These two fighters are on a collision course with each other...

[cburm]

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With Pereira moving up to HW and likely vacating the belt, not to mention he is close to retirement,
LHW division will be a free-for-all.

Khamzat wants that double strap, and without strong wrestlers/grapplers,
LHW division is his for the taking.


Assume:
- Jiri beats Ulberg and Magomed
- Khamzat beats Fluffy and RDR


Khamzat willl move up to challenge for 205 title.

Both fighters have history with each other.
Neither likes each other.

This isn't a fantasy fight, its fighting destiny.
Violence vs violence.

2026 / 2027

Well idk I hope jiri beats ank thatle be the toughest fight at 205 and I think ank is gonna be more of a wrestler after the Alex loss

 

[Nihongi]

When men use the smirk emoji or the sunglasses emoji I know they are likely to die how Freddie mercury did

 

[fries in the bag]

what did i say?

everyone here was laughing 2 months ago

UFC's Chimaev to defend title then chase 2nd belt

UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev tells ESPN that he plans to defend his title one more time before moving up to light heavyweight to pursue a second title.

www.espn.com

 

[Popocatepetl]

Can you neckbeards stop trying to put rat lip in this conversation? MW is stacked. Let him cook there. Nothing about rat lip vs Jiri or AP is interesting.

Khamzat has lost all momentum that he once had.
You're 100% right, let him cook in the division he's in.

 

[Popocatepetl]

You are wrong.

I want champions who win the title convincingly to immediately move up,
just like Ilia Topuria did. No title defense needed.

People said Topuria was too small for 155, and guess what happened?
Became 2 weight division

Imagine if Ilia wasted his talents on the joke of 145 division.
It was a good thing he went to 155, which has a strong skill level to challenge himself.

That's not a rebuttal to what @VinceArch said however.