Pereira, Strickland, or Izzy may be next for Khamzat

[payton]

And id the winner breaks their hand it wont be them. Read the post before commenting ffs

Imavov is ready. Your stupid thread is now useless.

 

[shunyata]

It gotta be winner of Fluffy/RDR. Pereira is already booked and Izzy/Strickland 2 is in the air.

Yeah Imavov if healthy, if not get Fluffy in there.

No title shot coming off a loss for Izzy or Strickland.

 

[Leonard Haid]

Strickland is suspended for a while, there is no way Peirera makes 185 again, especially so soon after the Ank fight, there is no way to justify an Izzy title shot after 3 consecutive losses and I considering the UFC new policy of making cham drop their belts to move up, I don't see the UFC risking not having Chimaev as a champion after waiting so long for it to happen.

Unclear if Strickland is only banned from fighting in Nevada as his suspension was imposed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, or if he's banned from fighting anywhere. AI says he can't fight anywhere, while several people online say he can fight anywhere outside of Nevada. If he can fight outisde of Nevada, I'd love to see Khamzat vs. Strickland. The build-up to the fight would be worth Strickland's usual predictable performance, and who knows, maybe Strickland can pull it off. He'd be a +225 underdog at least though, I'm guessing.

 

[JBJ was here]

Unclear if Strickland is only banned from fighting in Nevada as his suspension was imposed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, or if he's banned from fighting anywhere. AI says he can't fight anywhere, while several people online say he can fight anywhere outside of Nevada. If he can fight outisde of Nevada, I'd love to see Khamzat vs. Strickland. The build-up to the fight would be worth Strickland's usual predictable performance, and who knows, maybe Strickland can pull it off. He'd be a +225 underdog at least though, I'm guessing.

1) Generally speaking, state athletic commissions recognize each other's suspensions, 2) Nevada would likely add to Strickland's suspension if he fought elsewhere (e.g., Abu Dabi) while under suspension by Nevada, and 3) Nevada would not react kindly to the UFC commissioning a Strickland fight while he's under suspension by Nevada.

Realistically speaking, he can't fight outside of Nevada while under suspension if he ever again wants to fight for any organization that holds fights in Nevada.

 

[FreedomCricket]

Why Feb 14? November 14th?

Also Pereira vs Khamzat isn't a super fight, especially if Alex loses again to Ank.

 

[Uber_Noober]

 

[Leonard Haid]

1) Generally speaking, state athletic commissions recognize each other's suspensions, 2) Nevada would likely add to Strickland's suspension if he fought elsewhere (e.g., Abu Dabi) while under suspension by Nevada, and 3) Nevada would not react kindly to the UFC commissioning a Strickland fight while he's under suspension by Nevada.

Realistically speaking, he can't fight outside of Nevada while under suspension if he ever again wants to fight for any organization that holds fights in Nevada.

Strickland has the opportunity to reduce his suspension to 4.5 months if he attends anger management classes, so if he's doing that his suspension will end on around November 15th, 2025. Khamzat fought on August 16th, did not sustain any damage as far as I know, so Khamzat vs. Sean at UFC 323 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 9th is the earliest possibility of that match-up happening, that is if the UFC brass is considering that match-up.

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

I agree, the next fight will be with someone who has a lot of followers on Instagram and has already been in big fights. Title defenses matter and getting easier fights with big names is a no brainer and will boost khamzat profile. For those surprised by this, they must have their head buried in sand.