The UFC is the fastest growing sports organization in the world. Founded in 1993, the UFC has transcended over the last 24 years from a startup idea that might be able to add some flare to the most versatile combat sport in the world to a globally watched billion dollar enterprise that sits atop the world of combat sports. Still, there are some aspects of UFC needing reform, so here is the list of five changes UFC should make to improve.
As fight fans, we should be thankful for the the chance to watch the most skilled combat athletes in the world display their physical abilities on the brink of life or death. We should be thankful for the continuous effort the UFC puts in to deliver the most talent stacked and mouth watering fights fans want to see card after card.
Throughout the last 24 years, the UFC has obtained an unimaginable level of power and control through its increased popularity and, just like any institution with a certain level of power in today’s society, the UFC should be careful as to how it uses its platform. Not only does it affect its viewers, but it also affects everyone associated with the UFC down the pipeline.
As stated earlier, it’s important to be thankful but not oblivious when it comes to how we, as fight fans, perceive the UFC. Without much further ado, here’s five things the UFC can change in order to improve.
For the degree of difficulty and brutality these fighters go through, they are not getting paid nearly enough, especially considering the amount of attention they draw. While some fighters may be living larger than life at the moment, others are not. Let’s pay our fighters what they deserve so this train can keep on rolling. Otherwise, Gegard Mousasi and Rory MacDonald won’t be the last fighters to leave to Bellator.
Throughout the last 24 years, the UFC has obtained an unimaginable level of power and control through its increased popularity and, just like any institution with a certain level of power in today’s society, the UFC should be careful as to how it uses its platform. Not only does it affect its viewers, but it also affects everyone associated with the UFC down the pipeline.
As stated earlier, it’s important to be thankful but not oblivious when it comes to how we, as fight fans, perceive the UFC. Without much further ado, here’s five things the UFC can change in order to improve.
No. 1: Broadening the weight limits of weight classes
Weight cuts are without a doubt the most brutal aspect of the game fighters go through. Cutting weight holds severe physical consequences for these fighters, long term and short term. Repetitively putting your body through extreme dehydration can cause long lasting damage to one’s kidneys and heart. Cutting that much weight right before a fight also can drain a fighter’s endurance and muscle performance during the fight. According to MMA journalist Esther Lin, Dana White recently said that he wants to get rid of early weigh ins. “So we’re looking at going back to — at 4 p.m. PT — when we do the weigh-ins, those will be the real weigh-ins," said White, according to Lin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cXYA-zfOtk The truth is I’m not quite sure how much that will lighten the load for these fighters. They will still be required to go through close to the same level of brutality and intensity when cutting weight, they just have a little bit more time on their hands. Why not make weight divisions have a weight range of more than just one pound? For example, the welterweight division weigh-in limits would be 168.5-171.5 pounds, being the division is a 170-pound division.No. 2: Fighter Pay
There’s an old historical expression that goes, “Piss on the peasants and they will piss on you.” The point of this is that basically everyone should be treated properly, no matter what position of power they hold. Now, I have no clue where this expression came from to be honest but this can be directly applied to the way the UFC is managing their fighters.For the degree of difficulty and brutality these fighters go through, they are not getting paid nearly enough, especially considering the amount of attention they draw. While some fighters may be living larger than life at the moment, others are not. Let’s pay our fighters what they deserve so this train can keep on rolling. Otherwise, Gegard Mousasi and Rory MacDonald won’t be the last fighters to leave to Bellator.
