UFC Saudi Arabia Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Full Card Post Fight

UFC Saudi Arabia Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov full card post fight. I discuss every fight on the card including Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov & Kelvin Gastelum vs Daniel Rodriguez.
Intro - 00:00
Long Xiao vs. Chang Ho Lee - 00:14
M. Gadzhiyasulov vs. B. Ribeiro - 1:55
Muin Gafurov vs. Kyung Ho Kang - 3:49
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby - 5:49
Muhammad Naimov vs. Felipe Lima - 8:29
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon - 10:52
Johnny Walker vs. V. Oezdemir - 13:30
Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli - 15:56
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez - 19:27
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov - 21:33
Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov - 24:29
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[@MMAJOEYC]

Long Xiao vs. Chang Ho Lee - 00:14 M. Gadzhiyasulov vs. B. Ribeiro - 1:55 Muin Gafurov vs. Kyung Ho Kang - 3:49 Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby - 5:49 Muhammad Naimov vs. Felipe Lima - 8:29 Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon - 10:52 Johnny Walker vs. V. Oezdemir - 13:30 Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli - 15:56 Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez - 19:27 Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov - 21:33 Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov - 24:29

[@the_auditor1017]

Does anybody else member when Jeremy Stephen fought kattar and missed weight after he was eating tacos on cinxo de mayo?

[@KlinkTheTree]

Every time Walker loses it’s so brutal 😭

[@gamecock_1960]

Called Kelvin SpongeBob 😂

[@therealmvpls1149]

The shit he says with a straight face kills me 🤣🤣

[@gamecock_1960]

@@therealmvpls1149 that’s facts lol

[@chewy8677]

Cut kelvin from the ufc such an unprofessional and he’s an embarrassment to the sport

[@DOOM-kronicills]

Take the man’s lively hood away from him. stfu

[@mohammadsameerkakar3112]

Sorry guys but what has he done?

[@chewy8677]

@@mohammadsameerkakar3112 he just missed weight by 15 pounds has been missing weight for years and is like 2-4 in his last 6 if not worse this dudes claim to fame is having a competitive fight with Izzy and losing he shouldn’t even be in the UFC with how much he’s missed weight

[@mohammadsameerkakar3112]

@@chewy8677 Oh wow by 15 pounds😮. He is taking a piss right.

[@chewy8677]

@@mohammadsameerkakar3112 he was supposed to fight at 170 but at the last minute had the fight moved up to 185 bc he was no where near on weight while his opponent was ready to make weight it’s horrible

[@Youssef-hd5bl]

people gave no credit for ikram, remember when dan and bobby took a fight with islam on short notice, everybody were glazzing them, and also volk that's not a long time ago. ikram his opponent got changed three times like in 2 weeks, and the weight cut, the climate change in saudi arabia, and the big jump in competition, i'm not trying to make excuses, all i'm trying to say is that people need to give him the respect he deserves.

[@701delbronx8]

Only dumb fighters take short notice fights. His management failed him… no way I’d throw my fighter to the wolves like that

[@digby4060]

@@701delbronx8Come on, it was a massive payday for Ikram and heading up a card for the 1st time and big opportunity. No disgrace losing to Whittaker. Probably the only negative now is his the question over his chin but if he has a glass jaw that would have been found out anyway sooner or later.

[@RhynnMedia]

Khamzat should get the hate ultimately he pulled out causing this ikram should never have been in there man

[@Vinie2K]

@@RhynnMedia NONE should get the hate.

[@Youssef-hd5bl]

@@RhynnMedia nobody should get the hate, he got sick, nothing you can do about it.

[@american1207]

The prelims hard carried. None of the fights on the main card were competitive. Aliskerov was out of his element, Pav look scared the entire fight, Brocoli threw no strikes, and not many people know this but it was actually a fly landing on his chin that took Walker out of the fight. Also Kelvin basically cheated. He was well over 200lbs 2 weeks out and knew he wasn't gonna make weight meanwhile his opponent kept his weight low for months thinking Kelvin was gonna make weight. Cut Gastelum and Weidman

[@allpraisewebb1142]

I want Whittaker vs Strickland co main at 305!!!!

