Paid Members Egg Shen Posted December 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 23, 2020 lots of talk of this online today: quick look into it will tell you that it isnt official, but it hasnt stopped people talking about and betting lines being made available. Ben Askren doesnt wanna do that does he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 The UFC want Jones to fight the winner of Ngannou/Miocic next summer -https://www.instagram.com/espnmma/?utm_source=ig_embed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted December 29, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 29, 2020 tidy fight: Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfogg1991 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 19 hours ago, Egg Shen said: tidy fight: Â Well up for that fight, I guess that means Holland won't be stepping in for the January card against Edwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted December 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2020 Holland is a middleweight  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Fan Base Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I think Holland will walk through Brunson 2nd round KO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Egg Shen said: Holland is a middleweight  Doo-dah, doo-dah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted December 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2020 Poor Glover though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted December 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2020 Maybe Glover will get the shot in the summer if Jan wins? If Adesanya wins, then Jones might not bother with Heavyweight. Probably the right time for Adesanya to try it though. It's not that he has beaten every possible contender, but he has beaten enough of them to the point nobody has been able to put together a really strong run at MW to make themselves undeniable. By the time he comes back to middleweight it'll hopefully be much clearer who should be next for the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2020 I think Glover/Adesanya is more of an inter-division, title-unifier superfight than Glover/Blachowicz. Not to hate on Blachowicz, but whilst he's a perfectly cromulent fighter, he's never inspired the imagination as much as Glover has, especially now with his current winning streak. I'd like to see (potentially) Glover-as-champ on a 6-fight win streak defend the LHW belt against Adesanya, rather than potentially risk seeing him become an LHW nearly-man that he doesn't deserve to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted December 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) It was a no brainer for Adesanya to take. Its almost feels like the GSP/Bisping situation where the challenger must feel they match up so well with the heavier Champion the reward heavily outweighs the risk. I don't completely discredit Jan's chances and I love that he's scored such a big fight, but stylistically this is a good fight for Adesanya. As for Glover, its gutting for him and ideally id like to see him fight again and win to solidify the next shot, but if Izzy wins and calls out Jones, Glover's out of the argument. Tough spot to be in. Edited December 31, 2020 by Egg Shen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2020 Absolutely - I don't blame Adesanya at all for taking the fight, nor Blachowicz. But I think the matchmakers are being a bit unfair here, and a bit short-sighted too. Right now, this feels like the UFC trying to feed a paper champion to an undefeated prospect just to make him a two-weight champ. It's unfair to Glover, who's earned a title shot both in terms of wins and excitement factor, and probably doesn't have much time left, and it's unfair to Blachowicz, who must know he's most likely being viewed as a sacrificial lamb, when he really should have the chance to defend the belt against a legit, established 205er who's earned his way through the division. Add to that that a Glover/Adesanya match is more likely to be an exciting fight than Jan/Adesanya, and I have to say I'm having trouble understanding the matchmakers' logic. To me, this is a "hot-shotted" matchup, not one that's better for the long-term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted December 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2020 Jan isnt complaining, this is by far the biggest fight/payday of his career. Even if he feels like a sacrificial lamb, being served up he gets chance to go out and mess up the UFC's plan in a fair one on one fight. Why would he not want this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Fan Base Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Stylistically this should be an easy win for izzy, however i think Jan is really confident and i think with his size and aggression has a good shot. I think Jon Jones goes back to LHW before fighting at heavyweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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