MMAcca Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 As the UFC expands, several major camps have distinguished themselves from the rest, building strong stables of fighters focused on proving themselves as top contenders in their respective divisions. Camps like Xtreme Couture, Greg Jackson’s MMA, American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) and American Top Team, among others, have developed into MMA powerhouses. In the process, they’ve also developed strong ties between teammates who, more often than not, refuse to fight one another. Thus far, this hasn’t presented very many problems, except perhaps for Diego Sanchez, who as a welterweight left Greg Jackson’s camp when it started a partnership with welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. From Sanchez’s perspective, he was gunning for St. Pierre’s belt and felt he couldn’t train with his would-be opponent. But beyond that, several fighters have openly stated that they refuse to fight teammates; however, it may only be a matter of time before they will have to, according to UFC Co-owner and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta. LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBR Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 its a business and job -- dont care if your teammates or best friends whatever -- you should fight who they put in front of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dushira Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 They won't do anything against their big stars like Anderson or Lyoto. They don't want to see them fighting for Affliction or someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colm Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 they cant make anderson and lyoto fight they are different weight classes and as well its not like they are going to fire there champions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyFin Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 They won't do anything against their big stars like Anderson or Lyoto. They don't want to see them fighting for Affliction or someone else. obviously. thats just tough-talk for under-/midcarders. forget about fights like Kos/Fitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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