UFC will not implement new weight classes
Dana White recently announced that the UFC has no plans to implement any new weight classes to the organization. This announcement comes in light of The Association of Boxing Commissions recent adaptations of an entire new range of weight classes. Regardless of that decision, White is opting to stick with what has been working, and that idea seems to be a very wise move on his behalf.
Currently, the talent level is extraordinarily high in each weight class throughout the UFC. Adding more divisions into the mix may have an adverse effect. It is extremely likely that adding more divisions could thin out the talent level in each class. That would lead to less compelling match-ups in a top heavy league with no bottom to weight it down. Major League Baseball is a perfect example.
The addition of entirely too many teams in Major League Baseball has made for a less talented conglomerate of pitchers spread throughout the league. Players who should not even be worthy enough to throw batting practice are now signing multi-million dollar checks. The bottom line is that it makes for a product with a lot more quantity, but a lot less quality.
Fighters like BJ Penn and Randy Couture need to constantly be put to the test against the best. Not only does it make for a more competitive fight, it forces each fighter to remain at the top of their game. There will always be other organizations that will showcase lesser talent, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Even Major League Baseball has an abundance of minor league affiliates. These smaller organizations in the world of mixed martial arts could prove to have the same purpose. After all, not every athlete can make the jump to the major leagues without some seasoning.
The UFC is far and away the major leagues of mixed martial arts. And to maintain it’s elite status, the organization has a responsibility to feature the best of the best. It has done that adequately and if something isn’t broken then why bother to try and fix it? So White and company should take a lesson from major league baseball and tread carefully over the waters of expansion. For it is quality and not quantity that sells.
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