What should UFC 222 & 223 ppvs look like?

[Joseph_McBride]

UFC 222 (March 3rd)

TJ Dillashaw vs Demetrius Johnson
Max Holloway vs Frankie Edgar
Cain Velasquez vs Alex Volkov
Cat Zingano vs Ketlen Vieira*
Stefan Struve vs Andrei Arlovski*

UFC 223(April 7th or 14th):

Tony Ferguson vs Khabib N.
Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier 2
Jose Aldo vs Anthony Pettis
Edson Barboza vs Al Iaquinta
Justin Gaethje vs Beneil Dariush


-Cain is back to training 100% so let's go.

-Frankie said he was ready for March, and Max already put in 3/4 of a camp for him so neither should need a 12 week camp.

-TJ just had his kid, and from the bike work he was posting he looks like he already dropped to 138-140

-Wanted to do Barboza vs Gaethje but since both are coming off rough Ls, I decided to give them a LITTLE easier matchup each. Still action fights & if both win they can headline a FN in the Fall/Late summer.

-Wanted to make 2 great ppvs, but also wanted to be realistic.


* = Already booked

 

[kimocomplex]

i cant see Mackenzie Dern vs Ashley Yoder not being on the main card for UFC 222

 

[quantiqus]

Rockhold vs Whittaker
Woodley vs dos Anjos
Colby vs Mike Perry (just for the trash talk)
Poirier vs Alvarez (they have to do it)
Till vs Thompson (or Ponzi, of Wonderboy still refuses)
Romero vs Brunson
Weidman vs Jacare
Costa vs Gastelum
Shogun vs Glover
Volkov vs Reem

I don't know if any of them is already scheduled to fight, just what I'd wish for

 

[AceCooch]

UFC 222 (March 3rd)

TJ Dillashaw vs Demetrius Johnson
Max Holloway vs Frankie Edgar
Cain Velasquez vs Alex Volkov
Cat Zingano vs Ketlen Vieira*
Stefan Struve vs Andrei Arlovski*

UFC 223(April 7th or 14th):

Tony Ferguson vs Khabib N.
Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier 2
Jose Aldo vs Anthony Pettis
Edson Barboza vs Al Iaquinta
Justin Gaethje vs Beneil Dariush


-Cain is back to training 100% so let's go.

-Frankie said he was ready for March, and Max already put in 3/4 of a camp for him so neither should need a 12 week camp.

-TJ just had his kid, and from the bike work he was posting he looks like he already dropped to 138-140

-Wanted to do Barboza vs Gaethje but since both are coming off rough Ls, I decided to give them a LITTLE easier matchup each. Still action fights & if both win they can headline a FN in the Fall/Late summer.

-Wanted to make 2 great ppvs, but also wanted to be realistic.


* = Already booked

I don't think Cain or Aldo is going to happen

 

[Kumason]

Rockhold vs Whittaker
Woodley vs dos Anjos
Colby vs Mike Perry (just for the trash talk)
Poirier vs Alvarez (they have to do it)
Till vs Thompson (or Ponzi, of Wonderboy still refuses)
Romero vs Brunson
Weidman vs Jacare
Costa vs Gastelum
Shogun vs Glover
Volkov vs Reem

I don't know if any of them is already scheduled to fight, just what I'd wish for

Whittaker vs Rockhold is at UFC 221 on Feb 10th

 

[Ares Black]

i cant see Mackenzie Dern vs Ashley Yoder not being on the main card for UFC 222

This^^^^

No way they put Dern on the prelims.

 

[BionicCommando]

This^^^^

No way they put Dern on the prelims.

Well they could put her on the prelim headliner spot I suppose. Her and Sean O'Malley both on the FS1 prelims as a "future stars!" type deal could be kinda cool.


If I had to take a guess I'd go:

UFC 222
DJ vs TJ
Rose vs Joanna 2
Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov
Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes
Henry Cejudo vs Tim Elliott (I'm looking for some DJ/TJ insurance)

UFC 223
Woodley vs RDA/Covington
Blessed vs Edgar
Kelvin Gastelum vs Brunson/Jacare winner
Glover Teixeira vs Shogun Rua
Dom Cruz vs Raphael Assuncao

 

[Joseph_McBride]

I don't think Cain or Aldo is going to happen

They may not show up, wouldn t be surprised

 

[Joseph_McBride]

Well they could put her on the prelim headliner spot I suppose. Her and Sean O'Malley both on the FS1 prelims as a "future stars!" type deal could be kinda cool.


If I had to take a guess I'd go:

UFC 222
DJ vs TJ
Rose vs Joanna 2
Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov
Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes
Henry Cejudo vs Tim Elliott (I'm looking for some DJ/TJ insurance)

UFC 223
Woodley vs RDA/Covington
Blessed vs Edgar
Kelvin Gastelum vs Brunson/Jacare winner
Glover Teixeira vs Shogun Rua
Dom Cruz vs Raphael Assuncao

Not too shabby. Could live with those! Agree with Dern & O'Malley being on FS1, especially given Dern' s opponent

 

[Gangstub]

UFC 222

Johnson vs Dillashaw (Champ vs Champ)
Ferguson vs Khabib (LW Title Fight)
Werdum vs Cain 2
Wonderboy vs Till
Nick Diaz vs Paulo Costa

Dat be money boi

 

[snackgod]

Woodley said he could be out 6-9 months.

 

[Gangstub]

UFC 223

Cyborg vs Nunes (FW Title Fight)
Rose vs Andrade/Torres (SW Title Fight)
Gustafsun vs Saki
Maia vs Mangy 2
Anderson vs Zingano

Das NOT Money boi

 

[brian]

Tj vs DJ & Khabib vs Tony is all i care about for the 1st quarter in terms of big matchups.

 

[snackgod]

UFC 223

Cyborg vs Nunes (FW Title Fight)
Rose vs Andrade/Torres (SW Title Fight)
Gustafsun vs Saki
Maia vs Mangy 2
Anderson vs Zingano

Das NOT Money boi

saki tore his acl. zingano already has a fight booked on 222. god knows when Anderson is ever gone be cleared to fight.

 

[kuka45]

UFC 223

Cyborg vs Nunes (FW Title Fight)
Rose vs Andrade/Torres (SW Title Fight)
Gustafsun vs Saki
Maia vs Mangy 2
Anderson vs Zingano

Das NOT Money boi

Wow crazy

Anrade and Torres will fight month before.
Saki is not ready for Gus, and Gus is MIA.
Maia vs Magny 2, what for?
Anderson vs Zingano. Zingano is booked already against brazilian chick.

 

[TjDillashawCombo]

222

Nunes vs Vieira
Rivera vs Moraes
Dolloway vs Lombard
Dern vs Yoder
Struve vs Arlovski

223

Johnson vs Cejudo 2
Holloway vs Ortega
Edgar vs Emmett
Covington vs Magny
Dobson vs Borelia

 

[Harmonica]

Cain vs. Werdum II, please.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

I'd love to see Cain on that card vs anyone, but sadly my hope is very very very low

 

[ApplesVild]

The way PPV's are looking lately all those fights could be spread out as main events for the rest of the year.

 

[wellsdj1]

222

Nunes vs Vieira
Rivera vs Moraes
Dolloway vs Lombard
Dern vs Yoder
Struve vs Arlovski

223

Johnson vs Cejudo 2
Holloway vs Ortega
Edgar vs Emmett
Covington vs Magny
Dobson vs Borelia

This looks the most realistic. The rest of the cards are way too stacked for the UFC today .