Stipe vs. Black Beast for the Interim is perfect

Buff said:
Painful, right?

10 years ago this wouldn't have been the problem that it is now. 20 years ago and they'd have just done a tournament and it would have been awesome.

Currently we're looking at some washed up and slain victims fighting for a pointless belt that they will inevitably lose at the worthless unification with no contenders to follow.

Bad times.
Click to expand...

Damn, set the subject on fire sir lol


pumped-woooo.gif
 
Garnet_StrongerThanYou said:
Stipe wants a title shot but doesn’t deserve one without winning a fight.

Black beast has never fought Stipe.

Ngannou is injured.

It’s just perfect
Click to expand...
You Lost me at doesn't deserve. Stipe has a win over the champ. He absolutely deserves a rubber match. You are an idiot TS.
 
Buff said:
I'm not bashing Ngannou by saying it's in a terrible condition - the problem is the void once you remove him from the conversation... The old school vs new school argument is still a thing because so few guys have come along to replace - Arlovski is still kicking around the top 10. He might even be a win or two away... Gane is super green, and everyone else is old or fat.

It's a sad state of affairs.
Click to expand...
I think it’s great. It’s HW. And the ufc makes matchups that sell and some guys are just owed fights.

Idk.

I’m glad Andre is still in top 10. he’s a favorite and he can still deliver.

I love the division.

But I’m only interested in title fights at this stage tbh
 
Garnet_StrongerThanYou said:
Stipe wants a title shot but doesn’t deserve one without winning a fight.

Black beast has never fought Stipe.

Ngannou is injured.

It’s just perfect
Click to expand...

Embarrassing that someone with black beast skillet is fighting for any title in the UFC lol.
 
Megatronlee said:
I think it’s great. It’s HW. And the ufc makes matchups that sell and some guys are just owed fights.

Idk.

I’m glad Andre is still in top 10. he’s a favorite and he can still deliver.

I love the division.

But I’m only interested in title fights at this stage tbh
Click to expand...
HW will always be great... And we do have a very dominant looking champ, which is also fun - Ngannou is looking like Tyson at the final level of Punch Out. End boss style.

I just wish there were competent challengers at the moment... Its got some fun guys, but its almost like things aren't taken seriously past MW these days, and that shouldn't be.
 
UFCIsNOTRigged said:
Derrick just fought for the interim title and was TKOd after being shutout for three rounds there is no scenario where he fights for an interim title anytime soon. However, if Francis is stripped of the belt Derrick is an ideal candidate to fight for the undisputed title since he not only never lost to Francis Ngannou but has a win over him.

Jon Jones against Derick Lewis for the undisputed title is a lot more realistic than Stipe against Jones for the undisputed title. Stipe was knocked out by Francis Ngannou, while Derrick Lewis and Jon Jones both never lost to Francis Ngannou

Ciryl Gane is also still the number one contender, not Stipe, so if Stipe wants to get back in title contention the UFC is at the very least going to make him prove he has not lost a step. The man is nearly 40 years old. It also allows the UFC to match Gane up against a wrestler and gets him back in the title picture immediately if he wins.

I don't see the UFC doing another interim title. If Ngannou has not reached a new deal by April/May they are going to strip him of the belt. The title is not a birthright if you are not signed with the company you are not eligible to be champion its as simple as that.
Click to expand...
How tf is Gane #1 contender over Stipe? Both lost to Francis.. Stipe is 1-1 with Ngannou, was the longest reigning Champ, and at the end of his career.. Stipe deserves title/interim title fight over everyone else in the division. Should be fighting Jones if he returns or Gane.
 
MeatWagon06 said:
How tf is Gane #1 contender over Stipe? Both lost to Francis.. Stipe is 1-1 with Ngannou, was the longest reigning Champ, and at the end of his career.. Stipe deserves title/interim title fight over everyone else in the division.
Click to expand...

He's a better fighter. If Stipe fights Jones he's almost certainly going to lose wheras Gane might have a chance.
 
