Six new champions in 2024

[Simple Southerner]

That's pretty cool I think max will be #7

Out of every championship fight left this year who do ya think is going to be a new champ? Perhaps no one ? Discuss

 

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People are sleeping on this guy.

 

[Simple Southerner]

People are sleeping on this guy.

Not a chance in hell I think that's just wishful thinking the stipe of 2024 has no shot imo

 

[Kwic]

Raquel Pennington


Props to her but my brain still has a hard time to process that.

 

[Simple Southerner]

Raquel Pennington

Yeah women still fight in UFC who would of thought lol someone had to win the bw belt after goat nunes retired

 

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Not a chance in hell I think that's just wishful thinking the stipe of 2024 has no shot imo

Well we haven't seen him in 2024. Nor 2023. Nor 2022. So who knows?

Pros: He hasn't taken damage. Old age is kinder at HW. He could have learned some new shit in his 3 year absence.

Cons: Ring rust.

I give him a decent chance.

 

[Kwic]

Yeah women still fight in UFC who would of thought lol someone had to win the bw belt after goat nunes retired

Yeah for sure.
It's just she never struck me as someone particularly skilled enough to be champion.
I think it speaks volume on the state of the division.
Or I just underestimate her.
She is tough and gritty, I give her that.

 

[Simple Southerner]

Yeah for sure.
It's just she never struck me as someone particularly skilled enough to be champion.
I think it speaks volume on the state of the division.
Or I just underestimate her.
She is tough and gritty, I give her that.

Peña might destroy her as well might be 7,8,9 new champs before the year is over

 

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[Kwic]

Peña might destroy her as well might be 7,8,9 new champs before the year is over

I'm not sure to be honest about Peña because she isn't that skilled either
Whoever is tougher that night will probably take it. Peña is one tough lady as well.
She beat Nunes with that so she has to be respected but yeah, her stand up is pretty bad lol.
To be fair to these ladies, sometimes just being tough and having heart is enough to overcome these skill deficiencies, and they have it.
It's fist fighting after all.

 

[sanguinius]

Well we haven't seen him in 2024. Nor 2023. Nor 2022. So who knows?

Pros: He hasn't taken damage. Old age is kinder at HW. He could have learned some new shit in his 3 year absence.

Cons: Ring rust.

I give him a decent chance.

Con: he's fighting the GOAT

 

[HHJ]

Not a chance in hell I think that's just wishful thinking the stipe of 2024 has no shot imo

The Jon of 2024 is a mostly unknown commodity.

If Shamil Abdurakhimov took down and submitted Gane, people wouldnt think it was that big of a deal. It would be an embarassing but not unexpected occurance.

But if Jon does it, he's the goat lol

 

[Jackonfire]

UFC had 6 new champs last year as well. Champs who successfully defend their belt multiple times seems to be a thing of the past.

 

[HHJ]

UFC had 6 new champs last year as well. Champs who successfully defend their belt multiple times seems to be a thing of the past.

It is not a thing of the past.

Things ebb and flow.

Change occurs.

As soon as Shara Bullet takes the belt, we will see more defenses.

 

[Benoitthegr8]

Seven

 

[ILove4MinutesHyuna]

We used to have new GOAT threads after each PPV now that the most defenses in the entire promotion is 3 by Islam, the talk has finally died down.

 

[Xoleth]

People are sleeping on this guy.

The guy hasn't won a fight in 4 years.

And he looked quite bad in that last fight. Slower, less muscle mass.

Maybe that's why?

Unless he has some miracle drug that makes him younger, he will look even worse than 4 years ago.

Nick Diaz style!

 

[JKS]

Not a chance in hell I think that's just wishful thinking the stipe of 2024 has no shot imo

Why do you say that?

Keep in mind, a lot of things that are being said about Stipe can be said about Jones as well.

 

[Crash Lance]

UFC had 6 new champs last year as well. Champs who successfully defend their belt multiple times seems to be a thing of the past.

In my opinion, the UFC Light Heavyweight World Champions that have existed over the years rarely (if ever) accomplish a considerable amount of title defences.

Across the board, the UFC Middleweight World Champions rarely (if ever) collect a considerable amount of title defences. That's just me keeping it 100%.

 

[JKS]

The guy hasn't won a fight in 4 years.

And he looked quite bad in that last fight. Slower, less muscle mass.

Maybe that's why?

Unless he has some miracle drug that makes him younger, he will look even worse than 4 years ago.

Nick Diaz style!

Well, in fairness he has barely fought, his last fight was 2021. If we're gonna use activity against him, Jones has 2 mins of fight time in the last 4.5 years.

He came in lighter vs Ngannou last fight, but right after he said it was a mistake and he needed to put size on. For a third fight he said he would add 20lbs and come in 250, first Ngannou fight we was 246. So you can expect Stipe to be around 245/250 for Jones, his usual size.

Stipe is older and has been in active, yes, but I think a lot of the same things are attributed to Jones as well. I don't think either guy has much of an advantage in terms of prime here.