Right now MMA is branded all over with UFC. So as of now I'm not so sure Casual fans will follow even top fighters to other orgs. BC I mean how many "fans" really know about Elite, Strickforce, World Victory Road, or Dream. In reality a small percentage. So to answer your question no. The best thing for MMA imo is co-promotion so we can see the best fights all the time. And right now the only org not willing to do so is the UFC and obviously that sucks. I don't blame the UFC for not wanting to co-promote but I would love it if they did.
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