Official MMA Thread

[Bill86]

I appreciate the response and I think you make some great points.

Age can be a factor but I dunno...I guess I just think all of them being 32-36 doesn't seem like it should have hit them all at the same time and RIGHT when they join the UFC their careers take a complete 180. That for me doesn't add up.

I still cannot see the reasoning for Dana/UFC giving Cro Cop tins cans.....That cannot be explained, he came off 2 BIG wins in one night in Pride. Everyone else got a fairly decent fighter going in, why not Mirko?

I dunno I just feel for 5 different fighters (most will go down as legends in the sport, if not all of them) to have the same effects from joining the UFC something must be going on.

Either Prides drug testing wasn't the best, or one of the organizations was fixing fights, paying refs, or some really BIAS refereeing going on.

I think the UFC is using the Pride fighters names and legacies to hype up these mediocre new guys to take over for the new generation. Picking bad fights, frustrating the fighters (Brock gets a title shot on his 3rd fight EVER?) and bullying them around buying up every promotion that pays worth a $hit. Also some of these guys get in the ring once a year, not nearly enough to keep their skills up.

Further more, Hendo, Tito, Randy all left....and were forced to come back. There is nowhere else to go. To me this is the death of MMA. The UFC can do whatever they want, how long before they start fixing fights right in front of you like wrestling?