Any interesting matchups for Izzy at MW?

Kind of crazy because MW felt stacked at the top not too long ago but Izzy has already cleaned the division.

The only interesting fresh challenge is Jack if he beats Till, and it's truly not that interesting just kind of wins by default. If Till beats Jack it kind of lacks interest because we saw Rob beat Till and that fight also makes me feel like Izzy/Till would either be a domination by Izzy or a boring match that Izzy still wins. Not that interesting.

Rob is the most deserving and interesting rematch and while I think he can put on a much better fight, its still not that hype and I still think Izzy wins.

I wouldn't blame Izzy for just dominating the division but I would love to see him move up to LHW. Honestly he's got a good shot at being Jan.
Matchmakers took a gamble by matching Rob up with 2 freshl contenders that Israel never fought. They could have matched him up with Gastelum or some one else coming off a loss.

Now Adesanya AND Whittaker have knocked off the top guys quickly. If they had played it right, Israel would have at least 2 fresh opponents.
 
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Today made it clear that Izzy is going up for the LHW belt, he already KOd Robert twice and he is the only fight right now at MW.
 
By Whittakers interview he seems happy to let Izzy go up to lhw and wiping out contenders while Izzy chases lhw and Jones . I'm pretty happy with that I must admit

Izzy wants the biggest fights but he’s cleaned the division convincingly, to the point where a rematch with either Costa, Whittaker, or Yoel does not excite much.

Light Heavyweight title shot is where it’s at.
 
Hermansson just due to his submission ability. Till because he's a big southpaw striker, and the only time Izzy struggled was against a southpaw striker (a very different one but still). That's all I think.
 
Cannonier had some sort of a mystique surrounding him at MW, and a win over Whittaker would’ve made a fight with Izzy intriguing. I don’t care for a rematch with Whittaker, if this is a go, Dana better stack this card well.

The state of the MW division:

Costa- Emasculated
Yoel- Disgraced
Edmond - Erased
Till - Disappointment
Cannonier - Human

Considering that Izzy is always looking for the biggest and most interesting fights, I don’t see it at Middleweight. I think Izzy goes up to fight Jan next. Thoughts?
"Emasculated, disgraced, erased..." Yeah, the obvious conclusion here is this yet another troll thread.
 
Today made it clear that Izzy is going up for the LHW belt, he already KOd Robert twice and he is the only fight right now at MW.

KO'ed Twice? Say what? is there another universe this fight happened in also? I agree with you that Robert is the only deserving right now since Till doesnt deserve it with a Hermanson win cause he lost to Whitaker already and Hermanson has lost to Cannonier. Would like to see Izzy at LHW and take that strap and then call out Jones there.
 
Izzy should move up. Challengers will arise over time but right now the MW division hasn't finished settling so we don't really know who is a good challenge for him. I think he should go to LHW, and if he loses he can come back down to MW and by then we'll have a better idea of who is good in the MW division. Because right now we really don't know. So far he has either beaten everyone, or the people who would face him have lost to someone else recently that makes them a much less attractive title contender. And Derek Brunson of all people has shut the gate on two fighters who the UFC probably would be the next rising prospects so we don't see much on the pipeline either. We just need time. When he is back in a year, 18 months, we'll know who we want him to fight.
 
Matchmakers took a gamble by matching Rob up with 2 freshl contenders that Israel never fought. They could have matched him up with Gastelum or some one else coming off a loss.

Now Adesanya AND Whittaker have knocked off the top guys quickly. If they had played it right, Israel would have at least 2 fresh opponents.
Those guys didnt eaen their shot anyway. Rob was the guy they were supposed to beat to earn it and they coulsnt get it done
 
Izzy should move up. Challengers will arise over time but right now the MW division hasn't finished settling so we don't really know who is a good challenge for him. I think he should go to LHW, and if he loses he can come back down to MW and by then we'll have a better idea of who is good in the MW division. Because right now we really don't know. So far he has either beaten everyone, or the people who would face him have lost to someone else recently that makes them a much less attractive title contender. And Derek Brunson of all people has shut the gate on two fighters who the UFC probably would be the next rising prospects so we don't see much on the pipeline either. We just need time. When he is back in a year, 18 months, we'll know who we want him to fight.

Izzy likes to stay active but, I agree this division needs to work itself out.
 
No one, that’s the real answer. whittaker should take a fun fight against anyone while Izzy chases legend status at LHW
 
KO'ed Twice? Say what? is there another universe this fight happened in also? I agree with you that Robert is the only deserving right now since Till doesnt deserve it with a Hermanson win cause he lost to Whitaker already and Hermanson has lost to Cannonier. Would like to see Izzy at LHW and take that strap and then call out Jones there.
He got KOd at the last second of the first round but the ref decided no to stop it.
 
Cannonier had some sort of a mystique surrounding him at MW, and a win over Whittaker would’ve made a fight with Izzy intriguing. I don’t care for a rematch with Whittaker, if this is a go, Dana better stack this card well.

The state of the MW division:

Costa- Emasculated
Yoel- Disgraced
Edmond - Erased
Till - Disappointment
Cannonier - Human

Considering that Izzy is always looking for the biggest and most interesting fights, I don’t see it at Middleweight. I think Izzy goes up to fight Jan next. Thoughts?
I agree.

there is not much for him at MW.

LHW would be a good challenge.
 
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