Well, alot of opportunities to be considered here... People like Florian and Edgar have the possibility of moving down a weight-class now if they feel more comfortable there...
One of the BIG things this means to me (except seing Aldo on UFC PPV!) is that we have great possibilities for future editions of TUF... Bring in Brock and Carwin as coaches and have a Bantamweight season, the unintentional comedy would be golden
ive been thinking though this might confuse many ppl, white always said that the problem with boxing was all the different weight classess and now UFC will have HW, LHW, MW, WW, LW, FW, BW and in the future Flyweight
thats 8 weight classess, for us its the best thing ever for the casual fan? its a nightmare...many will get confused, though time should sort this out boxing seems to have a difficult time with this
also how can you fit so many weightclasses on one ppv? is it one fight per weightclass? or some ppvs will just be heavier (no pun intended) on some wieghtclassess? seems like fighting 3 times a year will be a lot harder:confused02:
but im pretty sure ufc thought this through so it wont be a problem...right??
There's no rule that states every weight-class must be on every PPV... One PPV could feature 0 featherweight fights and another 2 or 3... Easy
Also, Dana said they will be putting on more and more shows... Upping their amount of PPVs and free shows next year
This is great news for the WEC fighters, although the UFC cards in 2011+ are going to be packed! (and stacked though nevertheless). Imagine the types of supercards that can be created now ...
Its to soon, I dont like it, I like it how it was, it means we get to see less fights from each division because they are going to have to spread it out more, they need a lot more shows before they can accommodate 2 new divisions, WEC gave then the extra shows they needed.
Maybe when they get there new TV station up and running they will be able to provide all the shows they need, but for now both the fans and the fighters loose on this deal because all it means is that we get to see less from all weight divisions as the divide grows.
This year WEC had 8 events - according to Dana's plan of expansion the amount of UFC events is going to go up from the 24 that they had this year to about 35 a year from now on. I'd say there is plenty of room for all the weight classes to be covered.
I hope we don't see mass cuts in each division, and instead see more events and more fights on cards.
I think that the WEC lightweights will become undercarders. None of them to me seem like any of them have the potential to be a top 10 in the UFC lightweight division. I'm sure Frankie and Gray are both chuckling at the idea of one of their defenses being Benderson or Showtime. Cerronne will get smashed by Cole Miller, Ross Pearson, and most of the Fight Night lightweights, Varner is a pure striker in wrestling-heavy class. He will get obliterated.
I just want some LWs to drop down to 145, where they belong... KenFlo, Edgar - hell, Guida would easily make 145, just give him a damn haircut and you're halfway there!
Well seriously this is a good thing. First, I think we are going to see title fights on every fight card. Second, The Ultimate Fighter is going to get very interesting over the next few seasons! :thumbsup:
Well many cards will have a title fight now, if spaced correctly. With 7 weight classes and even assuming there are 3 title defenses a year (very generous), up to 60% of the cards will have title fights (21/35)
Let's not also forget that the flyweight division will be incorporated as well at some point. When that happens there will be eight titles in circulation in the UFC. Like I said I wonder how the Ultimate Fighter will be now!:thumbsup:
Cain is in a weightclass that really isn't affected by the merger. The merger of the WEC Heavyweight division took place long ago. Where do you think Brandon Vera and James Irvin came from?:confused02:
it sucks for guys trying to make the big time now in the preliminary card in particular because now there are 2x more weight classes and fighters wanting their ufc shot, you can only have enough fights on a card.
Did the UFC need to merge with WEC? Possibly. Do we as fans? Absolutely! The recent merger between WEC and UFC has been a long time coming and having Zuffa as the parent company made it a reality fight fans have been awaiting.
UFC’s first tier of household names are starting to be forgotten, Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes have etched their name in history books of UFC, allowing tomorrow’s stars to become the face of the organization. UFC has no lack of superstar fighters but, Zuffa has a flood of fighters who deserve the publicity UFC fighters get, in the WEC. Jose Aldo tops that list, he is an exciting fighter that wins a lot, and also Aldo’s marketability has already been sculpted from UFC’s current middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. Aldo not only trains with Silva, but he dominates like Silva did in his early UFC career, precise striking with an untested ground game, which is supposedly equally as dangerous. Aldo breaking into the UFC at 145 pounds is more than likely a slow process of building him up to a UFC lightweight fight. Aldo was presented Kenny Florian and denied the fight although, I don’t expect that to be the last we hear of Aldo fighting at lightweight. If Aldo defends his 145 belt successfully at UFC 125, I would expect him to fight at lightweight after that defense.
Ben Henderson holds the WEC 155 strap currently and he has a challenger in the form of Anthony Pettis. Ben Henderson has deserved UFC exposure for quite some time now, and his opponent Anthony Pettis is “ShowTime” for real, Pettis incorporates ninja-like maneuvers that are jaw dropping. The winner of that fight is rumored to square off with the winner of Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard, for the UFC lightweight title, a fight I believe Henderson is long overdue for, and if Pettis is the fortunate individual who becomes the first WEC/UFC champion vs. champion participant, I still have no complaints. Along with Henderson, Pettis, and Aldo, are a cluster of world best fighters who can make a gigantic impact in MMA with the appropriate spotlight.
The face of WEC is Urijah Faber; he was their first marketable fighter. Faber has endorsements from major brands because of his skillfulness and marketability, if his presence returns to a UFC 145 division, Faber’s stock will skyrocket. Joining Faber is a laundry list of top fighters and mind blowing possibilities of future match ups in the UFC’s smaller weight classes. But, what if the smoke clears, and all is said and done, and one year from now what we have is Jose Aldo vs. Ben Henderson for the UFC lightweight title; then who needed who?
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