Originally Posted by
dubya
That's not necessarily true .. Lombard fought twice this season before the title fight .. all the other champs fought at least once too.
I like the tournament format, but I don't like that its the ONLY way to get a title shot. Rebney actually said that if Huerta would've beat Alvarez, he'd STILL have to win a tournament to get a title shot .. to which I call bullshit because it would create a buzz among fans and they'd practically demand a Huerta/Alvarez title match .. the demand would be too great to deny it and they'd be stupid to do so, as a smaller company.