Fixing The Title Picture In Every UFC Weight Class

[@HaveFun2002_]

Figgy wants to go back and fight Pantoja in flyweight, and Pantoja also said he would do that, I think thats the fight to make

[@tnaextremegamer]

Or Cejudo, if he can make weight

[@Manuel_Chinaski]

@@tnaextremegamerCejudo hasn’t won a fight in almost 5 years

[@YakubTheScientist8841]

​@@Manuel_Chinaskinobody cares, pantoja cleared the division already.

[@whyareyoureadingmyname5854]

He's washed up, do you want him to get killed? 😂​@@tnaextremegamer

[@ranjotrakkar6663]

​@@tnaextremegamer he don't deserve

[@tj8002]

The fact that Pantoja’s division is loaded and there’s virtually no one for him to fight says a lot about him…..doesn’t get the respect he deserves.

[@FaisalQuadri22]

The fact that JBJ is is still #2 pfp and Alexandre Pantoja isn’t even in the top 10 is the most disrespectful think I’ve ever seen in my life

[@skenderbe]

trying to be different so bad

[@pinkorange4980]

​@@skenderbeNo? Hes right

[@elg8071]

@@skenderbe hes litteraly the most dominant champ currently, how is he not even top 10

[@kingjizzam8988]

Why wouldn’t Jones be Top 2😭 he’s been dominating champions before you even started watching mma!

[@WabbyJ999]

Yeah pantoja should be top 5

[@travi-oli]

Miss me with this “give Kamaru a number 1 contender fight”. He’s lost 3 in a row. Dude needs to win at least 2

[@merigondautaj440]

Should be JDM v Leon. Winner gets title shot. Brady v Usman. They are 2 wins away from the title shot

[@skeletoncrew6500]

@@merigondautaj440if Brady beats Usman the he definitely deserves a title shot. The only problem there is that other people do too, so depending on the situation he can sit out for his turn, fight in a title eliminator, or even be the backup fighter

[@merigondautaj440]

@@skeletoncrew6500 i dont think a win over usman does it. He needs to beat either Leon, JDM, Shavkat, Belal or winner of Garry/Buckley/Colby IMO.

[@skeletoncrew6500]

@@merigondautaj440I mean Shavkat is up next, if JDM vs Leon happens then the winner gets it after Shavkat (especially JDM), and at that point Brady would’ve beaten everyone aside from the current champion and he’d probably be the only person in the top 5 on a winning streak aside from the next challenger. Aside from Buckley (if he beats Colby) as a title eliminator every other matchup feels more like an extra unnecessary fight, including the loser of Belal vs Shavkat and Leon vs JDM

[@willowproxy4346]

I literally came here to say this. F that, Usman should be nowhere near the title right now, the same goes for Colby.

[@Belac02]

Usman does NOT deserve a #1 contender fight... he's on a 3 fight losing streak rn... Also, the only thing for Pantoja rn is the winner of Merab vs. Umar.

[@JayBGamesToo]

usman vs looser of shav belal or usman vs buckley

[@WabbyJ999]

Yes i like this

[@AlyxVal]

Dan Hooker didn't beat Dustin Poirier*...

[@DBZSeanzie]

Dude just won’t slow down for nothing

[@yangsrealm2536]

777

[@Way2hi2focus420]

Hey Hoppero, are you gonna do a UFC awards 2024 video? Like fight of the year, ko of the year, comeback of the year etc.

[@FireCaT-]

Probably after the last card of the year

[@rainersustinkins8377]

Good idea!

[@mikewilliams8023]

There is nothing controversial about Strickland vs DDP. I feel like people forgot how close the first fight really was. Strickland lost a split decision and then beat a top 10 contender. I get all the hype for Khamzat’s title shot but Strickland definitely deserves it

[@killiantallon8086]

And then he sat out and ducked whittaker. Yeah khamzat doesnt deserves it caus of his inactivity, but you should never reward a fighter for sitting out and waiting for a title fight

[@redrain860]

Definitely deserves it? Sean never successfully defended his title and won a snoozefest of a split-decision against a guy whose only win in the last 5 years is a washed up Luke Rockhold. Let that sink in. Khamzat just ran through a resurging Robert Whittaker in 1 round. Not even Izzy could do that. How TF is he less deserving than Strickland?

