Based on press release sent out yesterday,  former UFC champion Pat Miletich and Five Ounces of Pain founder Sam Caplan have both resigned from WAMMA.  It is looking like the WAMMA is just about dead or is at least on its way down.  What was a great idea, to unify the Mixed Martial Arts World Rankings, has not paned out the way it could have or should have and according to Miletich and Caplan does not have the ability to reach it’s goals as an organization.  Here is what Miletich and Caplan had to say regarding their resignations. 

Pat Miletich:

“Throughout my entire time with WAMMA, I’ve been sincere in my belief that the sport needs undisputed champions in every major weight class. To this day, I still feel that way and still believe in WAMMA’s basic principles. However, I no longer believe that WAMMA’s execution is where it needs to be in order for it to meet its full potential. Based on that and a growing difference of opinion with WAMMA’s board of directors, I made the decision that it is time to move on.”

Sam Caplan:

“There’s no way to sugarcoat it. When you leave a position you had planned to serve for at least three months after just six weeks, it’s not an amicable parting,” said Caplan. “But like Pat, I believe in what an organization such as WAMMA could bring to the sport. However, in my brief time as serving as its COO, I also share Pat’s concerns whether WAMMA will be able to accomplish all that it originally set out to do. I felt the only decision for me to make was to leave the organization.”

This is a rough moment for the world of MMA. Will there ever be a unified belt? Will there ever really be an undisputed world champion in every weight class? Unfortunately, at this point it looks like that possibility is fading away very quickly.  

Quotes from Cagepotato and Fightlinker