Prejudice in the UFC?

Before I begin, I would like to note that I am no MMA insider, and may possibly be misinformed.

The UFC holds the title for No. 1 in the world for MMA, but it also seems to hold the title for the No. 1 in the world for lacking diversity in its organization. This is not a racial war of black vs. white, Chinese vs. Japanese, or Nazis vs. the Jews. What I am talking about is the lack of world wide reputation within its organization.

The UFC seems to move back and forth on this progressive ladder, at times housing diverse fighters from other countries and ethnicity, to where it is now. Housing mostly American and Brazilian fighters, a handful of Japanese, one Korean, and maybe six Canadians, the UFC lacks the vast amount of diversity the MMA world has to offer.

Readers, I warn you, don't confuse this as a racial thing it is merely a citizenship thing, Paul Buentello is of Mexican origins, but he is an American citizen. At times the UFC has had Dutch and Russian fighters—Semmy Schild, Igor Zinoviev and Vladmir Matsuyhenko —but that world is gone now.

I mean no prejudice to the UFC, but the most diverse character they have in the organization is Lyoto Machida, who I believe may hold duel citenzenship in Brazil and Japan, don't quote me on that though.

We are starting to see some talent come out of Korea with Dong Hyun Kim, and a few talented Japanese like Yushiyuki Yoshida, Yushin Okami and Akihiro Gono.

With the elimination of Andrei Arlowski, the UFC has essentially to my knowledge lost all fighter representation for the eastern European countries. The UFC is becoming a very exclusive club in which you either have to be American or Brazilian to get into.

Now people, don't get mad so just to mention a few names that only represent a small population of fighters who happen to not be American, Brazilian, Japanese, and maybe Canadian here they are:

1. Michael Bisping

2. Amir Sandollah

3. Rameau Theirry Sokoudojou

4. Alessio Sakara

It is applaudable that all these fighters actually made it into the UFC though because they represent only a small portion of fighters who call the place home.

Organizations like Pride had great amounts of diverse country representation, and now organizations like DREAM are looking to continue the tradition. Lesser known organizations like Shooto have sunk its teeth into diverse and ecletic world of MMA.

Guys like Melvin Manhoef, Gegard Mousashi, Aleksander Emelianenko, Joachim Hansen, and Zelg Galesic are all fighters talented enough to fight in the UFC. But what does the UFC do?

Well, the few of them that the UFC actually wanted have impossible contracts impose on them for these fighters to accept, like reduced pay or restricting them from doing something they love.

I make no claims that UFC President, Dana White is doing this on purpose, but I simply have noticed it as a trend. With organizations popping all around the world in China, India, Norway, and Korea, you would think it would be worth the investment to scout some of these fighters coming out of these countries.