UFC's Dana White issues challenge to Fury

[ИATAS]

UFC makes the fights that fans want to see but you're right it will probably need a nr 1 contender fight first.

Not all of the fights. Even within the UFC there are fights that fans want but don't happen. Plus only UFC fighters can fight other UFC fighters, they cant fight MMA fighters not signed by the UFC. This is like Top Rank fighters only fighting Top Rank fighters. Obviously though UFC is much bigger than that and do have much of the top talent. But its not fair to suggest UFC/MMA is without problems. As they continue to go forward you will see many of the problems boxing has. Imagine If boxing only really started 20 years ago and was made popular by Golden Boy.

[mikinoki]

Not all of the fights. Even within the UFC there are fights that fans want but don't happen. Plus only UFC fighters can fight other UFC fighters, they cant fight MMA fighters not signed by the UFC. This is like Top Rank fighters only fighting Top Rank fighters. Obviously though UFC is much bigger than that and do have much of the top talent. But its not fair to suggest UFC/MMA is without problems. As they continue to go forward you will see many of the problems boxing has. Imagine If boxing only really started 20 years ago and was made popular by Golden Boy.

I don't predict the future and right now the UFC has 90% of the top guys and the rest are in as D white calls them feder promotions and will be coming soon because no promosion has ppv revenue like the UFC so as son as the contract is over they're in.EX:Hector Lombat,midleweight,was undefeated for a long time.He came to the UFC when his contract with Belator expired(nr 2 promotion).
UFC makes a about 90% the fights that fans want to see.D White said that he won't make fighters go up in weight so that the fighters choice.So there gonna be fighter that don't want fight above their weight class but ass far as contender fight all the fights are being made.

[Barry Halls]

Not all of the fights. Even within the UFC there are fights that fans want but don't happen. Plus only UFC fighters can fight other UFC fighters, they cant fight MMA fighters not signed by the UFC. This is like Top Rank fighters only fighting Top Rank fighters. Obviously though UFC is much bigger than that and do have much of the top talent. But its not fair to suggest UFC/MMA is without problems. As they continue to go forward you will see many of the problems boxing has. Imagine If boxing only really started 20 years ago and was made popular by Golden Boy.

Like? The fights we "can't" get is GSP vs. Anderson Silva. A fight with roughly 30lbs difference between the fighters. It's like having Floyd fight Andre Ward except the difference is more notable due to wrestling element in mma being more strength based than boxing.

We didn't get Fedor vs. Brock. That's due to Fedor being mismanaged.

Within UFC (who have roughly 95% of all top20 fighters in the world, and ALL #1) and within correct weight classes, we'll get every fight needed.


Yes UFC does have problems and will have them going forward. But monopoly is always the best for a fighting sport.

[billeau2]

The sport is over 20 years old now you could at leasts say it's in its young adulthood stage instead of infancy. And the guy who uses Shotokan movement is Lyoto Machida and not Rua.

Sorry....names always get me

[Weebler I]

It will do no damage to the UFC credibility because the UFC's model.Let clarify that for you.In order to fight a title fight in the UFC and win that title you will not be able to fight anywhere else as long as you are champion in UFC.
UFC will have a new champion and he will come from boxing just as Cain comes from wrestling.

So what happens next if hypothetically Fury were to win?

[Da Machine]

Because kickboxers, Ju Jitsu specialists, Wrestlers, Judo Champions, Karate Champions, Sambo champions, and Mu Thai Champions have all gone to the UFC and have earned their stripes. Boxing fans seem to think that boxing is the only combat sport that gets an exception and doesn't have to prove it self in the Octagon. It's a cowards argument because you will never hear a Ju Jitsu practitioner say to a wrestler "Oh yeah well i bet you can't beat me in a ju Jitsu match" LOL your argument is just a cowards way out.

Boxing is the most established and popular sport out of all those listed. Why the **** would a boxer HAVE to go into the octagon to prove anything. You have to see how ridiculous that sounds.

[marvelousmatt]

So somebody who trains martial arts INCLUDING BOXING 5 to 6 days a week and probably twice a day has "little/no boxing skills at all" ?????

The sheer fucking idiocy on these boards STILL never ceases to amaze me!

Why can't people think before they spew their bullshit through their keyboard??

The sheer idiocy of your post suggests that you know little of boxing.

"You don't play boxing."

Training 2-3 times per week for 1-2 hours per day gives you.......LITTLE/NO BOXING SKILLS !!!!!

If a MMA Guy was that good at boxing...then he would be BOXING !!!!!! MMA guys make peanuts and even champions make less than what most trainers make for decent boxers.

[marvelousmatt]

Cain is a humble and respectful guy. He would never have called out a boxer, he's just responding to it.

That's why the "mma guys can't go to boxing".

So what happens next if hypothetically Fury were to win?

It wouldn't be that big of a deal. We are talking about an organization that had a UFC HW Chimp with 3...yes...3...fights(and 1 was a loss) become HW Chimp in Lesnar and almost ALL other UFC HW Champs with steroid suspensions.

We are talking about a sport where the best p4p Champ,Anderson Silva, is a former bad boxer who couldn't handle boxing,was KTFO'd in his second fight, and makes less than $ 300 k per fight or 1/2 of what Freddie Roach makes for training Manny.

[SoulByThePound]

dana white always wants boxers to fight MMA but they never would fight a boxer in its own sport

[mikinoki]

dana white always wants boxers to fight MMA but they never would fight a boxer in its own sport

That statement it's valuable to wrestlers also and you don't see them *****ing about it.The best fighters fight in the UFC.The can't fight in boxing because it is to limited and they can't use all of their skills.A boxer can use all of his skills in the UFC but an mma fighter can't in boxing.