[@calsadowski3230]

That split decision was a total joke and you know it. Strickland won that fight with ease. And Whittaker is a career bum that is only recognized for having close fights with adesanya.

[@kaedenhealy6628]

as an Australian from Sydney i don't appreciate how you keep calling Sydney Perth.

[@god985]

Boo fackin hoo

[@junninhoo]

9:42 when he what????

[@prashantgautam7595]

Yea I caught that too 😭

[@brennangibsoNMMA]

Yeah I was trippin when he said that lol

[@junkyarddog315]

Definitely didn’t beat Dustin 😂

[@i_am_Alperen96]

bros reinventing history

[@lethalinjection2031]

If Chimaev wins the belt he needs vacate it immediately he’s not gonna be fighting anyway, he fights once a year and on top of that he’s very likely to not fight at all during a year and additionally he can’t even fight in America, Chimaev really shouldn’t get a title shot

[@mma-fanatic]

Love your videos man

[@2chainz898]

Yall just completely ignored pantoja saying he doesn't want to move up. Wants to own flyweight. Be the best ever

[@MMAGenie05]

Royval disrespect is crazy he beat Taira and Moreno he deserves the chance to fight pantoja again or a title eliminator. He’s lost less times to pantoja then Moreno anyway

[@qwerty..9511]

Wheres the disrespect? He said winner of royval/kkf fights pantoja. And in that case royval and moreno would have the same amount of loses to pantoja.

[@copycatlyn]

you got good calls man. great video!

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

I think you're getting way too far ahead of yourself with this talk of Pantoja getting an immediate shot at Bantamweight. Yan deserves a shot, and O'Malley will come back with something to prove.

[@exotixx9504]

What about Holloway in the LW division?

[@samuelntim-addae2843]

It should be Hooker Holloway for titleshot

[@rfewer]

@@samuelntim-addae2843Holloway vs Olivera would make more sense but idk if you can give Holloway a title shot eliminator after being KOed

[@terrellewilliams2188]

@@rfewer his last LW fight he KOd Gaethye

[@rfewer]

@@terrellewilliams2188 true but LW is already clogged with featherweights trying to get title shots, volk 2x, topuria and now we have Max even tho he plans to stay at LW. I just think that coming off a KO loss he should have to win a few fights before another title shot

[@exotixx9504]

@@samuelntim-addae2843 I was thinking holloway vs oliveira for bmf and no1 contender in july

[@JulioEuropePharmaVendor]

Uncle Laev vs Poatan will gigantic !

[@6aloolq8]

Great content! Keep it up brother

[@american1207]

Pantoja doesn't want to move up. Him vs Umar would be so uncompetitive why would anyone wanna see it? So people can immediately devalue the win?

[@anshumankrishnan2085]

8:36 I can’t see my goat go out cold

[@alen5386]

🤣🤣🤣

[@reljajacimovic3468]

Nah i quit watching ufc if that happens

[@akshaydixit3876]

Olivera fights like a lion. Not much defense, thats not good against illia.

[@AlBoi1998]

I figure Topuria would fight Poirier instead because Charles already earned a title shot at 309

[@LouisYule-o3h]

UFC need to sign you as match maker

[@ElijahHaig]

As an Irishman. Yes Ian was dangerous and held his own. But the winner was clear. Respect 🇰🇿

[@jessewise6449]

You said "UFC 312 in Perth" too many times for me to not bring it up 😂😂

[@walterwhite4043]

Ian Garry vs Edwards for Top Contender would be interesting

[@IbrahimAli-ix3rl]

I think that topuria vs olivera isnt very good because olivera is very hittable. Dustin Seems like a better fight

[@ElijahHaig]

Sometimes I watch this to achieve piece of mind. Logic n sense.

