Why does the UFC hate Rory?

They want GSP back. Plain and simple.

Rory's awesome and more deserving than anyone at WW for getting a TS.

Rory has more top10 wins at WW than the champ and the former champ.
 
FallonFoxGOAT said:
If Rory won the belt it would all but guarantee GSP doesn't come back.

Dana can't be having that.
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Interesting theory.

I think it's a win-win situation then because GSP isn't coming back and I don't want a boring champ in Rory either.

Keep em both out, Dana!
 
Rory is not what people built him up to be.. They were calling him the next GSP like 3 years ago including GSP.. Rogan even said he would be better than GSP. He is good but I don't see true greatness in him.. Something is missing..
 
Truthfully Dana and co havent liked him since he humiliated the sentimental favorite BJ Penn.

They also don't like his style. That of a tactical mastermind. They don't like that he patiently picks opponents apart. Systematically break opponents down in a surgeon like manner, that ultimately leads to what happened vs Saffiedine. Rory needs to keep fighting his game, because it pays off for finishing 5 round fights, just as it did vs Saffiedine. When you have 5 rounds, you see guys like Woodley, Maia, with very little left at the end of round 3. These two would not have made it another 2 rounds with Rory. Rory then staying discipline to his style seen him finish Saffiedine in 3 rounds his next fight. An opponent who hadn't been out struck never mind finished in recent memory, It was also a brutal finish that he did not force, but rather patiently crafted his perfect opening. The ufc however prefers guys like Robby L who come out swinging for the fences in round 1, then do fuck all the next 3 rounds, and then come out swinging again the last half of the final round. That apparently is more worthy of Dana's hard on. UFC has no respect for tactical and technical excellence in martial artists, and are failing and holding back exceptional young talents who they don't deserve from reaching their full potential. Ufc is bush league.
 
Dbreiden83080 said:
Rory is not what people built him up to be.. They were calling him the next GSP like 3 years ago including GSP.. Rogan even said he would be better than GSP. He is good but I don't see true greatness in him.. Something is missing..
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He's not as good as GSP but he is still one of the best WWs of the last 10 years.
 
chinarice said:
He's not as good as GSP but he is still one of the best WWs of the last 10 years.
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just curious as to why you think he isn't as good as GSP? They have nearly identical records: rory is 18-2 with 13 finishes and at one point GSP was 18-2 with 14 finishes, rory went 10 fights before losing his first whereas GSP went 7, rory went 17 fights before losing his second whereas GSP went 15. is it because gsp was given title shots a lot quicker than rory?
 
Part One: The Ellenberger fight. 15 minutes of light jab sparring, gave Rory a bad reputation as a boring fighter (His woodley fight was pretty dull too, but it was more a showcase of his ability to dominate top-tier guys). His Lawler, Maia, and Saffeidine fights were all high-energy technical fights but got labelled boring because of Rory's reputation

Part Two: His personality. Rory is very reserved and does his talking with skill. Matt Brown is nowhere near as good as him, but is labelled a contender because he has a brawler mentality that makes him endearing. Matt Brown has not beaten anybody the caliber that Rory has mopped the floor with, but because he has the "I don't give a shit" look they label him pretty much the GOAT
 
They don't hate Rory, they love money. Dana, Lorenzo, and Joe Silva aren't sitting around brainstorming ways to screw over Rory. They are asking themselves what the biggest money fight they can make right now is. Once you understand that principle all the chaos and supposed screw jobs suddenly makes sense.
 
Hulk Brogan said:
just curious as to why you think he isn't as good as GSP? They have nearly identical records: rory is 18-2 with 13 finishes and at one point GSP was 18-2 with 14 finishes, rory went 10 fights before losing his first whereas GSP went 7, rory went 17 fights before losing his second whereas GSP went 15. is it because gsp was given title shots a lot quicker than rory?
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Probably because GSP is the greatest WW in the history of MMA and no one else is...
 
Mixedfights said:
Why do they keep taking title shots away from him? Seriously its kind of suspect. Im no GSP/Tristar fan but damn. The dude cant win with the UFC brass. He may not be "exciting" but there is lots of fighters who arent (Benson), he controls the pace and shuts ppl down. He has more than earned a shot but the UFC is denying him over and over again. Whats the problem?
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Probably his boring style, weird personality, and association with Tristar and now enemy #1 GSP. Why won't GSP come back and make the UFC some damn money? How selfish of him! And Rory is just GSP part 2, so the UFC will take out their frustration on him.
 
Rory isn't and exciting fighter?
The fighters inside the cage are 2, if one of them run away the whole time could happen that even the most exciting fighter have not a good performance.

I mention some Rory's fight i really enjoyd:
Che Mills (he got smashed with nasty GnP=
Nate Diaz (he got humiliated and suffered not 1 but 2 very nice suplex)
Tyron Woodley (Rory didn't get any tko or ko but he kept tagging the guy with very technical boxing technique)
Bj Penn (completely humiliated, i still don't know how has been possible that the fight goes the distance, Penn's face was a bloodmask)
Saffiedine (Not that exciting bout, but Rory had an amazing TKO)
Condit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m40DZKndiM4


Rory deserves definitely a title shot. If it were not for Lawler the guy today would be on a 9 fights win streak

What are u guys talking about.. Rory is an amazing fighter
 
ocfightfan said:
They don't hate Rory, they love money. Dana, Lorenzo, and Joe Silva aren't sitting around brainstorming ways to screw over Rory. They are asking themselves what the biggest money fight they can make right now is. Once you understand that principle all the chaos and supposed screw jobs suddenly makes sense.
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pretty good summary. additionally, it's not like we've had a long string of undeserved title shots at ww. every shot thus far has been justifiable. lets see what happens next. rory obviously has a legit claim. it's competitive at the top.
 
Hulk Brogan said:
so many flaws in this argument...ouch
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It's an opinion and there is nothing flawed about it. GSP at his peak was better than Rory.

Rory is great, though.

Rory does not have GSP's grappling ability and it's the biggest difference in their skillset.

Rory is more willing to engage and fight than GSP was in the latter half of his career.
 
rory is still so young. im okay with him taking things a little slowwe than normal, but he definitely should be very close to a shot.
 
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