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I wish that the WEC would move sum of its top guns to the UFC. Condit is ready to compete Now![/quote]

CHANCE FARRAR IS GONNA WOOP SOME BUT

Razor Rob isnt bad either, but I dont think he would be too successful fighting in the UFC[/quote]
WEC doesn’t have a HW division. They go from bantamweight up to LHW. Even at that division Brian Stann is their only marketable fighter, and that includes current champ Doug Rhino Marshall. Unfortunately Stann was not on their Dec. card, nor is he on the Feb. card, which leads me to believe he is back on active duty with the Marines. I don’t know for sure, but WEC loves to show him off at every opportunity.

Razor Rob isnt bad either, but I dont think he would be too successful fighting in the UFC[/quote]
He’d do okay. Not great. But you never know. Most fighters aren’t born “great” I guess. Only Randy and Fedor were born with ‘GREATNESS’!!!

I see World Victory Road as a company I would think survives over M-1 at this point.

Its a solid organization but I wouldnt say its #2 in the world.
I think all the other USA based mma organizations are pretty equal. I cant say that WEC is better then EliteXC or strikeforce, but I can say that they are better then the WEC either. All 3 organizations have some really good fighters, but then there is a fall off in talent.

Also worldwide there are IMO better organizations then the WEC.
Victory Road is picking up steam and starting to sign some top fighters.

Heroes boasts some of the best lightweight fighters in the world

Cage Rage is a solid event.

M-1 has the potential of becoming a serious player. Think about it in the next year they could potentially have: Fedor, his lil brother, Barnett, Sergei Kharitonov, Tim Sylvia, Arlovski , Tito Ortiz, Ricardo Arona, Randy Couture, Rogerio Nogueira, Monson, Rizzo… all fighting in M-1. Not to mention that M-1 is willing to collaborate with other companies so it doesnt really need as many great fighters as the UFC. For starters they would only need about 8 good solid, big named mma fighters and they can match em up against other companies top 8 fighters. They could implement this strategy over the course of its 1st year in business until it gains enough quality fighters to start having its own events.

Off the top of my head a can name about 50 top notch fighters that arent signed to the UFC. So there are good events and solid match ups outside of Zuffa mma organizations (UFC, Wec).[/quote]
You make some good points. I respectfully disagree with your anticipation of M-1 becoming an important organization. M-1 is going nowhere. Business wise, I don’t think that any company can make serious cash cross promoting. HDnet Fights has a better chance than M-1 in becoming a major player in a few years..[/quote]

M-1 may not be succesful in the USA, but I am sure it will be a huge draw in other parts of the world like Japan. Thats why its called M-1 Global. So even if it doesnt become Big in America, it can still succeed and become a prominant mma organization. Those names I mentioned above would be Huge draws in japan and in my oppinion there is more money in Japan then in th USA at this point in time when talking about MMA.

In addition t Japan, M-1 can easily make lots of money in Russia. with Fedor and his brother signed along with the other members of the red devil fight team, M-1 will be a big Draw in Russia. Fedor also has many fans in Korea and China which are both emerging mma markets. The UFC might keep its chokehold on the mma market in America, but world wide, the UFC is not that big and I completely expect M-1 out perform the UFC in most other parts of the world.[/quote]
I must admit you have put forth a pretty good argument.
So basically what you are saying is that M-1 has the potential to someday replace Pride. M-1 would be competing with K-1 and Heroes. One “wild card” with respect to M-1 is Fedor’s manager. Already, some of the M-1 investors are at odds with him. How long will the investors put up with Fedor’s manager (who by the way has a contoversial track record)? Competition is not a bad thing. However, I personally do not think that any organization will come close to rivalling the UFC in North America (including Mexico where the UFC is now ready to enter) in the forseeable future.