Dana and company clearly does not care about any BW not named Ronda Rousey. I wanted to list some examples. I know this has been discussed. I just find it extremely annoying when there is clear bias for one person over others.
I'm not a Rousey hater or lover but I would like to see a division with good fights and contenders instead of the crap that we are given.
1. The BWs are not fighting enough.
If Rousey/Tate 3 happens in December, then those two will be the only BWs with more than 2 fights this year. (Barring someone fighting twice in the next 4 months). Maybe Holm, Andrade and/or Nunes will make the list as well.
2. The UFC rankings make no sense.
#2 Zingano has only fought 3 times in the UFC and had a year and half absence.
#4 McMann is 2-3.
#5 Kaufman is 1-1-1 in the UFC. Why is she ranked so highly with only 1 win in the UFC?
#6 Correia but we know that is silly.
#6 Eye has only 1 win as well but being generous she would have 2 wins if she didn't pop for weed.
#9 Carmouche is 2-3.
#11 Pena shouldn't be ranked at all after an almost 2 year absence.
3. Not enough BWs under contract.
There are 27 listed female BWs but at least 4 aren't currently fighting for the UFC and 2 do not even fight at the 135 weight-class.
Some solid points and some less solid points... First, I agree that they pretty much don't care about the division outside of Rousey. She is, after all, the reason they brought it in. It's also true that they aren't having them fight enough. They are maximizing Rousey's earning potential by fighting her often, and keeping the division behind her by not allowing it to develop efficiently. It's all about feeding Rousey. Maybe not all of this is due to the UFC, though, I don't know. Rousey seems more game to compete often than some of the others, perhaps.
Now, for the bad: You don't rank people based on how active they've been, but by who they've beaten. Also, you are unfairly limiting your evaluation to UFC fights. The division is fairly young, especially when you consider that they don't fight as often. These women had careers fully in swing before they ever made it to the UFC. Kaufman, for instance, has a lot of good wins and was champion at one point outside of the UFC, holding the belt that is essentially the lineal belt. I do think they unfairly rank people based on the reflected glow of Rousey like Carmouche who had one good moment in an otherwise shit performance. She was a contender of convenience for Rousey's first fight in the UFC, nothing more.
Pena not only fought twice in the UFC, but three more times on TUF. She won all of those fights, and finished them all but one. Yes, she had a long layoff due to injury, but she looked good when she came back and she has shown a lot of potential and some decent intangibles like natural athleticism and gameness. Part of her ranking comes from the fact that the division is simply not that deep, as is the case with the rest of MMA. You still have to make the best, most accurate ranking you can.
Oh, and I thought Kaufman beat Eye in that split decision that got overturned.
