It is the ME, and money talks. That’s my guess.I thought Cory wasn't going to give Umar any advantages by fighting in Abu Dhabi?
This is a lie. It has been documented many times Umar has been willing to fight anyone. Even called out many unranked fighters like Montel Jackson while Umar himself being ranked.
What did Umar do now to cause your butthurt?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.
Rankings are fake as per sherdog, you shouldn't be so emotionally invested over themUh, having him fight guys like Mario would be a test.
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.
this's an example for fake fight fans who rather not watch an interesting matchup just to block a prospect from having an opportunity to realize his potential.Yeh, he's fighting someone ranked in the top 3 now, and if he wrecks Cory, then obviously he deserves to be up there, but that's not the point here, and I'm not moving goalposts for Umar specifically. It applies to everyone.
I don't need to see him beat 5+ ranked fighters in the top 5, and yes, you don't see that. You know what else you don't see? A fighter suddenly moving up the ranks to 9th off of absolutely 0 ranked wins and then skipping almost the entire division and fighting number 3.
Alex got to do a big jump from Bruno to 4th Strickland, but Alex was unranked coming into that. They weren't giving him some bullshit 9th rank off no ranked wins like they have Umar.
The Pantoja comparison doesn't work. They needed someone for Pantoja to fight in Brazil and the division was in a stuck spot with some fights falling through here and there and Kape failing to pan out, which is what they clearly wanted. There weren't many options. Umar has had plenty of options. He could have fought a couple of guys in the 15-5 range. He never did that. All he's done was get undeserved ranks while fighting no ranks and whining that the champ and the top 5 won't suddenly bow down and fight him until someone at the top finally agreed to fight him.
Sherdog: Umar hasn’t fought anyone
Vegas: we’re making Umar a -300 favorite vs Sandhagen
If I were Sandhagen I would pull out of this fight in Abu Dhabi due to a shoulder injury - the same one that Umar had when he pulled out of their fight previously scheduled in Nashville.I thought Cory wasn't going to give Umar any advantages by fighting in Abu Dhabi?
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 LEAST 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.
Wow, that's pretty crazy. I'll take the odds on Sandhagen. I think it's kind of a toss up.Sherdog: Umar hasn’t fought anyone
Vegas: we’re making Umar a -300 favorite vs Sandhagen
I think the odds was -330 Umar for the last scheduled fight.Wow, that's pretty crazy. I'll take the odds on Sandhagen. I think it's kind of a toss up.
For sure. This is a first for me.AV bet? I'm good a losing them btw.
Only for a week though, I lose a lot. LolFor sure. This is a first for me.