Post by ville on Jun 6, 2010 16:16:03 GMT -5
Super heavyweight match-ups take place in mixed martial arts, particularly in Japan, but UFC president Dana White isn’t interested in them in his promotion.
Asked during his keynote address at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas if the UFC would consider bringing in any super heavyweights, White quickly answered, “No.”
“We’re just getting to the point now where the heavyweight division is probably the best it’s ever been in UFC history and more and more guys keep popping up. As the sport continues to grow and getting bigger, you’re going to see bigger guys that would have played other sports get involved in mixed martial arts,” he explained.
White doesn’t think there’s a deep enough pool of fighters above 265 pounds to justify the creation of the division.
“Everybody was complaining in the beginning, ‘Brock Lesnar is too big for everybody,’ but the reality is Brock Lesnar is a real heavyweight.
“You’re not going to go out and find too many super heavyweights out there. There just aren’t enough big guys like that.”
Asked during his keynote address at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas if the UFC would consider bringing in any super heavyweights, White quickly answered, “No.”
“We’re just getting to the point now where the heavyweight division is probably the best it’s ever been in UFC history and more and more guys keep popping up. As the sport continues to grow and getting bigger, you’re going to see bigger guys that would have played other sports get involved in mixed martial arts,” he explained.
White doesn’t think there’s a deep enough pool of fighters above 265 pounds to justify the creation of the division.
“Everybody was complaining in the beginning, ‘Brock Lesnar is too big for everybody,’ but the reality is Brock Lesnar is a real heavyweight.
“You’re not going to go out and find too many super heavyweights out there. There just aren’t enough big guys like that.”
I'm glad White said no. I would hate to see UFC have freak show fights.
