UFC signs Olympic Bronze Medalist, HW Bilyal Makhov

[under_t]

Surprised ufc doesnt do this more for the HW division. They need to find some HW wrestling prospects, just throw money at them to sign them and gradually develop them.

UFC should sign Amir Aliakbari.
He is training MMA at AKA Thailand.

 

[The_Renaissance]

UFC should sign Amir Aliakbari.
He is training MMA at AKA Thailand.

By all accounts, he's been told 2-3 wins against 'decent' opposition (so what, 3-1, 1-0) dudes gets him a UFC contract. Get him in!

 

[JDawg9]

Yeah you're right. Sign of the times for the heavyweight division. They'll be bringing James Toney back any day now.

I doubt it, they had to pay toney way more money than he was worth.

 

[pick999]

 

[The Coolman]

UFC should sign Amir Aliakbari.
He is training MMA at AKA Thailand.

He's coming over to ATT when he gets his visa. He has a lot of potential.

 

[riitzni]

Jokes about the fatboy division aside, I don't know why people are getting rustled about this. Imo the UFC should have set up an Olympic pipeline a long time ago and had a system in place for luring the top 30 odd people in the word at wrestling styles, judo, boxing, whatever. Shit, get some TKD guys while you're at it.

To snag a medalist? Come on. Look at Cejudo. Guy has the rotten luck of being in the same division as MM but if he was a HW he would be fighting Werdum by now.

 

[MMun]

again?

They used to have Brawk.

 

[JDragon]

I have a feeling this guy will kick some considerable ass.

 

[JDragon]

Damn, this guy is huge. This is one who cuts to 265.