[@seanmower3926]

Funny that you don’t think Alex wants to hold both belts at the same time like he did in glory. Because he absolutely has zero intentions on giving up that belt

[@MrFelipinho777]

Gane vs Jailton Almeida for the number 1 contender

[@kadenkelsch4487]

Wow. I 100% agree with you 👏🏼

[@septiq3105]

topuria deserves the immediate LW title shot, how has he not done enough, everything that was put in front of him was knocked out...

[@AlexWood66]

I like Jack vs Leon and Brandy vs Usman and Gary vs Buckley

[@NT12349]

Great Video

[@XenonFranco]

Topuria ain’t vacating his belt

[@RumRageGaming]

16:00 we know why though?? Ankalaev wanted the title fight on his terms

[@progue6446]

HW title picture should like so: Title - Jones vs Aspinall (obvs) Contender Fights - Gane v Blaydes Not quite contenders - Pav v Rozenstruik Volkov v Winner of Almeida / Spivac Beyond that - Tuivasa v Nzechukwu

[@demetrepanjakidze4403]

Ilia Tuporias title won't be vacant if he decides to move up. He said that multiple times

[@Kgopani3101]

I think they should do a grand 8 fight card where every champion fights, hold it again in the safeer

[@Dan-nx9zn]

That would be cool but would completely fuck up the rest of the year you would have no title fights for a long time

[@Kgopani3101]

@Dan-nx9zn Yeah we get WMMA PPV's where the female champs and top 5 contenders fight

[@the4kcameraman]

Just watching your vid and you uploaded

[@UncleKnobbiesInc]

Bro called the Izzy fight

[@PringlesCan1968]

I think there's a possibility of it being Leon vs JDM in March because JDM doesn't really have a opponent for 312, Sean Brady said he's not fighting in February could be usman but i doubt it the only other option is someone much lower ranked

[@Blake-db1cl]

Tell me if im wrong, but Dustin fighting topuria as his retirement fight is way cooler than ilia vs olivera

[@gjbsarmeri3957]

Before watching the video: Flyweight - Royval should get the title shot right now and Kai Kara should fight Moreno and whoever wins fights Pantoja (provided he wins against Royval) and if Pantoja wins both of those fights he absolutely deserves to go up the division for a second belt. If Royval isn't ready, then Figgy should get a shot. Bantaweight - Pretty easy for me. Winner of Umar vs Merab should fight Yan in my opinion. Sean o Malley should fight a contender and if he doesn't, I wouldn't give him a title shot but if they want to they can. I'd like to see Marcus Mcghee win two more until he gets to fight for the title. Featherweight - Ilia vs Diego, winner fights Evloev. After that if Ilia wants he can probably go up to fight for the second belt although I'd prefer if he stayed in featherweight longer. Maybe after he wins those two there will be another contender who rised, maybe Choi if he wins like 2-3 more fights or maybe Volk can get a title fight as well soon although I don't like that. Lightweight - Islam vs Tsarukyan, winner fights probably Oliveira although I'm not a big fan of that fight. If Hooker wins against a top contender he should get a title shot next. Moicano has been very dominant this year and if he beats another ranked opponent he could be a top contender too. Welterweight - This one is pretty interesting. Belal vs Rakhmonov, it's not clear who the winner fights. If JDM wins his next fight I wanna see him fight for the belt next. Another one to look at is Buckley. If Buckley beats Covington he can fight against someone like Leon or something similar and the nfight for the belt. Middleweight - DDP vs Sean, winner fights Khamzat. I'd like a fight between Imavov and Adesanya or Borralho and Adesanya. Light Heavyweight - Poatan vs Ankalaev, if Hill beats Prohazka he should get a title shot. Ulberg has been on a good streak and him vs Jan is maybe the next contender as well. Heavyweight - Jones vs Aspinall, after that it should be Aspinall vs Gane or if Jones vs Aspinall doesn't happen Aspinall vs Gane will 100% happen. Volkov got robbed and if he beats someone like Blaydes he should get a title shot after that.

