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Is the removal of the men's flyweight division a bad move for the UFC?


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Sherdog Main Page writers Ant Walker and Jason Burgos want to talk things over and answer your questions on a Live Video Chat series titled "The Trenches," airing tonight at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. They also want your thoughts on a poll posted in this thread, with today's poll question asking the following:

The Ultimate Fighting Championship appears to be bidding adieu to the men's flyweight division. Do you think it's a bad move for the Las Vegas-based promotion?


Chime in on the conversation by posting any questions you have for them.

Ant holds over 15 years of martial arts experience, training in multiple styles including Boxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Kung Fu and Krav Maga, and also coached amateur MMA fighters. A former Sherdog Radio Network personality and current contributor to Sherdog.com, this self-described "gym rat" seeks to impart his knowledge and discuss all things MMA with his fellow community members.

A journalist by trade, Jason has also co-hosted and produced multiple podcasts (including the "Fight Strength Podcast" with American Top Team trainer Phil Daru) over the years. He has contributed for several publications, and was a Senior Editor for MMASucka.com before landing at Sherdog. Along with his plethora of articles based on his exclusive interviews, Jason frequently covers live events for the site, chronicling the happenings with his growing photographic talents.

Select questions from this thread will be answered in the article, and additional questions from this thread may be used in an upcoming episode of live video chat series 'The Trenches,' hosted on the forum every Thursday. Below are links to previous episodes of that series as well as his previous 'Ask Ant' articles.

The Trenches, Episode 7
The Trenches, Episode 6

The Trenches, Episode 5
The Trenches, Episode 4
The Trenches, Episode 3
The Trenches, Episode 2
The Trenches, Episode 1: UFC 229 Presser

Ask Ant 11/2: UFC 230 Edition
Ask Ant 10/26: MMA Trade Edition
Ask Ant 10/19
Ask Ant 10/12

Ask Ant 10/5
Ask Ant 9/27
Ask Ant 9/21

Ask Ant 9/14


Thank you, and please be respectful. We appreciate it.
 
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The Jacare/Weidman stoppage was rough. Is there any type of punishment for refs when it seems like the fighters health isn't considered?
 
Why UFC won't make divisional tournaments to bring legitimate sport element and structure to MMA?
 
Who is the better MMA Grappler, Askren or Khabib? Who would win in MMA between the 2 at catch-weight 165 lbs?
 
@jei is there a specific theme for the questions or just in general?
 
@jei is there a specific theme for the questions or just in general?
Anything related to combat sports, really. This week it could be something about this Rizin mess (Floyd vs Nasukawa), or what is going to happen at some upcoming event/what happened at the last event, some big fight announcement or withdrawal, or any other current event to talk about this week. Also, general questions are good, like thoughts on the tournament structure of so and so, or weight cutting, or event pacing, and on and on.

Or we do occasionally take fun questions, but we save those for after the serious discussion has run its course. For instance, a topic that might normally end up in the wasteland on here, Ant or the guys on The Trenches that week, could take it - something like MMA fighters as X-Men/Comic Book characters. As long as it has some relation to the fight world, it's open season.
 
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in your opinion, is there any liklihood that either diaz bro fights again soon or ever for that matter, and if so, who would you speculate would be their potential oppponents- thanks ant
 
Floyd vs Tenshin will almost certainly be a boxing match. I think it would be interesting if they used MMA gloves and round format. What kind of chance would Tenshin have if that were the case?
 
The UFC's ESPN deal continues screwing North American consumers by putting content behind numerous paywalls and still charging for pay per views. Is anything good about it for viewers?
 
Sup Ant, Danny here. Did you see Adesanya stop all them takedowns from Brunson all while dicing him up the whole fight!? Alot of people say he has no punching power, do you believe this? Cus I see him dropping people left and right when he fights. Also, do you think he can become MW champ or do you think he'll find difficulty at the top of the tier?
 
Sherdog Main Page writer Ant Walker wants your questions for his weekly article series titled 'Ask Ant,' where he will gladly answer any and all combat sports questions you may have.

Ant holds over 15 years of martial arts experience, training in multiple styles including Boxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Kung Fu and Krav Maga, and also coached amateur MMA fighters. A former Sherdog Radio Network personality and current contributor to Sherdog.com, this self-described "gym rat" seeks to impart his knowledge and discuss all things MMA with his fellow community members.

