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August 11, 2010
How Would You Improve the UFC?Posted by danb I love the UFC. You love the UFC. We all love the UFC. As the fastest growing sport in the world, Mixed Martial Arts has everything adrenaline junkies and sports fans could ask for. It doesn’t have the slow pace of baseball or the constant commercial breaks of baseball and, unlike some other action sports, the winner isn’t chosen by a panel of judges. That being said, there are still ways the UFC can improve. Yes, UFC 117 was a great event free from any controversey. However, quite a few controversial decisions by referees have overshadowed a few UFC events in the past. Heck, there was even a crappy decision in an episode of The Ultimate Fighter that resulted in the Iceman blowing up on Mr. White. These issues can surely be fixed. But how? There doesn’t seem to be an easy answer. What do you think? Tell us what you think can be done to help make the UFC stronger and stronger. A random commenter will be chosen to win a free BORN STRONGER Standard Tee! |
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The #1 thing in my mind is
The #1 thing in my mind is perhaps splitting up the heavyweight division to that the guys in the 220 to 240 range don't have to take on guys that need to cut to make 265.
HW @ 235 & Super HW @ 265 would work.
And down the road, and unlimited weight division might be interesting, too.
I also wouldn't mind it if they rolled in the WEC lower weight classes to the UFC banner and returned the WEC to a "minor league" for UFC.
make ufc better
i wouldnt change a thing judgeing wise and the rules are working so why change them. as a fighter i know judges are human and i shouldnt leave it in there hands.
Interesting
Interesting comments so far! Keep 'em coming!
How to make the UFC much better and credible!
We strongly urge Zuffa, LLC to recognize honest balanced reporting (and the freedom of the press) and allow as many media groups as possible to cover their events.
Threats to ban anyone who makes a Fedor shirt and Inside MMA ruins your credibility. We acknowledge Dana White had a dispute with M-1 over Fedor fighting in the UFC and with Mark Cuban's HDNet over Randy Couture. However, being emotional and threatening anyone who does not follow your will looks pathetic to fans of the UFC. The Gracie family who started the UFC embraced competition to show their jiu-jitsu could be superior for many practitioners.
Some argue like former UFC champion Matt Hughes, that the Gracies did not always pick the best opponents to represent opposing styles but that is beyond the scope of the present discussion. Why not challenge the best from other competitions and have the best fighter win with unbiased judging. The fighters from the UFC and WEC should challenge the fighers from Strikeforce, Dream, Sengoku, Bellator, etc. Do you not agree that would sell more tickets and avoid all this costly litigation? We will discuss the recently filed lawsuits and counterclaims by Zuffa, LLC v. Bellator and Zuffa, LLC v. Ken Pavia soon.
Bas Rutten is a global MMA legend especially for long-term MMA fans like us. Controlling the content of the reporting to only portray the UFC in the best possible light even if not true will be damaging. Fans may perceive the UFC to be declining into a fake-ass soap opera called the WWE. That is advertizing not honest balanced reporting. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in a landmark decision stated the truth is only obtained through "a competition of ideas." We strongly agree and think the actions of Zuffa, LLC's officiers are unwarranted. Look at the backlash against the Chinese Communist Party’s ban on any media reporting on wrongdoing in Tibet? If you want to portray the UFC as the best MMA competition and avoid a possible anti-trust lawsuit in the future, (now that Zuffa has their own magazine reporting) stop acting like a near-monopolistic insecure business. Start embracing the collaborative global promotion of the best sport in the world which you keep admitting is growing exponentially. The sport is inherently interesting.
Ufc improvements
I believe the most important thing to imporve on is the fighters pay...Not sure how they would go about it, but it sucks seeing some of these guys getting paid so poorly. And I think also merging the wec and ufc would improve the line-ups, so we're not always seeing them same guys fight one another.
Great comments
Great comments so far! Keep 'em coming
Dan
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random comment as requested on twitter ;-)
I just want a free t-shirt. ;-)
Funny!
LOL! That's funny, Astrid. Gotta' admire you for just speaking the truth!
make UFC better
I would like to start by saying that the UFC is the very best and top of the ladder , but everybody already knows that. What I would do to make it better is
First I would add 2-3 girl divisions to the mix
Second I would lower the classes to bantamweight
and Third I would lower the price of the pay-per-views
make UFC better?
It is by far the best place to see the best in MMA, I think the only way to makeit better is to invote the other leagues (strike force, etc.) to a tournament to see which fighter is the best! and maybe schedule the fights better so they dont seem so random!
please send me the shirt, commenting makes my muscles bulge & rip the shirt I am wearing!
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