Showtime executives considering ending SF Challengers, and keeping M-1 Challenge

Wolfgangsta wrote:

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This I disagree with, the new SF is a step down from the old SF, and there is next to zero in terms of growth potential.

I don't get this cynicism. Look at how invested everyone was into the WEC. Entertaining fighters will still be found and compelling fights will still be created. I have no doubt in my mind that Strikeforce will produce a good stable of interesting fighters, and every so often they will jump on over for bigger fights in the UFC. No one is going to put on bigger non UFC MMA than Strikeforce. It will still be the second best show in town.

1)WEC had divisions which u could look at and say, these are the best fighters in the world. SF only has 1 male fighter who is in those discussions.

2)WEC is now out of business.

3)Bellator is every bit as good as the current SF. Has nearly 2x's as many weight classes. And it will have 3x's as many shows this upcoming year, SF is going to have 6-8 shows this year. And this is before Bellator moves to spike.

Hard not to be cynical when SF has had so much of it's best talent siphoned off, the leg's of the gp cut out from under it, and we will now see the # of shows in the upcoming year cut by more then half. Are those signs of a healthy promotion?