Islam vs JDM would be so wrong

[MRudi]

I like Islam and I think he is all time great. I think he deserves a chance for TS against WW champ for being a LW champ with 4 defenses and 15 win streak.
But Shavkat just deserves it so much more.
There is just no reason for Shavkat to not be the next contender and if Islam want a shot for 170, he should fight with the winner of JDMvsShavkat.
If Shavkat will get skipped again, it would be one of the biggest robberies in UFC history

 

[DrTrouble]

What if Shav is out til early 2026?

 

[jnes]

Shavkat is out until 2026. Jack seems like a guy who wants to be an active champ.

 

[Young Calf Kick]

If it gets Islam to fight, I don’t wanna be right

 

[swarrrm]

Jack could defend against Islam, then Brady or Buckley by the time Shavkat is ready.

 

[Chayanne]

only for the Ilia fans, Islam has nothing to win, if he wins it's from the smaller man, if Ilia wins then Ilia is the biggest

 

[Fight Professor]

As much as I like Shavkat, he is really inactive. And he is likely to be very risk adverse in title fight due to high fight IQ.

 

[RichardHarrow]

What if Shav is out til early 2026?

He is. He's out until 2026 due to surgery.

 

[bigfootsbreath]

Islam ain't done shit to get a WW title shot. WTF is wrong with yous? LW to WW is one of the biggest jumps between divisions and Islam mostly defending his LW title against 145ers. Islam hasn't even defended the LW belt against a legit LW yet, but he supposed to cut in line to fight at WW for title shot? Yall need to take that weak ass shit back to reddit.

 

[Madmartigains]

Sorry bro, Islam's the consensus P4P best fighter in the world, it's time to go "champ champ".

 

[Beastslayer47]

Islam ain't done shit to get a WW title shot. WTF is wrong with yous? LW to WW is one of the biggest jumps between divisions and Islam mostly defending his LW title against 145ers. Islam hasn't even defended the LW belt against a legit LW yet, but he supposed to cut in line to fight at WW for title shot? Yall need to take that weak ass shit back to reddit.

Cut this FW narrative. How's that Islam's problem if most people in the top 5 are former FW's? He fought whoever the UFC put in front of him and he had a long path to the title shot. He deserves the WW shot.

 

[Alpha_T83]

The problem with Shavkat is that he needs "championship level notice" to fight. What that means is that when a championship fight is arranged, usually the champion picks an event(s) they are comfortable fighting at, the UFC will green light one of them. Then they start contacting challengers and offer them the fights, but this can be on 3-4 months notice.

If Shavkat isn't ready to fight on 4 months notice, then he likely won't get a title shot.

 

[legedema]

if there is a fighter who deserve a title fight directly after moving up , its Islam.
hope we will no need to wait for long to see JDM vs Islam

 

[LetThemBleed]

if there is a fighter who deserve a title fight directly after moving up , its Islam.
hope we will no need to wait for long to see JDM vs Islam

Odds set up for October, one of the usual Abu Dhabi cards but man I wish was in Oz. Pity Perth is only scheduled to have a fight night not this year and not a ppv until 2026.

 

[legedema]

Odds set up for October, one of the usual Abu Dhabi cards but man I wish was in Oz. Pity Perth is only scheduled to have a fight night not this year and not a ppv until 2026.

JDM had a tough fight, hope he can recovers very fast and we can see them fighting at least end of this summer

 

[Lee Danger]

Cut this FW narrative. How's that Islam's problem if most people in the top 5 are former FW's? He fought whoever the UFC put in front of him and he had a long path to the title shot. He deserves the WW shot.

it's Islam's problem since it's an actual weak resume in hindsight and it isn't going to age well.

It's not his fault, it's also a matter of circumstances, but at some point it's irrelevant why, the fact that Islam's reign as a champion lacks legit contenders is true.

 

[icerealm]

did belal just lose so islam can go for the WW belt lol?

 

[svmr_db]

Islam ain't done shit to get a WW title shot. WTF is wrong with yous? LW to WW is one of the biggest jumps between divisions and Islam mostly defending his LW title against 145ers. Islam hasn't even defended the LW belt against a legit LW yet, but he supposed to cut in line to fight at WW for title shot? Yall need to take that weak ass shit back to reddit.

Oh so they should punish Islam for the two #1 contenders he was set to defend against in Charles & Arman pulling out and not making it to the cage, got it.

 

[bigfootsbreath]

Oh so they should punish Islam for the two #1 contenders he was set to defend against in Charles & Arman pulling out and not making it to the cage, got it.

Punish? Islam is killing himself to make weight at 155. If WW was so easy dude wouldn't be killing himself to cut all that weight. Islam hasn't done jack shit at WW and therefor no reason to fight for the WW title. How stupid do you have to be to think otherwise? Apparently pretty.

 

[bigfootsbreath]

Cut this FW narrative. How's that Islam's problem if most people in the top 5 are former FW's? He fought whoever the UFC put in front of him and he had a long path to the title shot. He deserves the WW shot.

Volk isn't a former FW. And beating up on FWs don't prove jack shit at WW. There is a reason why Islam killing himself to make weight at 155. Same reason why Khababy wanted no part of WW.