A Better Idea For The WEC Than Merging With The UFC

by Marine44 on Sep 16, 2009 12:39 PM EDT

The first problem with the UFC is that they continue to look for new talent. Now why is this a problem easy they keep giving quality fighters to Strikeforce and Dream. I love the idea of merging the WEC with the UFC because god knows the fighters of the WEC need more money and attention than they are getting. With that said I enjoyed the WEC so much more when it had a welterweight, middle weight, and light heavyweight division. So my solution for the WEC is quite simple merge in the Featherweights and the Bantamweights that are deserving and make the WEC the UFCs B-team.

The UFC just cut Tamdan McCrory and Thales Leites two fighters I would tune in to watch if they were to pop up on a Strikeforce card. What the UFC needs to do is re establish the old weight divisions in the WEC and in stead of cutting fighters send them to the WEC.

Now Say for example a fighter like Leites was moved to the WEC and won a fight or two he would the get a WEC title shot. If he was to win the title and then go on to defend it 3 times successfully then he would be brought back into the UFC and the title would be vacated. Then the top to contenders would fight for the title and that would be how the WEC could hep serve the UFC.

With this idea it would not just bring two more weight divisions into the UFC it would also bring two new champions and 5 or 6 guys who could help headline events. Plus it would give guys like Mike Brown, Urijah Faber, Brian Bowles, and Miguel Torres the needed attention that they deserve.

To be clear on the Idea of the WEC champion being brought back into the UFC is just for the ones that need to prove that they deserve to be brought back. The WEC can bring in young and inexperienced fighters with just a couple of fights under there belts and let them mature in the WEC and then pull them up when the UFC feels fit. This will keep rival promotions from grabbing up all the young fighters or the fighters released from the UFC.

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Should the UFC merge the WEC lighter divisions and keep the WEC as the UFCs B-team.

Yes

66 votes

No

25 votes

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As long as the WEC is self-sufficient in terms of operating costs, this would make a lot of sense. It would allow the UFC to deprive its competitors (like Strikeforce) of a great many fighters without diluting the UFC brand.

However, I doubt the WEC is self-sufficient.

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by Llewdor on Sep 16, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions

I’m pretty sure this is what they were going to do anyway. Just add 145 and 135 to UFC and take the top names and talent leaving the scraps to WEC. They can always build more talent up.

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by xFenixKnightx on Sep 16, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions