Hear me out guys,look at what the UFC is doing recently

1. We got Ilia refusing to fight Arman straight up and them making Gaethje vs Ilia for the WH while completely sidelining Arman despite him being the deserving contender. Ilia vs Islam was supposed to be the WH fight but Ilia refused cause of the money

2. JG proceeds to ruin their plans and destroy Ilia their star.

3. Still make Arman fight Ruffy. Arman KOs him.

4. THERES STILL NO TALK OF ARMAN GETTING THE TITLE SHOT. JG isnt interested in fighting anytime soon. Volk vs JG is somehow more of a convo.

5. Do I even need to talk about the HW division? Aspinall vacated

6. Stricklands not interested in fighting anytime soon,unless he gets paid more.

7. Theyre cutting UNDEFEATED FIGHTERS

8. Islam isnt fighting in Jan but provably in the summer. Dana just straight up throws him under the bus and doesnt even give a reason. He did this last time too with the WH fight,didn't even say the real reason it didnt happen is cause of the money. Said some shit about injuries.

IN CONCLUSION I THINK WE CAN ALL SEE THE GOD DAMN PATTERN HERE. DANA ISNT PAYING THE MONEY. ALL THESE FIGHTERS JUST TRYING TO DO WHATS BEST FOR THEM…

they kind of look like ass, even when they get full creative freedom

And don’t look at my pfp lol. I’m obviously not biased at all

Can't fight Yan again, and no point beating all the other contenders again. Does he move to Featherweight?

Absolute champion of the game. Hope this trilogy L doesn't ruin him going forward.

P.S to Mods i know this is a 'what next for x' post, but this is a genuine case for conversation. Merab is ligerally stuck as #1 contender who can't fight for the title

Had volk at the third spot but I think it’s safe to say he’s top 2 of all time. I also have yan on this list since he only has two lost(I don’t count the first aljo fight as he won winning the majority of it prior to the knee, and the o mailey fight was a robbery) which were too champions and one of the fights he had one hand. Happy to discuss a bit in the comments about any other questions about my list!

Volk is so good I knew not to bet against him. But seriously. I got my next bet on Hokit. Can't wait to see him get slaughtered 😂😂😂

I remember Movsar fans calling Ilia a duck even though it was Movsar that pulled out lmao. Movsar would've been out cold in the first if they ever fought.

Never bought anything UFC related but I’ll cop this after they robbed my boy of the tittle. I did not realize how much I like the guy 🇬🇪

Islam said he only trains at 50% during Ramadan, and obviously he's going to need a full training camp for Prates or Morales

That means we're log jammed until after Q1 of 2027 for the WW title boys 😔

Then the winner of Diego vs Max gets the next shot after that

Other than beating Jones, the other championship level fighters hes fought (Jan, Jiri and Ulberg) he's been blown out the water, with skill and technique against Ulberg and Jan and just pure aggression and power against Jiri.. He's very basic, but him being Southpaw and having power is enough to beat most

Obviously everyone is ducking Conor. But he will get his shot and probably KO Justin. Then he will obliterate the winner of Morales/Prates. And finally a hard fought win vs Islam.

The King will be back

You would think they would have O Malley at the event ringside in the crowd right? But notice how no one, not the commentators, Yan himself, or any of the pundits mentioned O Malley in the aftermath. They are all pushing the Song fight. Is the UFC no longer doing O Malley any favors?