UFC Fighters That Should Move to WEC.

[thebwit]

Good list. I don't agree with Eastman though since he dropped to 185 he looks pretty good. He doesn't need to go to WEC to tune up, there are still plenty of other UFC 185ers that can serve that role.

[BrandonM]

Bocek, Alberto Crane, Kendall, doug evans, and most of the tuf 6 guys

i think Wiman should def stay. corey hills needs experience & would be perftect in the wec for a while

[ArMnHC]

Originally Posted by BrandonM

Bocek, Alberto Crane, Kendall, doug evans, and most of the tuf 6 guys

i think Wiman should def stay. corey hills needs experience & would be perftect in the wec for a while

rather then the WEC, id actually just get rid of these guys all together, except for Kendall he can go to the WEC. and actually Doug Evans is already gone from the UFC cuz he recently fought on ShoXC and lost.

Wiman and Hill should actually stay with the UFC. although i bet Hill would kick a lot of ass over in the WEC!

i would send Eastman over to the WEC, i think he could whoop some definite ass over there, and would have a better chance at being champ over there i think.

McFedries, Edgar at 145, Chris Wilson, Din at 145, Rivera, Macdonald, and what the hell and Tito are all guys id send to the WEC.

why send Jardine (touching on the other thread)? cuz of a loss to Wandy? a rematch with him and Forrest is on the horizon and it'll be a big draw. stupid.

[rivethead]

Originally Posted by bark23

I have been reading this forum for a long time, so I finally decided to post. The only one I disagree with is Matt Wiman. He is 3-0 since TUF, and also gave Spencer Fisher all he could handle. I understand he hasn't fought stiff competition but he has beaten everyone that the UFC has put in front of him.

Very strong first post. I agree Wiman should stay, he's waaay underrated. If you watch the fight with Fischer, Wiman is clearly going for a "nice punch high five" kind of move right before Spencer catches him with the knee. It was a stupid rookie-ish move, and one he won't repeat.

I'd take Matt in a rematch.

He'll never beat Penn, but I don't see any other UFC LW doing that either, so there is plenty of room for him in the UFC.

great post, welcome to the board. I'd rep you, but I spent all my rep negging idiots who thought Machida ran away from Tito.

rh

[earle]

Frankie Edgar should go down to 145 for sure, clearly he's too small for 155, Gray Maynard looked huge compared to him. Yeah maybe Din too.

I would send Tito to beef up the LHW ranks there, but I would keep all the UFC MW's for now. Maybe even bring Chael Sonnen over to the UFC.

[BigJoe111]

Originally Posted by notrightn0w

The Jardine thread got me thinking. What fighters do you guys think should be moved down to the WEC to hone their skills a bet more, or just so they can advance a bit, because they probably won't in the UFC.

205, Houston Alexander
185, Alessio Sakara, Kendall Grove, and Marvin Eastman
170, Josh Burkman and Anyone from TUF 6 but Mac, George, and maybe Roman.
155, Rob Emerson, Matt Wiman, and Melvin Guillard

I really like some of your ideas I think I'll add a few more.

205. Alexander and Lambert
185. Bonnar, Grove, Eastman, and Horn
170, Burkman for sure, Chonan, Luke Cummo, and maybe Lytle
155, Guillard, Spencer Fisher, and Cole Miller

These are all good guys with reasonable futures but they are going no where fast in the UFC

[ArMnHC]

Originally Posted by rivethead

Very strong first post. I agree Wiman should stay, he's waaay underrated. If you watch the fight with Fischer, Wiman is clearly going for a "nice punch high five" kind of move right before Spencer catches him with the knee. It was a stupid rookie-ish move, and one he won't repeat.

I'd take Matt in a rematch.

He'll never beat Penn, but I don't see any other UFC LW doing that either, so there is plenty of room for him in the UFC.

great post, welcome to the board. I'd rep you, but I spent all my rep negging idiots who thought Machida ran away from Tito.

rh

i repd you for that LOL

[Legend]

Originally Posted by thecoylewis

No one from 205 or 185 is going to WEC. Didn't Zuffa announce not even a month ago that they were transfering the WEC Middleweight and LHW roster over to UFC so the WEC could focus on the smaller divisions? That makes this a moot point.

Hell I heard they were thinking about moving every class from 155 and up to the UFC leaving only 145 and 135. If they did that maybe they would eventually create a 125 class which would be nice.

[RearNakedStroke]

Originally Posted by BigJoe111

I really like some of your ideas I think I'll add a few more.

205. Alexander and Lambert
185. Bonnar, Grove, Eastman, and Horn
170, Burkman for sure, Chonan, Luke Cummo, and maybe Lytle
155, Guillard, Spencer Fisher, and Cole Miller

These are all good guys with reasonable futures but they are going no where fast in the UFC

Totally disagree with Bonnar, Fisher, and Horn.
I could kind of see Bonnar if he loses a couple of fights, but Fisher is a very entertaining fighter that can give a good fight to almost anyone at 155. He only has 3 losses and hes fought some tough opponents.
And Horn is a legend of the sport that gave Marquadt a scare at the end of the first and holds a win over Liddell. His fight with Lister is sure to have some awesome JJ.

[peno]

Personally, I think the bulk of "skilled" fighters in WEC in in the lower weight DIV's. Their Feather Weight and Bantum Weight champs are considered in some circles top 10 P4P in the world. Having said that, I think they should export the WEC's top talent from their heavier weight classes to the UFC and then eliminate the heavier weight classes. Then use the extra capital to snag up some lighter talent. Theres a bunch of FW and BW fighters from Japan that could really mix it up in WEC. Not to mention Garcia, Thomas and possibly Edgar moving to 145.