Let's give Ngannou some time to heal up and renegotiate before anymore interim champions are crowned. If an interim champion needs to be crowned, let it be Stipe vs. Jones if he decides to fight at HW or have the winner of Black Beast vs. Tuviasa fight Stipe or something along that line, but I prefer if time is given before anything else is done.
 
It couldn’t be worse. You would have to have a tournament or X vs Jon jones.
 
MeatWagon06 said:
How tf is Gane #1 contender over Stipe? Both lost to Francis.. Stipe is 1-1 with Ngannou, was the longest reigning Champ, and at the end of his career.. Stipe deserves title/interim title fight over everyone else in the division. Should be fighting Jones if he returns or Gane.
Click to expand...

I said that because Gane is currently the #1 ranked HW according to the UFC Rankings, which were updated on Tuesday, while Stipe remains the #2 ranked HW as he was previously. The rankings can be changed if TPTB have a change of heart. Unless Gane is bumped though from that #1 spot in the next few weeks by Stipe it is an indication that the UFC preliminarily would like Stipe to fight Gane instead of sliding into an interim or undisputed title fight.

Stipe has not fought anyone except Cormier & Ngannou in the past five years and is nearly forty years old. Whether you believe he has earned it or not there is nothing to suggest he is going to get that opportunity without knocking off a number one contender like Gane.

As I wrote in the previous post having Jon Jones fighting Derrick Lewis for the undisputed HW title, if Ngannou is stripped, makes a lot more sense than having Stipe fight Jones. Stipe may have a win over Ngannou but in his most recent fight he was knocked out by Ngannou. Derrick Lewis not only also has a win over Ngannou, but more importantly does not have a knockout loss to Ngannou. Derrick also just resigned with the UFC so they have him contracted for the foreseeable future.

I don't believe Stipe or Gane are going to be contending for anything until one of them gets a win over the other.
 
pseto223 said:
The fight is pointless for Stipe, as he has nothing to gain from it and if by any slim chance he losses, it'll hurt his legacy bad. If he is to fight, he'll probably fight either Gane or Jones. If Jones is to fight ever at HW (I don't think Jones wants to face anyone but Stipe anyways).

I don't think Goof is making another HW interim soon after his interim champ was beaten by one-legged Ngannou.
Click to expand...
There were two ICs during Khabib’s reign ( of three whole defences). What are you even talking about? They know for a fact that Ngannou is out at least until December. At which point his contract will expire, and at this point it doesn’t look like he’s ready to re-sign. It is only fitting to have an interim championship fight this summer to cover all of the bases.
 
the ufc should do away with interim titles, tbh.
but i don't mind stipe vs lewis
 
Lewis/Tai is in 2 weeks, they won't scratch that. Rankings wise it's a ridiculous fight, those ones can complicate logical next steps. Would Tai be that appealing to fight for a belt with a win, is the question. But it sure is fun.

If Lewis wins then yes, I agree. Jones hasn't fought in 2 years and never at HW, so he's not a reliable option. Ngannou will be out for a long time. Putting Gane in there again when he just lost wouldn't make him holding a belt mean a lot. Stipe is at least 1-1 with the champ. And an article on UFC's site suggests Ngannou/Stipe 3 is up next. And Stipe/Lewis is a new fight. So, yes.
 
The UFC is hurting itself in terms of promoting HW fights by not just releasing Francis.

Just make Stipe vs Gane for the belt and let Ngannou go do his thing on the open market. Ngannou is sidelined for 9 months due to injury and has already said he plans to sit the full year if necessary to be released from his contract.

Keeping him on is just petty. It hurts the UFC more than Ngannou.
 
Stipe shouldn’t have to fight anyone for a rematch. Also, Jones should be fighting Gane. No offence to Lewis because I’m a fan, but he needs a few more wins before being in title consideration again.
 
i agree since stipe's coming off a loss by ktfo. stipe easily takes it but you never know with black beast since he could easily put stipe out as well.
 
Lol fuck needless interim titles. You know what you're saying, right? Two guys who are 1-1 in their last 2 fights should fight to be crowned the new interim champion.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
1,280,530
Messages
58,294,031
Members
175,997
Latest member
WingedC

Share this page

Back
Top