Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
Quote Originally Posted by VanChilds
I think the thing that will keep the UFC on the top of the hill is at the moment there just isn't enough top fighters to fill more than two orgs, and for the forseeable future the money is in the UFC. Hopefully with the integration of the bulk of the Pride fighters we will see more stacked PPV cards, and more of the up and comers on free TV. IFL/Bodog/k1 Heroes all have some fighters that could compete at the UFC/Pride level but not many and most of them were at one time in UFC/Pride. Until the sport grows to the point that there just isn't room for the UFC to contract and showcase all of the top fighters in the world I don't think we will see a true rival org. Even when Pride had arguably a deeper stable of fighters, was putting on great cards and selling out stadiums in Japan they never did a very good job of marketing to the US audience. A rival org will need to come from the states or do an awesome job of marketing its fighters and cards to the, at times, somewhat less MMA educated American.

edit: Also, you have to be honest and admit that the IFL looks a lot like amateur hour compared to most outlets and that org has very mainstream coverage. Where i live its on foxsports and a local basic cable channel.
I watch the IFL, but yes its pretty bush league at times...there are a handful of guys I'd like to see move over, but for the most part their fighters couldn't compete at even a contender status in other orgs. It will be interesting to see how Horodecki evolves and grows as he gets more experience. Really the coaches are the biggest draw in IFL and their super fights