Poll: Should The UFC Wait Till A Fighter Is Retired Before They Are Eligible For The Hall Of Fame?
by Matthew DiRienzo on Aug 13, 2010 2:00 PM EDT
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If you watched UFC 117 last weekend, you may or may not have noticed that it was Matt Hughes's first fight after being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. While Hughes definitely deserves the honor, it was a little strange to think that a Hall of Famer is still an active fighter and maybe even a title contender. If you look at every other major sport, athletes need to be retired for a certain amount of time before they are even eligible for their sport's respective Hall of Fame. It's understandable that the UFC is trying to build their young Hall of Fame by adding more worthy fighters, but they have an opportunity here to set a procedure and standard for many years to come. So, the question of the day is, should the UFC wait till a fighter is retired for a certain amount of time before they are eligible for the Hall of Fame?
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The problem is that fighters almost always come back for at least one more payday. It’s not like a major pro sport where the level of competition is so high that a broken down athlete can’t make a team. Some local promoter will always come along to offer a good paycheck to an over-the-hill guy. So the waiting period definitely makes the most sense.
As long as it’s the UFC HOF, it’ll never be legit anyway.
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everytime the hall of fame is discussed on sbnation i ask the same question and no one can answer it.
does anyone remember what award the fighters are getting in the picture?
I remember watching this ppv but dont remember which ufc event it is. It can’t be hall of fame because some of these fighters are not listed anywhere as ufc hall of famers? When you google “ufc hall of fame” this is the first pic that pops up under images?
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