Oliveira surely earned himself a title shot.

PokerandMMA said:
Hooker's problem is he's a 3 round fighter. I'm not sure how much the weight cut is affecting his cardio. He's great for those 3 rounds though. If he can fix that problem he's definitely in the Title picture. Poirier was about to be finished when that bell rang.
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But, my guy, cardio is part of being elite. You can't truly be elite with shit cardio. Take mcgregor for instance. He's "elite" but shit cardio. You can't become limp dick in round 3 onwards. It's a bad look. You need to be able to go to the championship rounds. You can't finish EVERYONE in two rounds..not everyone is francis. That's why i don't think hooker is elite. His cardio and I suspect stronger wrestlers could ragdoll him. Can't 100% sure but i have my suspicion. Hence my statement earlier. Hope that clears it up and it doesn't look like I'm some dick hating on your favourite fighter.
 
He absolutely deserves it more than anybody else right now. Book it, Dana.
 
humdizzle said:
you gotta appeal to casuals with sound clips and crazy press conferences though.
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Like figgy did? Like aldo? Like conor did vs cowboy? Bro. Conor's name is enough. Motherfuckers will watch conor fight paul blart mall cop. Conor vs a geeky looking dude who happens to be a more lethal finisher than Cerrone, anderson silva etc? Yeah... I can't think of anyone who wouldn't watch that.
 
They are going to schedule Oliveira vs Hooker next, I can totally see that. He is not getting a title shot.
 
kingmob6 said:
They are going to schedule Oliveira vs Hooker next, I can totally see that. He is not getting a title shot.
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Hope not. Ufc has been a joke, but this would be the worst punchline ever. Fucking bush league.
 
GaryEric said:
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What more does he need to at least fight winner of the next ppv main event? Whose dick does he have to suck? The whole thing in the ufc is is have exciting fights and keep winning, which he's been doing. I don't see the harm in slotting him in there. Plus that division title picture needs fresh blood. It can't be a circle jerk around the same guys. It gets boring. Mix it up. Gove it to someone whose worked for it.
 
pick999 said:
Conor probably gets it
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It's a vacated belt, no? No indication that Khabib is going to return any time soon and probably he is going to stay retired.

I think any way you cut it, Charles is in the next title fight. And on the off chance UFC decides to just turn Poirier vs. Conor into a title bout for next month to further market it since the rest of the main card is lackluster (they don't have to do this since Conor will draw regardless), Charles will still be the first one to get a crack at the winner of that fight.

Or he isn't- and they bypass him for Justin or Chandler. Which, let's face it, would really be BS.
 
I'm shocked, I thought Tony had this one ezpz. I haven't watched the fights, I have a new job and a bunch of changes going on in my life right now. No time for MMA, I'm a sad, sad, boi. Luckily, sherbrahs are always there to keep me up to date. Might take a while, but I'll be back eventually, enjoy on my behalf, mentlegen.
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If oliveira keeps this he might beat Mcg if he beats Dustin.

His wrestling looked good and he has the same reach as mcg so that might be a small factor but the key here is how to take mcg's distance management. We'll see what happens on jan 23
 
Kono dio da! said:
Hope not. Ufc has been a joke, but this would be the worst punchline ever. Fucking bush league.
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This kind of stuff is exactly why the Ali act exists in boxing and the UFC is fighting a lawsuit.

The promoter shouldn't be in control of giving out belts. Theres too much financial incentive to be corrupt.

Basically until we have a 3rd party come in and decide who is a champion the belt is as valuable as a turd.

Mma becomes a lot more enjoyable once you understand that, just enjoy the fight. That belt means jack shit
 
IngaVovchanchyn said:
Oliviera deserves a title shot more than McGregor does. I'd say he also deserves one currently more than Poirier does.
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Absolutely, no doubt. Really it should be Gathje vs Poirier and the winner faces Olivera for the title. McNuggor should earn his way to the belt at LW but we all know that he will continually get exposed which is why he hasn't won at LW in over 4 years. No way that POS should be in the title shot.
 
Oliveira should fight for the title next. If Khabib wants to go for 30-0, Charles is the logical opponent. Khabib already submitted Gaethje, Poirier and Conor. If Khabib vacates, make Conor vs. Poirier for the LW Title. Winner faces Oliveira.
 
Without a doubt. That was one of the most dominant, perfect performances I've ever seen in the UFC (in context, taking into account the quality of opponent and my expected outcome).
 
Should be Conor vs Gaethje for #1 contender and Oliveira vs Dustin for the title. If Khabib stays, then Khabib vs winner of Dustin/ Charles with Conor/Gaethje winner as next in line.
 
Poirier/McGregor winner vs Oliviera makes perfect sense for a vacant title. I still wouldn't write Khabib off though, he retired while he was newly grieving his father, it's probably very likely that he'll change his mind.

Talks about Michael fucking Chandler are ludicrous.
 
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