[@StarryNight4024]

Jones makes light work against Aspinall

[@RishabhSharma-ic5th]

after a brillant fight at ufc 310 vs shavkat it should be ian garry who must be fighting for the no.1 contender

[@Hollow0044]

I think topuria vs gaethje would be better

[@landons8935]

I feel there a lot of superstars in the ufc just no prospects or contenders because I feel everyone in each of there divisions has faught each other

[@JayBGamesToo]

after manel kape performance tonight i think the ufc does kai kara vs manel winner fights winner of pantoja royval 3 for the belt

[@Ma1k.]

Honestly the Chimaev Abu Dhabi situation is getting out of hand. He himself said he doesn't have any travelling ban and has left Saudi to travel

[@natesmith1223]

Didn’t they address it on commentary saying he was dealing with sickness for the past 2 years?

[@andrewmccormick7623]

Hooker vs Halloway for number 1 contender

[@SoulAlmighty1660]

Evloev should be fighting topuria and if evloev loses then you do volk vs lopez for the vacant title. You need to make that 0 vs 0 fight as soon as possible.

[@matthewfurstenberg5494]

Imo should be Ian Garry vs usman, and Leon vs jdm

[@donnajones1988]

14:43 was like rap god 😂

[@Ma1k.]

I feel like Ian Garry doesn't have anything to prove anymore. He has had wins that were more convincing than Sean Brady's ones, he has made Shavkat look human on short notice and the fight between Leon and Ian would be so fucking much fun, y'all don't realize the hype that would go around Brit vs Irish. I'm european and I feel the hate yk

[@giovannibalsamo4485]

Hoppero is definitely the best MMA KZbinr, consistent posting and always knows his stuff. You need to be a UFC matchmaker lol

[@vortex7643]

how did you perfectly predict the izzy fight

[@tatepouncey2752]

Can’t fight Abu Dhabi in summer cuz of Ramadan G

[@user-op8ge3kq6s]

Pantoja vs Brandon Royval or Asu Almabayev.Tuporia vs Lopez. Belal vs Shavkat. Alex Pereira vs Ankalaev. Jon Jones vs Aspinall

[@anonymous-37]

sydney and perth arent the same its like a 4 hour flight new zealand to sydney is actually quicker

[@yourgran4303]

Manel kape should be in the discussion for pantoja

[@SigmasigmaMMA]

New fighter unlocked: Muhammad rakmonov🔥

[@JoshuaWade-ts8co]

This guy is good but o malleys last fight was with merab

[@GarrettHaag]

Im a huge Usman fan but bro has lost 3 in a row and he seems to be slowly down

[@mxlx95]

Movsar looks like Seta Kaiba

[@geniojennie]

Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov or bring back Mokaev Bantamweight: Umar Nurmagomedov Featherweight: Movsar Evloev Lightweight: Islam Makhachev Welterweight: Belal Muhammad or Shavkat Rakhmonov Middleweight: Khamzat Chimaev Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall

[@lilautistico1635]

Hear me out. Leon Edwards vs Stephen Thompson. Winner of that fights Buckley and loser fights Ian Garry. Winners fight each other and get a welterweight title shot against Belal or Shavkat whoever is champ.

[@blisious]

5:16 what do you mean

[@artofmartialcinemaamc5334]

I think you got it wrong with 2 things: 1) I think Max Holloway should return to Lightweight next along with Topuria but only to preserve his health after that nasty KO. Oliveira just fought so likely won't be looking to fight until around May probably, which is around when Max should return. I also think Oliveira needs 1 more win ti deserve a title shot, & the winner id Islam/Arman won't be looking to fight until around International Fight Week. This is why I think Charles Oliveira vs Max Holloway is the way to go. They had their fight at Featherweight end early due to injury so their rematch at Lightweight for a title shot makes the most sense right now. Oliveira has submitted both Dustin & Justin, while Max has KOed Justin in his LW debut. 2) Along with 1, I think Ilia Topuria vs Dustin Poirier is a more exciting stylistic match up between two of the top boxers in UFC history. Ilia has also said he's willing to work his way up but if he can beat Dustin in convincing fashion, maybe he gets the winner of Islam/Arman instead while the winner of Oliveira/Max II gets next after Ilia. 3) I think Ciryl Gane should be the one to face Jailton Almeida instead due to the stylistic nightmare fight that Gane deserves right now which is a submission specialist. Volkov deserves to avenge his loss to Curtis Blaydes instead just like he did Gane but was unfortunately robbed. He shouldn't have to face Almeida, Volkov is 36 & Almeida is younger like Gane, their fight makes more sense & Volkov vs Blaydes II makes way more sense. Tl;dr, I got - Ilia Topuria vs Dustin Poirier & if Ilia wins he gets a title shot - Charles Oliveira vs Max Holloway II, rematch at LW for next title shot whether Ilia wins or loses - Volkov vs Blaydes II is better for Volkov - Gane vs Almeida is a better fight to see if Gane can handle a grapplee yet, otherwise he deserves to be nowhere near Tom or Jones. He got taken down by Volkov & Ngannou. I agree with most of the rest though.

