Who will be UFC champion at the end of 2020?

[JM Barrie]

December of 2020, which is in 18 months, who will hold a belt for each division?





Women's Bantamweight

Aspen Ladd USA
- Currently #6 in UFC
24 years old. 7-0. 2-0 in UFC


Women's Flyweight

Valentina Shevchenko Kyrgyzstan
- Currently Women's Flyweight Champion
31 years old. 16-3. 5-2 in UFC.

Women's Strawweight

Tatiana Suarez USA
- Currently #3 in UFC
28 years old. 7-0. 4-0 in UFC

Heavyweight

Jon Jones USA
- Currently the LHW champion
31 years old. 24-1-1. 18-1-1 in UFC.

Light Heavyweight

Ivan Shtyrkov Russia
- Currently #15 LHW for Fight Matrix
30 years old. 16-0-1. Was set to debut in UFC but got injured.

Middleweight

Robert Whittaker Australia
- Currently Middleweight Champion
28 years old. 20-4. 11-2 in UFC.

Welterweight

Elizeu Dos Santos Brazil
- Currently #14 WW
32 years old. 21-5. 7-1 in UFC.

Lightweight

Gregor Gillespie USA
- Currently #11 LW
32 years old. 13-0. 6-0 in UFC.

Featherweight

Yair Rodriguez Mexico
- Currently #12 FW
26 years old. 11-2. 7-1 in UFC.

Bantamweight

Marlon Moraes Brazil
- Currently fighting for BW Championship in UFC
30 years old. 22-5-1. 4-1 in UFC.

Flyweight division will no longer exist.






Women's Bantamweight
1. Amanda Nunes will be retired or on an extended break to start a family.

Women's Flyweight
1. Shallowest division in UFC. Shevchenko isn't going anywhere.

Women's Strawweight
1. I can't see anyone stopping Suarez's grappling.

Heavyweight
1. Daniel Cormier will be retired.
2. Jon Jones will finally move up in weight which would have nothing to do with Daniel retiring.
3. The division will just be another division where a fighter moved up in weight to win a belt.

Light Heavyweight
1. With Jon Jones moving to HW the division will be the most open division in the UFC.
2. Johnny Walker I feel will have grappling issues.
3. The UFC will try it's best to make Walker the champion.
4. I think with Jones moving up, the new Russian to the UFC will have the best chance at a division that is lacking.

Middleweight
1. I believe that Robert Whittaker is too good to lose within the next 18 months.

Welterweight
1. People don't see Elizeu coming and they won't til it's too late.
2. In the next 18 months I have Ben Askren winning the belt and then retiring right after because that is something Ben Askren would do.
3. What Ben will do will give Elizeu the chance to win the belt and he will.

Lightweight
1. My hopes for Gregor are sky's the limit.
2. I believe Khabib will not be undefeated within 18 months.
3. I am not sure who is going to beat Khabib.
4. I feel Khabib will take a loss very poorly and could retired shortly after.

Featherweight
1. Out of all my picks I believe Sherdog will disagree with this one the most.
2. What about Holloway? Ortega? Volkanovski? Magomedsharipov? Aldo? Moicano?
3. Yair has faced a higher level of fighters than Volkansovski and Magomedsharipov.
4. I don't believe Ortega has won a round in the UFC(besides against Holloway) until he won the fight.
5. Aldo will either be retired or will change his mind and instead just move up in weight.
6. Moicano is good but he may turn out to be a Barboza.
7. I don't know what will happen to Holloway in the next 18 months.

Bantamweight
1. Within the next 18 months it will only be Moraes or Cejudo.

Countries with a Champion
USA- 4
Brazil- 2
Russia- 1
Mexico-1
Kyrgyzstan- 1
Australia- 1

 

[Luthien]

USA on top!

MURICA!!!

 

[PlatinumColbyCovington]

Dillashaw
Moraes
Santos
Romero
Askren

 

[GiSP]

Felicia Spencer will be the FW champion.

 

[Luthien]

Felicia Spencer will be the FW champion.

Nice teeth!

 

[GiSP]

USA on top!

MURICA!!!

The fucking UFC is trying to keep Canada down. keeping GSP out. Transplanted Canadian Brock Lesnar too.

Meanwhile Bellator has two Canadian champs. Invicta had two until Felicia signed with the UFC.

But we will not be denied. Gillian Robertson and Felicia Spencer comin.

 

[Wise1]

Ngannou
Jon
Costa
Usman
Khabib
Max
Cejudo
Cejudo

 

[Mr_Hodge]

Agree with your picks for the women, but some outlandish claims here, that may happen don't get me wrong, but not by 2020

 

[NoobSaibot]

It will be October 2020 in 18 months.

 

[Barnfargen]

It will be October 2020 in 18 months.

Just another bold prediction that no belts will be defended in Nov or Dec 2020.

 

[Grapplefest]

Ngannou
Walker
Adesanya
Usman
Makhachev
Zabit
Moraes
Cejudo

 

[Lonorton94]

Jon Jones will be light heavyweight champion for a long while that’s for certain.

 

[I_IZ_BACK]

Miocic
Jones
Yoel
Askren
Khabib
Zabit
Moraes
Cejudo

 

[Martialbeef]

Whittaker can be beat, Israel has a chance if it stays standing. If Israel can't win and Jacare starches Joker then I can see Jacare subbing Rob.

 

[Killuminati0947]

ZABIT IS A FUTURE GOAT

 

[LetThemBleed]

Whittaker can be beat, Israel has a chance if it stays standing. If Israel can't win and Jacare starches Joker then I can see Jacare subbing Rob.

Really? After the beating Rob put on him last time? Their last fight showed Jacare couldn't keep the Reaper down and if it's a striking match it will be a carbon copy of the Reaper Jacare 1.

 

[Martialbeef]

Really? After the beating Rob put on him last time? Their last fight showed Jacare couldn't keep the Reaper down and if it's a striking match it will be a carbon copy of the Reaper Jacare 1.

Every fight is different etc. 2 fights with Yoel can change a few things. I'm a bit of a mark for Souza though

 

[LetThemBleed]

Every fight is different etc. 2 fights with Yoel can change a few things. I'm a bit of a mark for Souza though

Fair call. I'm a fan of his as well. Still don't think the UFC's actually going to give him a title shot with a win over Hermansson though, especially if Whittaker beats Israel.

 

[Winter-John]

I could probably win all of them if I wanted to. I got a UFC towel lying in a box somewhere so that probably makes me at least as good as the top guys.

 

[JM Barrie]

It will be October 2020 in 18 months.

math is hard