Corey Anderson makes fairly a press release on why he has by no means had the chance to compete for UFC Gold.
Anderson was a veteran beneath the UFC banner from 2014 to early 2020. Finally, Anderson was acknowledged for the discharge of the UFC and was signed with Bellator MMA. Anderson would finally compete on his path to turning into the Bellator Mild Heavyweight Champion. He’s at present acknowledged as a PFL gentle heavyweight title holder.
Whereas Anderson defended cash on a post-UFC run, he revealed a dialog with former UFC government hunter Campbell to Mmafighting.com. Anderson claimed he was given a motive for not having the chance to have a UFC title.
“When Hunter Campbell left the UFC earlier than the combat with Johnny Walker, he had a dialog with me and mentioned, “We won’t offer you a title combat. You deserve a title combat, 100% of the time, however you possibly can’t give it to you as a result of your social media is not there,” Anderson revealed. “It isn’t who’s the most effective anymore. It is about who’s going to place his ass in his seat. Followers resolve which greatest fighter has the largest social media (beneath).”
Anderson believes that within the present period of MMA, fight capabilities take the backseat to on-line presence and marketability.
“I am not even good at preventing anymore,” Anderson mentioned. It’s worthwhile to have simply the suitable social media.
“The fellows are getting title fights like Derrick Lewis. He went out and mentioned, ‘My balls are sizzling’ and acquired title fights. He gained 2.1 million followers in a single day.
Anderson admits he pulls some antics on social media and will get into the speak. He feels that is what finally harm him close to the top of his UFC run.
