They're doing things the right way.  They're gathering successful, premier level athletes with a martial arts background and allowing them to slowly, but surely develop their skills/career without worrying about how they'll feed themselves or their family.  To wit:

The IFL is holding try-outs, which I realize is how the UFC gets its contestants for their reality show.  However, most of the reality stars eventually wash out. I believe combing through the various camps of MMA to uncover talent is evidence the talent level of the IFL is nowhere even close to the UFC.

Team Takedown's talent is also unpolished, but the difference is that a) the members are already elite level athletes with high accomplishments in related sports and b) unlike maintaining or expanding a fight league, Team Takedown can be selective who they sign. That means more financial resources, more variety in terms of who the fighters face, and more notoriety for their members.

MMA may very well be a team sport, but that's mostly true behind the scenes.