Comments on: Video: Footage of McCullough/Cerrone WEC “no-TV” fight

By: Naf

Naf — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:11:37 +0000

I have to agree that while he may not be really marketable, Fitch should be on the main card. But even with that said, I would think at this point that he is still more marketable than Parisyan, Bonnar, or Diaz.

Also, I can’t wait to watch the replay of the Cerrone fight. I read a break down of it, and it sounded like Cowboy messed him up pretty good. But the clips they show tend to lean towards Razor. It will be nice to see the whole thing. I’ve watched a few of Cowboy’s fights, and he is really good. If he really messed Rob up this much, I think he will take Varner.

By: klown

klown — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:06:31 +0000

45, sometimes I (unfairly) accuse you of shilling, but I’m glad we’re on the same page about this one.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:05:54 +0000

What came first… The chicken or the egg?

Fitch isn’t popular because he is in prelims. Fitch can’t get on prelims because he isn’t popular.

I agree with Ivan on this one. Fitch is the #2 Welterweight in the world. He should be on the main card. Same as Okami should be on the main card. And if they can’t find a way of justifying him getting on the main card, then Joe Silva needs to be doing a better job.

By: klown

klown — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:37:36 +0000

Ivan, ignore the hate. The right perspective is rarely the most popular.

By: ilostmydog

ilostmydog — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:59:36 +0000

Ivan, I’m wondering, did you raise a similar issue when Josh Koscheck had his five-fight winning streak snapped by GSP and was relegated to the prelims in his next fight? It’s not quite an eight-fight winning streak but it’s still tremendous for the division he is in.

By: jj

jj — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:55:13 +0000

tell him to be more exciting and get the fans to notice him, market himself so that the ufc can make money off of him and they’ll put him on the main card. it’s completely a non issue though since fitch only cares about fighting top competition. he doesn’t care about the money or the fame, just fighting top competition.

By: Ivan Trembow

Ivan Trembow — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:31:04 +0000

It’s a heck of a non-issue for a fighter to match the UFC’s all-time consecutive wins record by beating eight strong opponents in a row, then lose to the #1 fighter in his weight class in a UFC Match of the Year candidate, and then be in the prelims in his next fight.

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:24:44 +0000

Blogs are in the same 24-hour news cycle as everyone else now, of course they’re going to seize on non-issues, and of course we’re going to fight about it, because this is the internet, man.

If you have an issue with that, then the internet is not for you

By: Ivan Trembow

Ivan Trembow — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:57:27 +0000

Yeah, because I’m the only one who has written about Fitch’s prelim demotion. Nice job of making it about me instead of about the issue at hand.

By: Grape Knee High

Grape Knee High — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:25:51 +0000

Ivan,

We all know Zuffa can be vindictive, but the fact that Jon Fitch has primarily been an undercard fighter even before the controversy should tell you something about where his true level of marketability is.

Just because he got a massive beatdown from GSP in a main event does not automatically make him popular.

Notice that Yushin Okami still gets the undercard treatment as well. At some point, don’t you get tired of manufacturing controversies around non-issues?