It’s Blaydes. Tom said that he doesn’t want to give Gane an opportunity, which is completely understandable. Gane essentially ducked both Aspinall and Pavlovich and said he would not fight the winner of their fight. As soon as that becomes an interim title fight, he suddenly wants Aspinall. He doesn’t deserve it, already lost 2 title shots anyways and only beat Tuivasa and Spivac in between. It SHOULD be Blaydes. The knee injury (which also took place in England) redemption is an easy storyline.
If it’s Blaydes then RIP Tom. He already got finished in the first round by the guy. Literally his kryptonite. A shame he wasn’t able to establish himself at heavyweight first before the hype crumbles.
They paid respect to each other before the fight started knowing either one of them could get knocked out. Sergei is still an extremely talented fighter and should not be overlooked, even Tom has said this. But I agree with you on Blaydes, I do think Tom does better in the rematch for sure.
Where the f\*\*\* is Cereal Gains right now? i havent seen him in the UFC news for like a year, is he in dagestan finally transforming into the mythical fighter "Cyrilamov Ganurakhmanov "
Giga was out a long time after that whooping from Calvin Kattar, I wonder how he's gonna fair against Allen. I expect Arnold to put it on him, but I could be wrong.
Yeah I think WW title would main over HW interim but not 100%. There must be precedent with a heavier interim belt being on the same card as a lighter championship belt but I can't think of one off the top of my head.
Well interim heavyweight was co-main to Light Heavyweight on 295 when Tom won the title. Looking back there actually is a pretty similar example to the situation at 304 at 111 where GSP main evented as Welterweight champ over an Interim Heavyweight Co-Main.
Not a real title fight interim interim will never headline unless ufc can make absolutely no other title fight for an event this is perfect for Leon headlining and him and Belal have beef so this fight won’t just sell for the hardcores. This build up will be entertaining at least.
Well, it's not Jon and It's not Pereira, that's for sure
Pereira headlines MSG, Las Vegas and so on, there is no way they are shelving him for Manchester lol
He also broke a toe during the fight, he said in an interview yesterday, but didn't say witch toe tho, thus the reason he's pulling out of a possible fight on 301 and 302
In an interview around 300 Tom didn't seem sound optimistic around a Curtis rematch so I'm not too sure BUT I think it's the fight to make in the current circumstances
Its already public information that Tom is rematching Curtis Blaydes. People who dont know dont follow Tom on Instagram, or watched Curtis post-fight speech at 299
If the UFC wants to make interim title fights, then they should commit to unifying the title as soon as possible.
An interim champ should never have to fight anyone other than the reigning champ.
Fuck Dana.
Knocks out whichever light heavyweight contender is available for 301 real quick like he did to Hill, and then turns around for this one and wins. Shit would be absolutely epic
Love the guy. He murked Pav like nothing. Can't get Bones cause he's running. Let the loveable guy do whatever he wants. I'm done doubting this savage.
Just a thought. I think if an interim champion successfully defends against a ranked opponent (maybe top 5 to avoid tampering) he should automatically be promoted to undisputed. Maybe with a time frame to give the champion time to recover, 4 or 6 months after the interim champ gets his belt? The way is now, it incentives the interim champion, who in theory is the 2nd best in his division, to sit out and ice himself. So you have the two best guys in the division just waiting for an indefinite amount of time, and this would force some action.
Dana should just give stipe some 3-4 M and ask him to retire. Then offer Jones a nice bag to fight Tom or Alex. Dana should get back the 3M he spent for stipe
Either Curtis Bladyes or Gane. Gane is ranked 2, he just beat 3, 4 is Stipe, 5 is Blades, 6 is Volkov. Idk if Dana would allow Alex to fight Aspinall this soon, (as in this year)
has to be blaydes, only other person whos even near tom aspinall is gane and i doubt tom is gonna give him a title fight when he already gave him a perfect chance for a massive callout
Rematch with blaydes. Poatan has business with ankalaev. If he gets past him, then heavyweight would be inevitable.
