Jones and Pereira are both fighting #8

[Georges Hefner]

Not a good visual for the defending champs.

Khalil and Stipe are both undeserving.

But maybe the UFC are setting up a big fight?

Jones vs Pereira 2025?

 

[LoveMyMMA]

UFC protecting Jon from Tom and Alex from Ank.

Disgraceful stuff.

 

[The Siege]

The reasons are:

- UFC want their GOAT to beat the HW GOAT to cement himself as the Undisputed GOAT, essentially for marketing purposes because he is already the GOAT. Then he retires and rides off into the sunset.

- UFC want their most popular active fighter to stay busy while they wait for Jon and Stipe to retire so they match him up against a layup.

GOAL: Aspinall vs Periera for the UFC Undisputed HW title of the world. On one hand, Tom is one of the most exciting fighters period with the skillset to become the HW GOAT and even more. On the other hand, Poatan has the chance to win a third belt, something that has never been done.

If things work out, this will be a banger of a matchup.

 

[filthybliss]

Its ridiculous that Stipe is #8

 

[JoeRowe]

Off topic, but looking at the rankings I see some matchups I'd like to see:

Blaydes vs Spivak
Pavlovich vs Jailton
Blachowicz vs Oezdemir

 

[Final Say]

Its ridiculous that Stipe is #8

He’d beat all 6 in front of him

 

[filthybliss]

He’d beat all 6 in front of him

that was years ago, you gotta get pushed down because of inactivity at some point.

 

[Spam On Rye]

Pereira is the most active champ in a long time and has allready defended the belt 2x against the best in the division. Comparing him to an inactive fighter about to do a legends match with a retired fighter all while the guy who actually holds the interim is the back-up is dumb ts.

 

[Mammothman]

He’d beat all 6 in front of him

No, no he does not.

Maybe 5 years ago

 

[Mammothman]

Just GOAT shit, appreciate the greatness while it last.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Its ridiculous that Stipe is #8

I agree that it is ridiculous that a fighter who has not fought for 3+ years be ranked in the top 10 it is even more ridiculous for Khalil to be ranked #8.

Stipe has been #1 in the world and was the #1 challenger in his last fight.
Khalil has never beaten a top 10 ranked fighter and has in fact lost to 5 unranked fighters (6 if you include his TUF loss).

Frankly everyone at HW ranked below Stipe would be an underdog against him and a few ranked above him might be as well. I think Stipe beats Spivac and Gane if he can't hit behind the head with impunity. Unless he shows an absolutely massive decline. The time off is often cited as reason he will lose but time off after a bad KO is a good thing.

Khalil has never done anything to qualify him as a top 10 talent and losing consistently to fringe top 15 talent should prove not only isn't but never was a top 10 fighter. At least Stipe was for sure the best at some point.

 

[The Blue Bird]

UFC diddling around to much

 

[Shaolin Alan]

UFC rankings aren't real. Everyone who cries about them looks like a noob

 

[orca]

Stipe is a HW 2-1 in his last 3
the best resume at HW
only fought championship fights

hes also more well rounded
has great wrestling and boxing

and the other one who is that pereira fighting?

 

[tritestill]

Tom vs. Alex after these cards

 

[markg171]

95% of the posters were viciously defending Islam defending against Poirier earlier this year.

It’s all performative nonsense.

 

[laleggenda27]

The reasons are:

- UFC want their GOAT to beat the HW GOAT to cement himself as the Undisputed GOAT, essentially for marketing purposes because he is already the GOAT. Then he retires and rides off into the sunset.

- UFC want their most popular active fighter to stay busy while they wait for Jon and Stipe to retire so they match him up against a layup.

GOAL: Aspinall vs Periera for the UFC Undisputed HW title of the world. On one hand, Tom is one of the most exciting fighters period with the skillset to become the HW GOAT and even more. On the other hand, Poatan has the chance to win a third belt, something that has never been done.

If things work out, this will be a banger of a matchup.

This is exactly what's happening. If they had their way, I think the UFC would prefer Jones to fight Aspinall after Stipe. But since that seems unlikely, they're trying to set up Aspinall-Alex as a second option.

But people are sleeping on Khalil. He's more dangerous that Alex's past opponents at LHW, and I wouldn't be shocked if he ruins their plans.

 

[TITS]

Khalil and Stipe are both undeserving.

Comparing Khalil to the HW GOAT Stipey based on their current divisional rankings just shows what a newguy casual you really are. Piss off.

 

[TITS]

that was years ago, you gotta get pushed down because of inactivity at some point.

He did, new guy.

 

[Dionysian]

Stipe is a HW 2-1 in his last 3
the best resume at HW
only fought championship fights

hes also more well rounded
has great wrestling and boxing

and the other one who is that pereira fighting?

GSP is 3-0 in his last 3 and didn't look utterly horrible when he last competed

He should definitely be ranked in the top 5 at WW today right? Probably ranked #1?

If we want to pretend that the passage of time is not a thing, why not?