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[Supe]

Originally Posted by FedortheCan

I will sig bet your ass on that. If this fight ever happens and if Rashad does NOT win... he loses via decision

Booked biotch

[Bork_Lazer]

Im just going to throw this out there... If Silva ever fights Jones, Id take a bet that Silva makes him look stupid... anyone?

[FedortheCan]

Originally Posted by Bork_Lazer

Im just going to throw this out there... If Silva ever fights Jones, Id take a bet that Silva makes him look stupid... anyone?

Booked Bork!

[roaddawg]

Originally Posted by FedortheCan

I will sig bet your ass on that. If this fight ever happens and if Rashad does NOT win... he loses via decision

Every single fighter that Jones has fought Silva has also fought them and made them look pretty fucking stupid.

If Rashad couldn't handle Jones I highly doubt he could handle Silva and thats even at the age of 38. Don't make the mistake that every stellar wrestler with subpar striking has a chance because history has shown otherwise.

Anyways all this talk is nonsense. Rashad wants to get KTFO again by Machida. He made mention of having a rematch because of the photos you guys keep posting of him getting KTFO.

[Bork_Lazer]

Originally Posted by FedortheCan

Booked Bork!

Its on!

[AnchorPunch]

Winning every second of every round until you don't is not a W.

That line cracked me up

Originally Posted by ckauffman28

besides GSP and Jones, Silva has nothing to gain from fighting anyone else and everything to loose... I say have Weidman vs Rockhold and have silva fight the winner

Doesn't matter. Champs fight contenders.

Originally Posted by Supe

Booked biotch

Blast! If anyone else wants to mix it up with a sig bet, I have Rashad losing by TKO.

[SimpleJack]

Since when does a champ need to have something to gain by fighting a contender?

Fucking stupid. The whole idea is to DEFEND the title.

[roaddawg]

Originally Posted by AnchorPunch

That line cracked me up
Doesn't matter. Champs fight contenders.

Money is a huge part of the equation in the real world. The fight has to be marketable.

[Goremire]

Originally Posted by roaddawg

Money is a huge part of the equation in the real world. The fight has to be marketable.

And therein lies the crux of the disagreement. I think that the most deserving contender should be getting the shot, with marketability (and what you really mean is 'profitability') forming a small part of the equation.

For mine, the only time marketability should be the deciding factor in a title fight is if there are two similarly or equally deserving contenders. At that point it's appropriate for the contender who will make the most money to get the shot.

I think this approach is the best overall, and what it may lose occasionally in sales it makes up in preservation of the integrity and credibility of the championships. Lose that and what status do you have as a legitimate sporting organization?

I mean, the alternative is that you can get absurd situations like fighters getting title shots in divisions they don't fight in, or coming off losses or both or...

[AnchorPunch]

Originally Posted by Goremire

And therein lies the crux of the disagreement. I think that the most deserving contender should be getting the shot, with marketability (and what you really mean is 'profitability') forming a small part of the equation.

For mine, the only time marketability should be the deciding factor in a title fight is if there are two similarly or equally deserving contenders. At that point it's appropriate for the contender who will make the most money to get the shot.

I think this approach is the best overall, and what it may lose occasionally in sales it makes up in preservation of the integrity and credibility of the championships. Lose that and what status do you have as a legitimate sporting organization?

I mean, the alternative is that you can get absurd situations like fighters getting title shots in divisions they don't fight in, or coming off losses or both or...

Well said, sir. I agree with all of this; especially the long-term view where one decreases total value of the promotion by greedily chasing fights that don't make sense.

It'll be interesting to see it play out. But there are clear roads to championships in many (most?) sports. I think the absence of one creates real issues. It's certainly made it harder for me to be an involved fan; I don't like all the drama that the handpicking creates.

And, at the end of the day, profitability may not be quite what folks things. I'd bet the opportunity loss to fighting a less known fighter is often minimal; Silva can easily negotiate for large sums of money as win bonus. Does anyone have solid estimates on fighter profit here?