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Originally Posted by thecoylewis  It's not like they have a lot of options. They are an upstart organization.
IMO, what they should do is sign another solid LHW and have a 4 man tournament between Babalu, Tito, Lil Nog and whoever, their other LHW is over the course of 2-3 events and then name one of them the champ.
You also have to remember, Anderson Silva was MW champ after only beating Leben to get his shot at Franklin and Fedor only beat Sylvia in Affliction to get his HW championship from Wamma. It's not like it's highly unusual.
They're just looking for some solid talent with a big name and a former champion to build the organization. No Tito, shouldn't just be named champion if he beat Babalu, they should all have to earn it. |
I don't see a reason why you can't have a title fight for the LHW belt in Affliction right away. It doesn't really matter who has the belt really. They are going to make the best fights they can regardless. Also, it will help them promote the event better if they can add another title fight to it.
I think people feel it is not the same level of competition as other orgs but who cares. It is a start up org and the right guys will fight each other eventually. The reality is the UFC LHW champ is the real world champ so why does it matter if you also have an affliction champ right out of the gate?
It is their org, their fighters and they can crown any champ they want. From a business standpoint, it makes all the sense in the world. I would do it if I were them.