Quote Originally Posted by luvfightgame View Post
Quote Originally Posted by intoccabile View Post
He's already losing his fighters 1 by 1 to other Orgs, and no one is in a hurry to sign new contracts when their old ones expire.

" Golden Boy and Affliction will partner 50-50 on at least four pay-per-view shows next year that will include boxing matches and MMA fights on the same card. Smaller promoters have paired the two sports on cards, but never at the top level.

"We're looking to put together top MMA fighters as well as top boxers in one night. I think the two worlds have finally merged, and this is a perfect example," Affliction vice president Tom Atencio said. "

And as for you not seeing promoters going for it, too late. It's already happening.

I mean getting together and making one sanctioning body, league, etc. Boxing is far from it....

Kids say "I want to be in the NBA, nfl, mbl, etc."
They don't say "I want to be in DKP, GBP, TR, etc...."
Boxing is run by promoters promoting their own and their specific interests.
Losing fighters doesn't ruin MMA. Competetion should make it better for the fighters. USFL didn't ruin NFL. CBA doesn't ruin NBA.
Ah, I see. But with something like fighting, it's a completely different thing, ya know?
Because NFL has the best of teh best players and teams, NBA aswell, etc.
The rest are like development leagues and the NFL or NBA grabs them. There is none of that with MMA. I.E - Fedor and Randy should have fought a long time ago. Dana won't have it. There are tons of fights in MMA that should have happened long ago that can't now and it's unfair to the fighters and the public.

MMA would make so much more money if EVERY fight regardless of org could fight. That is why boxing is so successful. There is no " Well.. Bhop can't rematch Roy because Roy fights for a different org now "