beekay414 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Current World Champions Men's UFCHeavyweight: Stipe Miocic (18-2)Light Heavyweight: Daniel Cormier (20-1; 1 NC)Middleweight: Robert Whittaker (19-4)Welterweight: Tyron Woodley (18-3-1)Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0)Featherweight: Max Holloway (19-3)Bantamweight: TJ Dillashaw (15-3)Flyweight: Demetrious Johnson (27-2-1) BellatorHeavyweight: VacantLight Heavyweight: Ryan Bader (24-5)Middleweight: Rafael Carvalho (15-1)Welterweight: Rory MacDonald (20-4)Lightweight: Brent Primus (8-0)Featherweight: Patricio "Pitbull" Friere (26-4)Bantamweight: Darrion Caldwell (11-1) PFLHeavyweight: Blagoy Ivanov (15-1; 1 NC)Light Heavyweight: VacantMiddleweight: VacantWelterweight: VacantLightweight: VacantFeatherweight: Andre Harrison (17-0)Bantamweight: Bekbulat Magomedov (19-1)Flyweight: Vacant ONEHeavyweight: Brandon Vera (15-7; 1 NC)Light Heavyweight: Roger Gracie (8-2)Middleweight: Aung La N Sang (20-10)Welterweight: Ben Askren (18-0; 1 NC)Lightweight: Martin Nguyen (10-2)Featherweight: Martin Nguyen (10-2)Bantamweight: Bibiano Fernandes (22-3)Flyweight: Adriano Moraes (17-2)Strawweight: Alex Silva (7-1) Women's UFCFeatherweight: Cris "Cyborg" Justino (20-1; 1 NC)Bantamweight: Amanda Nunes (15-4)Flyweight: Nicco Montano (5-2)Strawweight: Rose Namajunas (8-3) Invicta FCFeatherweight: Megan Anderson (8-2)Bantamweight: Yana Kunitskaya (10-4; 1 NC)Flyweight: Jennifer Maia (15-4-1)Strawweight: Virna Jandiroba (12-0)Atomweight: Vacant BellatorFeatherweight: Julia Budd (11-2)Flyweight: Illima-Lei Macfarlane (7-0)Strawweight: Vacant ONEStrawweight: Jingnan Xiong (11-1)Atomweight: Angela Lee (8-0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Been watching videos of Joanna Jedrzejczyk and she is legit everything the UFC marketed Ronda Rousey to be. I think I've said it a couple times before, but it's worth mentioning once again....she's arguable got the best boxing skills/technique and footwork in the UFC (including male fighters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 9 minutes ago, Pats#1 said: Been watching videos of Joanna Jedrzejczyk and she is legit everything the UFC marketed Ronda Rousey to be. I think I've said it a couple times before, but it's worth mentioning once again....she's arguable got the best boxing skills/technique and footwork in the UFC (including male fighters). Yeah, the only thing missing from JJ's repertoire is power but that has more to do with size than anything. If she had power, she'd be the perfect fighter...her TDD and ability to get back to her feet is excellent, her footwork and striking are excellent and her gas tank is top notch. The only way she loses any time soon is if she gets flash KO'd. Don't see anyone with that type of power at 115 though. We thought Andrade was that person but we all saw how that went. Maybe Rose's growth will make her the one to take down JJ but, outside of Thug, I don't see anyone with any chance at beating her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, bkobow05 said: Yeah, the only thing missing from JJ's repertoire is power but that has more to do with size than anything. If she had power, she'd be the perfect fighter...her TDD and ability to get back to her feet is excellent, her footwork and striking are excellent and her gas tank is top notch. The only way she loses any time soon is if she gets flash KO'd. Don't see anyone with that type of power at 115 though. We thought Andrade was that person but we all saw how that went. Maybe Rose's growth will make her the one to take down JJ but, outside of Thug, I don't see anyone with any chance at beating her. Yea, her power definitely isn't anything worth noting, but that isn't much of a surprise considering her size like you said. She just continues to impress. She grown a bunch as a MMA fighter from the early videos of her I've seen to now. Plus she's just a bada**...didn't hesitate for a second in requesting to step in last PPV after Nunes withdrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 UFC 214 looks like a super entertaining card. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Cain vs. Stipe potentially at 216? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bednarik60 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Crazy Ben Askren isn't in the UFC. How the welter weights like Woodley can call them selves the best in the world and never fought that guy, is silly... Every one is terrified of that guy. If Maia is a human backpack , then Askren is a human crate on your back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bednarik60 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Tim Boetsch is my dude by the way, i love that guy. He's not a world champion but he brings a great fight every time. I love that he looks like he could be my neighbor or just a normal guy i pass at the grocery store. I love to the dirty boxing finishes where he mauls the guy with one hand holding there head in place and just upper cuts and tight hooks. Love that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 4 hours ago, 11sanchez11 said: Cain vs. Stipe potentially at 216? Yes, let's give the guy that's fought 2x in the last, damn near, 4 years a title shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bednarik60 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Respect to Cain but lol isn't he pretty much retired at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bednarik60 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I think these MMA leagues really need to open up the competition and have there Champions fight each other every once and while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 13 hours ago, Bednarik60 said: I think these MMA leagues really need to open up the competition and have there Champions fight each other every once and while. Do you mean organizations? That will never happen, with the UFC being the biggest opponent of it. They'd have nothing to gain from it in their POV. They'd risk their champion losing to a "lesser" organization and not only that, but the fighter their champion lost to would presumably be under contract, barring the UFC from poaching him for future events without a huge cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bednarik60 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, Pats#1 said: Do you mean organizations? That will never happen, with the UFC being the biggest opponent of it. They'd have nothing to gain from it in their POV. They'd risk their champion losing to a "lesser" organization and not only that, but the fighter their champion lost to would presumably be under contract, barring the UFC from poaching him for future events without a huge cost. I like the word leagues lol but what ever you need. They have nothing to gain? They have everything to gain. The bigger the fight, the bigger the purse, the bigger ppvs, , everything about is better for every one, they are trying to make money on ppvs at the end of the day and people want to see the best fights possible if they are going to pay(specially if you want to dip into the non hardcore fans wallet , you got to make the biggest fights possible). And the way this game works, is yeah maybe one of your champions loses, but the guy who replaces him could end going on a terror and be the next big thing and murk the rest of the champions until some other guys comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bednarik60 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Conor is doing it, its boxing but hes still doing it. I think if you can work the mic enough and can sell enough tickets and ppv, the UFC will let you call your own shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bednarik60 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 If Bellator and UFC had a couple "inter-organization" fights, it would be HUGE . Specially now with all the old UFC guys fighting over there. It would be like WCW vs NWO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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