End of Affliction good for MMA?

Top Fighters will never really have a viable alternative to the UFC until MMA goes through a boom period in Japan again and that looks a long way off.

 

IMO, it's bad. The UFC is the dominant promotion and is responsible for the sport reaching mainstream popularity, but it's still only one promotion. I want to see as much MMA as possible. While the UFC may have most of the top talent, there are still plenty of vets and up and comers in smaller orgs that deserve some press.

 

Without a strong Japanese scene they have nowhere really to go.

 

It's good in a way cuz fedor should finally be able to fight in the ufc. I've been waiting for fedor to step in the octagon since pride ended.

 

Monopoly is always Bad for the Sport cause Fighters like Aoki,Hansen,Fedor,Kawajiri,Alvarez,Mosuasi,Gomi,JZ,Misaki, and others doesnt like exclusivity and Orgs like Affliction,Strikeforce,Sengoku,Dream arent providing that thus letting the fighters earn more money outside of their Orgs

 

The Thing is Unless Dana will pursue his Exclusive Deal with Fedor, Fedor will not sign with the UFC forever

 

Dana wants all options on Fedor. That wont be happening. So i doubt well ever see Fedor in the UFC. He simply doesnt need them.

 

M-1 StrikeForce Dream Senkogu to name a few. But to be honest Fedor wants to do whats best for himself as well as competing in his Sambo tourny's. He doesn need or desire a slave contract from Dana that wants ALL options on him.

 

I find it funny that Dana always manage to criticise Fedor but always manages to forget that Mirko and Noguiera were both beaten by Fedor in there prime.

 

He has questioned who has fought and who he has beat in the past.

so I guess Noguiera wasnt a top 5 UFC HW at the time of this comment from Dana?