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Sherdog: Umar hasn’t fought anyone
Vegas: we’re making Umar a -300 favorite vs Sandhagen
Yeah we should want to see Umar get tested and only the top half of the division is going to do that. Having Umar face Rob Font or Mario Bautista types wouldn't be much of a test.
I suppose rather than shooting Umar straight to the top they could've had him face someone like Song Yadong though.
You have to understand that ufc is setting up a big fight between umar vs O’Malley. It’s the mini Khabib vs Conor. Sandhagen and Umar had previous arranging so there’s a bit of history. Sandhagen is off a lackluster performance so he can’t have a TS with Merab being there. He needs another fight. He openly said he wants umar. Umar said he wants Cory. So agreement on both sides.Yeah we should want to see Umar get tested and only the top half of the division is going to do that. Having Umar face Rob Font or Mario Bautista types wouldn't be much of a test.
I suppose rather than shooting Umar straight to the top they could've had him face someone like Song Yadong though.
It's easy to look good when you're fighting really low level comp, which is only what Umar has faced outside of Raoni, who is just ok. Mario ran through Kelleher quicker than Umar did.
No reason at all why Umar shouldn't have had to work his way up the rankings. Instead he's somehow 9th with no ranked wins and coming off having to hold down a regional guy with shit grappling who chinned him lol.
He’s fighting someone ranked, top 3 in the division. If Sandhagen washes Nurmagomedov then the hate can be warranted that he didn’t deserve the shot at someone so high in the rankings, but if Umar dismantles Sandhagen? What’s next in the goal moving agenda? He didn’t beat 5+ ranked fighters in the top 5?you barely see that , Pantoja just fought the number 10th ranked in his division.Love that Umar is 9th while having beaten absolutely no one ranked lol. That last name of his is really doing work.
Hope Cory flogs this whiney, entitled crotch diver.
He’s fighting someone ranked, top 3 in the division. If Sandhagen washes Nurmagomedov then the hate can be warranted that he didn’t deserve the shot at someone so high in the rankings, but if Umar dismantles Sandhagen? What’s next in the goal moving agenda? He didn’t beat 5+ ranked fighters in the top 5?you barely see that , Pantoja just fought the number 10th ranked in his division.
At this point, just enjoy the fights. Rankings literally don’t mean shit, nowadays the fighters are so skilled that anyone in the top 15 can beat each other especially 155 and under.
Similar circumstances to Khabib, Islam, O’Malley, Pereira.
There is only a few who wrecks their division towards a title shot or the higher echelon of their division. Holloway, Pantoja, GSP are the only notable Names I can think of, other than that it’s all circumstances
There is no hype for Sandhagen, plus his last fight was boring wasn’t so exciting.I just don't get why everyone involved is so insistent on Sandhagen in particular fighting down against #9 while being ranked #2 on a 3 fight winning streak and totally already qualified for a title shot
Yes I'm a Sandhagen fan worried that he might get outgrappled and lose the chance to ever try for the title again, but I really don't understand why they're so insistent on this specific matchup. Chito and Song Yadong just lost, why not have them fight down?
You're gonna be crying even more than usual.Love that Umar is 9th while having beaten absolutely no one ranked lol. That last name of his is really doing work.
Hope Cory flogs this whiney, entitled crotch diver.
I agree, but obviously his potential star power with his last name could be huge for a lighter weight class.I'm generally a fan of fast tracking prospects who show a lot of promise, but one of Umar's fights really should have AT LEAT been against a fringe ranked guy first before getting a match like this. Merit or lack of merit aside though -- I'm very interested in this fight.