne, Ben Henderson can fight whenever they want if they don't take damage in a fight.
 
It might actually be better for fighters to fight multiple times after a single training camp if they sustained little to no damage in their first match, as opposed to 2 full training camps for 2 separate fights.
 
Good example would be Mark Hunt who barely took any damage in his last fight and right now does not exactly have time on his side. They should give him a fight ASAP. Except in his case I understand because almost all the potential match ups for him are already booked for a fight
 
I don't know.

Jose Aldo only got hit by 2 significant strikes in his last fight, but he doesn't even have a fight scheduled.
 
MEAN357 said:
wear and tear/need for a camp/temporary financial stability/time off needed from a grueling fucking sport. ect.
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Exactly. And to let your body heal from training camp. If fighters trained every week like they do in a training camp, careers would be very short.
 
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