Petr Yan vs Marcus McGhee… why?

[maxypoo]

Why is this even being booked? The only benefit I can see for Petr Yan is a tune up fight and the fact that Marcus is Sean O’Malley’s training partner.

Maybe he’s trying to bait Sean into a fight?

Not sure why the #3 ranked fighter is fighting the #13th…

Maybe the UFC wants to build a US fighters name off the Russian?

They did the same to Merab when they tried to push Umar to the top because he had the Nurmagomedov name.

 

[Luthien]

Why is this even being booked?

I ask myself that way too often. In the end, I suspect it’s only about putting the cheapest fighters they can find on the card

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Matchmaking has been all over the place in the UFC lately.

Said that.. Yan fought pretty much every top BW other than Umar and Chito who is not really a top fighter.

 

[jeff7b9]

Yan is somewhere around 0-4 to the last 3 champs.
3-4 in his last 7.


Makes him a tough sell for a title shot.

 

[The_Renaissance]

I'm alright with it. McGhee isn't young they're seeing if he sinks or swims.

 

[maxypoo]

Yan is somewhere around 0-4 to the last 3 champs.
3-4 in his last 7.


Makes him a tough sell for a title shot.

Yan vs Umar

 

[Ares Black]

I'm alright with it. McGhee isn't young they're seeing if he sinks or swims.

^^^^^^^^ This


It's unconventional matchmaking but McGhee has looked great so far and this fight could establish a new contender. Or it could remind people why Yan was a champion.

 

[maxypoo]

^^^^^^^^ This


It's unconventional matchmaking but McGhee has looked great so far and this fight could establish a new contender. Or it could remind people why Yan was a champion.

Bautista is ahead of McGhee… they should have booked that

 

[Ares Black]

Bautista is ahead of McGhee… they should have booked that

McGhee is a more exciting fighter and he's three years older than Bautista.

I'm fine with this matchmaking. They are fast tracking McGhee and slow rolling Bautista. I'll allow it.

 

[maxypoo]

McGhee is a more exciting fighter and he's three years older than Bautista.

I'm fine with this matchmaking. They are fast tracking McGhee and slow rolling Bautista. I'll allow it.

I don’t agree with this match making. It should have been Yan vs Umar.

No explanation can justify that the top ranked fighters shouldn’t be fighting each other.

 

[Thy]

This how they matchmaking these days

 

[RockyLockridge]

this is good match making imo.

 

[Ares Black]

I don’t agree with this match making. It should have been Yan vs Umar.

No explanation can justify that the top ranked fighters shouldn’t be fighting each other.

Ok, well, it's happening. Will watch.

 

[RockyLockridge]

I don’t agree with this match making. It should have been Yan vs Umar.

Umar is going to continue to very delicately manage his career taking the right fights at the right time as he has been

 

[HHJ]

He needs a fight to stay busy and no one else is available

 

[LordHellraiser]

I already got in on MM early. I think Yan just made a big mistake tbh.

This fight is akin to Lewis /TT. World thinks Yan gonna walk right through MM. Only to find out, MM walked through Yan.

 

[maxypoo]

this is good match making imo.

Why

 

[maxypoo]

Ok, well, it's happening. Will watch.

Well quite obviously. Still doesn’t make sense from a fans perspective. What’s the point of rankings if they can just arbitrarily choose who the top guys should fight. It’s fucking stupid… admit it.

 

[Ares Black]

Well quite obviously. Still doesn’t make sense from a fans perspective. What’s the point of rankings if they can just arbitrarily choose who the top guys should fight. It’s fucking stupid… admit it.

It makes sense, and I explained why. You don't have to agree.

Yan is 2-3 in his last 5.
McGhee is 4-0 in the UFC.

Odd matchmaking, but I'll allow it.

 

[maxypoo]

He needs a fight to stay busy and no one else is available

There’s like 5 guys ahead of McGhee that they could have put in there…

Where are you getting “no one is available from”?