Why Does The UFC have an Overall Weight Limit?

Question

They should let bob sapp in and guys like him because all the hoopla about skinny guys is nice, but irrelevant because Bob Sapp or anybody in his weight class would own these little guys.

Answer 1

yeah they do

Answer 2

Athletic commissions set weight limits for different divisions. there is a super heavyweight divison but the UFC does not promote super heavyweight fights - probably because there are not enought fighters to have an entertaining and effective division.This is  also why pride never had a super heavyweight divison and never had a weight cap on the heavyweight divison. the UFC promotes from lightweight(155) to heavyweight(265) with welterweight(170) middleweight(185) and light heavyweight(205) in between. There have been changes to the NJ rules to allow shifts in these divisions to make new divisions, but the UFC has already stated that the weight divs won't change.

Answer 3

I agree. I'm surprised that Brock Lesnar can actually make weight to get into the heavyweight bracket.

Answer 4

Same reason that Faber doesn't fight in UFC.  They don't think there is enough competition in that weight category to have/pay for a title in the division.  In other words there isn't a lot of good Super Heavy weights out there to warrant having a SHW division in the UFC currently. Maybe in the future like with 155, once there was a lot of good fighters at 155 they brought back that weight class.

Edit: UFC likes to Sign guys for multi fight exclusive contracts,  You can't really  think of 3-5 possible good fights to set up for Sapp.  They have done the super fights and catch weight fights in past for the spectacle of bringing someone in for one fight.  But don't think you will see that

Answer 5

You know who I'd like to see fight super heavy? - Nikolai Valuev vs. one of the recent Yokazunas.

Answer 6

are you kidding. big nog. one of your skinny guys arm barred him. bob sapp is a bum when it comes to top level mma. if you think  bob sapp is good you don't even know much about the super heavy weight division or you wouldn't have even mentioned his name. and to answer your question it isn't even up to the ufc. its up to the state athletic commission who sanction the fights not the organization putting on the fights. if you didn't even know that you must be very knew to the sport or not even truly interested in it. just want to see people get hurt and that is sad