Pros of doing catch-weight fights

[ShaunGBD]

Are their really any pro of doing catch weight bout? They don't gain ranking points.

[White Dolphin]

<p>Here are some purposes:</p><p> </p><p>

-Getting a guy into a match thats suffering from what I call the Dexter Darling effect: Your momentum sucks so you so want easy fights, but you reject easy fights because they don't have name value. If you have no Low Level National gatekeepers/lucky cans in your current weight class, you can go one class up or down to find a suitable opponent maybe?</p><p> </p><p>

-Having two champions fight without moving one into a different weight class, or without having either guy risk their title.</p><p> </p><p>

-Setting up convenient can crushings for guys who don't have a suitable candidate within their own division. (e.g. you have a light heavyweight brawler like Dennis Eck whos 7-0 on the local scene, and a middleweight or smaller heavyweight who needs a pop boost or a cheap win.)</p><p> </p><p>

-Setting up desperation superfights when you need a main event for your upcoming show and don't have one.</p><p> </p><p>

UFC have done the last 3 IRL for whats its worth so yeah.</p>

[ShaunGBD]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="White Dolphin" data-cite="White Dolphin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45227" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Here are some purposes:<p> </p><p> -Getting a guy into a match thats suffering from what I call the Dexter Darling effect: Your momentum sucks so you so want easy fights, but you reject easy fights because they don't have name value. If you have no Low Level National gatekeepers/lucky cans in your current weight class, you can go one class up or down to find a suitable opponent maybe?</p><p> </p><p> -Having two champions fight without moving one into a different weight class, or without having either guy risk their title.</p><p> </p><p> -Setting up convenient can crushings for guys who don't have a suitable candidate within their own division. (e.g. you have a light heavyweight brawler like Dennis Eck whos 7-0 on the local scene, and a middleweight or smaller heavyweight who needs a pop boost or a cheap win.)</p><p> </p><p> -Setting up desperation superfights when you need a main event for your upcoming show and don't have one.</p><p> </p><p> UFC have done the last 3 IRL for whats its worth so yeah.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks for the deep answer</p>