December - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
16
MIESHA TATE, GEORGES ST. PIERRE,
AND THE UFC’S LACK OF VISION
Article By: Jay Anderson Photo: Esther Lin/STRIKEFORCE/Showtime
Not to be overly negative
(though it’s a bit hard not to
be in cases like these), but Mie-
sha Tate and Georges St. Pierre
have something in common:
both have been disrespected
by the organization they fight/
fought for. And both are look-
ing like severely mismanaged,
squandered talents right now.
Missed opportunities in the
fight game are an every day
occurrence with top promoters
like the UFC, who have literally
hundreds of fighters to book
and promote, and not enough
face time to go around. Thus
with unknown/unrecognized
talents, overlooking one or two
is sometimes expected.
With established talents like
Tate and GSP, though? Maybe
it’s time for the UFC to take a
step back, and review things
from the top down.
Here’s why:
Months ago, Miesha Tate, the
number one contender in the
