The UFC Middleweight Division Has A BIG Problem...

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2 ай бұрын

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The UFC have announced 3 banger fights in the top ten in the Middleweight division but with one problem - they're all number one contender fights. And if 3 number one contender fights wasn't bad enough, the champion won't even be facing anyone in these matchups in his next fight.

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@anakneb4468 2 ай бұрын

i don’t understand why they didn’t do strickland vs whitaker and costa vs chimaev? it all makes so much more sense

@drekizzle 2 ай бұрын

Facts bro. Strickland Vs. Whittaker would have been a better fight as well, not to mention it would clarify the title picture.

@tonywang8385 2 ай бұрын

i agree but i think having ddp vs izzy winner and strickland vs costa winner fight each other would just be a match up that has already happened.

@abbasdixion176 2 ай бұрын

i wanted to see stricland vs whitaker and khamzat vs cannonier and whoever had the best performance gets a title shot

@brodysievers5163 2 ай бұрын

@@tonywang8385unless Ddp and Costa win it still doesn’t make sense for Costa to get a shot.

@goodxd701 2 ай бұрын

That would've been better

@Ebaadsiddique 2 ай бұрын

Strickland's title win broke the matrix lol

@cooperhochgraf7393 2 ай бұрын

It broke it way worse than you even know, they wanted Izzy versus DDP for UFC 300

@skeletoncrew6500 2 ай бұрын

@@cooperhochgraf7393you do realize the (infamous) judge who made it a split decision went for Sean right? And they were unanimous except for that one round

@sudaisfasheed325 2 ай бұрын

Fr 😂

@goldiedagoat 2 ай бұрын

@@cooperhochgraf7393still could’ve happened if ddp signed the contract

@chaostotalwar2799 2 ай бұрын

ddp should have had to defend his belt on a few weeks notice after a war of a 5 round fight ? what @@goldiedagoat

@Nathanate84 2 ай бұрын

UFC doesn't want any of those 3 as champion to answer your question

@xeta180 2 ай бұрын

U think the UFC doesnt want Khamzat as champ?

@sofdrink 2 ай бұрын

@@xeta180not if they want a champ that fights more than once a year

@xeta180 2 ай бұрын

@@sofdrink im pretty sure thats due to visa issues because of Khamzats ties to khadirov. They could easily get around that with a saudi deal.

@user-lp2yy4iu3s 2 ай бұрын

@@xeta180 Yeah, they already have that Saudi deal, those + Abu Dhabi cards should be like 2-3 fights a year. If they go somewhere like Brazil or Europe he should be able to fight there aswell

@LOCOCBASS 2 ай бұрын

they already announced whittaker chimaev is the next contender fight but of course that only occurs if chimaev wins

@wyzar202 2 ай бұрын

Cannonier should be fighthing for the title, Costa x Borralho Adesanya x Khamzat Whittaker x Strickland Imavov x Vettori Michel Pereira x Dolidze Antony Hernandez x Jack Hermanson

@vlone2212 2 ай бұрын

I thought Khamzat was already booked to fight whittaker?

@George18798 2 ай бұрын

Jared Cannonier is booked against Nassourdine Imavov, Sean Strickland is booked against Paulo Costa, Robert Whittaker is booked against Khamzat Chimaev, Roman Dolidze before was booked before to fight Anthony Hernandez before, but seems changed now

@Apple_Slices. 2 ай бұрын

@@George18798they are proposing what they believe should have happened. They know these fighters are booked now

@entertainmentandinformatio8917 2 ай бұрын

izzy getting a title shot after a one sided lost from Strickland is crazy

@maxrobinson174 2 ай бұрын

Twice getting an immediate title shot following a loss

@thomasbarry1958 2 ай бұрын

@@maxrobinson174 first was justified after his long reign, second isnt but think thats whats happening

@jaydenfondren2440 2 ай бұрын

Loving these video ideas, man keep it up

@user_06472 2 ай бұрын

I think it’s deffo going to be the winner of Whittaker and Chimaev. They don’t want Strickland as a champ and Cannonier doesn’t have as much of a name as Whittaker and Chimaev

