above overdogs podcastJoaquin Buckley posed inquiries to UFC middleweight Joe Pifer and “King of Violence” Mike Perry. New Mansa requested them for his or her ideas on why there may be at the moment no American UFC champion.
Word: (There are at the moment two American champions within the UFC: Kayla Harrison, the ladies’s bantamweight champion, and Justin Gaethje, the present and two-time interim light-weight champion).
Pifer answered Buckley’s questions very candidly. He believes the promotion is prioritizing fighters from exterior america, together with from Russia, China and different international locations, as a way to construct a world fan base. “Bodybagz” feels that that is the principle cause why American fighters are being ignored.
Joe Pifer additionally opined about how “different individuals’s faith” is controlling the UFC, not directly mentioning that it is Russian and Dagestani fighters who’ve largely managed the promotion for almost a decade. he stated:
“Okay. The rationale I feel that’s, it would get canceled, however that is the truth. I feel it is as a result of we’ve everybody else’s faith. Like what we’re saying, we’ve everybody else’s faith, like we’re like a melting pot. So the UFC needs to herald all these Russian wrestlers. They wish to convey all these fighters in from China.”
“Bodybagz” additionally added that fewer People are collaborating in DWCS.
“They appear to be outsourcing in all places else. In the event you have a look at the Contender Collection, there aren’t that many American gamers.”
Pifer says america has sufficient up-and-coming fighters, however they do not have nationwide assist to provide them an opportunity to outperform fighters from different, extra influential international locations. The 29-year-old feels that although People based the UFC, he’s now being ignored by the higher-ups.
Joe Pifer says fighters from different international locations convey large fan bases, however ‘information are inflated’
Joe Pifer additionally added that whereas fighters from different international locations who come to the UFC could convey massive numbers of followers, their information are sometimes inflated. he stated:
“These guys are available in with a shitty inflated document of 17-1, 18-0, they usually’ve fought shitty breadcrumb cans and shitty Russian sellers and shitty assholes…All of them get talked about as a result of the nation comes collectively and helps their gamers.”
See Joe Pyfer’s feedback beneath (41:05):
In the meantime, Mike Perry added:
“Are People elevating their kids too gently? Boys in these international locations are being raised extra harshly.”
Click on this hyperlink to learn Joe Pyfer’s reply to Mike Perry’s query.
