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Originally Posted by jplaca
As we all know, the UFC can cut any fighter they chose from their contracts. But do you think that the UFC is picking and choosing who will be the champion of their weight division?
With the recent cut of Lutter, and Lutter's comment about how the UFC stuffed Serra into a crowded locker room while GSP was getting 1st-class treatment, I wonder if the UFC is just creating champions based on repuation/fan base.
Furthermore, since many quality fighters are being cut from the UFC, do you think that an organization like EliteXC will pick up these great fighters, ultimately overcoming the UFC's popularity in the long run?
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I personally believe that the UFC is making a fatal mistake by releasing too many fighters. Not only will their divisions be thin, but the UFC's reputation will become tainted as a "pro-wreslting", "fake", and "only concerned with money" organization. Meanwhile, EliteXC (a company which seems to take care of its fighters) gains the reputation as the "best place to fight in MMA"
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I think in way they do this but I find using GSP as an example a little funny. They gave him to Hughes because they wanted Hughes to be champ again and then they stacked the deck against him when he was trying to climb back up the ladder.
As far as the cut fighters making EliteXc stronger that is highly debatable since the only fighters they're getting rid of on purpose are usually those who have lost there last couple of fights and I really don't see how much popularity they gather from guys who got beaten out of the worlds largest MMA stage.