It’s Time - Waldo vs. Volkov for Number One Contender

[Gabe]

No other fight makes sense let’s be realistic Blaydes should fight someone else. Maybe a rematch with Pavlovich. Waldo has earned a number one contender fight and Volkov is the guy while Tom and Gane settle their business. Make it happen UFC, on the same card as Tom vs. Gane.

 

[MMAmouse]

Am I the only one who thinks it looked like Lewis took a dive? With all the betting scandals and Johnson vs Hernandez getting pulled literally hours before for suspected fight rigging, it wouldn't shock me at all.

 

[Evbo]

Am I the only one who thinks it looked like Lewis took a dive? With all the betting scandals and Johnson vs Hernandez getting pulled literally hours before for suspected fight rigging, it wouldn't shock me at all.

That wasn't lewis taking a dive, that was Lewis 'going out' when he knows he's going to lose and the going has got a bit too tough for his liking.

 

[Safton]

Waldo's success continues to shock me, but I can't deny that he's the only remotely interesting "prospect" at HW right now inside the Top 10. Blaydes blew his knee out in his last fight, so there's no telling when he'll be back. Waldo should fight someone else and I think Volkov is a solid call. It would involve him leap-frogging Pavlovich, though, who has a recent win over him... but Pav in turn lost to Volkov not so long ago, so maybe that's okay especially since Waldo has been so active for the promotion and finishing fights.

I suspect they're probably going to do Pereira vs. Gane at Heavyweight for the interim belt while Tom recovers. I don't mind the idea of Waldo and Volkov fighting in the meantime as... I dunno, #2 contender I guess it would be? Sort of sucks for Pav, but I prefer fresh match-ups over rematches whenever possible. Let Serghei fight the winner of Almeida/Kuniev, I guess.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

Waldo should leap frog Pavlo imo. Yes Pavlo beat Waldo but his performances have been pretty meh since he lost to Tom. Mean while Waldo has been sleeping everyone he's beaten in his last 5.

 

[Deltron 6060]

Waldo v Cereal for double interim

 

[xXxGhost89xXx]

Am I the only one who thinks it looked like Lewis took a dive? With all the betting scandals and Johnson vs Hernandez getting pulled literally hours before for suspected fight rigging, it wouldn't shock me at all.

You probably think WWE is real, too.

 

[MMAmouse]

You probably think WWE is real, too.

The guy literally dropped to his back after a missed punch and laid there until the ref stopped it.

Also - WWE is real. Lesnar proved it.

 

[MMAmouse]

That wasn't lewis taking a dive, that was Lewis 'going out' when he knows he's going to lose and the going has got a bit too tough for his liking.

The fuck is the difference?

 

[MotorCityCobra]

i was trying to place Waldo.

remember now that he was brutally KOed by heavyweight boxing prospect Sonny Conto in 1 round. then after saying he was gonna switch to MMA.

weird.

 

[Evbo]

The fuck is the difference?

'Taking a dive' would imply other people having a hand in it, i.e. being paid to go down at a certain time/in a certain way. Lewis just bowed out

 

[RockyLockridge]

Am I the only one who thinks it looked like Lewis took a dive? With all the betting scandals and Johnson vs Hernandez getting pulled literally hours before for suspected fight rigging, it wouldn't shock me at all.

nah he's just a lazy check casher who quits easy. He got hit and rolled over to get finished