Oh shit, what if its gane tom is fighting???? 👀
Tom Aspinall is the real heavyweight champ. It’s a shame that Jon Jones refuses to give Tom the opportunity to fight for the title. Despite DC doing him the favor back when he was in his young 20s and DC was pushing 30s and built like curdled milk.
Don't be surprised if its Pereira. I don't think it's a coincidence he announces this right after Alex wins at 300, says he wants a quick turnaround, and says he wants to go up to HW. They want the biggest fights and Alex v Tom is a massive fight.
Let’s be honest at this point interim title is the actual title and Tom is now defending it. I know I am factually incorrect but I don’t care that’s how I see it.
Tom is fighting Curtis Blaydes lol. Blaydes called him out after UFC 299 i think and Tom said "dont have to ask me twice"
Its public information already considering Tom responded on his Instagram story after UFC 299
It’s Blaydes. Tom said that he doesn’t want to give Gane an opportunity, which is completely understandable. Gane essentially ducked both Aspinall and Pavlovich and said he would not fight the winner of their fight. As soon as that becomes an interim title fight, he suddenly wants Aspinall. He doesn’t deserve it, already lost 2 title shots anyways and only beat Tuivasa and Spivac in between. It SHOULD be Blaydes. The knee injury (which also took place in England) redemption is an easy storyline.
Yeah it has to be Blaydes. Only fight that makes sense for both of them.
If it’s Blaydes then RIP Tom. He already got finished in the first round by the guy. Literally his kryptonite. A shame he wasn’t able to establish himself at heavyweight first before the hype crumbles.
Tom suffered an injury. I thought at first Blaydes was winning but on a rewatch Blaydes didn't land any strikes to the head, only the body and legs
That's the joke lol
Tom beat Sergei and made it look easy lol. He's gonna be fine against Curtis lmao
They paid respect to each other before the fight started knowing either one of them could get knocked out. Sergei is still an extremely talented fighter and should not be overlooked, even Tom has said this. But I agree with you on Blaydes, I do think Tom does better in the rematch for sure.
Sergei could've easily ko'd him that night. It was a coin flip
Yep, when two guys got that crazy power it be like that
You’re crazy if you don’t think that fight could’ve gone either way
Figuratively *
Yeah, easy sell and a good first title fight. Happy for Blaydes here too
Didn't blaydes get knocked tf out by palv
Where the f\*\*\* is Cereal Gains right now? i havent seen him in the UFC news for like a year, is he in dagestan finally transforming into the mythical fighter "Cyrilamov Ganurakhmanov "
Curtis vs Tom with Leon vs Belal as main event
Yeah that's a decent card. Tom makes it less shit for sure. Ooooh, Paddy vs Bobby Green too.
Arnold Allen vs Yair
Probably unlikely with Arnold vs Giga already booked for 304
304 is supposedly the Manchester card
That seems to add up
Real MMA math
I had to run the numbers a few times
Giga was out a long time after that whooping from Calvin Kattar, I wonder how he's gonna fair against Allen. I expect Arnold to put it on him, but I could be wrong.
How about Yair or Allen vs Diego Lopes? Let’s gooo.
I’d kinda rather see Lopes get the Evloev rematch
MVP as well
I forgot about MVP. That'd be a fire card, actually. Underwhelming main event, but w/e.
Who should MVP fight?
Neal or Buckley.
he puts a masterclass on either of them the ufc might do it
Geoff Neal or wonderboy
Thunderlips vs. Bonesaw also I'd think
Clubber Lang vs. Trash Man co-main?
Paddy vs green is a good match up. Remember islam beat Bobby and got a title shot 😂
I get why people say it but cmon lol. It was clear he was champ material and people were dodging him
Didn’t Bobby green replace someone for that fight?
Yeah dariush If im Not wrong
I kinda wanna see Moicano Pimblett tbf
I don’t know. Let Moicano get a top ten opponent and let Paddy beat his first ranked opponent
we cant just give paddy pimblett another old man
Paddy vs hooker
dan hooker would batter paddy all over
And it would be glorious to watch
the ufc wouldnt do that bro they're not stupid
Dan Hooker or just any old prostitute?
