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Originally Posted by dead breed
Fitch shouldn't have been cut. No matter how boring or whatever he is .. As long as he's a consistent fighter/wins/keeps in the top 10 he should have a job in my opinion.
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But he's not consistant anymore. He's lost 2 out of 3, and got a draw against washed up BJ Penn. If he was still on his crazy winning streak, I'd agree, but he's not. He just got completely dominated by Damian Maia, who is practically a gatekeeper himself.
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Why keep Dan Hardy around and remember Keith Jardine?
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Because they lay it all on the line each and every time out, and their styles are crowd pleasers. You could add Wanderlei Silva to that list as well.
You just can't ignore the business aspect of the sport. MMA is very unique industry. It's not like other individual sports, like Tennis, or Golf, where personalities and styles don't really matter, as long as they're the best at what they do. Those sports sell themselves. With MMA, they have to have a bit of showmanship, and put on fights that fans want to see. It's just the way it is.
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Also Sonnen getting a title shot = crazy .. Dana's dropping the ball lately. I thought it was about the best fighter getting the title shot / keeping their job ... Guess I was mistaken.
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That's just a purist myth. That the UFC at one time was all about honour, and respect, and never about the dollars. That's bullshit.
Sonnen getting a title shot is ridiculous, but let's not forget that Randy Couture had a HW title shot gifted to him, after getting KTFO twice at LHW. Anderson Silva got a title shot for beating Chris Leben. Brock Lesnar, Nick Diaz, Frankie Edgar, BJ Penn, Rampage, Shogun, etc, have all been gifted title shots in the past(and future, in Nick Diaz's case), for the sole reason that they appealed to the fans the most, and their names carry the highest value.