I think Gane presents way more of a threat to Ngannou than former champion Stipe Miocic (20-4) ever did. Ngannou’s next opponent will likely be the interim heavyweight champion, Cyril Gane (10-0). No matter who Jiri fights for the belt, he will be the champion.įrom one headhunter to the next, Ngannou presides over the biggest and scariest division in the UFC. He knocked out Dominick Reyes (12-3) with a spinning back elbow for his 12th straight win and 10th straight knockout. That fight could be good, but I am more excited to see the winner - likely Jan - face the next man in line. Derek Brunson (23-7) has racked up a spree of wrestling-dominant wins over fan-favorite fighters recently - Kevin Holland (21-7), Darren Till (18-4-1) - so with his name likely toward the top of Dana White’s Most Wanted list, perhaps the trend continues …īlachowicz and his signature “Polish Power” will face Glover Teixeira (32-7) at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi in October. I and likely everyone else in the MMA world would love to see Robert Whittaker (24-5) rematch Adesanya, but even that fight may not be close. I simply do not see anyone taking the belt from Izzy anytime soon. Although their first match was close, I think Marty has improved so much since December 2019, and we haven’t even seen his best yet. Usman is beginning to clear out this division, and I cannot wait to see him rematch Colby Covington (16-2) at UFC 268 in November. His base in wrestling has been unused in his last two defenses - because he keeps knocking the other dude out. Usman is the Red Corner’s unanimous pound-for-pound No. That being said, I think he needs to beat Dustin Poirier (28-6) before being truly undisputed. Oliveira is a wizard on the mat - he impressively knocked out Michael Chandler (22-6) at UFC 262.
There’s the champion of this division, and there’s the guy who is next in line. I will preview that entire card next week, but I honestly can’t see Volk losing the strap to “T-City.” My biggest hope for this division is that Holloway accepts Giga Chikadze’s (14-2) callout, and we see one of the most technical striking matches ever. Now he is set to defend the strap against Brian Ortega (15-1) on Sept. Volkanovski nicked the belt off and subsequently defended it against Max Holloway (22-6). This division will continue to deliver for the foreseeable future. Sterling will rematch Petr Yan (15-2) in Abu Dhabi in October, TJ Dillashaw (18-4) and Cory Sandhagen (14-3) put on the fight of the year in July, and old man Jose Aldo (30-7) is rocketing up the rankings. Outside of the top two, it won’t be long until the undefeated Askar Askarov (13-0-1) will bang down the door. Figueiredo was an impressive champion and will likely get to face “The Assassin Baby” again. Moreno submitted then-champion Deiveson Figueiredo (20-2-1) in their rematch at UFC 263 en route to becoming the first Mexican-born UFC champion. Oh, and remember when I said she was the only one able to beat Val? She did it twice. Knockout power and lethal grappling - she is truly the GOAT. Nunes could retire today, with both belts, and every single mixed martial artist in those two divisions would rejoice. Unequivocal dominance over two divisions. Women’s bantamweight and featherweight, 135 and 145 lbs Which is a perfect segue to the next two divisions: The only person who has been able to beat Shevchenko in the UFC happens to be the greatest women’s mixed martial artist of all time, Amanda Nunes.
“Bullet” has held up the flyweight division for years, and no other woman at 125 lbs is even worth mentioning. Strawweight is the only women’s division without a dominant and seemingly unbeatable champion, and thus it is the women’s division that I find most interesting.ĭominant and seemingly unbeatable - that is Shevchenko in four words. A title rematch between Zhang Weili (21-2) and “Thug” Rose will take place on the November Supercard that is UFC 268, and waiting in the wings are former SW champs Joanna Jędrzejczyk (16-4), Jessica Andrade (21-9) and Carla Esparza (19-6). This division has some real killers: many of them have had a turn with the belt. Because this card is so insipid, this week’s Red Corner will break down each UFC weight division and give our pound-for-pound rankings as we see them today. This card is better than no fights at all, but it’s still borderline unwatchable - even for hardcore fight fans. The UFC will return from last Saturday’s hiatus this weekend with Fight Night: Smith vs.
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