Media UFC Matchmaker Mick Maynard takes us through the process of identifying talent

[TorontoTO]

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Finishes are important, regardless of what the decision fans say.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

If a fighter makes you do this ... sign him / her

 

[DC23]

1 - Can they get KO wins? If yes, great. If not, 2 - will they accept 12/12 contracts to fill Apex cards?

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

will they fight for peanuts? you're in!

 

[Pictureonthewall]

CM Punk

 

[svmr_db]

The room where the talent is identified:

 

[Pechan]

Is this the same process they used to sign Greg Hardy?

 

[RockyLockridge]

The room where the talent is identified:

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Laura Sanko did her first out of octogon interview in here

 

[skylolow]

Never knew they did scholarships for the PI center that includes everything you need.

Pretty cool on that level for up and comers.

 

[Gabe]

Finishes are important, regardless of what the decision fans say.

His point is sound - if they can’t finish fights in the regional level, how can they in the UFC?

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

They barely sign anyone from other orgs these days, all they do is sign everyone from DWCS, most of them have virtually no experience and have done nothing, thats why the roster is so bloated, yes I know people will say Sean O'Malley who is very talented and champ... but how many crap fighters are on the UFC roster from DWCS, a lot of them have been cut already as well because they couldn't win. Dana was just forced to sign everyone who won in matchups that were 6-5 vs 3-3 from DWCS show, ends in the bloated roster we have now with so many mediocre fighters

 

[Neck&Neck]

Mick Maynard… Sean Shelby

These are like bot names
UFC matchmakers aren't human

 

[usernamee]

Laura Sanko did her first out of octogon interview in here

@Ares Black ALERT @Ares Black ALERT

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

So he spends a few hours every week browsing through fight finder?

 

[fighters_respect]

*waits for David Haye Promotions and Scott Coker to stop using up Michael Page*

 

[Siver!]

Identifying talent, especially for DWCS/entry level, must be fun as fuck.

Super rewarding, too, when someone just tears through the roster like you expect them to.

 

[RockyLockridge]

@Ares Black ALERT @Ares Black ALERT

Stop snitching

 

[Ares Black]

If he hasn't bookmarked this thread, he should:

My big stupid hype trains thread.

So I'll use the first post to keep a record of upcoming fights involving people I have ranked and to post the rankings themselves (linked to Tap lists). For the purposes of the OP I'll use my long list rather than the top 15. Please bear in mind that there's probably not a massive difference...

forums.sherdog.com

 

[Ares Black]

Identifying talent, especially for DWCS/entry level, must be fun as fuck.

Super rewarding, too, when someone just tears through the roster like you expect them to.

It's basically my dream job.