Dana White and Zuffa are on a mission to control all of MMA. First they bought Pride, then WEC, and now Strikeforce. I'm all for putting the best fighters together and see who really is the best. When they acquire an organization, take each champ and pit them together. Look how long they took to get Wanderlei Silva a fight in the UFC. He hasn't looked half as good as he did in Pride. Everybody wanted to see a match with him and Couture when they were each champions. Never happened.
The UFC is a great organization, but I've enjoyed seeing some of the up and coming fighters from other organizations. Jon Jones is proof that a fighter doesn't need to have 15 UFC fights before he's considered contender material. The UFC is very deep in talent for every weight class. If a fighter is injured there are plenty of guys who can step up. Chris Leben fought and won two fights in two weeks...proving that a fighter doesn't have to train for months to face a single opponent.
We are going to get to see some of the best from other organizations come in and test their mettle. Gilbert Melendez, Jacare Souza, and hopefully Shinya Aoki too. Fighters like Nick Diaz, Josh Barnett are quality fighters but they don't get along with Dana White so they both have moved to different organizations...only to be bought out by Dana and Company. It will be a shame if the UFC doesn't showcase their talents.
Hopefully with the new acquisition, television fans can finally get rid of Mauro Renallo as an announcer too. I would pay $50 to watch a pay per view of Joe Rogan vs Mauro Renallo!
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