Select questions from this thread will be answered in the article, and additional questions from this thread may be used in an upcoming episode of live video chat series 'The Trenches,' hosted on the forum every Thursday. Below are links to previous episodes of that series as well as his previous 'Ask Ant' articles.

The Trenches, Episode 7
The Trenches, Episode 6

The Trenches, Episode 5
The Trenches, Episode 4
The Trenches, Episode 3
The Trenches, Episode 2
The Trenches, Episode 1: UFC 229 Presser

Ask Ant 11/2: UFC 230 Edition
Ask Ant 10/26: MMA Trade Edition
Ask Ant 10/19
Ask Ant 10/12

Ask Ant 10/5
Ask Ant 9/27
Ask Ant 9/21

Ask Ant 9/14


Thank you, and please be respectful. We appreciate it.
Is Europe excluding russia lacking on the grappling scene. Is this why american fighter dominate in the UFC. Or is there other plausible reasons.
 
Hello Walking Ant and Burrowing Jason!

What do you make about all this talk of the UFC ditching the Flyweight division? It would mean we never get to see Deiveson "Mini Yoel" Figueiredo smash Cejudo for the title! Also, is it something you could see happen to other divisions as well, or do you think that the UFC will move in the other direction and instead open up new divisions (ex: 165?)

EDIT: I posted this a mere few hours before the official news broke, but the general question remains, will we see New divisions or will more be removed?
 
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Sherdog Main Page writers Ant Walker and Jason Burgos want to talk things over and answer your questions on a Live Video Chat series titled "The Trenches," airing tonight at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. They also want your thoughts on a poll posted in this thread, with today's poll question asking the following:

The Ultimate Fighting Championship appears to be bidding adieu to the men's flyweight division. Do you think it's a bad move for the Las Vegas-based promotion?


Chime in on the conversation by posting any questions you have for them.

Ant holds over 15 years of martial arts experience, training in multiple styles including Boxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Kung Fu and Krav Maga, and also coached amateur MMA fighters. A former Sherdog Radio Network personality and current contributor to Sherdog.com, this self-described "gym rat" seeks to impart his knowledge and discuss all things MMA with his fellow community members.

A journalist by trade, Jason has also co-hosted and produced multiple podcasts (including the "Fight Strength Podcast" with American Top Team trainer Phil Daru) over the years. He has contributed for several publications, and was a Senior Editor for MMASucka.com before landing at Sherdog. Along with his plethora of articles based on his exclusive interviews, Jason frequently covers live events for the site, chronicling the happenings with his growing photographic talents.

Select questions from this thread will be answered in the article, and additional questions from this thread may be used in an upcoming episode of live video chat series 'The Trenches,' hosted on the forum every Thursday. Below are links to previous episodes of that series as well as his previous 'Ask Ant' articles.

The Trenches, Episode 7
The Trenches, Episode 6

The Trenches, Episode 5
The Trenches, Episode 4
The Trenches, Episode 3
The Trenches, Episode 2
The Trenches, Episode 1: UFC 229 Presser

Ask Ant 11/2: UFC 230 Edition
Ask Ant 10/26: MMA Trade Edition
Ask Ant 10/19
Ask Ant 10/12

Ask Ant 10/5
Ask Ant 9/27
Ask Ant 9/21

Ask Ant 9/14


Thank you, and please be respectful. We appreciate it.

W.A.R @Jei the SherLeader !!!!!!
 
Sup Ant, Danny here. Did you see Adesanya stop all them takedowns from Brunson all while dicing him up the whole fight!? Alot of people say he has no punching power, do you believe this? Cus I see him dropping people left and right when he fights. Also, do you think he can become MW champ or do you think he'll find difficulty at the top of the tier?
I literally am fearful for Adesanya's health say he fights a primed & ready to maul Yoel Romero
 
What will be the Fallout of the Flyweight dissolution? Who stands to gain? How will Bantamweight turn out? Will Deiveson Figueiredo still smash? Can other organizations capitalize?
 
Thoughts on the news that Russian MMA organizations are merging into one Mega-Org!?

ACB + Akhmat + Fight Night + Tech-Krep

Prodigious talent. A huge market-space. And dat sweet oligarch/dictator blood-money. Could we see someone overtake Bellator's positions as Nr 2 in the world?
 
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