The biggest problem with the UFC in 2018 isn’t that there are too many shows or that the belts have lost all meaning. The biggest problem is that most of the fan favorite fighters just aren’t active at the moment.
Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar are the hottest acts in WWE, Conor McGregor is in the middle of a prolonged contract dispute with the UFC, Jon Jones is still dealing with his drug testing issues...the list goes on.
An interesting bit of news on that topic came out Tuesday, however, as Dana White sat down with the UFC Unfiltered podcast (h/t FloCombat).