I Hope The UFC Does Not Go Through With This Planned Ilia-Volk Rematch

[Gabe]

I know we all love and respect Volk but this is pointless and everyone knows it. Even Ilia has recently stated he likes the sound of a Lopes fight. Hopefully the reason they have not announced this fight is because Ilia is looking elsewhere. Lopes fight is way more JT referring right now as is an Evloev fight. The other can fight Volk for number one contender. It’s just not worth it to do this. I get it, Volk did them some favors, but if he truly still believes he is the best then he should have no problem taking another fight.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Kinda stupid to pass up on the young bucks for Volk who is on a three fight losing streak...

 

[LindyBrah]

Absolutely zero interest in a rematch. Volk got flatlined and there’s two worthy contenders in Movsar and Diego.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

The current UFC is more interested in the money in rematches and milking aging stars dry than moving the division along and building new stars

 

[BowserJr]

It's the right move.

Volk took the fight very quickly after getting KOed in a weight class higher.

Volk has only lost that 1 fight at 145 and proved to be head and shoulders above everyone else.

It's funny to me that people on here don't want to count a fighters wins at higher weight classes but are quick to count the losses at higher weight classes against them

 

[Croaker]

It's the right move.

Volk took the fight very quickly after getting KOed in a weight class higher.

Volk has only lost that 1 fight at 145 and proved to be head and shoulders above everyone else.

It's funny to me that people on here don't want to count a fighters wins at higher weight classes but are quick to count the losses at higher weight classes against them

Volk is washed

It's just to shine the new guy

It's pro wrestling 101 booking

 

[BowserJr]

Volk is washed

It's just to shine the new guy

It's pro wrestling 101 booking

Typical casual sherbro thought process lol

 

[santiago]

I agree. Volk should take some more time off to recover from multiple concussions in a short amont of time. But he probably thinks, rightfully, he doesn't have much time left in the fight game...or at least that's how I hope he thinks.

 

[Croaker]

Typical casual sherbro thought process lol

It's 100% the case, if you think Volk has anything for this you're delusional. He had his brain slot machined in back to back fights, hes 36 years old, and he didnt look good in either fight. If he was younger and not coming off of being flatlined he would have some form of argument. Lighter weights are very rarely forgiving to older fighters.

 

[BowserJr]

It's 100% the case, if you think Volk has anything for this you're delusional. He had his brain slot machined in back to back fights, hes 36 years old, and he didnt look good in either fight.

Ah yes. Ignore short notice fight of a couple of weeks and a quick turn around after... none of that matters at all. Training, prep, injuries mean nothing at all

 

[Croaker]

Ah yes. Ignore short notice fight of a couple of weeks and a quick turn around after... none of that matters at all. Training, prep, injuries mean nothing at all

I didt know it took extra weeks to make sure his brain didnt get shut off.

He's 36, he's not going to prep any differently, he knows how hes gonna fight. If it went late, maybe, but the reality is he got wrecked by a younger and better fighter.

 

[BowserJr]

I didt know it took extra weeks to make sure his brain didnt get shut off.

Yes it clearly shows that you don't know that coming back quickly after getting a concussion makes it far easier to get another and worse concussion.

It also shows that you don't know what you're watching when you dont see the huge difference in having a full camp to prep for a fight with a champion and having a couple of weeks to prep for the same guy.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Volk’s time at the top has been served like a deli platter

 

[Croaker]

Yes it clearly shows that you don't know that coming back quickly after getting a concussion makes it far easier to get another and worse concussion.

It also shows that you don't know what you're watching when you dont see the huge difference in having a full camp to prep for a fight with a champion and having a couple of weeks to prep for the same guy.

It doesnt take 3 months and 27 days to recover from a concussion, unless its severe. You don't even know the medicals behind it. The fact is, he cant take shots like he used to. It happens to everyone, literally everyone.

You think some 35 year old FW is going to magically gain some skills or drill thats going to prevent him getting pieced up off a lazy jab. He didnt lose to some stylistic issue. He lost because he got his butthole reemed out by a combination because he doesnt have any power to stave a guy off with his jab.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I'm down for another Volkanovski KO loss. Might even make it my new avatar!

 

[flektarn]

should be lopes or movsar. volk rematch gives zero hype.

 

[L0ki]

He's a great fighter and even though his last 2 fights, where he was the Champion, but they were still brutal KO's.

He should fight 1 or 2 at the top of the division but not for the belt.

 

[snugglecakes]

a bigger travesty would be if Aspinal Vs Gane happens instead of Aspinal vs Jones

... also considering Gane got an ordered by the brass robbery decision undeserved win vs Volkov. THey ordered the judges to award this robbery win just to make Jon's win over Gane age better. Nobody with a pair of working eyes think Gane won the Volkov fight

 

[BowserJr]

It doesnt take 3 months and 27 days to recover from a concussion, unless its severe. You don't even know the medicals behind it. The fact is, he cant take shots like he used to. It happens to everyone, literally everyone.

You think some 35 year old FW is going to magically gain some skills or drill thats going to prevent him getting pieced up off a lazy jab. He didnt lose to some stylistic issue. He lost because he got his butthole reemed out by a combination because he doesnt have any power to stave a guy off with his jab.

Yup definitely a casual.

There are plenty of examples of guys that are good at taking shots but don't when they come back quick after a tko or ko

Machida
Frankie Edgar
Stipe
Wanderlei
Weidman

Just to name a few. All of them came back quick after getting rocked badly or ko/tkoed, just to get ko/tkoed by a shot that normally wouldn't

 

[caligari209]

Yup definitely a casual.

There are plenty of examples of guys that are good at taking shots but don't when they come back quick after a tko or ko

Machida
Frankie Edgar
Stipe
Wanderlei
Weidman

Just to name a few. All of them came back quick after getting rocked badly or ko/tkoed, just to get ko/tkoed by a shot that normally wouldn't

I'm not sure the examples you provided would qualify as sufficient data for a study published in the american journal of medicine.

This sounds more like classic "Joe Rogan bro science" to me.