[@carthaginian1153]

Exactly

[@terrycruise-zd5tw]

sean would die

[@kadenmaguglin392]

Neither should have to make a 2-3 month turnaround. Strickland would be a fool to take a non title fight when he has a win and a razor close decision over the 2 people fighting for the belt at 305. Rob gets to fight the winner or fight imavov maybe if he doesn’t want to wait

[@Nonamegoodsir4332]

@@terrycruise-zd5twyou’re slow, Sean easily beat Izzy who destroyed Whittaker

[@googleuser2031]

Johnny walker needs to retire at this point… not sure he has any brain cells left

[@MAD_KIOTTI]

He hit his CTE cap like 3 fights ago

[@ElChicoMedas]

Robert whittaker is the king without a crown

[@koalawithchaingun53]

Like Poirier

[@ElChicoMedas]

pretty much

[@nycmaverick]

Let’s be serious he just beat an unranked 3 fight in the UFC last minute replacement. Facts.

[@cozy.elfenomenooooo]

​@@nycmaverickikram had a full training camp and u and so many people still picked but when he loses u say he wasnt that good cry tho just facts

[@2DizzyBoi]

I just unsubscribed from DC because he couldn't recap the Whittaker fight. I appreciate your content, your ability to focus on the point.

[@Nonamegoodsir4332]

Wdym by couldn’t recap the fight?

[@shahidabdoullakhanzorovr1564]

It didn't exactly last that long...

[@2DizzyBoi]

@Nonamegoodsir4332 he was talkin bout everything but the fight. I ain't wanna hear about hypotheticals lol I wanted to hear the result

[@yns_bandz16]

Gordon won clearly

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

He did

[@19.0guyswithgolfputters3]

Yes

[@KlinkTheTree]

Really want Whitaker vs Strickland because the winner will be absolutely number 1 contender and it’s an interesting matchup

[@Nonamegoodsir4332]

“Will be Absolutely number 1 contender”. Strickland beat Izzy handily, then arguably “lost” to Dricus, then beat Costa handily. How is he not the established #1 contender? He should legitimately still be the champ right now so he’s undoubtedly the #1 contender no questions asked

[@Paul-bb9vy]

Because he got a title shot without going through Rob. Shouldn’t get the easy path again.

[@Den99973]

Ikram never corrected his weakness.. Khamzhat exposed it... Whitaker took advantage of it.

[@motorcyclesdream6921]

How? in short notice and two weight cut?

[@calebdruckenmiller3148]

​he's referring to how both fighters knocked him out with an uppercut​@@motorcyclesdream6921

[@troy3423]

We got Patrick the star here talking about spongebob. The irony

[@MAD_KIOTTI]

He's also not a professional fighter who's supposed to be cutting to 170

[@troy3423]

@@MAD_KIOTTI Doesn't excuse fat shaming, especially from someone who's clearly overweight. Don't throw stones when you live in a glass house

[@MAD_KIOTTI]

@troy3423 Well you're fat shaming Joey by calling him Patrick Star but I guess it's ok for you to do it right?

[@troy3423]

@@MAD_KIOTTI I'm simply pointing out the irony. I wouldn't have commented otherwise

[@MAD_KIOTTI]

@troy3423 Nah you're a hypocrite

[@nilesrodriguez4343]

People SLEEPING on Vulcan STILL smh

[@nilesrodriguez4343]

Volkov used to be good. I think that Derrick Lewis KO really changed him and his confidence. He was beating the crap out of Lewis up until the KO and has never looked the same since.

[@Greg-ys2gy]

He looked pretty good today

[@jpwfilmarchives8076]

*MooooooVING ON!*

[@evilkhamzat]

Sean got a title shot after beating an unranked Dagestani prospect why shouldn’t Rob 2 wins is more impressive that one. At worst Rob vs Strickland as the Co-main in Perth!

[@shrekshrek8307]

sean got it on a months notice cus ddp was injured. 2 very different scenarios

[@cozy.elfenomenooooo]

Sean SD loss to ddp Rob KO loss to ddp Sean UD over Izzy Rob x2 losses to Izzy

[@LolitaDavidovich934]

Shara was supposed to fight Ihor Potiera, then Joilton Santos, then Tricoli.

[@VinceG18]

Bobby knuckles is still a viable contender in the middleweight division.

[@darwinsanchez4842]

Ironically it feels like one of the best cards of the year

[@shawnramey614]

I don’t think you understand what irony means

[@koalawithchaingun53]

Why ironically?

[@darwinsanchez4842]

@@koalawithchaingun53 overall it was pretty alright it didn’t feel like anything espectacular it didn’t feel like a big fight card because the crowd was dead but we’ve been getting dud after dud so even though at best it was like a 7/10 it contrary to what it should be (an alright card) felt like something greater probably because of the high of seeing Ikram knocked out been a while since we had a main event like that

[@calebdruckenmiller3148]

​@@darwinsanchez4842it was a really good card for a free fight night though

[@emmanuelmakoba6085]

I think you're underplaying how Shara cheated with the fence grab and I'm surprised

[@cronik27]

he is shilling that fence grab was criminal

[@federalgodson]

Robert Whitaker is really a G for that uppercut. It was from down under. It even showed why those guys in the top are there. They make reads and adjustments quickly.

[@RunRunRun16]

Ikram broke my heart , congratulations to rob i guess he took the translator calling him john personal 😅

[@loopvil369]

No matter what way you try to slice is it, Ikram getting to fight a no1 contender from an unranked position is 100% advantageous. He literally jumped the queue

[@LoverofStories-df3hq]

“Brutally grabbed the fence.” 😆 I agree!

[@andrewyoung9148]

Saying that Whittaker is the #1 contender is genuinely one of the dumbest takes i’ve heard in a while. Beats unranked guy, and deserves a title shot for having a less dominant win over Paulo Costa, and also losing to both potential champions? Putting whittaker over a guy who had a razor close fight with the current champion and absolutely embarrassed adensanya is up there with Stipe Jones being the fight to make

[@matepavic6929]

Strickland and Rob Whittaker are equally deserving of a title fight. Change my mind.

[@Zch73]

Whittaker vs Strickland for the number one contender spot 👌🏻

[@DevJayyy]

Joey, you have the sickest SpongeBob references

[@cyclonus01]

Whitaker got destroyed by Du Plessis while Strickland arguably beat him.

[@IAMTheDeffence]

Shii missed the fights but thanks for the recap

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

You were shocked when they said Dalby fight was a Split decision what👀? You feel bad for Gordon He was robbed against Paddy now He thinks against Harzkat was a robbery 😂😭💔 I agree next! M.Periera 🇧🇷 vs 🇷🇺 Shar no Man Sean Strickland is a number 1 Contender & no Man Whittaker didint destroy Paulo Costa 👀👀👀👀 Sean Strickland deserves that Shot next! booking Them next I agree it will make a lot of sense but if Whittaker beats Strickland it doesn't mean He was deserving more than Sean in the first place👀 Du Plesis ko'ed Whittaker Strickland beat Adesanya who did defeat Whittaker 2 times already Him vs Du Plessis was a Split very close fight rematch was making sense but they force Him to take a risk a Guy who did hurt Whittaker in His last match bad won the round was ranked number 7 hungry Guy but Strickland beats Him clear 4-1 decision noww You want Him to fight again and again and again???? maybe You wanna see Him lose😭

[@theclanmorrison]

It’s Eked it out not Squeaked it out.

[@nilesrodriguez4343]

Idk whats up with Alexander and Sergei. I saw something about them being friends and not wanting to fight unless it was for a title. It looked like Volkov took that personally, Idk, shits weird...

[@thefinalhammer5442]

Sean vs whittaker is the only logical choice here. Also he didnt squeek by a decision win, i feel his win over paule was pretty one sided. 4-1. Not entertaining at all, but a decisive win. Rob got big brothered by ddp, and knocked out by izzy. Its tough choice here, so i think sean vs rob would be the solid choice.

[@jiriz591]

Would love to see Strickland - Whittaker, even though Strickland doesn't really need another win to claim the title shot. But better than laying off for too long, I guess.

[@grays617]

I haven't seen mma joey before but I feel he's missing something.. maybe a beanie

[@dylanwright9927]

The Dagestani privilege argument is simply that these guys get accelerated up the ladder instead of clawing their way up. The problem with this is not that they win, it’s that they don’t get “over” with the fans until the very end of their career because we haven’t seen them go through the journey. Everyone is gloating about Ikram losing because nobody knows Ikram because Ikram is fighting a top 5 guy when he never fought a top 10 or 15 guy or even a guy everyone knows. We haven’t seen the journey. The real downside of so called Dagestani privilege is that the Dagestanis aren’t integrated into the sport culture and the fans never get the fun of coming to like them during their rise. There is a sensation that Dagestani fighters are just “The House” in poker terms and nobody really cares about their wins or gives them credit because it feels like they aren’t part of the sport culture. They should fight each other more, would alleviate much of this.

[@raghadmlhem100]

islam need 10 fight winstreak for a title fight. Other r less. clearly no privilege

[@raghadmlhem100]

khabib need 9 winstreak for a title. no privilege

[@dylanwright9927]

@@raghadmlhem100 people like Islam BECAUSE of 10 fight streak. Thats why they make funny vids of his autism moments and roasting DC. The fans know him. BECAUSE of the 10 fights. Literally my entire point.

[@JoosySmooyay]

would be a solid theory if it wasn't absolute nonsense. Dagestani privilege applies to any muslim fighter so just call it what it is, some dummies say it about Chimaev, dude isn't even from there. How many fights did Khabib take before getting the belt? Islam? Umar? The lot of them fight tonnes before getting a shot, there's plenty of opportunity to watch their ascent. UFC feeds into the whole "us vs them" by holding all their fights until the Dubai and now Saudi cards because they see the money it generates. They won't fight one another. Brotherhood takes precedence over career advancement. Also what is "the sport culture"?

[@jonathancrete8241]

@@JoosySmooyaythe thing is these guys fought a ton, against nobodies. I get Islam because there was literally nobody else for the title shot but Umar fought nobody ranked and is now fighting Cory, Ikram fought Alves and got the opportunity to fight Whittaker and before was booked against Costa off of one UFC win, Abus had one UFC win and got Strickland, the UFC is notorious for trying to push certain fighters and these guys are no exception. If these guys were American with no personality they would not get the shot and that’s a fact.

[@improbablyyourdad8458]

I want Strickland vs Whitaker. That would be a fight that forces Sean to fight hard.

[@Marvin-ut4xs]

I remember ppl were saying pavlovich was the man jones feared lol

[@FlyPsiche]

the privilege is getting the chance to fight Whittaker, there are plenty of fighters that would take that fight for the opportunity and the exposure on spot in the manin event. If they lose it won't count much because it was short notice and what not. Your logic is flawed in this case.

[@WhitePillMan]

Strickland lost via razor thin split decision to DDP which he arguably won. Beats Costa. What does the man gotta do to get his title back?

[@Paul-bb9vy]

Fight Rob

[@nme_mma]

Robert whittaker deserves the title shot.

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Guys don’t get all top guys are going to fight each other and for belt multiple times if you’re popular enough you don’t even have to win , every popular fighter is one win away from the title . A real prospect gets popular from us he gets few chances than pampered to those spots

[@slavanaum1033]

Volkov fought Struve and defeated him by knockout in the third round

[@briangarner6103]

Trocoli was droning along

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Sean turned down khazmat multiple times ?

