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Shara Bullet’s Callout

I’d like to see him fight Izzy but agree with OP that it’s not likely to happen. Disagree with OP that it’s a shit call out. We are talking about it after all….

I think Barriault fights this weekend in Edmonton. Powerbar can be a get or get got type of fighter and probably the perfect guy if you want another addition to the highlight reel for the Pirate.

We talked about Buckley too, and we scorned him for it. Wasting a callout on someone that “gets people talking” isn’t really a smart promotional strategy. You know what’s better than negative press? Positive press where you stick the landing and give the appearance of calling your own shot.
 
i like this fight, striker vs striker

izzy is 1-3 in his last four and need to defend his position, shara is undefeated but has been lookin beatable against weak competition

i love it, doubt the ufc make it tho
 
Right on cue. It’s as if I kicked your dog or something. You come across as a jilted school girl when someone is critical of a Dagestani fighter.

To your first point, why the fuck would Izzy care about Shara? What number will be next to his name come Monday? Be realisitc man. At least Buckley is ranked. Izzy, even after coming off two losses, it still a high profile fighter, former dominant champ, and a PPV draw that can call his shot.

Shara’s callout was the opposite of smart. It was unrealistic to all but most fervent of the bathtub brigade.

It might be entertaining. Or it might be two guys being tentative and Izzy just using his experience to coast to a decision. Or Shara ain’t ready. Izzy is a huge step up from Petrosyan, and that’s understating it.

And I’m hating on the callout, not Shara as a person, although I do detest him.
Cos people are talkin about it. Then its on tap. Conor shouldnt have cared about Nate when he called him out, but then his opponent got injured, and all of a audden it was perfect.

It's also a fun striking fight that people want to see. It probably wont be next but it could happen next year. They like a guy who fights as often as he does and they could hype the shit out of a fight like that if Shara can get another highlight KO like the one he got last night.

Izzy was watching that fight, cos he covers his reactions on his YT channel. So you will see Izzy react to being called out live.

It's smart. Izzy didnt ridicule him either. Cos he knows there is potential for money at some point.
 
Agree. That’s why he should have called out someone that he’s way more likely to fight next and start hyping the fight up now.
Aim high. He doesnt need to call out Michel to get Michel.
 
I can see the appeal in this from a UFC POV. Shara isn't gonna grapple Izzy, it'll be a firefight that could be FOTY. Someone like Borralho will definitely grapple with Izzy, they probably don't want that.
can Shara actually grapple? I know he's from Dagestan and everything but I haven't followed him closely and they mentioned a glaring weakness in grappling in his last bout before this one. I find it hard to believe a Dagestan guy can't wrestle so does he or nah?
 
This guy isn’t ranked high enough for Izzy to fight him
 
I live now to watch this hobo get knocked unconscious :rolleyes: Feed him to some monster!!
 
Izzy’s in kind of a weird spot right now, if he loses to Caio if that matchup is real they just might have him fight down the rankings against a popular striker just to squeeze all the money they can out of him
 
can Shara actually grapple? I know he's from Dagestan and everything but I haven't followed him closely and they mentioned a glaring weakness in grappling in his last bout before this one. I find it hard to believe a Dagestan guy can't wrestle so does he or nah?


Watch his UFC debut against Bruno Silva. Literally no ground game. At all.
 
Why was it a good callout if there’s no way in hell Izzy would fight that far down in the rankings?

Izzy is 35 years old, lost his last two fights and is 2-3 in his last 5. He is not in a position to be playing that game anymore. If the UFC (and their Muslim overlords) want that fight, theres a chance it happens. Worth a shot for Shara no? and if it doesnt happen, Shara can walk around saying Izzy didnt want to fight him, so he has nothing to lose.
 
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It just sets the groundwork for a future fight. Shara wants to fight on the China card so he'll fight whoever is available for that. Then maybe we can aim for a main event on the Saudi FN and go from there.
 
Not sure if discussed already, but there is a backstory for his callout:

"I used to chase Israel when he fought kickboxing in China. I was fighting kickboxing in China too," Magomedov said. "Now that he switched to MMA, and now that I'm here, I'm ready to capture (what he's had). I'm ready to fight him ... it doesn't matter where. I beat his friend and sparring partner, Blood Diamond, in China and I was ready to fight him. Israel is very popular in China. Then he switched to MMA and signed to the UFC – and now I'm here, too."

full article:

 
Izzy fans still in denial but he’s on a major skid and is not half the man he once was. Running from the trilogy with Alex showed he doesn’t have the self belief anymore and when that happens it’s end of the road.
 
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