they dont.
Interim Belts should be the last very resort, these days they are far too common
Similar to WWE, it’s the Intercontinental belt of the UFC.
How do they work?
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Not if I cash it in at the next PPV event.Great post here is your prize.
but i am going to take it away from you in two months so don't get too attached
Why? To me it seems like the whole point of an interim belt is that its used in cases where the actual champ is expected to be out for a while so that the division can have a clear challenger when he comes back. If you know that the interim champ will be able to fight the real champ without having to defend his interim title first why even have the interim belt in the first place? Why not just have a standard number 1 contender match?You get 90 days to unify or its gone
If used well I think they can be pretty cool but granting them only to strip them a few weeks later makes them pointless. Should be used in cases where a division is helped up by an injury prone champ or one who moves up a weight class or something like that. Should only be used when there is a reasonable expectation that the interim champ will have to defend his title before the real champ returns.
Why? To me it seems like the whole point of an interim belt is that its used in cases where the actual champ is expected to be out for a while so that the division can have a clear challenger when he comes back. If you know that the interim champ will be able to fight the real champ without having to defend his interim title first why even have the interim belt in the first place? Why not just have a standard number 1 contender match?