[@bleadzeking1]

Sean will beat Rob am sorry Rob looked good but he did everything he did against dricus no difference 😆 a good striker will beat him, putting hands down and trying to blitz

[@danieljessop7140]

Lol ok.

[@susan4stars783]

I’d actually love to see Rob rematch dDP for sure. But if we gonna be fair and merit based, let’s get Rob & Sean to fight it out for next title shot. Both men have tasted the belt and the champion lifestyle.. and they both want it back bad. Let’s mKe it happen!

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Pretty sure Rob had more than a taste 😂

[@jackderaway]

Dalby was truly robbed. I’m all for close fights aren’t always a robbery. It was a close fight. But round for round he very clearly won the second and third. That third round rinat didn’t do ANYTHING but dive for legs and hold on and pray. I’ll re watch it but I don’t remember seeing rinat land many good strikes that round. And if he did, I liked what dalby did way more. Rinat just didn’t wanna be there striking that third round. Thus he DESPERATELY initiated the grappling and didn’t do a good job at all doing so. When a guy gets up so easily I don’t see how you give that exchange to a guy who did nothing but get the take down and hold on. That image of him holding so desperately holding is what tells me the other guy is winning this exchange.

[@cheexiong8259]

Kg coming in looking spongebob Lmfao

[@shrekshrek8307]

so when whittaker gets rocked and goes onto win a close fight its a ''masterclass'' but when strickland drops costa, and win 50-45 its a ''disgrace''? If we give title shots based on if your boring or not ig belal is getting a bs title shot, right? you can cope all you want but losing a razor close fight to the champ and dominating izzy means more than getting dominated by ddp, and a close loss to izzy. Please, stop doing rage bait joey.

[@arturoavila4396]

How is it impressive how imavov won if it was early stoppage?

[@maximusdraxkratos6315]

The color of your T shirt makes you look like you have no arms my guy.😂

[@bestrong1240]

Robert w.looked good

[@murkYuri]

I know you're not talking about someone else's build

[@thefaceoffuzz]

thats why criticism is cool. Joey can shit on kelvin and then you get to shit on joey lol

[@murkYuri]

@@thefaceoffuzz alright I’ll take it lmao

[@thefaceoffuzz]

@@murkYuri 🤣🤣🤣 have a great day man

[@murkYuri]

@@thefaceoffuzz you too brother 🫡

[@baccaratnatural]

Rob is good

[@dolamike584]

Too bad Chimaev caught the cold.😢

[@DIZZZLETV]

Joeys back hair looks like Gafarov! Probably worse!

[@blackjackAY]

How does the Whittaker fight expose Dagestani privilege? Ikram didn't deserve that fight to begin with. One week notice or full camp.

[@cronik27]

this dude is a daggy fan boy look at his beard bro

[@neverlosefool]

Volkov fought Struve lol

[@asapBreeZy]

At the LEAST Strickland fights Rob, if not he gets winner of Izzy and Du steroid.

[@frenchfries2424]

Decent card overall

[@ColbyBumington]

Especially after last weekend, dear lord!

[@Noah-fn4xs]

Yeah ufc has bin on a dry spout lately

[@Alexzander2060]

@@Noah-fn4xs it was a good card you had your prelim scrap you got your first round knockout in the main and you got a good knockout so it was a pretty good card to get momentum back for the UFC and just a good card in general and also you got a fun new prospect in Lima

[@Noah-fn4xs]

@@Alexzander2060 I know didn’t say it was bad it was decent

[@Alexzander2060]

@@Noah-fn4xs I didn’t say you said it was bad I’m just saying the UFC didn’t feel dry here for a fight night we need more of these kind of fight nights not ones like last week

[@theoneaboveall1455]

Where were you at? Lol they did fight, Volkov beat Struve!