[@michaelsun-qh5xe]

Ilia needs to beat someone like arman not poirer.

[@artofmartialcinemaamc5334]

@michaelsun-qh5xe Arman is fighting for the belt & Oliveira fought recently. Again I like Max vs Oliveira 2 at LW, Ilia vs Dustin. All Ilia needs is a top 5 win to justify a title shot, doesn't matter who it's against & Dustin is probably the best stylistic match up as far as excitement goes imo

[@michaelsun-qh5xe]

@ yes but beating Dustin does not get him a title shot…, well if the ufc forces it then okay, but ilia needs to beat someone that is a contender right now and Dustin at this point ain’t one despite him looking really good he’s about to retire

[@artofmartialcinemaamc5334]

@michaelsun-qh5xe I understand but that's not exactly how the UFC works my friend. Dustin has only lost to Islam, Oliveira & Justin in the last 5 years. Dustin is a great money fight & tester to see how he does at LW & as the lineal champ that is giving up his belt to move up a class & said he's willing to fight anyone coming up in order to get one, I personally like the Dustin fight better as his 1st LW battle but I would definitely settle for Oliveira 1st. I want to see arguably the UFCs top 2 boxers of all time have a fight together. That's all. Max vs Oliveira 2 makes more sense than Oliveira vs Topuria

[@michaelsun-qh5xe]

@@artofmartialcinemaamc5334 well if that’s the case absolutely put Dustin first against topuria if he wins give him the loser of arman vs Islam u know what fuck it give him arman 🤣🤣🤣🤣, and then if he wins again fight Islam. Done

[@allpraisewebb1142]

Ilia absolutely stomps Charles and i like both fighters 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@andrewmorrow4312]

My guy . Slow down a little. I thought I had my play back on double speed. You’re speaking so fast it’s kinda hard to listen too!

[@jay-ry9vf]

Why are we pretending that morenos 2 losses were controversial? Pantoja clearly beat him 49-46 and Royval clearly beat him 48-47

[@rylanknapp2524]

Yeah 100% I do think Erceg was robbed against Pantoja tho

[@BrockHanson-q7n]

@@rylanknapp2524 nope and erceg never getting a title fight again he got mauled by kara France and he should just retire like jack shore both of them aren't ufc level

[@jay-ry9vf]

@@rylanknapp2524 I wouldnt call it a robbery because it was really close, but i did score the fight 48-47 erceg

[@reesehinton9544]

Y not manel kape mentioned??

[@LBZ420]

Why does usman deserve a number one contender match?

[@TheOctagonFight]

Banger as usual👏

[@ElijahHaig]

I can’t see gaethje as champ. Finish on legacy

[@travi-oli]

Also, why is everyone so turned off the Strickland getting a rematch? Very controversial first fight and then he takes a fight when he’s the number 1 contender and convincingly wins (let’s be real with the split decision)

[@complex.mp4254]

If khamzat wasn’t in the picture I would be all for it, but I literally can’t imagine a world where strickland beats khamzat lol

[@johnathanl8396]

People are just more pro Dricus v. Chimaev then anti Fricus v Strickland 2

[@travistreadway3180]

@@complex.mp4254Strickland does wrestling we forgot his early years he was doing that. Not saying it’ll win that for him but he might do better than we think

[@perfectlap9379]

We said that bout izzy too ​@@complex.mp4254

[@jackduncan_6]

Manel Kape vs Kara France for the title is better

[@WabbyJ999]

Manel kape instead of royval. I like royval but he needs to be the max to pantojas volk. He can guard the belt.

