Predict the UFC champions at the end of 2025

[16Skippy]

HW: Aspinall. Not really sure who even gives him a good challenge besides Jones unless Francis comes back.

LHW: Pereira.

MW: Strickland. This was hard to pick. I know Khamzat will be a popular choice but there are so many weird issues with him.

WW: Again I know Shavkat will be a popular choice, but what's his name has made a career of winning as an underdog and his camp will come in well prepared.

LW: Holloway. Going way off the board here but he looked better at LW than he has at FW, I think he's going move up and get a shot by the end of the year.

FW: Topuria. Just hope we get some fresh match ups from him.

BW: Nurmagomedov. Merab will be hard but if he beats him he's not going to lose to anyone else for a while.

WBW: Vacant. Nunes will get bored, beat the winner of Harris-Pena and then retire again.

FW: Pantoja. The wheels have to come off eventually but can't pick against him until they do. But keeping an eye on Taira.

WFW: Fiorot. She'll be hard to take down and can probably outstrike the rest of the division.

WSW: Zhang. Same reason as Pantoja.

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[CDJ]

I’m sure this won’t be humiliating for me again

HW- Aspinall
LHW- Ankalaev- they can only deny him his shot for so long!
MW- Khamzat
WW- Shavkat- could see Belal beating him though tbh
LW- Tsarukyan- fought Islam closely when Islam was entering his prime and Tsarukyan was only 22. Islam is now starting to get to the end of his prime at 33 and has been taking damage in recent fights. Arman is only entering his prime now.
FW- Topuria
BW- Umar- only guy with the tools to beat Merab imo
FLW- Pantoja I guess

WBW- Harrison
WFLW- Fiorot
WSW- Suarez- Weili’s TD defense isn’t that good, I think that’s something Suarez can expose

 

[bov]

I can see a few guys vacating or moving up this year.

HW-Aspinall
LHW-Ankalaev
MW-Chimaev
WW-Makhachev (if he beats Arman, big if, I think we see a Shavkat/Islam showdown)
LW-Tsarukyan (could see Topuria vacating 145 and moving up by end of year)
FW-Evloev^see above.
BW-Umar, but it's a coin flip with Merab
FLY-Taira
WBW-Harrison/Nunes winner or vacant. If Nunes stays retired, I'll go Harrison
WFLY-Fiorot
WST-Zhang

 

[ViD]

Volkov
Ankalaev
Chimaev
Rakhmonov
Makhachev
Evloev
Umar

 

[Moncherry]

Most of my picks are the same as everyone else's, but I will boldly claim that Topuria will finish the year as double champ at FW/LW.