[@MMAJOEYC]

7 years ago I totally forgot. Also that's when Struve was on his way out

[@MMAJOEYC]

Great catch tho

[@jonathancrete8241]

Joey I don’t get how you admit that some fighters like Strickland, OMalley, and Pereira are pushed by the UFC but refuse to acknowledge the dagestanis being pushed. Ikram booked against top 10 Costa off of one UFC win Abus got top 5 Strickland off of one UFC win Umar fought nobody ranked and is getting top 3 Cory Shara was in talks to fight Vettori off a win against Silva. I’m not even saying there is anything wrong with the UFC doing this but you denying it is just pure delusion.

[@cyclonus01]

Alex pereira fought strickland after Silva then izzy.

[@evilkhamzat]

If people other than Dagestanis get pushed by the UFC it just shows that alleged “Dagestani privilege” doesn’t exist not sure what your arguing here

[@jonathancrete8241]

@@evilkhamzatuh what? Those fighters got pushed for a reason, dagestani fighters get pushed for a reason, I’m arguing that just like those fighters the dagestani fighters as a whole get pushed for the most part, so yes the “dagestani privilege” exists here

[@JasonSmith-om4lr]

This is why you are biased because of your hatred for strickland, If izzy wins he will want the strickland rematch(izzy beat whittaker twice already) if DDP wins he also will fight strickland because it was so close and arguably lost(DDP starched whittaker) u cant use the argument that whittaker beat costa worse than strickland did if you are going to conveniently leave out that DDP beat the brakes off of whittaker and barely squeaked by strickland, im just stating facts, Strickland is the #1 contender, unless he doesnt want to wait and he wants to fight whittaker for the #1 contender spot. Now i can see that happening as well.

[@briansnyder6260]

Your argument against privilege makes no sense

[@bleadzeking1]

You shouldn't talk MMA

[@minifridge6330]

The privilege is getting the opportunity no matter the outcome

[@DantheMan31799]

Agreed

[@user-ko5to4us8e]

It is Sean Strickland next up sorry to say Joey

[@Izzy-zh8ck]

We get it anytime a dagestani wins a decision it's the worst robbery we've seen. If they get finishes they are boring. But yay let's go sean strickland!

[@kevhino260]

Whitaker was schooling ddp, I dont know what happened

[@skinwalker616]

Yes, he was schooling ddp by loosing the first round and being kod in the second😂

[@radvlad1431]

I thought Ikram AlaSCAREov was a nickname

[@cyclonus01]

Low iq

[@HomeInspectorTim]

You're not making the right points. Sean *clearly* beats Costa and if you re-watch it, Bobby and Costa was a really really close, fight and some have argued Costa won. Nobody argued Costa won when he fought Sean. And based on quality of opponent, an unranked and to your point, not ready opponent gets beat by a top ranked Bobby knockles and that means you should knock Sean off his title spot? That makes NO SENSE Joey. If you don't like Sean I get it, if you're trying to be logical, you're wrong. UFC may book them to fight each other, that may be what happens and Sean will likely be a favorite (I'd think). I'm super happy Bobby won btw, that was def a highlight of the card, if not the highlight.

[@evilkhamzat]

Sean beat costa coming off a loss and Rob beat Ikram who no one in the top 15 wanted to fight. Sean got a title shot after beating Abus who was another hyped unranked prospect why shouldn’t Rob get the same treatment 2 wins > 1

[@HomeInspectorTim]

@@evilkhamzat Different situations tbh, saying Rob's win over Ikram is same as Abus.. and trying to discredit the win against Costa.. not sure I agree there. Either way.. whether I'm or you're right, it comes down to who the UFC thinks is more marketable Izzy/DDP vs Rob or Sean. Izzy may want the L back from Sean if he beats DDP, DDP v Sean was close/arguable. Bobby v Imavov (or maybe Sean) may be what the UFC does with Bobby, we shall see ;) Bobby fans (including myself) may get miffed at Bobby v Imavov but what do you do with him as well? Just not sure Izzy v Rob 3 makes sense when he lost both.. DDP was clear too. But Bobby did the UFC a favor, all really political. Peace

[@Paul-bb9vy]

Why do all Strickland fans want him to duck Rob, would be a fantastic scalp for Sean if he was to win.

