Belal beats Shavkat.

[big franklin]

I swear MMA fans never learn.

After every Belal win it's always "He's definitely losing to X next".

Haters don't want to admit it but Belal is simply the best welterweight on the planet. Belal is not a master at anything but he's good at everything.

Probably his greatest strength is his high fight IQ and strong discipline. He's on a huge win streak and let's not forget that he's 36. He's the oldest fighter to win the WW belt.

I'm already seeing talks of him fighting Shavkat next. I actually think he matches up against Shavkat better than he does Leon.

Shavkat is an aggressive fighter who's dangerous both on the feet and on the ground.

However, Shavkat revealed flaws in his game in his last 2 bouts (especially against Geoff Neal). He takes a lot of damage and he relies heavily on his athleticism, which is not a viable long-term strategy.

Shavkat isn't a tactician like Leon, so I think Belal will figure him out pretty easily.

It's the perfect match-up to make: the ultimate decision machine vs. the ultimate finisher.

Belal got this via UD.

 

[Xanzito]

 

[TempleoftheDog]

 

[TCE]

Yeahhh...

No.

 

[big franklin]

 

[World eater]

The problem with undefeated fighters is… that nobody managed to defeat them yet. Belal might, but saying it is a certain thing is silly.

 

[mangokush]

Belal's Canelo hands along with Khabib's Father's plan will UD Shavkat to his 1st loss as a pro

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

 

[contrail]

Belal was arguably saved by the final bell while getting the dog piss beaten out of him by a guy who was half asleep. He fought well most of the night and deserves that belt, but if Leon could reverse him several times, so can Shakvat. I don't see a clear path to victory for Belal in that fight.

 

[michi972]

I totally see Belal bwating anyone, so I do Shavkhat. Belal struggked against guys with power. While Shavkhat is hitable, Belal has no power. I can see Belal doing the same thing he did to Edwards, but I can see Shavkhat winning his way

 

[Substance Abuse]

Belal isn't going to hold that belt for long.

 

[Bojka]

When is the last time 2 muslims fought each other on the main card? They seem to never fight each other.

I guess Umar fought some random Kazakh guy recently. Doesn't happen very often anyway.

 

[CobraCobretti]

Hopefully we don't have to see Garry vs Belal, that has 25 minutes of action written all over it.

 

[ricains_cretins]

Belal isn't going to hold that belt for long.

This. Only 4-5 years and I see him losing.

 

[chillyoo]

Not even on gear

 

[Nobru]

Shavkat has way better hands and most likely wins more rounds, maybe even tag/finishes Belal

 

[Spacebadger]

Why are we even talking about Shavkat when clearly hes ready for the WW champion Sean Strickland.

 

[checktheknuckles]

Shavkat is going to knee him back to Bolivia.

 

[Urluberluu]

Shavkat and JDM finishe Belal easy

 

[TimeToTrain]

Winner gets Laura Sanko after.