If Imavov beats Adesanya

[JoeRowe]

Will be deserving to jump Khamzat for #1 contender at MW?

Maybe do Imavov vs Khamzat in the summer? Maybe let Imavov sit & get the winner of a potential late-summer title fight between the Champ & Khamzat?

Where does a potential Imavov win over Izzy place him in the MW pecking order?

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Khamzat is getting the next title shot.. there is no way around it.

Imavov can fight DDP vs Strickland loser I guess.


Edit: Oh also.. .is Izzy loses vs Imavov he was never that good, he was overhyped and was never Danas friend of course.

 

[Brigfa2]

Caio vs Imavov winner against DDP after he defends his title against Khamzat

 

[VinceArch]

Caio vs Imavov winner against DDP after he defends his title against Khamzat

Assuming he gets through Strickland.

 

[humdizzle]

If imavov beats adesanya thats 3 losses in a row

He'd be fighting on undercards from there on out. I wouldn't be surprised if he retires.

 

[kingmob6]

If imavov beats adesanya thats 3 losses in a row

He'd be fighting on undercards from there on out. I wouldn't be surprised if he retires.

Fight Usman who is on a 3 fight losing skid himself. Loser goes back to Nigeria.

 

[BowserJr]

Imavov looked like trash vs Strickland. If he loses it's more that Izzy is falling off a cliff IMO.

Whittaker on the other hand has looked very good other than DDP and Borz.

Borz is still next

 

[fortheo]

Will be deserving to jump Khamzat for #1 contender at MW?

Maybe do Imavov vs Khamzat in the summer? Maybe let Imavov sit & get the winner of a potential late-summer title fight between the Champ & Khamzat?

Where does a potential Imavov win over Izzy place him in the MW pecking order?

honestly if Imavov wins his next fight, or if caio gets a win in the meantime, either one of them should be ahead of khamzat in my opinion. Khamzat has one relevant win at MW -- it's a great one, sure, but Caio and imavov have been putting in work for a long ass time now.

I think we all know that khamzat will be next, regardless, though.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Will be deserving to jump Khamzat for #1 contender at MW?

Maybe do Imavov vs Khamzat in the summer? Maybe let Imavov sit & get the winner of a potential late-summer title fight between the Champ & Khamzat?

Where does a potential Imavov win over Izzy place him in the MW pecking order?

Nah, Chimaev next but if Imavov wins, he can contend for the belt towards the end of the year. I think he'll fair well against Adesanya but will just fall short.

 

[Skarsgard]

Dana is too eager for the Saudi/Dubai market to pass up giving Khamzat the next shot. Imavov would likely be the next up after that.

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

If imavov beats adesanya thats 3 losses in a row

He'd be fighting on undercards from there on out. I wouldn't be surprised if he retires.

I'm not sure that Izzy has the mental fortitude to A) come back after a 3-skid loss, and/or B) to be on the undercard.

 

[Harlekin]

Adesanya has way too many fans. UFC won't put him on an undercard.
Except headling the undercard on a special PPV like another sphere, still doubful though.

 

[mister piscadinha]

chimaev is next after strickland
imavov can face caio for the next TS if he beats adesanya
the loser of this fight should face the loser of mvp vs shara

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Dana is too eager for the Saudi/Dubai market to pass up giving Khamzat the next shot. Imavov would likely be the next up after that.

Exactly

 

[JoeRowe]

Nah, Chimaev next but if Imavov wins, he can contend for the belt towards the end of the year. I think he'll fair well against Adesanya but will just fall short.

I agree. I think the first 2 or 3 rounds will be close but Izzy will outpoint him in rds 4 & 5.

 

[JoeRowe]

How about now?