Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-33532122-20180212173002/@comment-32811455-20180303141656

49.207.177.11 wrote: My two cents on this:

I would suggest not disclosing which rank you are in your username on for two reasons...

2. You are more prone to getting calls from people in rank 1 who are looking to get relegated. Reason being that, most of them have high rated fighters and since you are in rank 3, they would know for sure that you'd accept challenges or that you are an easy target.

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Apart from those, you can do a few other things which I find useful:

1. If you have a HW mma fighter, display him. Most people don't have one and would like to get a style bonus when you challenge them with a HW on the first round.

As to "#2" above, wouldn't that be a good thing? You're saying that one downside to listing your rank in your name is that people looking to intentionally lose fights will be more likely to challenge you? That could only be helpful (unless trying to relegate yourself).

As to "#1": This makes me think maybe you have a misconception about the game's mechanics. Your opponent only gets a Style Bonus if he uses an MMA fighter, not simply because you have one. If I am using Forest Griffin (MMA) at HW and you challenge me using Junior Dos Santos (a Boxer), only I receive 15 bonus points for that fight, not you. This is why when people use weak fighters in their line up, they still use MMA fighters (or whatever gives the style bonus that season).

For example, I sometimes switch from a maxed Lee LE to a lvl 3 Cub Swanson LE so that those scared off by a power rating of 84k might be less scared by a power rating of 68k. I have over 20 declines again this season and I always fight with one of those two power levels (84k or 68k). I am a magnet for cowards and fools. Cowards because who cares if you lose a fight, and fools because you gain points even if you lose all the fights, so long as you finish all 5 rounds. On the plus side, I've gotten dozens of extra bonuses from challenges and from bouts in which I won all 5 fights. So hopefully I break even or better.