Quote Originally Posted by landmine950
because the ufc is a buisness.
Its a company that OWNES all of its fighters under contract
Its not an open contest like boxing or other sports.
They decide who fights who and when and offer people money based on that not on who is the best etc. Maybe in teh future there will be more independent MMa belts available.
yeah - then we could have all the alphabet champions that could all avoid eachother and fail to make compelling fights for the fans. That'd be awesome

The reason the UFC has blown up like it has is the managing of the entire sport as a product rather than the individual "stars". Dana White and the owners of the UFC have the formula and are working it extremely well. The money is getting better and that trend is only going to continue.