If Cirkunov finishes Oezdemir, does he deserve a title shot?

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Or one more fight before it? 5 wins in a row with five finishes it will be... DAMN!!!
 
Not yet. Would like to see him against a top 3 opponent first. Maybe Manuwa if he doesn't step in to fight Cormier.
 
He has been impressive in his four fights. He is being brought along slowly, which is a good thing.

I guess stranger things have happened, but Cirkunov would need to face (and defeat) someone of divisional relevance first. The fact that Oezdemir is ranked in the Top 10 in the UFC after one fight illustrates just how woefully thin the LHW division is right now.
 
one more fight for sure.

he doesnt have any top 5ers/names in his string of wins. if he wins he should face gusto/glover (gusto most likely) winner.

when gusto pulls out, he can face manuwa or shogun or osp or even glover. if he wins, there is a case for ufc to push him for a title shot.

its crazy that if u have a name and 2/3 wins a row a lhw or hw u can get a title shot. no name. no shot.
 
He has been impressive in his four fights. He is being brought along slowly, which is a good thing.

I guess stranger things have happened, but Cirkunov would need to face (and defeat) someone of divisional relevance first. The fact that Oezdemir is ranked in the Top 10 in the UFC after one fight illustrates just how woefully thin the LHW division is right now.
I think LHW is in a transition period... That top 5 doe :)
 
TS, please check who Cirkunov has beaten in his streak in the UFC, you should realize then how ridiculous you sound. Krylov is his best win, and Krylov`s best win is Ed Herman. Lol. The rest of the guys he has beaten are ranked around 100 or worse at LHW. Lel.

Btw, by what logic would he jump ahead of the winner of 1st contender vs 2nd contender, who are fighting on the same card?
 
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Beating 2 nobodies, Krylov, Cutelaba (who's 1-2 in the UFC), and Oezdemir, whose claim to fame is a split decision over OSP and getting submitted via neck crank in Bellator 3 years ago, shouldn't net anyone a title shot.
 
He'll probably get a #1 contender vs Manuwa who he'll likely beat.
They are setting up Gus vs Jones/DC by putting him in the main event.

However if Gus losses and Jones wins it's hard to make Teixeira-Jones, we've already seen that one.
Cirkunov has beaten guys not at the top but look at how he's beaten them: by trashing them like a champ would trash the no 25 ranked guy.
He's also young & undefeated.
 
Btw, by what logic would he jump ahead of the winner of 1st contender vs 2nd contender, who are fighting on the same card?
If Teixeira wins by the logic of Jones-Teixeira already happened, Teix losing in 30 seconds vs Rumble 2 fights ago, etc.
So Manuwa or Cirkunov would get it.
 
he needs a win against a top ranked opponent. maybe he fights the loser of Gus/Glover then a top 3 guy. then a title shot. no shot off of oezdemir.
 
If Teixeira wins by the logic of Jones-Teixeira already happened, Teix losing in 30 seconds vs Rumble 2 fights ago, etc.
So Manuwa or Cirkunov would get it.
It would be Manuwa coming off KO'ing OSP. Cirkunov need a little more time.
 
Streaks (to get title shots) only matter if it's like with Holloway. Beat several top fighters impressively. Can't gauge how good Cirkunov is, the best way is to put him against Manuwa, Glover or Gus. Beat one of those decisively and there's your next contender.

I mean we as fans want some guarantee that the guy who gets the shot has the skills to be there, right?
 
If Teixeira wins by the logic of Jones-Teixeira already happened, Teix losing in 30 seconds vs Rumble 2 fights ago, etc.
So Manuwa or Cirkunov would get it.

Thats fair, I agree they really dont want to make Jones vs Glover 2. It would still be quite silly because Glover would then have a win over Gus (likely via tko/KO) and that would be by far the best performance compared to anything Manuwa or Cirkunov could show. So Glover should get it then, but yeah he likely would not if Jones beats DC.
 
If one guy with a name spelled entirely in consonants beats another guy with a name spelled entirely in consonants...

...they both go back to curtain jerking on the prelims.
 

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