The Islam Conundrum

[BowserJr]

I just read an article claiming that Islam is ready to move to WW for good. He may do 1 more fight at LW if Gaethje beats Hooker.

While I don't see him getting beat at LW any time soon it would mean that he only faced 3-4 top LW

Hooker
Charles
Porier
Gaethje maybe
(Arman wasn't a top LW yet)

Gaethje isn't even a compelling match. He has no grappling. Gamrot, Charles and Arman are very compelling matchups.

I dont see Islam slicing thru Charles again and both Islam and Arman have improved dramatically since the 1st fight. Gambit is also super dangerous. Islam should fight one of these guys before moving to WW IMO

It's a tough spot cuz unfortunately he's had opponents pull out 2x which meant fighting lesser opponents for defenses but LW is still stacked

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

155 has become stale... the top contenders seem to be champs from another division.

 

[rollthedice]

Hypothetically, looking away from the obvious 155ers, potential 145ers that could move to 155 and be top 10 and fresh blood could be, Holloway, Ortega, maybe Emmett, they could try poach guys like Paul Hughes, but to be fair there aren't too many exciting match ups for Islam. Arman, Charles 2, or a super fight with Illia are probably the best options moving forward. Maybe a fun fight at WW against Usman or Shavkat could be exciting but unlikely

 

[MarioLemieux]

155 is stale because either Khabib or Islam wiped the floor with all of the top guys and already have the blueprint.

Islam should move up.

 

[mister piscadinha]

i want to see islam face arman and gamrot, then he can move up

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Islam can't leave the division without facing Arman first. It's criminal

 

[HHJ]

I think we just have to wait and see. Arman really fucked this whole shit up

 

[snugglecakes]

155 has become stale... the top contenders seem to be champs from another division.

that was always true. Lightweight has always been dogshit from the get go.

jens = featherweight
Sherk= LW and WW betweener weight bully roid cheat
Bj= Featherweight
Frankie = Bantamweight
Bendo = LW and WW betweener. Won belt by weight bullying the bloated up bantamweight frankie
Pettis = featherweight
RDA = LW/WW betweener weight bully
Eddie= LW and WW betweener
Con Man Greggy = Featherweight that roided up to LW but still almost lost to a bantamweight Chad
HAbeeba = LW and WW betweener weight bully
Charlie olives = Featherweight
Islam = LW & WW betweener weight bully. His toughest fight (that many think he lost) was against a featherweight

literally the entire title lineage for the entire history of the division is full of either weigh bullies or Featherweights moving up to exploit how all around garbage the division always was

please put an end to the bullshit narrative that LW is one of the deepest divisions. It's always been the exact opposite. It was never good at any point in history and i dont see that changing anytime soon

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

i want to see islam face arman and gamrot, then he can move up

Only Arman, Gamrot lost to Hooker and struggled against 70 years old RDA.

 

[MrBlackheart]

Islam can't leave the division without facing Arman first. It's criminal

Arman scared to fight Islam again. He turned down a fight at 302. And then he’s chugging carbs and pasta down the week of the fight to intentionally miss weigh. You know what’s criminal? What Armen did to sabotage the biggest fight of his career. We’re suppose to think he’s going to be reliable next time while we waste another year of Islam fighting career?

 

[mister piscadinha]

Only Arman, Gamrot lost to Hooker and struggled against 70 years old RDA.

yeah, gamrot is down the line but i think it would be a cool fight

 

[humdizzle]

he beat volkanovski twice. which should count for something.

volk >> holloway > gaethje

 

[Flower2dPeople]

I thought this was going to be the "If the bible is true then the quran is false. If the bible is false then the quran is still false." conundrum.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Arman scared to fight Islam again. He turned down a fight at 302. And then he’s carbs and pasta down the week of the fight to intentionally miss weigh. You know what’s criminal? What Armen did to sabotage the biggest fight of his career. We’re suppose to think he’s going to be reliable next time while we waste another year of Islam fighting career?

I don't know if he's scared or not and I don't care. As a fan I want to see a rematch.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

I just read an article claiming that Islam is ready to move to WW for good. He may do 1 more fight at LW if Gaethje beats Hooker.

While I don't see him getting beat at LW any time soon it would mean that he only faced 3-4 top LW

Hooker
Charles
Porier
Gaethje maybe
(Arman wasn't a top LW yet)

Gaethje isn't even a compelling match. He has no grappling. Gamrot, Charles and Arman are very compelling matchups.

I dont see Islam slicing thru Charles again and both Islam and Arman have improved dramatically since the 1st fight. Gambit is also super dangerous. Islam should fight one of these guys before moving to WW IMO

It's a tough spot cuz unfortunately he's had opponents pull out 2x which meant fighting lesser opponents for defenses but LW is still stacked

How about giving Max his title shot at 155, since he did earn it, losing at 145 shouldn't disqualify him.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

i want to see islam face arman and gamrot, then he can move up

Islam can't leave the division without facing Arman first. It's criminal

I see Arman being a good opponent but Gamrot is a joke, I wanted Beneil but even he has to get a win first.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

he beat volkanovski twice. which should count for something.

volk >> holloway > gaethje

so MMAth? if you're going by that, Islam has a lot of guys to beat, because a ton of dudes beat Adriano Martins that Islam didn't fight yet.

 

[BowserJr]

155 is stale because either Khabib or Islam wiped the floor with all of the top guys and already have the blueprint.

Islam should move up.

That's my point... he hasn't cleaned out the top. Gamrot, Arman, Darius, Holloway, Gaethje, Chandler

 

[BowserJr]

How about giving Max his title shot at 155, since he did earn it, losing at 145 shouldn't disqualify him.

That's another good matchup!

When has Max been grapple fucked?... never?

 

[BowserJr]

that was always true. Lightweight has always been dogshit from the get go.

jens = featherweight
Sherk= LW and WW betweener weight bully roid cheat
Bj= Featherweight
Frankie = Bantamweight
Bendo = LW and WW betweener. Won belt by weight bullying the bloated up bantamweight frankie
Pettis = featherweight
RDA = LW/WW betweener weight bully
Eddie= LW and WW betweener
Con Man Greggy = Featherweight that roided up to LW but still almost lost to a bantamweight Chad
HAbeeba = LW and WW betweener weight bully
Charlie olives = Featherweight
Islam = LW & WW betweener weight bully. His toughest fight (that many think he lost) was against a featherweight

literally the entire title lineage for the entire history of the division is full of either weigh bullies or Featherweights moving up to exploit how all around garbage the division always was

please put an end to the bullshit narrative that LW is one of the deepest divisions. It's always been the exact opposite. It was never good at any point in history and i dont see that changing anytime soon

This is a whole new level of shit post even for sherdog