DC saying he isn’t scared of Francis, which I’m sure that’s true. But I’m scared for him. UFC has so many great fighters right now. It’s getting harder and harder to move up the rankings. 135-185 are all stacked. Makes me wonder if they should open up more divisions and just do every 10 pounds all the way up. If they’re passing out interim belts like candy then new belts for a new class shouldn’t be an issue.
Cejudo’s run through all time talent has been crazy to watch. I wish he was easier to root for. He reminds me of Kurt Angle but he never became funny or endearing like Angle did. I wonder what would have happened if he lost to Demetrius Johnson like I believe he should have. That division is probably scrapped and he either goes to One or moves up and fights through some killers to maybe get to TJ, but who knows. He owes a whole lot to the judges in that Johnson fight.
I wonder if Cejudo is going to come back at 145 and say he was “retiring” from 135. He’s cocky enough to go for a third belt.
It'd be interesting. Some crazy height disadvantages there, Holloway is 5'11, Ortega is 5'9, Volkanovski is 5'6. Not that height is the end all in these situations, but it'd be crazy to see him go for it.
It’d be crazy just because 145 is slowly turning into one of the best divisions haha Volk and Max at the top but Zabit is coming for everyone. I could see him dominating the division for a long time. Then you have Kattar and Mitchell on the rise. Dan Ige is another sleeper guy I like.
Yeah, very fun prelims. Also glad they got the fight stats back! Was super weird not having those on Saturday.