XFC tries to steal WSOF’s thunder, issues it’s own co-promotional challenge

It's funny what a little perspective will do for an idea. One can hardly blame the WSOF for not realizing that their challenge of…

By: Zane Simon | 9 years ago
XFC tries to steal WSOF’s thunder, issues it’s own co-promotional challenge
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It’s funny what a little perspective will do for an idea. One can hardly blame the WSOF for not realizing that their challenge of a co-promotional PPV to Bellator would basically open the door to every pistol packing punk in the west looking to climb the ladder of promotional relevance, but that was certainly the message sent. “Put together a fun fight card that is equal or better to what we can offer on our own, and we’ll be interested.” So it’s hard to blame the XFC, who had a rather bitter separation from current WSOF figher Nick Newell, for issuing their own version of the challenge that Ali Abdel-Aziz issued to Bellator, via Facebook.

They’ve since pulled the post down, but honestly it’s not a step down from what the WSOF has been putting together lately. Fighters like Scott Holtzman, Stephanie Eggink, and Luis Santos are pretty comparable with the current WSOF cast. WSOF has been adding some bigger names lately, but until they can regularly put together big cards they’ve left themselves open to callouts like this one. Maybe the MFC will be knocking on the doors of WSOF Canada soon.

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Zane Simon
Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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