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Waters vs Bonfim was great, and his brother was good too.
6'5 for a WW is hugh
6'5 for a WW is hugh
Dana has the right idea with contender series find young exciting fighters to fill out cardsEvery episode (except for the first one) has had banger after banger.
DWCS haters are really missing out
Dana has the right idea with contender series find young exciting fighters to fill out cards
Half those guys are prospects by definition (not many fights but show tons of promise)The Bonfim Brothers, Abbasov, Ikram Aliskerov Cameron Saaiman and Bo Nickal have been the prospects I've been the most excited for this entire season.
Well are the fights fun or not?Don’t say that out loud or you will be accused of being a shill and a bootlicker by the edgy Sherbros
I mean yes; that's literally what the goal always is lol: put on exciting fights. The question is which cards and at what payscale and vs. what opponents.Dana has the right idea with contender series find young exciting fighters to fill out cards
There are plenty exciting and skilled fighters that can't get that push, DWCS gives them that spotlight. I didn't know who these bonfims were until yesterday. NOW I can see them on a fight night card, but not before that. No one is going to be excited to see a fighter that they have not heard of.I mean yes; that's literally what the goal always is lol: put on exciting fights. The question is which cards and at what payscale and vs. what opponents.
We didn't need the Contender Series to use the Bonfims to fill out a card. If Dana had wanted to pay them; their fights could have easily been on a fight night card at least, and have skills to clearly more than hang with the top fighters. Are we as random hardcore fans still benefitting from them being on the series? Hell yea. I just got to watch some top dudes on a Tuesday night for free. But stepping back, it sucks because nobody got paid for it and nobody besides us saw a FOTN war and an insane Von Flue.
Whereas last week we had an actual great example of guys Dana should find in Sedrique Dumas. Someone without a ton of tape, less training, but young, hungry and natural upside who actually developed their career by taking their first "big" fight by going on the series.
After last night, casual fans have no more clue who the Bonfims are than before.There are plenty exciting and skilled fighters that can't get that push, DWCS gives them that spotlight. I didn't know who these bonfims were until yesterday. NOW I can see them on a fight night card, but not before that. No one is going to be excited to see a fighter that they have not heard of.
Consider it a gift just for us hardcores. we all know lower level fights have a greater tendacy to be exciting than often strategic top level fighters. Just know that with these bonfims, you saw em first on contender series and now you're excited to watch them on the next UFC fight night, which is exactly what that series looks to do. Hopefully they fight off that contender series contract and get a huge pay raise with more exciting performances like O'malley and Holland have in the past.
yes but you and I do.After last night, casual fans have no more clue who the Bonfims are than before.
Nobody was forced into the Contender Series.Half those guys are prospects by definition (not many fights but show tons of promise)
Half are elite, ranked-level foreign guys the UFC forced into the contender series because the UFC doesn't want to pay top fighters with tons of experience.
So the Bonfims were offered real UFC contracts and decided "nahhh I'd rather do a Tuesday night smoker for the hardcores on Sherdog!" instead?Nobody was forced into the Contender Series.
No, they were offered DWCS tryouts and gladly accepted.So the Bonfims were offered real UFC contracts and decided "nahhh I'd rather do a Tuesday night smoker for the hardcores on Sherdog!" instead?
So the Bonfims were offered real UFC contracts and decided "nahhh I'd rather do a Tuesday night smoker for the hardcores on Sherdog!" instead?
Aliskerov hasn't even fought yet...The Bonfim Brothers, Abbasov, Ikram Aliskerov Cameron Saaiman and Bo Nickal have been the prospects I've been the most excited for this entire season.
Aliskerov hasn't even fought yet...
Yes, because it's their new contract-control scam.UFC almost never directly hires people anymore majority of fights either come in through contenders or are late notice replacements. There very few exceptions