UFC should pray Shavkat and Khamzat become WW and MW champions

[AdamWarlock]

Current UFC has been lacking stars power for a while now
gone the days of khabib, conor, masvidal, jones, ngannou and other big names.
now we only got pereira and islam carrying the franchise
ufc needs the likes of khamzat, shavkat, topuria to carry the torch.

 

[Xoleth]

I am a fan of Shavkat but he is not a star.

 

[AdamWarlock]

I am a fan of Shavkat but he is not a star.

he could be though, if he continue his undefeated streak

 

[HNIC215]

That’s definitely a matchup many (including myself) would love to see in the future.

Also…

 

[Captain Insano]

These guys aren't star material. Khamzat maybe.




Great fighters tho

 

[User9992]

Topuria will be the biggest star in UFC!

 

[moosaev]

That’s definitely a matchup many (including myself) would love to see in the future.

Also…

TBH, i always thought that was THE fight to make, but i've come around to the opinion that Khamzat would destroy Shavkat. Shavkat is an awesome fighter but he doesn't have the natural talent, athleticism, grappling skill and sheer physical strength that Khamzat does. Shavkat struggled to get Wonderboy down, can you imagine what Khamzat would've done to Wonderboy when he was at WW? He would've ragdolled him. Khamzat subs Shavkat in Rd 1.

 

[Thesnake101]

he could be though, if he continue his undefeated streak

He'd be the very definition of a fighter appreciated by the hardcores and ignored by casuals at large.

 

[MMAFanCal]

Dricus is what middleweight needed. Dricus is an amazing star who pulls big numbers . He has the physique, the size, height, charisma and gets attention everywhere, Someone who has the best trash talking that brings excitement and also always brings firepower and extremely high pace into the fight (other than being undefeated). He has never had a slow paced boring fight. He is also very respectful towards his opponent despite all of the trashtalking.

I agree Shavkat is way more exciting than Belal and I agree he would be a way better champion than remember the decision Belal. However, despite Khamzat being the best wrestler, I am not sure if Khamzat can be a bigger star worldwide than Dricus since Dricus is great everywhere.

 

[Subline]

These guys aren't star material. Khamzat maybe.

Within the realm of MMA, Khamzat is a huge star already. Outside of MMA, no active UFC fighter is a star besides Conor and MAYBE Adesanya/Jones

 

[The Siege]

Within the realm of MMA, Khamzat is a huge star already. Outside of MMA, no active UFC fighter is a superstar besides Conor and MAYBE Adesanya/Jones

Outside of MMA its Conor, Izzy possibly online. Jones, I dont think so, he fucked up his chances, dude could have been on the level of NFL/NBA players in terms of stardom in the US

 

[Luckyme]

Dricus is what middleweight needed. Dricus is an amazing star who pulls big numbers . He has the physique, the size, height, charisma and gets attention everywhere, Someone who has the best trash talking that brings excitement and also always brings firepower and extremely high pace into the fight (other than being undefeated). He has never had a slow paced boring fight. He is also very respectful towards his opponent despite all of the trashtalking.

I agree Shavkat is way more exciting than Belal and I agree he would be a way better champion than remember the decision Belal. However, despite Khamzat being the best wrestler, I am not sure if Khamzat can be a bigger star worldwide than Dricus since Dricus is great everywhere.

DDP has been a great addition to the middleweight division, but I think his popularity is being overstated. He’s an exciting fighter, but he hasn't reached the level of global stardom like Conor, Izzy, or Khamzat.

For context both Izzy and Khamzat have over 8.5 million followers on Instagram, while Dricus only has around 650k. Even Sean Strickland has more than 2 million followers.

There's no doubt he’s a big name in his home country but that popularity doesn’t extend worldwide.

 

[Chayanne]

you underestimate DDP, I think we will win from Khamzat.

 

[Fergelmince]

Current UFC has been lacking stars power for a while now
gone the days of khabib, conor, masvidal, jones, ngannou and other big names.
now we only got pereira and islam carrying the franchise
ufc needs the likes of khamzat, shavkat, topuria to carry the torch.

It would be good to see those guys fight for the title, but they're not going to have much impact on the next 7 or so years for the UFC. Neither fighter will get a title shot in the next few months, which is exactly the same time the UFC is negotiating their new streaming deal.

"The UFC’s deal with ESPN is up in 2025 and while there’s still over a year until then, the speculation has begun.

Less than one day after the NBA announced an 11-year deal with Disney, NBC, and Amazon Prime valued at approximately $76 billion, UFC CEO Dana White said the deal could impact the field for the UFC.

“It’s going to depend how all these other rights play out,” White told CNBC on Thursday. “The NBA was a big deal. Obviously, this one is playing out. ‘Who’s going to get them? Who’s not going to get them?’ It could determine where we end up.”

White also mentioned the possibility the UFC could divide content across deals with multiple networks – similar to that of the NBA and NFL.

“Our rights deal is going to be a big deal coming up here,” White said. “Who knows? We could end up like the NBA and the NFL where we end up on multiple channels instead of just one. … It’s all moving and changing so quickly.

“Yeah, I could definitely see (the UFC on multiple networks). … We have a lot of different levels of fights, whether it’s Contender Series, Fight Nights or pay-per-views. They could end up on multiple platforms.”


Regardless of the UFC’s next move, sports streaming rights are big business. White indicated he expects the landscape to shrink and consolidate in the coming years.

“It’s interesting. Sports rights are through the roof right now,” White said. “I have this philosophy. When I grew up, you had Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 8, and Channel 13. I think that’s going to be the same globally over the next several years, and you don’t know who the players are going to be, who are going to be the majors. Will it be Disney? Will it be YouTube? Will it be Amazon? Who knows.”"

Dana White: Next UFC broadcast deal could land promotion on multiple platforms, like NBA and NFL

What platform will the UFC end up on? Well, Dana White says there might be more than one.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

 

[OldBoy91]

Big Shavkat fan but he should not be used in any sentence that contains star power.

 

[Captain Insano]

Within the realm of MMA, Khamzat is a huge star already. Outside of MMA, no active UFC fighter is a star besides Conor and MAYBE Adesanya/Jones

https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/41986381/alex-pereira-acting-onslaught-adam-wingard-adria-arjona

 

[TheNinja]

I'm not sure the UFC wants a chamption who is buddies with a Chechen warlord and not even sure if/when he can fight in the US.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Current UFC has been lacking stars power for a while now
gone the days of khabib, conor, masvidal, jones, ngannou and other big names.
now we only got pereira and islam carrying the franchise
ufc needs the likes of khamzat, shavkat, topuria to carry the torch.

With them 2 Pereira, Islam, Ilia ans Aspinall as champs it would really be a special era of champs