With 2025 PPVs Complete, How Do You Build The Beginning Of 2026 For Paramount?

[JoeRowe]

-Ilia vs Paddy & Kayla vs Nunes in Los Angeles for the January 17th PLE Debut. O'Malley vs Yadong for the feature bout.

-Khamzat vs Imavov & Volk vs Evloev in Sydney for the February 14th PLE(Ramadan starts FEB 17th). Whittaker vs MVP for the feature bout

-Max vs Charles 2 & Jiri vs Ulberg for the Vacant LHW Title for March 7th in Vegas. Costa vs Cannonier for the feature bout.

-Maybe Imavov gets jumped by RdR, & Maybe Evloev gets bumped for Lopes or Murphy.

What do you guys think they will do? Plenty of options at the moment, even with the last 3 PPVs of 2026 being fairly stacked.

 

[Thy]

I'd give up and just put a bunch of names in a tank full of manatee's and see what happens.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I'd give up and just put a bunch of names in a tank full of manatee's and see what happens.

Finally a reason to subscribe to Paramount+!

 

[CC27]

really is a delicate balance making fights and these cards. If Khamzat doesnt fight in Jan or Feb he's probably out till April/May.

I dont see him fighting in Aus though and is an Imavov fight big enough to kick off the Paramount card in Jan?

Topuria/Paddy or Justin and Kayla/Nunes to me like you said would be the biggest way to do it and Vok in Feb in Aus but dont see Khamzat fighting there so that means you lose him till later in Quarter 2. With Alex foot injury and chasing Jones does he vacate, do they do Jiri/Ulberg interim in Feb in Aus cause if Ulberg is gonna fight for a belt and you're going back to Aus in Feb having him on it as co main under Volk makes the most sense.

Could they do Khamzat in Jan with Kayla/Nunes and then save Topuria for Vegas in March? So many moving pieces how they will schedule the first half of the year. WHo gets saved for White House?

 

[Thy]

Finally a reason to subscribe to Paramount+!

Pretty much the only reason i did. Sadly the new stuff ain't as good as the old stuff to me. It's still fun to watch though.

 

[ChrisBenoit]

I agree with your top 3 fights for Jan except maybe Justin getting the title shot

Feb

Volk vs. Murphy
Izzy vs. MVP
Whittaker vs. Pyfer

March
Max vs. Charles
Ankalaev vs. Jiri
Strickland vs. Fluffy

 

[don't ask]

I would say, "Paramount, you need to do the opposite of what they were doing. And that means