@LetnouBarron 2 ай бұрын

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@BritoCornelio 2 ай бұрын

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@cooperchavez999 2 ай бұрын

Loving the uploads

@amphibianenthusiast1887 2 ай бұрын

I think what they're doing actually makes perfect sense from a business standpoint. Strickland vs Costa is very marketable, both guys love trash talk/social media and will hype that fight up like hell. Also, placing Strickland vs Costa locks him out of a title fight win or lose, which is exactly what the UFC wants, Strickland is a brand risk and not easily marketable to the wider audience. If Strickland beats Costa, they can deny him the title shot on the basis of beating the #7 guy who's coming off a loss because that win isn't good enough, and if he loses he obviously gets nothing. As far as Chimaev vs Whittaker is concerned, they're probably hoping Chimaev wins so he can fight for the belt later in the year at Abu Dhabi against the winner of DDP and Izzy. The Cannonier Imavov fight feels like a failsafe for if both Strickland and Whittaker win. For Strickland they just don't want to give him a shot, and for Whittaker he has 2 loses to Izzy and one very recent loss to DDP, so it's hard to give him a shot against specifically either of those 2. If Costa wins and Chimaev doesn't they might give him a shot, but ultimately if Chimaev loses they can just do the winner of Cannonier and Imavov, however that might be harder if Izzy becomes champ and Cannnonier wins because of how lackluster their last fight was. This is just how I see it from the perspective of the UFC, I think if Izzy wins he will probably just take whichever fight he wants most out of the winners from the 3 title contention bouts, and if DDP wins he will probably just choose whichever fighter wins and is a fresh matchup for him (Costa, Chimaev, or Imavov/Cannonier.

@hernannunezsantana9646 2 ай бұрын

Bruh its obvious that Izzy its fighting DDP. Whittaker vs. Khamzat its the n°1 contender, Dana said it, Robert said it, everyone knows it.

@smartperson325 2 ай бұрын

I would have matched up Izzy vs. Khamzat in Abu Dhabi and Sean vs. Whittaker at 302. Basically you have two #1 contender fights and whoever pulls off the more impressive win gets the shot against the winner of Dricus vs. Jared.

@ericyoutube77 2 ай бұрын

Sean vs rob is good but khamzat doesn’t deserve izzy

@goodxd701 2 ай бұрын

Costa vs Khamzat makes more sense

@goodxd701 2 ай бұрын

@@ericyoutube77he doesn't at all. Khamzat hasn't even fought a ranked middleweight

@gabrielnovais871 2 ай бұрын

Not an Adesanya fan, but probably he's gonna destroy DuPlessis and get the belt back. The tecnical level from both are levels apart

@jayherbogaming 2 ай бұрын

You need to realize that he's washed

@charlesjameskelly7689 2 ай бұрын

@jayherbogaming casual take till we see how if he cracks in his next fight

@charlesjameskelly7689 2 ай бұрын

@@jayherbogamingthere a chance he takes a boring division kiting drickus round the ring with leg kicks

@jayherbogaming 2 ай бұрын

@@charlesjameskelly7689 he doesn’t do that when he’s the challenger He will get reckless with throwing that right and get KO’d

@Hugo-ie4cp 2 ай бұрын

People sleep on Dricus technically just because he is unorthodox and has a dirty style, he is defensively sound. If he can get into boxing range and mix takedowns he’ll beat Izzy, if Izzy can keep him at a distance he will probably win.

@blueshirtguy9007 2 ай бұрын

It should’ve been Cannonier vs Khamzat, Costa vs Imavob, Strickland vs Whittaker

@Lenn-sg1in 2 ай бұрын

We need more realistic matchups in the middleweight rankings, it doesn’t make sense. Whittaker vs Strickland, Costa vs chimaev, cannonier vs allen, hermanson vs imavov are the fights to make

@jalbertpascual425 2 ай бұрын

Who do you think is gonna be the champion in each division at the end of the year?

@ak-skeleton-7195 2 ай бұрын

Izzy don’t deserve a title shot

@adrianrynne1322 2 ай бұрын

He doesn't but he's gonna get one😢

@DerEchteBabo 2 ай бұрын

Successful / Active champions are a rarity and deserve them depending on the circumstances and he does. . Cry about it.

@Imnonosjs 2 ай бұрын

@@DerEchteBabosounds like ur crying writing that paragraph lolz. 😂

@Asanko7 2 ай бұрын

@@DerEchteBabo Strickland beat him and had an insanely close with DDP how should Izzy get a shot and not Strickland?

@Ake-TL 2 ай бұрын

@@Asanko7I overall agree, but if O’malley can pull Vera, then Dricus can pull Adesanya

@mikeoxlong4480 2 ай бұрын

Whittaker vs Strickland at 302 would have been great

@biscuitboy6250 2 ай бұрын

Have the winner of Whittaker vs Chimaev fight the winner of Du Plessis vs Adesanya (since that was the main number one contender fight anyway) and have the winners of Cannonier vs Imavov and Strickland vs Costa fight each other for a title eliminator to see whos after that

@aronviranyi458 2 ай бұрын

The strange thing is that if Izzy wins, Whittaker already lost to him twice, Cannonier lost to him once, and Strickland beat him up already. Maybe they give Izzy the chance to avenge the Strickland loss (if Strickland beats Costa anyway). But i wouldn't be surprised if the UFC protects Izzy from probably the guy who delivered him the most brutal loss of his career.