[@sufh2928]

I’m no Sean Strickland fan boy, but let’s be honest he definitely deserves it the most. He beat Izzy (say what you want about Izzy not showing up that’s the game), has a super close loss against DDP. And sure the fight against costa was weak but costa did absolutely nothing to fight back in it

[@shahidabdoullakhanzorovr1564]

A lot of these dudes bleating about "Dagestani privilege" (a cringe, make-believe, nonexistent phenomenon) were secretly scared that their favorite fighter was going to lose. Imagine being so scared your favorite fighter will lose that you don't even want the guy who scares you to get the opportunity to fight your favorite fighter. 😂 That is so childish and pathetic. 🤣🤣🤣

[@nilesrodriguez4343]

Id much rather see Whitaker vs Adesanya 3 than Whitaker vs DDP 2 Joey

[@digby4060]

I think Whittaker won that 2nd fight so I agree. Whittaker has improved a lot since that fight too whereas Adesanya has been on the couch.

[@nicholaskoontz8362]

How did Sean hurt you lol 😂? It makes ZERO logical sense that Whitaker gets the next shot 🤦‍♂️. Sean beat Izzy, Sean Beat Du Plessi and got robbed... Whittaker lost to both.... make it make sense logically 🤦‍♂️😂

[@billymartin6824]

His bias against Strickland is hilarious.

[@michaelmaniloff9297]

Luke Thomas just said you could make a case for either one and he would give the edge to Rob also. I'm a strickland fan also, but you are kidding yourself if you don't realize his lack of offensive firepower, reluctance to throw down, it doesn't do him any favors. Could go either way.

[@evilkhamzat]

Rob KO a dangerous Dagestani prospect that no one wanted to fight in the first round. Sean decisions a guy who Rob just beat. It’s clear that Rob should get the next shot or at WORST be the co-main event vs Sean at UFC Perth.

[@Sale-Big-Or-Go-Home]

Sean is boring asf that’s why 😂

[@nicholaskoontz8362]

@evilkhamzat an unranked Dagestani with no top contender fights at all and got wobbled with the first real punch... come on man 🤣

[@Redery001]

No way in hell Strickland would accept a fight against Whittiker, he's all talk.

[@totschopper]

Ikrom seems a bit chinny

[@jonathancrete8241]

Dagestani privilege: Ikram beats Alves then gets a big fight Umar beats debut Bekzat and gets a big fight Islam beats Green, Dober, and Hooker and gets a big fight Now tell me Joey, if these guys weren’t dagestani and scary looking would they get these opportunities? 😂

[@fmgmack]

The only one that could be considered privilege is Umar. Ikram just was the person willing to take a fight against Whitaker on short notice. Those are the very good wins you just named like it was Strickland getting a title shot off beating an unranked fighter or something.

[@evilkhamzat]

Ikram: Short notice saved the day not the same Umar: Getting the same/path treatment as Sean O’Malley Islam: 10 fight win streak If you complain about this so called privilege then you must hate Alex Pereria he beat the same quality of opponents that Ikram did before he got a shot at the ranking with the #4 in Sean Strickland

[@fmgmack]

@@evilkhamzat 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@deheimer]

​​@@evilkhamzat but he's kinda right. I don't mind it personally but you can't sit here and say there's nothing called a dagestani privilege in UFC. How can you justify abus magomadev getting a Strickland fight and shamil getting rozentruik then? Gonna make another excuse for that? It doesn't take lot of brains to figure out UFC caters heavily to their UAE/ Saudi audience through that.

[@TK.D36]

Joey bro. Your the only one I know of that Gordon lost.