1.
It is with regret that I must inform you all that we lost our court case regarding the WTF belt and as such it has to be suspended effective immediately.
Apparently its branding of "World's Top Fighter" is wholly inaccurate and as such, we have had to pay the cruelest price. The WTF belt will not be in play for the coming season...
However where there is disappointment, there is also opportunity. Another opportunity for us to reassess what our fighters want and need.
Something new, something that hasn't been done before - not just another old strap struggling to gain recognition & credibility...
2.
And so - with great excitement it is my duty to inform you that we have agreed a lease with the Sim-MGM GRAND.
They have agreed to provide residence, sustenance, "party company & refreshments" (use your imagination for that one), a very healthy casino tab and their own accolade of: sim-MGM GRAND CUP.
The holder of the cup will stay in the presidential suite of the grand hotel in Las Vegas, with everything complimentary...
He will be known variously as; "The Prince of Vegas"... "The man in the desert"...
His every fight will take place in the MGM Grand venue, if a guy wants to take him on - he will have to come to Vegas to challenge him.
Until he loses... Then he would be thrown out on to the street and the victor would take the luxury 5-star suite... Until he too loses it.
These fights will have the old scoring system in place (like the WTF did) and will follow the same criteria as the IBO Title.
We don't want this to affect the World Championships and the highest ranked fighters, but being the Fighting Prince of Vegas, should be something worth fighting for.
NOTE: This is our first site-specific title, we'll run this for a season and see how it goes...
First fight will take place in week 6, when we'll have our first MGM resident...
3.
For the first time EVER unmanaged fighters will compete from week to week until week 6 when they will have their own title eliminators for their own CPU MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE - clearly as the name indicates, this belt cannot be fought for by managed fighters.
But Mr Fist will be running the fights and decided which CPUs will fight for the CPU Middleweight title. Definitely something to keep an eye out for.
NOTE: When a CPU holds this title he cannot be challenged by a Managed fighter & that includes for World Titles.