popular opinion views the competion within strikeforce as not up to par with the ufc (with some obvious exceptions), and i agree. however i disagree with the proposal of strikeforce being absorbed into the ufc because of the afore mentioned reason. i believe strikeforce can serve a critical role in the mainstream development of mma and this is my argument:
mma as a sport deserves alot more mainstream recognition than commercial on spike (i'm aware theres more promoting than spike and the ufc but wat % of the public sees it) i believe this can be solved through the new zuffa llc/strikeforce acquisition in having strikeforce be the collegiate version of mma to the ufc which is bar none the obvious big leagues. think about it... all legitimately viewed sports (football, basketball, baseball, etc..) typically require college requirements/prerequisites to get into the big leagues (nfl,nba,nlb...) and while i believe the successful development of mma in colleges is not in the near future, a precursor to that could very well be a relationship between STRIKEFORCE and the UFC similiar to that of the NCAA and the NFL along with implementing a draft (whether it be annual, semi-annual, seasonal or what-have-you) think about it zuffa! if you really care about the growth of the sport this could very well be a key in building the legitimacy of mma.