Pantoja says he is not moving up to Bantamweight

[Cowboy Kurt Angle]

“I would be ready to move up if O’Malley had the belt but Merab changes everything”

"Ten pounds for me is much more than other guys. If O'Malley got the belt, then I would say I'm ready to go, but with Merab it's different. Maybe if he comes down to flyweight, it's gonna be easy for me."

 

[Xoleth]

 

[Sycho Sid]

Smart man.

I appreciate the honesty

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

No kidding... There are levels , and Merab is the upper echelon...

 

[Luthien]

Sooooooo refreshing with a champion that stays in his division and defends his belt

 

[Kenny Powerth]

I'm not mad at all at that

Both Pantoja and Merab are badasses

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Who does this guy think he is defending his belt and doing what he should. He should be khamzat and talk about 6 belts in 9 divisions. Khamzat is transitioning and is coming for Kayla soon

 

[jeff7b9]

Why are we even asking?

Man is handling business in his division.
Leave him the fuck alone.

 

[fortheo]

Pantera has van, kyoji and maybe taira to worry about, if tara beats moreno. No need for him to move up. If he wanted to, though, he'd deserve the opportunity.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

I really thought he was looking forward to 135 but I think the Zhang vs val example scared him

 

[Dorkman]

Wise man. Merab would just be way too much for him. He's be underneath Merab or stuck to the cage way too often to do anything.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Agree with him.

He is also basically carrying the FLW division by himself. He is builing an amazing legacy.

If he gets through Van he has Horiguchi there. He has some work to do.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]