With Deiveson Figueiredo announcing his move up to BW as well as the Henry Cejudo coming back. There’s a lot of potential matchup that have fans going crazy!
Disclaimer, none of these fights are official, just what I would like to see this year in the division.
For starters, Sean O’Malley to fight for a title. Not saying he’ll win the title, but he needs the opportunity, and experience.
Staying on the O’Malley topic, a O’Malley vs. Vera rematch, this has a potential main event written all over it, something all the fans want to see, and something both fighters want.
A interim title put in place. With the champ Aljo out till the summer, why not add a IC to the division, O’Malley is the number 1 contender by rankings, but why not get a true number 1 contender for the title with a interim belt.
If the interim title was announced today, it would be O’Malley vs. Chito or Merab.
Cory Sandhagen moves up to 145, Sandhagen is a great bantamweight, but not a champion, nor do I see it in his future at 135.
I think Dominic Cruz makes a full time transition into commentary, and become just as beloved as DC, but I still think Cruz will have 1-2 more bouts before he hangs the gloves up an grabs the mic.
Petr Yan a guy who’s been very successful in the division, but lucks just not been on his side. Yan has potential to be champ again at 135 but with his physique he could go up to 145 and I think he’d give Volk a very interesting matchup, he could even go to 125 if he made the right adjustments, and I think if he could retain the tools he uses at 35 an bring it to 25 you’d have a very dangerous threat to Brandon Moreno.
Said and Umar Nurmagomedov both are quickly on the rise in the division aswell, but I think it’s Umar who will heighten the legacy of the Nurmagomedov name.
Adrian Yanez. A exciting young talent the ufc wants to this guy a spotlight, because every time he goes to the octagon he shines, he’s electrifying, skilled, your eyes are glued to the screen if yanez is on it.
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