Nominations: Restricted Org of the Year 2021

[saklain]

This is the nomination thread for Restricted Org of the Year 2021 

All nominations end on January 7th, so start voting!

[Ikkitakeda]

Bellicose.

[HareRumpler]

Would second Bellicose and and both Highland and ENIGMA.

[Golden97]

Bellicose hands down 

[Carciofi]

Enigma. Steady

[JudoJoker]

DMMA!

[Sprooch]

3 hours ago, HareRumpler said:

Would second Bellicose and and both Highland and ENIGMA.

I would also like to name these three as well. 

[lotos]

Sucker Punch Pro Series is slowly transitioning to non-restricted, so not sure if they qualify? If, so I nominate them.

[scottxbandz]

16 minutes ago, lotos said:

Sucker Punch Pro Series is slowly transitioning to non-restricted, so not sure if they qualify? If, so I nominate them.

sucker punch

[HareRumpler]

7 hours ago, lotos said:

Sucker Punch Pro Series is slowly transitioning to non-restricted, so not sure if they qualify? If, so I nominate them.

 

7 hours ago, scottxbandz said:

sucker punch

I don't think we'll qualify as I had the designation removed last month, and I'm truly very ok with that, but we very, very much appreciate the honorable mention!  There are a lot of great orgs mentioned here and there will be a very worthy winner!

[Rambo]

sucker punch

[actionjackson]

Sucker Punch is the absolute goods and Dynasty MMA is great as well.

Edit: Highland is great as well.

[Icon73]

Highland

[clydebankblitz]

Sucker Punch and Dynasty are two I wish I had fighters in. Graphics, posters, thread activity. Great orgs.

[TycoonHec]

From an outside perspective, SuckerPunch

From personal experience, Highland

[bjornmma1]

SuckerPunch was restricted for by far the biggest part of the year so do count. 
And man, they were brilliant to say the least!

[DeadDisney]

Blaze Brothers 

[Runt]

Sucker Punch by a long mile

[Arcalimon]

Highland!

[AlexManiatakos]

Sucker Punch. A great experience overall. 

[Gator001]

sucker Punch led the way in restricted

[Leviathan]

Sfl

[Curix]

Sucker Punch Pro Series

[Rambo]

On 12/16/2021 at 2:12 PM, TycoonHec said:

From an outside perspective, SuckerPunch

From personal experience, Highland

i like this answer

if i'm going from personal experience ID restricted, HFC before JW / Butch lost their steam, but mostly when JW was running it.

[lotos]

There's a Hare Here!!

I see Sucker Punch taking over in 2022, now they have switched to open ID. Actually, I have so much faith in their success, I'm bringing as many of my fighters in as I can from now onwards. I have spoken to Hare about some some very exciting artwork contracts/projects coming up. Hare is an inspiration to the game and it's because of this, I'm thinking about picking up my paint brush again. Some of you may think I'm just praising his work because he's a fellow alliance member, but I guarantee you, he (as CEO) and his org will be at the number 1 spot, by 2023.

 

Sucker Punch brings a really interesting element to matchmaking that I have never seen before. Like interesting interim arrangements that give a non-ranked opponent a chance to face a ranked one. He even offered a title shot to any challengers at least twice. He poses a serious threat to all competition in terms of what his org has to offer. I will explain:

 

He proposes REALLY interesting matchups, between the lower tired fighters. I will be honest, I didn't really see the genius in it at the time. I'm old school. I usually just wanna see the best fight the fight the best. This is all fair between number one and two, but what about rematches and how does that bode for the next tier of fighters? You see, if the top 2 get match-up as default, then there can be an ever increasing gap; creating a clear divide between who is worthy and who is not. It can get a bit like an exclusive club. Only just recently has it become so evident that there are some orgs solely invested in short terms gains (hype) and others that are dedicated to the whole community.

 

It's fair to say that each of top orgs has their own qualities and objectives. But all that give too much attention to one thing, fail at another. I am emphasising the importance of overall value, integrity and above all, longevity. It seems the (somewhat conventional) set-ups I've described, can concentrate too much on the top rungs at a cost of neglecting the other tiers; thus somewhat protecting the higher echelons by neglecting this incrementally increasing buffer/margin.

 

So the genius in Hare's somewhat 'new school' methods of match-making, is that it actually addresses this; somehow closing that otherwise ever increasing gap. Other orgs might neglect or overlook such detail and unwittingly widening it, Hare tackles these issues. His 'no bullshit' approach and unorthodox style not only stays true to another level in terms of ethos, BUT ALSO encompasses a much wider berth in terms of an 'overall vision (or perspective). You know you are guaranteed to be looked after at Sucker Punch for the long term. The tortoise doesn't win this race. My money is on the Hare all the way!!

 

Seeing how some of the other orgs run their tings now, I can say unequivocally, Hare is 100% reliable in terms of fair match-ups (i.e. zero questions in terms of favouritism). He's a stand up guy and absolutely takes a great deal of time and effort to enrich ALL of our experiences (not just a selected few). His write-ups alone kill it in turns of flavour. 

 

His fairness, his community involvement and relentlessness pursuit to provide quality content is unprecedented. There is no argument here. Simply put, he's on another level.

WORTHY OF NOTE: Hare didn't just make wild match-ups. He took the time to explain what his plans were in a mass mail asking everyone is there were any objections.