@bjwkusgxjdks 2 ай бұрын

I hate how Strickland is being treated by UFC. 2 robberies and now they let him fight a journeyman.

@user-fb9yo5gb2v 2 ай бұрын

A journeyman bro beat Robert 2-1 but it got stolen from him because it’s Robert a fan favourite

@nikolajovanovic1850 2 ай бұрын

@@user-fb9yo5gb2v blind or rage bait?

@user-fb9yo5gb2v 2 ай бұрын

@@nikolajovanovic1850 it was clear that Costa won I love both fighters but Robert won because if he fought for the belt he would bring in more money 🤷‍♂️

@angelhenrnandez 2 ай бұрын

@@user-fb9yo5gb2vhe did not beat whittaker ur goofy as shit🔥😭😭😭

@antunlucic1973 2 ай бұрын

@@user-fb9yo5gb2veasy win for Whittaker, costa maybeeee took rd 1 cause of the spinning kick but other then that got beat up round 1 aswell

@billyhangman8188 2 ай бұрын

Also what happens if Brandon Allen gets 1 or 2 more top 10 wins while these guys are still figuring shit out?

@Father1Figure 2 ай бұрын

give him the belal treatment, I’ve never met a brendan allen fan

@waltherroza7037 2 ай бұрын

ufc said whittaker vs chimaev is the title eliminator then let the winners of cannonier vs imamov and strickland vs costa fight against eachother for the next contender on the same ppv, and then its running smoothly again.

@adriii_021 2 ай бұрын

They didn’t put Khamzat vs Costa because Dana knows I like both guys and he didn’t wanna make me decide which one is mi favorite Mw yet

@FoggyTheHippo 2 ай бұрын

I really don’t understand what’s going on right now at MW. Whittaker (#3) beats Costa (#7), cool that makes sense. However then they make Costa (#7) who just lost to Whittaker (#3) gets to face Strickland (#1)? What happens if Costa wins? He can’t get moved up to #1 cause he just lost to #3, so wtf happens then? Also Khamzat (#11) coming off a narrow win over an unranked Kamaru Usman who had so many things working against him. Khamzat’s who hasn’t beat a single ranked MW gets to fight the #3 ranked dude, and then if he wins he gets a title shot. Where did warning your stripes go the privilege here is insane. Really hope to see Whittaker starch Khamzat to restore some order here. It really should have been Whittaker (#3) Vs Strickland (#1) for the next title challenger. Give Cannonier the title shot in the meantime against DDP, and have Khamzat (#11) vs Costa (#7). I’ve been saying these fights were announced it makes no sense.

@EshanSinghNegi 2 ай бұрын

Whatever you said is true asf

@maxrobinson174 2 ай бұрын

Wanted to see Izzy vs Khamzat for #1 contender. Strickland and DDP run it back

@FoggyTheHippo 2 ай бұрын

What would you do with Whittaker and Cannonier?

@julian2874 2 ай бұрын

the ufc doesn’t want cannonier, or strickland to be champ. cannonier is 40 and they gave him a random and probably still not gonna get a shot after

@Ash-gr3kg 2 ай бұрын

izzy v dricus in north africa is the fight to make

@ghassenbenhassouna7073 2 ай бұрын

Why is adesanya getting a title shot again ?

@mikeoxlong4480 2 ай бұрын

No idea

@liamyeager9835 2 ай бұрын

Because he cleaned out his division

@mike1010011 2 ай бұрын

Sean cleaned him out@@liamyeager9835

@Metalhed1300p 2 ай бұрын

Matchmaking has been a fuckin mess for the last year now. Too obsessed with marketability and entertainment, losing sight of the actual sport aspect... Ugh, I don't like the direction we're gonna keep going

@chaostotalwar2799 2 ай бұрын

giving adesaya another title shot while hes lost 3 of his last 5 fights is not fair play its bullshit he should have to go fight a contender

@yesmanyesyesyesi2 2 ай бұрын

they are trying to get rid of strickland because he is too controversial

@rayhanatalferdaws7363 2 ай бұрын

The appropriate opponent for the African Dalek is Chimaev

@PUNISHERDUDE 2 ай бұрын

i miss jared man

@vicentenogueira5846 2 ай бұрын

Dana said that Robert x Chimaev will be a title eliminator So Cannonier just have to wait for his title shot if he beats Imavov

@isaiahwalton4418 2 ай бұрын

Dana also said Usman Chimaev was a title eliminator. That’s not always set in stone

@Schmeisserinho 2 ай бұрын

have we actually been told that Whittaker v Chimaev is a #1 contenders match? Because while Khamzat might get the title shot off Rob, i doubt Rob is getting it off #10, with one fight in the division.

