There will be a new face at UFC weigh-ins from now on.
Following the retirement of long-time UFC matchmaker Joe Silva last week, former Legacy FC owner and president Mick Maynard has joined the set-up so as to lighten the workload for Sean Shelby.
Maynard started in his role at the turn of the year and will book fights in the men’s flyweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions in his capacity as Vice President of Talent Relations.
Reports emerge that matchmaker Joe Silva is set to part ways with the UFC https://t.co/CCVgDuLDqq
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) August 31, 2016
One of his first orders of business was putting together the latest 185lbs addition to UFC 208, as Maynard paired up top contender Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza with Tim Boetsch.
A matchmaker’s job is not easy and flak is almost guaranteed, regardless of the match-up, but Maynard has made it very clear that he’s not willing to shy away from trolls.
A number of critics ridiculed the ‘Jacare’ vs. Boetsch fight simply due to the disparity between the two in the official UFC rankings.
Souza is ranked third in the UFC’s middleweight division while his opponent for the February 11 card is placed significantly lower down, at fourteenth.
Over the years we’ve seen far more egregious and unexpected match-ups but due to the fact that Maynard is new to his role, mouthy fight fans let him know what they thought of his work.
well Boetsch vs Jscare absolutely blows.
— Chris Sparks (@sparks2581) January 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/DavidCrosby27/status/817475698654707712
@seanshelby @Mickmaynard2 what's with these shit fights being made?
— Sosa (@Reuciano) January 6, 2017
Maynard wasted absolutely no time in cutting through the online bullshit that we’re all growing tired of.
The Texas native issued a no-nonsense call-out to all of his trolls, welcoming them to show up at his address so that they could prove how courageous they were in person, rather than simply hide behind their online personas.
We for one welcome the lack of fucks given by the UFC’s newest employee and look forward to seeing him hang around for years to come.
