One of the most awesome things about MMA is that athletes of all sizes can participate therein - and with one big (no pun intended) exception, the UFC has been faithful to this principle - certainly with its recent actions of adding featherweight and bantamweight divisions, with flyweight in the pipeline.
But if you can't be too small to fight in the UFC, then why should it be possible to be too big to fight in the UFC?
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
The UFC should add an unlimited super-heavyweight division.
Would anyone here be willing to help me in getting a petition drive to do just that started?
I'm serious about this.
it has everything to do about how many athletes and competitors and whether or not they can be seen as athletes.
I stand behind dana's viewpoint for now: not enough athletes and true competition to fill a SHW division that does end up taking away from the sport as opposed to adding to it.
But given how much earlier kids are starting to work out and pack on the muscle and train I suspect we'll see a SHW division before we see a women's division.
Not this shit again..
I'm with you I think new classes like this.
mw - 170 - 185
cruiserweight - 185 - 195
Lhw - 195 - 205
heavyweight 205 - 235
SHW - 235 - 285
If you cant cut to 285 your probably will gas in two seconds anyway.
There's not enough good fighters at those weights. Did you know there were only 13 heavyweight fights in the first 13 UFC events of the year?
Is that because there is not enough fighters, or the fighters not being signed and the fights not being made.
there is a serious lack of good fighters that could make an entire SHW division.
Can't see there being too many people that would fight SHW that wouldn't get crushed by the HWs. It would just be giving the HW champ an extra belt and giving us less HW title fights in exchange for one or two Freak show fights. On that note I love me some freak show fights but that is not what the UFC is going for. MISSING PRIDE.
shadowsfall - I'm with you I think new classes like this.
mw - 170 - 185
cruiserweight - 185 - 195
Lhw - 195 - 205
heavyweight 205 - 235
SHW - 235 - 285
If you cant cut to 285 your probably will gas in two seconds anyway.
A 15 pound gap then goes to a 10 pound gap as the weight increases?
Do you understand how retarded that is? 
slamming
A 15 pound gap then goes to a 10 pound gap as the weight increases?
Do you understand how retarded that is?
bwahahaha....favorite post on this thread so far...based on how retarded the suggestion actually was.
slamming -shadowsfall - I'm with you I think new classes like this.A 15 pound gap then goes to a 10 pound gap as the weight increases?<br><br>Do you understand how retarded that is? <img src="/images/phone/post_tag.png" alt="Phone Post" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/>
mw - 170 - 185
cruiserweight - 185 - 195
Lhw - 195 - 205
heavyweight 205 - 235
SHW - 235 - 285
If you cant cut to 285 your probably will gas in two seconds anyway.
There is a need for a weight class inbetween middleweight and lightheavyweight. Do you have a better suggestion other than changing all the weight classes? Do you understand how retarded you are?
150/180/210/240
Done.
Fly Rodder - 150/180/210/240
Done.
That would turn all of MMA over on it's head.
I'm a batamweight weight who could make flyweight I'd rather see that open up and is more Likely too. If you can't make 265 you gas to fast for it to be fun. Weight classes are fight but a cruiser weight 206 to 230 might be alright makes more sense. Because those shws wouldn't be able to compete with a top 10 mw or lhw who wasn't cutting
shadowsfall -slamming -shadowsfall - I'm with you I think new classes like this.A 15 pound gap then goes to a 10 pound gap as the weight increases?<br><br>Do you understand how retarded that is? <img src="/images/phone/post_tag.png" alt="Phone Post" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/>
mw - 170 - 185
cruiserweight - 185 - 195
Lhw - 195 - 205
heavyweight 205 - 235
SHW - 235 - 285
If you cant cut to 285 your probably will gas in two seconds anyway.
There is a need for a weight class inbetween middleweight and lightheavyweight. Do you have a better suggestion other than changing all the weight classes? Do you understand how retarded you are?
any suggestion that doesn't equate to a larger % weight body range for smaller weight classes would be better. Yes you need to change the lower weight classes but do you must realize a 9% weight differential in the lower weight classes and a 5% differential in the higher classes is a bit of the retard?
shadowsfall -Fly Rodder - 150/180/210/240
Done.
That would turn all of MMA over on it's head.
I think the 30lbs ranges are a bit broad:
155/175/200/230/265
with mine the gap goes up 5 lbs per weight class each time but given the bigger weights the percent differential does leap as much.
Most SHWs are just fat HWs
thefightingsheep -Most SHWs are just fat HWs
exactly.
There are few that are true SHW that couldnt make 265 if they dieted and trained right.