Corey Anderson made the claim about why he never got the chance to compete for UFC Gold.
Anderson had been a veteran under the UFC banner from 2014 to the beginning of 2020. In the end Anderson got his UFC release and signed at Bellator MMA. Anderson eventually fights his way to eventually become the Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion. He is currently recognized as the PFL Light heavyweight title holder.
While Anderson Gold secured in his post-puc-run, he revealed Mmafighting.com A conversation he once had with UFC director Hunter Campbell. Anderson claimed that he was given the reason for his lack of UFC title options.
“Hunter Campbell, when I left the UFC before the Johnny Walker fight, he had a conversation with me and he told me:” We can’t give you a title, it’s 100 percent that you deserve a title fight, but we can’t give it because your social media is not there, “Anderson reveals who is no longer the best. It is about who will put Putts on the seats. The fans determine who is the best hunter who has the greatest social media [following]. “
Anderson believes that in the current era of MMA fighting skills, take a backseat for online presence and marketability.
“You don’t even have to be good in fighting,” Anderson said. You just have to have good social media.
“Boys get title fights such as Derrick Lewis, he got a title fight because he went outside and said,” My balls are hot. ” He has 2.1 million followers at night.
Anderson admits that he has never been a antics on social media to get some buzz. He thinks this eventually hurts him at the end of his UFC run.
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