5 WSOF Fighters We'd Like To See In The UFC

Who from the WSOF could hang in the UFC?

Wsof Logo The WSOF has had a string of successes of late, including a deal with NBC TV that will get a couple of their shows on network television. There's big things ahead for the company, who now have arguably as many notable names on their roster as Bellator, thanks to picking up former UFC fighters including Jon Fitch, Yushin Okami, Jake Shields, Melvin Guillard, Rousmir Palhares and others. They're the number three MMA promotion in the world at the moment, and have branched out into other countries (there's WSOF Canada, Central America, and Japan), setting the stage for an eventual true world series of MMA. The UFC and the WSOF have maintained a pretty civil relationship thus far, in comparison to the UFC's tumultuous public relations with number two MMA promotion Bellator, and to date the UFC has brought back a couple of big names that had been anchors of the WSOF line-up in Andrei Arlovski and Anthony Johnson. They did this seemingly with the WSOF's blessing, as the Ray Sefo-run company has been very fighter friendly thus far. In other words, there's a career path for WSOF fighters to make their way on to, or back to, the big show, if they win enough fights and get noticed. So who from the WSOF could hang in the UFC? Well, Josh Burkman and David Branch have already fought in the UFC, though we might like to see them back. However, lets take a look at fighters who, to date, are fighting for the WSOF but have never set foot in the UFC's octagon.
 
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.