Volk vs Yair 2 for the Mexico card most likely

My point was if Ali's talking he's likely lying ergo I'll wait for someone with at least an ounce of credibility to suggest something similar before giving the notion much consideration. Incidentally tbf if it means they'll do JDM and Islam in Australia given Oz's other major name Whittaker is booked late July against RDR I'm okay with Yair getting a title shot in, when is the event, September, however egregious it is.
I think wasting a TS on Yair is egregious. No lie, if they make Volk-Yair 2 I’ll pencil that fight in for a bathroom/snack break. Fuck that. I have zero interest.
 
You'd have to be a retard to use hindsight to determine that.

you'd also have to be retarded to be glad the division is in it's current state. never said don't give umar a shot, umar should be fighting Merab NOW, rather than before.
Nobody needed hindsight pal lol, anybody with more than 2 brain cells could see that Umar was the most intriguing matchup for Merab and Figgy would most likely get 50-45’d. People were literally saying it before the fight was made.
 
I think wasting a TS on Yair is egregious. No lie, if they make Volk-Yair 2 I’ll pencil that fight in for a bathroom/snack break. Fuck that. I have zero interest.
I'll still watch if it eventuates tbh, would be a good litmus test to see how much Volk's got left, after the Lopes effort I believe he's still got enough tread on his tires to batter Yair for the second time. Pay for it though? Yeah nah. Also if it is for the Mexican card isn't that going up against the Canelo Crawford fight? Shit you won't be alone in not watching the UFC, think even most Mexicans would be following your example.
 
I don't even like Evloev but that boring sumbitch deserves the next shot. Give it to him. The integrity of the sport is fading faster than ever if they go through with this stupid shit.
 
Nobody needed hindsight pal lol, anybody with more than 2 brain cells could see that Umar was the most intriguing matchup for Merab and Figgy would most likely get 50-45’d. People were literally saying it before the fight was made.
So?
 
Yair is so entitled that the UFC had to promise him a title shot for him to accept a fight.
 
This would be disgraceful matchmaking, literally 1-2 in his last 3 fights. Put him against Diego Lopes.
 
So you saying Umar didn’t deserve the TS is pretty dumb. That fight is what the fans wanted and Umar beat a top 5 opponent AND it was a fresh intriguing matchup.
You're phrasing it in a way that makes it seem like Umar is a no brainer, but you could just as easily say Umar only had one ranked in the UFC before he go this title shot. It wasn't like he was a Bellator or PFL champion either. He's not a no brainer based on merit, hes a no brainer for the UFC because he is easy to promote.



If he didn't have a marketable last name he never would have even fought Sandhagen in the first place. That fight in itself was a privilege. Umar got his title shot the same reason his brother got his so early in Bellator.

You absolutely could make an argument that Umar was rushed into a title shot.

Also, you're also being disrespectful by painting Figgy as a can, he had done significantly more in the UFC at that point. It's obvious that if Figgy was more of a fan favorite he would have gotten the title shot. We're literally talking about Yair vs Volk 2 over Volk vs Movsar strictly because of name recognition. If Figgy was a better known fighter, he would have gotten the title shot off his 2 ranked wins and recent championship reign. The UFC has had MANY people with Figgy's accomplishments get title shots.

You're trying to make it seem like Volk vs Yair 2 is different because Volk beat Yairs ass, but the thought process behind their fight, and literally every fight in the UFC is the exact same. Yair is more marketable and well known than Movsar. Most people on here dont want to see it, but if you asked a random fan, they wouldnt even know who Movsar was, so the whole "nobody wants to see this" relative to the Movsar fight (which is what Id want to see) is probably not true.

People who follow the sport closely might not want to see it, but people who follow the sport closely will watch whatever fight they put. Despite popular belief, the people who run the UFC are more smart than most of the people here. I know you threatened to say you wont see the fight, but you're the minority, and quite frankly, youll probably see it (especially if you paid for it, which if you didnt, then it's irrelevant to them what you'd do).
 
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Honestly from a perspective this fight generates little excitement because Alex schooled him. Yair has had a slow career. This fight looks like something scheduled for demography

Maybe Yair can get it done but I'd MUCH rather see Evolov. They say he's not available. Why the hell is he unavailable?
 
So you saying Umar didn’t deserve the TS is pretty dumb. That fight is what the fans wanted and Umar beat a top 5 opponent AND it was a fresh intriguing matchup.
They could have just made the fight later that fight at that time negatively effected the divisions health the fight should hav gone to figgy, song should have fought Umar. Then Umar wins and figgy loses to merab in January then Umar could get humbled in June. This way we don't let Sean O'Malley get a rematch for doing -literally nothing-

Figgy also beat a top 5 opponent, had paid far more dues, and it was a fresh intriguing match up. Main difference is it doesn't lead to O'Malley Vs merab 2. Which is exactly what giving it to Umar did.
 
I have a much easier time accepting "undeserved" titleshots for someone who is young, undefeated, and likely to defeat the champ.

This is just wrong for so many reasons.
Yair isn't on a winstreak, he already lost decisively to Volk, etc.
 
Not surprised if that happens. Dana has fully abandoned the integrity of the sport in 2025. Forcing GOAT Makhachev to vacate for Crybaby Topuria. Refusing to force Jon Jones to defend or vacate.

I think 2025 will peak when Dana allows Jon Jones to defend his HW title against Alex Pereira for no reason other than "this is the fight the fans want to see".
 
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