@UndisputedEditz 2 ай бұрын

I personally think that izzy beats ddp then he fights winner of strickland vs costa he beats winner of that then izzy fights winner of whittaker vs chimaev and loses to chimaev then chimaev has a long title run

@ImMeE19 2 ай бұрын

I think we all know I can save middle weight. I’m 6’2, around 190 and I do Muay Thai. I WILL BAPTIZE ADESANYA AND DDP (I fight like a acoustic Rodtang)

@doomsday6372 2 ай бұрын

Izzy needs to fight a contender. No more free title shots.

@joshuathomas3500 2 ай бұрын

ufc does some brain dead booking sometimes...

@EtherealistEquinox 2 ай бұрын

Dricus and Izzy are the only ones that don't deserve the title

@yodaindica 2 ай бұрын

If Izzy wins the belt and Strickland wins this fight it’ll set up adesanya Strickland 2.

@arafatmahfuj1096 2 ай бұрын

Khamzat vs izzy ufc 310 🤫

@Mixtapesamurai 2 ай бұрын

I just cant understand how anybody can watch that dumpster fire fight between ddp and Strickland and say they wanna see that again...

@Hugo-ie4cp 2 ай бұрын

Mate by that logic any war is a bad fight. Would you prefer Izzy’s pussy leg kick, feint and run away style?

@ChrisCovington-cv4wi 2 ай бұрын

Izzy wins and strickland wins, then its their rematch, then chimaev gets winner

@aryamanmani4025 2 ай бұрын

Dana has already said the winner of Whittaker Chimaev is getting the next title shot, he hasn't said the same for Strickland/Costa or Cannonier. Why would Strickland be 1 fight from a title shot? He lost the belt with 0 defences you've gotta work your way back up.

@tarnsebastiandodd8970 2 ай бұрын

Cannonier shouldn’t at all lost to Sean and Izzy and is way low on the list for contenders

@batman5071 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for wa-

@6ftTiny216 2 ай бұрын

Tin foil hat on (but it's probably true). Strickland vs Costa isn't for title contention - it's full-on bullshit. The rankings jump - for what those are worth - is balls. It's to bury Strickland further down for talking too much and offending mainstream media, and/or to punish Costa for pulling out of shit for two years. Cannonier getting snubbed, too - #4 fighting #8. Nothing against Imavov, but they obviously have no intention of ever giving Jared a shot. Probably trying to build up Imavov as a younger gatekeeper type. Izzy does not deserve shit - he's 2-2 in the last 4, with 2 lame wins, an arguable re-match robbery against Whittaker, and a loss to Jan before that. He is probably on the verge of being washed, but they are getting him in there for the money fight, and also in hopes he will, perhaps, actually win this, all for the grand purpose of it all: To protect Khamzat until he gets to the top. All these dangerous guys are embroiled against eachother, and Khamzat is given the easiest and highest profile match he could get (along with the most agregeous rankings jump, of course). Poor Bobby has been doing relatively well for the past couple of years, ex-champion, multiple-time title contender, but has a very suspect chin, probably isn't a big threat on the ground comparatively, and has miiiiiiiiles upon miles on him. Khamzat has a hope of probably finishing Rob in the first and then they'll send him (skipping over viable threats like Allen) straight against - ideally - Israel, who's birthday is in July, so he'll be pushing 36 by that time. Mark my words! Fucken UFC ballsacks and their Chechnian pet! The hype train has long been derailed, dismantled, and scrapped! Hope Whittaker pulls through and busts him up bad enough they can't even pull off one of their cheeky little split decisions.

@ConnorManley 2 ай бұрын

fellas

@realinus 2 ай бұрын

Strickland is the rightful champ

@Enlightenment246 2 ай бұрын

Never, it belongs to Dricus, get over yourself.

@asifsiddique455 2 ай бұрын

cru

@swivft60 2 ай бұрын

@@Enlightenment246strickland beat ddp lol ddp got the robbery over strickland because of useless control time what a joke youve got brain damage too go get yourself checked out

@OzMate79 2 ай бұрын

Here’s a spoiler for you. Dricus will become the one and only ufc fighter( apart from McGregor)to retire without defending his title, sad but true dricus will never fight again and hold onto that title for as long as he can through fake injuries and excuses.

