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Just touched on this in another thread.
But could the following fighters successfully drop and move divs and be a force?
Roy Nelson I really like this guy but feel he is pushing crap uphill in his current div and is actually more of a hinderence in the div then a help he is currently in a sorta gatekeeper position but IMO like Mir is a very very dangerous gatekeeper who can dispose of legit contenders on any given night meaning alot of times he can cripple the div. + I think he is a natural LHW and would be a real force and contender in the LHW div. can he make the cut? Is it just a simple mind over matter thing? I have spoken to people that know Roy very well and have inside knowledge on his training regime and they say he works very hard and actually has amazing cardio so IMO I reckon he could do it.
Machida I would love to see drop to MW he would shake the foundations of that div and would be a huge chance at the belt. Could he do it? Looking at his shape and frame I would say yes I don't think it would effect him at all. And the weight loss would be pretty easy to make.
Rashad He has pretty much done what he was gonna do in the LHW div at this point and lie machida I want to see him go to the MW div again I see him adding massive depth to the div and would be another legit contender for the belt.
Rory Macdonald I love this kid but having already stated emphatically that he has no intention of fighting Gsp him staying in the div makes little sense and IMO he is a natural MW (same sort of build as Bisping IMO) I reckon once he finishes his business with Condit he will migrate. I see hi being able to do this quite easily and again will add massive depth to the div and add in another contender.
Silva as asked for an extra 2 fights on top of the 8 offered by the ufc. So the move for those three to the div makes sense.
Any other fighters you guys could see moving divs? Ad making a positive impact?
But could the following fighters successfully drop and move divs and be a force?
Roy Nelson I really like this guy but feel he is pushing crap uphill in his current div and is actually more of a hinderence in the div then a help he is currently in a sorta gatekeeper position but IMO like Mir is a very very dangerous gatekeeper who can dispose of legit contenders on any given night meaning alot of times he can cripple the div. + I think he is a natural LHW and would be a real force and contender in the LHW div. can he make the cut? Is it just a simple mind over matter thing? I have spoken to people that know Roy very well and have inside knowledge on his training regime and they say he works very hard and actually has amazing cardio so IMO I reckon he could do it.
Machida I would love to see drop to MW he would shake the foundations of that div and would be a huge chance at the belt. Could he do it? Looking at his shape and frame I would say yes I don't think it would effect him at all. And the weight loss would be pretty easy to make.
Rashad He has pretty much done what he was gonna do in the LHW div at this point and lie machida I want to see him go to the MW div again I see him adding massive depth to the div and would be another legit contender for the belt.
Rory Macdonald I love this kid but having already stated emphatically that he has no intention of fighting Gsp him staying in the div makes little sense and IMO he is a natural MW (same sort of build as Bisping IMO) I reckon once he finishes his business with Condit he will migrate. I see hi being able to do this quite easily and again will add massive depth to the div and add in another contender.
Silva as asked for an extra 2 fights on top of the 8 offered by the ufc. So the move for those three to the div makes sense.
Any other fighters you guys could see moving divs? Ad making a positive impact?