[@jones-gd3uc]

Movsar beats Lopez and somehow isn’t mentioned in the title picture doesn’t sit right with me

[@BrockHanson-q7n]

because he's boring if he wasn't he would have already be fighting for a title after the win against Allen he's damn near cleared out of the division but I think he'll fight with yair or Emmett next

[@BrockHanson-q7n]

Emmett wants to be on 313 and movsar said he wants to be back by march

[@notdoxxable6333]

Does Islam have any intent on moving up? not that I want him to but the dude has gone through the division and quiet well, what does he do next? or just hold it down.

[@LegendJoe3063]

blud is scared for his fraud PED gagestani since ilia announced moving up to 155😂😂😂 If PISSlam wants to fight in walterweighthe needs to climb up in 170 just like everyone else beside belal isn't going anywhere he will win split decision against shavkat...in the end ilia will expose fake dagestani pisslam.

[@Carloseduardo...105]

It depends on who's the champion,he already said that he whould move up if Belal wasn't the champ,they're friends and train together,sometimes even Khabib is in Belal's corner

[@LegendJoe3063]

@Carloseduardo...105 pissLam is ducking ilia🤣

[@Carloseduardo...105]

@@LegendJoe3063 Now:"Islam is ducking Illia!He's a fraud,he can't not even beat a small guy! After:"Islam is a weight bully,fucking rat,only beat smaller fighters,he should move to his real weight class!"

[@Carloseduardo...105]

@@LegendJoe3063 Now:Illia is gonna beat Islam up!He's such a fraud,can't not even beat smaller fighters! After:Islam is such a weight bully,what a rat,just beat smaller fighters and talks about PFP,he should go to his real weight class!

[@Dawnbreaker887]

Edwards is facing prates

[@TheKing-ki3mr]

NO

[@JCJ259]

Perfect

[@moisescorona2714]

Good thing you’re not a match maker 🙏🏾

[@blisious]

Think Gajthe losses to Hooker, he should retire. Head trauma especially after that fight, think it’s time.

[@AnonYmous-ob7py]

9:40 Dan LOST to Dustin. Wtf you smoking

[@lennymartinez8171]

And Robert whittaker ?

[@Way2hi2focus420]

@lennymartinez8171 I would say he's outta title contention for the next year at least

[@TwocanToucan]

Give him either the winner of robocop/cannonier or brendan allen

[@moscowcowboy_13]

Jones is not the HW champ, Tom is. UFC went full diversity and woke.

[@fogpatrol]

Alex and Ankalaev fight is scheduled for May is it not?

[@rhino447attack]

Love hoppero mma!!

[@Self8Sabotage]

Chimaev>>>>>whole division

[@skidrow-black]

UFC cherry picking for 😢Alex and Jon

[@2BYTMakesMusic]

StutteroMMA

[@nestorrivera-meza2329]

Do boxing

[@Sage-2002]

Figgy said he’d fight Pantoja lol

[@septiq3105]

kamaru usmn ;)

[@TTANKB15]

I wanna see pereira move up to heavyweight and fight aspinall and whoever wins out of them to will have to fight jones

[@GeorgeHussla]

Belal wasn't even remembered to be put in the thumbnail 😂

[@Jfun02]

Charles is not gonna fight he is fighting for the title next

[@xertz2502]

"Mokaev sells no ppv" SO??? I want to see new fights not trilogys

[@3rdWorldNola]

But we can't have khamzat fighting in the UAE forever. Take his home field advantage away. Maybe Dana can ask trump to have him removed from the no fly list? 🙏

[@adrienealonzo5744]

I'm hoping for colby to win this weekend and we get colby vs usman 3. JDM vs Leon in the UK. Brady vs Garry