Islam's the man and I believe he's by far the best LW but they've given him a FW twice (once on short notice), a fan favorite who did not deserve a shot, and another short notice replacement.He beat all the legit lightweight contenders already, and it sounds like Arman blew his chance. He was the only guy who actually looked competitive against Islam. I'm a big fan of Oliveira but he'll get destroyed again(By Islam), that fight doesn't do much for me. He had nothing for Islam in the first fight. Gaethje or Hooker have no business in the cage with him, even if one wins in spectacular fashion. Has to be Topuria or Arman if the fight takes place at 155, and the latter seems unlikely based on recent comments.
None of the rematches really do anything for Islam's legacy since he already smoked them, I just don't see the point of him wasting another weight cut like that unless it's for something special.
Islam made Hooker look like a child in their fight. He could've won blindfolded. Gaethje hasn't fought him yet, so he has that going for him, but the guy is 3-3 in his last six and just got ktfo by a featherweight (love Max don't get me wrong). I don't see how a Gaethje fight does anything at all for Islam's legacy. But it's an easy paycheck and not a rematch so I guess I'll give it a slight chance of happening with a crazy finish by Gaethje over Hooker.Islam's the man and I believe he's by far the best LW but they've given him a FW twice (once on short notice), a fan favorite who did not deserve a shot, and another short notice replacement.
If the winner of Hooker-Gaethje looks great I'd have no problem with them getting a shot.
Arman would be ideal but it doesn't seem like Dana is going to give Arman the next shot, so a #1 contender fight might need to happen. And we don't know what his recovery timeline is (if it is even really an injury and not a doping violation).
Yep only a few states do the weigh in on fight dayI feel like I haven't seen you post these anytime recently before now. Is this a Cali thing and we don't normally get em from Neveda hosted events?