JaguarCrazy2832 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 9 hours ago, FinneasGage said: holy **** man. that's beautiful. sucks to see two guys you like going at it, but that's a guaranteed scrap. was hoping for perry v. sage tho I think Sage isn't ready for Perry yet but love Cowboy v Perry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckrock101 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) BANTAMWEIGHT Champ: T.J. Dillashaw Cody Garbrandt Marlon Moraes Dominick Cruz Raphael Assuncao John Lineker Jimmie Rivera John Dodson Aljamain Sterling Brian Kelleher Pedro Munoz Cody Stamman Rob Font Thomas Almeida Bryan Caraway Tim Elliott Other notables: Tom Duquesnoy, Petr Yan, Renan Barao While very strong in the UFC, this is probably one of the strongest divisions outside the UFC too. Kyoji Horiguchi and Darrion Caldwell would be challengers in the UFC. I don’t rate Bibiano Fernandes as highly, but he is on a 14 fight win streak and is the current holder of the Conor belt. Not to mention Marlon Moraes just came into the UFC and became a challenger. I think Dillashaw/Garbrandt/Moraes are a step ahead of everyone else in the division - I might include Cruz too, but he's been out almost two years again, and might be done for good now. To be honest I'm not sure I see anyone else in the top 15 challenging those top 3. Tom Duquesnoy has the potential down the road, but he still needs a lot of work. Sean O'Malley has potential too, but he's still more hype than anything right now. Nathaniel Wood, Petr Yan and Song Yadong could enter the top 15 in the next year. With the next contenders still at least a year or two away, the time is right for Demetrious to have a shot at the bantamweight belt... or at least a 130lbs bout against the BW champ. Think we will see TJ vs DJ if both win at 227. Edited July 22, 2018 by Buckrock101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 @Buckrock101 love alot of this. Hope your optimism of DJ/TJ is right but i just dont think DJ wants it. It does really suck to see Cruz out again. I am a little surprised to see you have Moraes on the same level as TJ/Cody. Its crazy to see Barao so low but its deserving. He is a freakin shell of his former killer self. Idk what happened to him. I really wish Dodson would just go back to FW. He isn't making waves in BW and his power hasn't translated and been nearly as effective Also, what is the Conor belt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckrock101 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 2 hours ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: Also, what is the Conor belt? comes from the first person to beat Conor as a pro, and then passed down by each person to beat him. so Artemij Sitenkov won it when he beat Conor in 2008, and now it's with Bibiano Fernandes in OneFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckrock101 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 FEATHERWEIGHT Champ: Max Holloway Brian Ortega (14-0 1 NC) Jose Aldo (26-4) Frankie Edgar (23-6-1) Renato Moicano (12-1-1) Chad Mendes (18-4) Alex Volkanovski (18-1) Jeremy Stephens (28-14) Cub Swanson (25-9) Chan Sung Jung (14-4) Mirsad Bektic (13-1) Yair Rodriguez (10-2) Darren Elkins (24-6) Zabit Magomedsharipov (15-1) Calvin Kattar (18-3) Josh Emmett (13-2) Other notables: Doo Ho Choi (14-3), Arnold Allen (13-1), Shane Burgos (10-1) Super exciting division top to bottom. One of the top champs in the organization, with a super exciting and dangerous #1 contender. Veterans Aldo and Edgar won't beat Holloway, but could beat almost everyone else in the weight class. The rest of the top 15 is a mix of super exciting prospects (Volkanovski, Yair, Bektic, Zabit), really tough gatekeepers (Cub, Stephens, Elkins) as well as Mendes and Korean Zombie, who I think are still around the top of their game and could potentially challenge for the title again. So many exciting matchups here. Watch out for Arnold Allen, if he can start to fight more regularly. 4-0 in the UFC, very complete fighter, still only 24. Could be a future contender. Matchups I want to see: Volkanovski vs Mendes Frankie vs Zombie (already booked!!!) Aldo vs Moicano Bektic vs Kattar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Ortega vs Aldo would be an awesome fight imo. Aldo has never been bested on the ground and Ortega would want it there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuntMyLumps Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 So I'm doing something kind of fun in the video game thread. I'm running a tournament through EA Sport's UFC 3. Sign up and create your own fighter! Also, pulling for Shogun in this fight but I never know what to expect from him. Hopefully he was heavy on the trainy and light on the eaty this camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 hour ago, PuntMyLumps said: So I'm doing something kind of fun in the video game thread. I'm running a tournament through EA Sport's UFC 3. Sign up and create your own fighter! Also, pulling for Shogun in this fight but I never know what to expect from him. Hopefully he was heavy on the trainy and light on the eaty this camp. Doughboy Rua showed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 He needs to retire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Yes, I hope he gets to fill in vs Mauler. Would be fun. If he won, it'd be nuts. Would be Rashad, Shogun and Gusty in just under 2 months lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 loooooooooooooooooooooooool I really don't like Gusty. Dude is always hurt or acting like he's too good for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, beekay414 said: loooooooooooooooooooooooool I really don't like Gusty. Dude is always hurt or acting like he's too good for something. Yup, ever since he almost beat Jones he acts like he is above fighting people under him. Lost to Rumble and DC, you gotta put in your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Cant wait for the next fight night. The ME should be alot of fun and have serious title contention implications. I expect JJ to roll but Aldo v Stephens is intriguing. Aldo never loses to anyone that isnt ultra elite but Stephens is hot with full steam ahead with confidence. Excited for Hernandez vs Oli too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PuntMyLumps Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 That tweet, oofta. I've defended Gus the same way I've defended Nate Diaz and McGregor for not taking fights, but it's a damn shame none of them are fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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