2024 MMA General Discussion and Fight Announcements

[MMC]

Wish they did not stuff the MENA titles on this card and kept them to their own events like they were before but overall I like this card, this is going to be a crazy long event though

 

[MMC]

Feels like a matter of time before Shavkat vs Usman or Colby gets announced for the interim title for 310. I could see them wanting to save Usman for JDM and giving Colby the Shavkat fight

 

[I am not exposed]

Feels like a matter of time before Shavkat vs Usman or Colby gets announced for the interim title for 310. I could see them wanting to save Usman for JDM and giving Colby the Shavkat fight

Yes please! Shavkat will murder Colby!

Although Colby getting an interim title fight would be utterly ridiculous.

 

[Moncherry]

I would be stunned if Colby agreed to fight Shavkat. Last I saw, Covington was calling out LWs.

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857054320128135557

 

[MMC]

If Usman won’t do it I don’t know who else they’d give it to besides Colby. Probably saving JDM for Australia (maybe against Usman), other option would be Brady but I don’t think he has the name value for them to want to book that fight yet, particularly as a new main event for a PPV. Shavkat/Colby works better as a main event

 

[pistolpete11]

If Usman won’t do it I don’t know who else they’d give it to besides Colby. Probably saving JDM for Australia (maybe against Usman), other option would be Brady but I don’t think he has the name value for them to want to book that fight yet, particularly as a new main event for a PPV. Shavkat/Colby works better as a main event

I really thought it would be Usman. He's getting up there in age, has no claim to actually deserve a title fight, and while he's not my favorite fighter, dude's a fighter. Stepped in short notice, up a weight class against Chimaev and preformed well? Respect. In terms of name recognition, gameness, and desperation, Usman checks all the boxes. Or at least, thought he did.

Colby checks the name recognition and desperation for sure. Not sure about the gameness. He laid it on the line against Usman, particularly the first time, but he seems more interested in hand picking 'money' fights, not fighting young, hungry killers like Shavkat. Prove me wrong, Colby. I'd put Edwards in this category, too. He seems very measured. Don't think he'd risk losing again on short notice.

I think Brady, JDM, and Garry are all in the same boat, i.e. not desperate enough to take their shot at the title on short notice against someone like Shavkat nor big enough names to sell a PPV.

Another guy that I think checks all the boxes is Burns. He's not a name to casual fans probably, but given the circumstances....

 

[MMC]

Guess we’re doing Cedric Doumbe’s Contender Series on PFL Europe now

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856993347757363516

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857190383631151613

 

[MMC]

I really thought it would be Usman. He's getting up there in age, has no claim to actually deserve a title fight, and while he's not my favorite fighter, dude's a fighter. Stepped in short notice, up a weight class against Chimaev and preformed well? Respect. In terms of name recognition, gameness, and desperation, Usman checks all the boxes. Or at least, thought he did.

Colby checks the name recognition and desperation for sure. Not sure about the gameness. He laid it on the line against Usman, particularly the first time, but he seems more interested in hand picking 'money' fights, not fighting young, hungry killers like Shavkat. Prove me wrong, Colby. I'd put Edwards in this category, too. He seems very measured. Don't think he'd risk losing again on short notice.

I think Brady, JDM, and Garry are all in the same boat, i.e. not desperate enough to take their shot at the title on short notice against someone like Shavkat nor big enough names to sell a PPV.

Another guy that I think checks all the boxes is Burns. He's not a name to casual fans probably, but given the circumstances....

Definitely shouldn’t be Burns, on a 3 fight losing streak and unlike Colby/Usman those were all non title fights

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857219226806702416

 

[VanillaCoke]

Not that good imo

 

[CDJ]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857219226806702416

Won’t do numbers but I love it

 

[Moncherry]

Not that good imo

How so? Probably one of the best fights they could make. Most importantly I just hope Shavkat stays on the card.

Edit - Ok so Garry isn't as highly ranked as I thought, although WW rankings are still bs. Still a good interim fight to make though. This is mostly down to who is willing to step in to fight Shavkat on short notice.

 

[bov]

Garry has no business up there, barely got by MVP in a bad fight where he didn't show anything near champion material. The Buckley fight makes more sense, hopefully that's just a rumor.

 

[pistolpete11]

Definitely shouldn’t be Burns, on a 3 fight losing streak and unlike Colby/Usman those were all non title fights

That's why he'd be desperate enough to take the fight. When it's on short notice, 'deserving' it goes out the window.

Won’t do numbers but I love it

Agree. Nothing is going to be perfect (other than Usman IMO), so Garry would be fine. Other than the bigger names, he's the only one that has any sense of promotion, too. I know Shavkat is a big star in his part of the world, but they desperately need something for the NA audience.

Garry has no business up there, barely got by MVP in a bad fight where he didn't show anything near champion material. The Buckley fight makes more sense, hopefully that's just a rumor.

Then he'll lose. Who cares?

Buckley would have been fine, too, but he hasn't exactly shown to be championship level either.

 

[CDJ]

I expect Shavkat to win but Garry is legit, I don’t like him but he can fight. Sure he didn’t look good beating Page but Page is almost impossible to look good against…and he did still beat him after all

 

[bov]

That's why he'd be desperate enough to take the fight. When it's on short notice, 'deserving' it goes out the window.


Agree. Nothing is going to be perfect (other than Usman IMO), so Garry would be fine. Other than the bigger names, he's the only one that has any sense of promotion, too. I know Shavkat is a big star in his part of the world, but they desperately need something for the NA audience.


Then he'll lose. Who cares?

Buckley would have been fine, too, but he hasn't exactly shown to be championship level either.

If they're doing an interim title, it should be a worthy top tier contender. I guess if Usman, Covington, Edwards and JDM all declined it would make some sense. But Garry hasn't done enough to surpass those guys yet, even if they have some recent losses. It's not a travesty but there are more deserving options out there by the looks of it.

 

[pistolpete11]

If they're doing an interim title, it should be a worthy top tier contender. I guess if Usman, Covington, Edwards and JDM all declined it would make some sense. But Garry hasn't done enough to surpass those guys yet, even if they have some recent losses. It's not a travesty but there are more deserving options out there by the looks of it.

If they wanted the fight, they should have said something. As far as I am aware only Usman, Garry, and Buckley said publicly they wnated it and then Usman said publicly he didn't want it.