Originally Posted by Rahkus

Pride has the right idea with their tournaments. I think a similar system would be great for the UFC. Having all of the fights in one evening is bad for fighter saftey. Eight-man tournaments that span three PPVs might work. The final match would be the main event at the third PPV which would also mark the start of another eight-man tourney in another weight class. It would also make room for more matches that mean something like tournament quailfying matches for example.

The randomness of the fightcards in the UFC right now makes it difficult to follow from a fans perspective. I would much rather see an official ranking system, season or tournament format.