{"id":41562,"date":"2025-08-04T00:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T00:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/41562\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T00:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T00:21:07","slug":"what-are-people-even-fighting-for-fans-react-to-ranked-fighter-not-being-re-signed-biggest-mma-stories-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/41562\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What are people even fighting for?\u2019: Fans react to ranked fighter not being re-signed, biggest MMA stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"X545XC\">#JusticeForBuday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2ZkrIx\">OK, the hashtag hasn\u2019t exactly swept over social media (yet), but many fans were left confused, bewildered, and angry (fine, that last one was probably just me) at the news that UFC heavyweight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/fighter\/5833\/martin-buday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Buday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2025\/7\/31\/24478395\/ufc-parts-ways-with-ranked-heavyweight-following-ufc-abu-dhabi-win\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wasn\u2019t re-signed despite beating<\/a> the highly touted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/fighter\/6767\/marcus-buchecha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcus Buchecha<\/a> last weekend, putting together a three-fight win streak, and owning an overall UFC record of 7-1. He was even ranked, coming in at No. 12 on the official charts!<\/p>\n<p id=\"GZfjBa\">It\u2019s unlikely that Buday\u2019s absence makes the slightest dent in the UFC\u2019s bottom line\u2014especially with a slew of Contender Series contracts about to be handed out over the next few months\u2014but it still stinks that a 33-year-old in a division in desperate need of competent athletes can be let go just like that. The UFC is supposed to be where the best fight, right? And Buday is pretty good.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e4Buqr\">Check out the best reader comments to Buday\u2019s departure below (and let\u2019s get this hashtag trending!) plus more reactions to the week\u2019s biggest stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2025\/7\/31\/24477002\/luke-rockhold-bare-knuckle-boxing-dumbass-sport-whos-willing-to-lose-face-first-for-f-cking-nothing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Rockhold: Bare-knuckle boxing \u2018a dumbass sport\u2019 all about who\u2019s \u2018willing to lose their face first for f*cking nothing\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"bSFfFY\">Former UFC middleweight champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/fighter\/98\/luke-rockhold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Rockhold<\/a> took a few shots at bare-knuckle boxing, drawing a response from BKFC and combat sports fans quick to ridicule his take.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2025\/7\/28\/24475889\/tom-aspinall-slams-michael-chandler-for-bad-fight-iq-chandler-responds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Aspinall slams Michael Chandler for \u2018bad fight IQ,\u2019 Chandler responds<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"Koot2o\">Maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/fighter\/455\/michael-chandler\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Chandler<\/a> should have left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/fighter\/5355\/tom-aspinall\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Aspinall<\/a>\u2019s comments alone, because he tried to compare Aspinall chasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/fighter\/47\/jon-jones\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Jones<\/a> to himself chasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/fighter\/1859\/conor-mcgregor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conor McGregor<\/a>&#8230; and it did not go well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2025\/7\/27\/24474371\/khalil-rountree-reveals-real-reason-ufc-abandoned-new-glove-design\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khalil Rountree reveals real reason UFC abandoned new glove design<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"QsAiRq\">The UFC\u2019s attempt to change up the glove game went horribly awry and according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/fighter\/3650\/khalil-rountree\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khalil Rountree<\/a>, it was for a mundane reason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"SUBAOW\">In other news&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"#JusticeForBuday. 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