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Posted on 4/23/25 at 1:25 pm to Keep Stirring
Posted on 4/23/25 at 1:25 pm to Keep Stirring
It’s fair to say him & Ilia are both doing the same thing.
They’re tired of the weight cut & moving up for a title shot.
If it’s really Topuria vs Oliviera at 317, then Islam will get the winner of Belal & JDM.
They’re tired of the weight cut & moving up for a title shot.
If it’s really Topuria vs Oliviera at 317, then Islam will get the winner of Belal & JDM.
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Posted on 4/23/25 at 3:28 pm to JimTiger72
quote:Except Islam is clearly making his decision in response to Ilia. If it weren't for Ilia moving to lightweight and calling Islam out, Islam would be staying at lightweight and fighting Gaethje or Charles or Arman next.
It’s fair to say him & Ilia are both doing the same thing.
Instead Islam is supposedly being told to fight Ilia or move up.
If he vacates the belt instead of fighting Ilia, people aren't going to care if Islam's reasons are valid, they're going to say he's running / ducking.
Then if Islam moves up and Belal retains the title, it's going to be a very weird situation.
He might end up fighting his friend Belal instead of smesh-humbling this little matador who's been crossing the line with his trash talk?
This is a crazy and unprecedented situation in the UFC.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 4:09 pm to Big Fat Guy
The cut is hard, and he's been given short notice fights/replacements and already allowed the 145 champ to challenge for his title twice. A third situation like this doesn't move him mentally through this camp/weight cut again. Ilia defended his title once. Makes sense that Islam staring down his legacy as champ being 145ers x3 and renato moicano sucks compared to double champ status.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 4:18 pm to lsu777
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then why was he such a pain in the arse to deal with back then?
Wasn't it as simple as Ngannou wanted to box (and collect a big check) and Dana didn't want him to box?
Ngannou hasn't been doing much in PFL it terms of fighting. He's had one fight.
Ngannou could probably still come back for one more mega fight in UFC vs Jon Jones, if they bith wanted it.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 4:34 pm to JimTiger72
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it’s Aspinall vs Cyril Gane for the interim belt
Yahoo Sports confirming that Jon pulled out of the Aspinall fight. You must strip him at this point. The optics of forcing Aspinall to defend an interim belt twice at Jon’s whim are awful and indefensible.
LINK
Posted on 4/23/25 at 4:39 pm to shutterspeed
That's still just a write up that says "Chael Sonnen said..." I'm still hopeful.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 4:41 pm to JimTiger72
Jon Jones and Floyd Mayweather are twins
Posted on 4/23/25 at 5:32 pm to JimTiger72
Heard UFC was moving to NETFLIX?
Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:34 pm to JimTiger72
quote:it's hilarious that you think Jones would've accepted that fight.
It’s karma for Dana fumbling the bag with Ngannou/Jones. HW would have been set for years if he would have got that done
Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:34 pm to JinFL
Netflix said they aren’t interested. But maybe it’s just posturing.
It’s gonna be interesting next couple of years for the ufc imo. There is a mass exodus of big name fighters that will be out in the next 2-3 years…. And it doesn’t seem that the cupboard is as full as it once was with marketable fighters.
It’s gonna be interesting next couple of years for the ufc imo. There is a mass exodus of big name fighters that will be out in the next 2-3 years…. And it doesn’t seem that the cupboard is as full as it once was with marketable fighters.
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Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:35 pm to hashtag
Regardless of what some people think, it’s hilarious that you think Jones would turn down a fight against anyone
Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:42 pm to JimTiger72
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Regardless of what some people think, it’s hilarious that you think Jones would turn down a fight against anyone
Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:45 pm to JimTiger72
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then Islam will get the winner of Belal & JDM.
Belal already saying no thanks lol
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Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:53 pm to diat150
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But maybe it’s just posturing.
It is
Posted on 4/24/25 at 5:38 am to JimTiger72
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Belal Muhammad confirms he would NOT fight Islam Makhachev
I'm ok with that. He can just drop the belt then.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 5:59 am to JimTiger72
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Belal already saying no thanks lol
i dont think it works like that
Posted on 4/24/25 at 6:34 am to SECSolomonGrundy
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i dont think it works like that
Correct. Dana decides who you fight.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 7:07 am to John Casey
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Wasn't it as simple as Ngannou wanted to box (and collect a big check) and Dana didn't want him to box?
Ngannou hasn't been doing much in PFL it terms of fighting. He's had one fight.
Ngannou could probably still come back for one more mega fight in UFC vs Jon Jones, if they bith wanted it.
the demands were crazy and the way he treats people
Posted on 4/24/25 at 8:01 am to JimTiger72
Poirier v Max 3 is underwhelming to me
Posted on 4/24/25 at 8:07 am to Deuces
It makes sense for what Dustin wants to do. Chance to go out with the BMF belt
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