Joe Rogan recently had former boxing champion Andre Ward as a guest in his podcast, and it’s where the two discussed the difference between the sweet science and mixed martial arts. According to Rogan, one of the things that boxing does well and MMA doesn’t, is with properly handling prospects and building up big fights.
He says that with UFC fighters not getting much of a choice in matchmaking and their career paths, a lot of promising prospects aren’t properly handled.
“(In boxing) managers dictate who the fighters fight, and they do build their fighters up correctly.