@leo_peak7059 2 ай бұрын

Izzy is next.

@american1207 2 ай бұрын

Beating Costa doesn't get you a title shot. And fans don't care about merit anymore so Cannonier will never get another title shot even if goes on a 10 fight winning streak

@Goatbaggiemma 2 ай бұрын

Izzy fans smh. He’s fighting a tough fighter after losing the belt on a split decision but has to win more fights meanwhile Izzy loses the belt TWICE.

@american1207 2 ай бұрын

@N-fl8zi yea a tough fighter who's won 1 fight in the last 4 years, has 0 ranked wins, 1 and 3 in his last 4. Yea great fight, totally not done to faze Strickland into the background

@Goatbaggiemma 2 ай бұрын

@@american1207 so Sean (the #1 contender) should have to fight again if he beats costa (the #6 contender) explain I’m confused

@american1207 2 ай бұрын

@N-fl8zi you just said it. What exactly are you confused on? Sean himself said fighting Costa makes no sense. He's being pushed out of title contention. Whittaker and Chimaev are being pushed into title contention. What are you new to Dana's tactics? Were you under the impression Dana and Sean were all buddy buddy? And Paulo's #7

@zenci2487 2 ай бұрын

I'm next

@taha-ks3gj 2 ай бұрын

“Undoubtedly deserves a title shot if he beats paulo” no lmao go fight whittaker/khamzat

@The101Explorer 2 ай бұрын

Sean beat Dricus Imo

@bjwkusgxjdks 2 ай бұрын

It was atleast a draw, which is why he shoudl’ve stayed champ.

@joshdobey 2 ай бұрын

Controversial, Strickland didn’t really deserve the title shot vs Izzy in the first place so why should he get it right after losing the belt

@m3rl707 2 ай бұрын

Yea we know this, it's just the situation that happened. I still think since there is no clear contender to take on Dricus, they should've booked a rematch while the division sortd itself out.

@tonywang8385 2 ай бұрын

costa loses to whittaker and gets the former champ and no 1 contender and whittaker beats costa and is fed to #11 chimaev.

@goldiedagoat 2 ай бұрын

You’re living in a rock , Adesanya is becoming a 3x champion at UFC 305 and he will defend his belt against the winner of Whittaker vs chimaev at ufc 310

@topica7545 2 ай бұрын

Should have been Costa v chimaev, then Strickland v whittaker for no. 1 contender. It makes so much more sense

@MohammadWali62 2 ай бұрын

having a silly goofy goober as the champion is the real problem

@DatBoiGloomy 2 ай бұрын

This seems pretty simple to me. Izzy vs DDP for the belt Winner of strickland costa = titles shot after izzy vs ddp Sean hasnt had his rematch, they could fight for it. Aka next title shot Winner of bobby fight + winner of cannonier fight for next title shot after that. Not that complicated

@threesolely 2 ай бұрын

Number 1 contender fight shoulda been khamzat vs cannonier both these guys are on 3+ fight win streaks ( if cannonier win he would be) and then Strickland vs Robert shoulda been the other fight

@HassanShah-mk7mk 2 ай бұрын

1 second and someone already commented ffs

@hassankushkush2701 2 ай бұрын

“FELLAS” 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

@Dean_cee 2 ай бұрын

Ain’t even gonna watch this vid, stretched to 8 mins long. It’s simple Izzy fights dricus asap, winner of Sean n Costa or Robert n khamzat fight next.

@Dail-000 2 ай бұрын

hoppero 😡

@jayherbogaming 2 ай бұрын

Dricus shreds Adesanya

@Yerrrrrrrrrr 2 ай бұрын

Controvussy

@ultralightjay7793 2 ай бұрын

honestly if Erceg got his shot let Cannonier fight for the title lmao

@chiragjain834 2 ай бұрын

Whittaker vs Strickland should hv been the number one contender fight. Winner goes on to fight for the title. I don’t know wtf is up ufc

@Enlightenment246 2 ай бұрын

Izzy doesn’t deserve a title shot right now but his in favor with Dana, always.

@triocha233 2 ай бұрын

You’re better at 0.75x Speed fr😂

@triocha233 2 ай бұрын

Especially off the Zaza

@Icecoldsteel 2 ай бұрын

😂 they don’t care about the rankings some how costa lost to Whittaker and than faces the former champ and Whittaker who beats costa somehow faces unranked khamzat who hasn’t even faced a middleweight they’re gonna give Izzy the title shot because he’s gonna sell the fight and get a lot of paper view buys