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

[KO Shotz]

Easy win for Khamzat imo.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

Khamzat has zero title defenses yet people are already talking about him moving up..

 

[John makfresshi]

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

 

[TheTickG]

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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

If it happens in the next twelve months and before Jiri fights Poatan a third time, I think Jiri wins in the 3rd round.

 

[dominion]

Why is everyone pushing khamzat to heavier weight class. The guy is not that big of a MW and was a WW initially

 

[Sycho Sid]

Why is everyone pushing khamzat to heavier weight class. The guy is not that big of a MW and was a WW initially

Khamzat called out Poatan, so I guess they do it because he wants to do it?

 

[Greyscale]

What did Khamzat accomplish at his current weight to warrant immediate double or triple title shots?

He beat an old lower weight class guy, another old guy with a permanent injury (while missing weight) and rested over Dricus for 25 minutes. He never deserved a title shot at MW to begin with. Does it somehow paint him as a P4P great? No, he's just another sheikh/Kadyrov playmate free of weight making obligations and PED control while in sandbox.

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

So what I'm hearing is that Khamzat has been ducking 205 for at least 5 years

He's a small MW.

 

[World eater]

wasteland this shit

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

He's a small MW.

But I was told he could easily be the LHW and HW champ!

 

[VinceArch]

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.

Yeah you are part of the problem. Now you will want Merab to move up, you'll want Volk to move up again if Topuria loses, same with WW, MW and so on. Fuck that.

 

[fries in the bag]

Yeah you are part of the problem. Now you will want Merab to move up, you'll want Volk to move up again if Topuria loses, same with WW, MW and so on. Fuck that.

What I want is 250 lb 5'3" Mighty Mouse against Ngannou

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

So what I'm hearing is that Khamzat has been ducking 205 for at least 5 years

I don’t blame him after Burns checked his chin!

 

[VinceArch]

What I want is 250 lb 5'3" Mighty Mouse against Ngannou

 

[VAfan]

probably a 'size matters' fight. what happens at MW doesn't necessarily translate to LHW.

 

[Trabaho]

Not much violence there is it?
Khamzat would just grind old man Jiri down.
Making me feel sad afterwards. Was that your fantasy fight?

He had one fight like that, one.

 

[Caio]

Good fight actually. Jiri won't be scared of him like many.

 

[Gregoire1]

Jiri 70/30

 

[wwkirk]

What I want is 250 lb 5'3" Mighty Mouse against Ngannou

I don’t know about MM, but Deron Winn may be available.

 

[Alpha_T83]

Rat lip has until February to defend his belt again, otherwise that's yet again 6+ months between fights. His diehard fans keep swearing he will be more active now. I'm still waiting to see it.

If he can schedule 2x middleweight title defenses before the end of August 2026, and show up to both fights, then we can talk about him moving up to 205 pounds.