Is Dana White's Contender Series Killing Regional MMA? | The Sheehan Show

[cws80us]

Do you mean Looking for a fight rather than Contender Series?

Probably,it was several years ago.

 

[You Will Vote For Dreyga]

Has the rise of Dana White's Contender Series made it more difficult for fighters looking to join the Ultimate Fighting Championship from traditional feeder league promotions such as Cage Warriors Fighting Championship ? Sean Sheehan is joined by Ian O'Neill to break down that question and the current boom of mixed martial arts in Europe.





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Yes cause contender series is so different from TUF



The UFC does many shady immoral thing but Contender Series isn’t one of them

 

[podsox]

Contender series was awesome the first 2 yrs. Now he takes basically everybody that wins their fight

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

LOL That is literally what they do, I mean what you describe is exactly what they are doing. They have several promotions on UFC Fight Pass getting money from them to make events so they can build prospects. And all of them have champions. Those are your "regional champs" you mention. Then those guys are selected to fight each other in the "Dana White contender series" to earn a contract, that's your "big show" you mention.

I'd rebrand them as UFC owned companies the name alone would attract more eyes to the show.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

That and the Apex was how they went from 17 to 13 percent in fighter payout.. I doubt they care. Need to pay that dividends chaps.

They are doing everything to ruin the structure beneath them (the major regional ones champs etc that actually costs money, and will buy then have competition to sign) as a cost cutting measure that actually the Fertittas cherished, a couple of hedgefund guys wont care. They have to pay off that loan.

Tbh they actually prop up regional MMA to a large extent with Fight Pass deals that makes it a lot easier for regional MMA to exist.

 

[WolverReem]

UFC is both major and minor leagues now.

Now? It's called TUF