HW Champ - Werdum
LHW Champ - Cormier
MW Champ - Rockhold
WW Champ - Lawler
Not doing to bad for being the 2nd tier talent a couple of year ago.....
Was thinking this same thing today. People used to use it as a reason to discredit the fighters and champions over there. Saying that none of them would be able to make it in the UFC.
Just goes to show how much the UFC has brainwashed people into thinking they are the best at everything.
Weird. I watched Robbie Lawler in the ufc before strike force....
Pat Giles - Weird. I watched Robbie Lawler in the ufc before strike force....
And Werdum in Pride and the UFC before strikeforce
Along the same lines:
LW champ - RDA (a 'UFC guy')
(could be Cowboy next week - a 'WEC guy')
BW champ - TJ (UFC)
(could be Cruz next month - another WEC guy)
FW champ - Mouse (a WEC guy)
Obviously the WEC acquisition was always going to be significant in these division with the talent they brought in, but you do have to question the UFC's talent recruitment to some extent. I always thought the 'UFC guys' would be way more established as the major players in these divisions by now.
Pat Giles - Weird. I watched Robbie Lawler in the ufc before strike force....
Then technically, you'll have to score one for Strikeforce if Cain beats Werdum in February.
-GG
Yeah I wanted to make a post like this.
Dana used to always say the strike force guys wouldn't stand a chance in the ufc.
Then they came to the ufc and snatched up all the belts and contender spots lmao
Makes me root for bellator. Just cuz it's not ufc doesn't mean they suck.
What fighters should go To bellator and help build it up to compete with the corrupt ufc?
145 - I think chad should go over there and be champ, he's good but will never get the belt in the ufc. Max could too
155 - this division is so deep I wouldn't be surprised to see a few jump ship, benson would be perfect, if he went I think a lot would follow. Even ferguson and Barbosa could go over there an do well.
170 - woodley could go do well but I think mvp is an awesome ww champ he just needs some names to compete with.condit and McDonald but they still have chances at the belt
185 - Anderson since he's kinda washed up, diaz if he makes it back soon, Tim Kennedy, Yoel and Jacare is they keep getting disrespected and can't get the belt
205 - they got Phil Davis but if I was Gus I would go, maybe even rumble and some of the older dudes like rashad, shogun and hendo.
Hw - rothwell, Barnett, big country, Travis Browne, arlovski if he doesn't get the belt, overeem
If I was Viacom I would start throwing money around cuz it's the perfect time with the reebok deal, a lot of ufc fighters would be open to talk.
This is assuming once their contracts are up like bensons.
I just hate that the ufc is the only place for fighters and if they're not champs they're not making any money, they need more options.
Right when strike force became a contender they bought em up. It's fucked up for the fighters.