DreamKid Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 If Korean Zombie were to somehow upset Volk he'd be the first male Asian champion in the UFC, correct? Pretty crazy there hasn't been one yet. We've had some mixed asian champs like Lyoto, BJ Penn, etc. And IIRC Yan is 1/4 Chinese. No one for the Asian market to truly get behind and hang their hat on though. I watch a lot of SK variety shows and whenever they have guys like Dong Hyun Kim and Sung-Hoon(Yoshihiro Akiyama) on they frequently refer to them as 'UFC Champion'.... it's a little weird. Zombie is definitely less famous over there, but the country would go absolutely crazy to have him as champion. Fanatic support is put behind any of their countrymen. Caol Uno came closest in his draw with BJ for the vacant LW strap. Kyoji took a round off DJ after being rushed into a title shot(Which was a giant mistake as Kyoji was uber talented and could've had a bright future in the UFC as it's Asian star imo). Okami got a title shot against Silva. Sakurai got a title shot against Hughes. Zombie had a previous shot against Aldo. Nothing has stuck though, there just seems to be a wall they can't break through. An issue that isn't present in boxing as there's typically multiple Asian champs. I don't see Doo-Ho Choi turning it around, Li Jinliang is likely just a WW top 10-15 gatekeeper, and Da Un Jung isn't on the same level as the class of that division. IDK I think we're still gonna be waiting on that Asian star for awhile. It wasn't too long ago that everyone was talking about the lack of European champs and not soon after you had Joanna, Conor, Bisping, and even Jan Blachowicz. So you never know what's on the horizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 1 hour ago, DreamKid said: If Korean Zombie were to somehow upset Volk he'd be the first male Asian champion in the UFC, correct? Pretty crazy there hasn't been one yet. We've had some mixed asian champs like Lyoto, BJ Penn, etc. And IIRC Yan is 1/4 Chinese. No one for the Asian market to truly get behind and hang their hat on though. I watch a lot of SK variety shows and whenever they have guys like Dong Hyun Kim and Sung-Hoon(Yoshihiro Akiyama) on they frequently refer to them as 'UFC Champion'.... it's a little weird. Zombie is definitely less famous over there, but the country would go absolutely crazy to have him as champion. Fanatic support is put behind any of their countrymen. Caol Uno came closest in his draw with BJ for the vacant LW strap. Kyoji took a round off DJ after being rushed into a title shot(Which was a giant mistake as Kyoji was uber talented and could've had a bright future in the UFC as it's Asian star imo). Okami got a title shot against Silva. Sakurai got a title shot against Hughes. Zombie had a previous shot against Aldo. Nothing has stuck though, there just seems to be a wall they can't break through. An issue that isn't present in boxing as there's typically multiple Asian champs. I don't see Doo-Ho Choi turning it around, Li Jinliang is likely just a WW top 10-15 gatekeeper, and Da Un Jung isn't on the same level as the class of that division. IDK I think we're still gonna be waiting on that Asian star for awhile. It wasn't too long ago that everyone was talking about the lack of European champs and not soon after you had Joanna, Conor, Bisping, and even Jan Blachowicz. So you never know what's on the horizon. Song Yadong has a shot. He's only 24. He's beaten Chito Vera and Casey Kenney already. That loss to Kyler Phillips is nothing to scoff at. Phillips is an insane athlete. Believe he just beat a dude that has some quality wins too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKid Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, beekay414 said: Song Yadong has a shot. He's only 24. He's beaten Chito Vera and Casey Kenney already. That loss to Kyler Phillips is nothing to scoff at. Phillips is an insane athlete. Believe he just beat a dude that has some quality wins too. Forgot about him. Certainly can't rule a U25 out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Doesnt he face Marlon Moraes too? If he can survive the first round that would be a huge win even if Marlon isnt what he used to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: Doesnt he face Marlon Moraes too? If he can survive the first round that would be a huge win even if Marlon isnt what he used to be Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Will be funny what people say to avoid Khamzat if he beats Burns. "Well he's really only beat 1 good fighter." I can already hear it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 27 minutes ago, BullsandBroncos said: Will be funny what people say to avoid Khamzat if he beats Burns. "Well he's really only beat 1 good fighter." I can already hear it. True and whats funnier is Chimaev beating Burns at this stage is probably a better win than anyone Edwards has beaten at the time in their career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: True and whats funnier is Chimaev beating Burns at this stage is probably a better win than anyone Edwards has beaten at the time in their career He beat Luque and Boring Belal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 30 minutes ago, BullsandBroncos said: He beat Luque and Boring Belal Luque at that time wasnt the fighter he is now and Burns>>Belal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: Luque at that time wasnt the fighter he is now and Burns>>Belal Would love to see Colby fight Luque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 9 hours ago, BullsandBroncos said: Would love to see Colby fight Luque 100%, Luque, Chimaev, Burns, heck even Belal. His last 2 non title fights are to Masvidal and a washed Woodley. Fight some new blood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 What are the fights that aren't announced yet that you really hope to see this year or next? Here are a few of mine: Usman v Chimaev Yan v Cejudo Ngannou v Jones Oliveira v Islam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 6:31 AM, JaguarCrazy2832 said: What are the fights that aren't announced yet that you really hope to see this year or next? Here are a few of mine: Usman v Chimaev Yan v Cejudo Ngannou v Jones Oliveira v Islam I mean Usman vs Chim for sure. May be the two best in the world right now. Might be too early to say that about Chim, but it’s certainly debatable. Not too often we get to see the two best P4P go head to head, since usually they are in different weight classes. Jones vs Cormier is one example of seeing it, and Also vs Connor may be another, although debatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soggust Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Not sure it got mentioned but Tony Ferg vs Mike Chandler at 274. I'll allow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Soggust said: Not sure it got mentioned but Tony Ferg vs Mike Chandler at 274. I'll allow it. Loser should fight 1 more time and hang it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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