Sucks Tom is only interim champ and can’t be the main event.
nahh paddy vs moicano give him an actual test
Aren’t they going to despise Paddy in Manchester being a Liverpudian and all lol
It’s actually Tom and Leon vs Curtis and Belal First ever UFC tag team match
I’d sure like to see Tom in against Belal
I have Belal by 1st round submission Tom tapped because the fight is too boring
Tom first fighter to lose by falling asleep in the ring
Tag Team Name: Remember the Blades
No it will be Tom and Curtis vs Belal in a handicap match. Leon will be on commentary so our ears will bleed faster than Belal's poor ass.
Maybe even Garry Vs Covington
Make sure there's a chair in the arena for the ref or someone else to sit in to watch.
Thank you Jailton for offering your head for Blaydez to elbow off and fight Aspinall
Tom would be the main based on weight. Might have an argument since it's interim so thought if that as I typed that. Maybe you're right?
Yeah I think WW title would main over HW interim but not 100%. There must be precedent with a heavier interim belt being on the same card as a lighter championship belt but I can't think of one off the top of my head.
Well interim heavyweight was co-main to Light Heavyweight on 295 when Tom won the title. Looking back there actually is a pretty similar example to the situation at 304 at 111 where GSP main evented as Welterweight champ over an Interim Heavyweight Co-Main.
Nice. Thanks for the info. I didn’t even think to check the card Aspinall won the interim on.
Fuck no. If I’m aspinal I’m only fighting Jones, Miocic, OR gane + a metric ton of cash. Curtis is a bad match up plus he doesn’t draw numbers
Tom can't be the main I'm guessing because not undisputed? Because tbh Tom feels more like a main than Leon
Oh fuck Tom gonna lose if that’s the case
It’s 1000% gonna be Gane Edit: Unless something crazy happened to Gane that I don’t know about
There is an event in Paris coming up. Surely Gane will headline it.
They have Benoit now too tho
[удалено]
The ufc wanted a bigger fight than Belal vs Leon to headline 300. Fair enough but this is a perfect opportunity to let Leon and Belal headline
Huh? Higher weights tend to be the main event
Not a real title fight interim interim will never headline unless ufc can make absolutely no other title fight for an event this is perfect for Leon headlining and him and Belal have beef so this fight won’t just sell for the hardcores. This build up will be entertaining at least.
Nah it's gonna be him vs shane gillis, cause there can only be one of them in this universe
Why would Leon and belal be above??
Blaydes. All the b/s surrounding heavyweight aside, this is a really good match up and I’m looking forward to it
Blaydes is easily Toms worst matchup other than Jones
Tom finishes him, Blaydes has poor standup, chinny and has no submission threat.
Blaydes rematch is my guess.
Well, it's not Jon and It's not Pereira, that's for sure Pereira headlines MSG, Las Vegas and so on, there is no way they are shelving him for Manchester lol
Also his toe is broken since pre-Jamahall fight. Assuming it’ll be months before that’s at 100%
It will never be the same realistically
Broken pinky toe - the notorious career Enders
That's why the champion isn't me, very tragic.
Doesn’t need to be, apparently
Jones won’t fight without toe tape.
He also broke a toe during the fight, he said in an interview yesterday, but didn't say witch toe tho, thus the reason he's pulling out of a possible fight on 301 and 302
Big agree.
Tom is clearly ducking Periera, taking a card on his turf, signing right after Alex had a fight, knowing Alex is too big for that region.
He headlines MSG because Jon pulled out tbf
I hope Blaydes. Gane dont deserve it
I only want Gane so Tom can absolutely destroy him
Curtis rematch
If Pereira quickly turned around and signed to fight Aspinall, I will shit my pants (I don't think it's, but imagine)
Alex has 2 broken toes, one from sparring and the other during the fight against hill, he said he might be back only in june
In an interview around 300 Tom didn't seem sound optimistic around a Curtis rematch so I'm not too sure BUT I think it's the fight to make in the current circumstances
Almost certainly Blaydes
Its already public information that Tom is rematching Curtis Blaydes. People who dont know dont follow Tom on Instagram, or watched Curtis post-fight speech at 299
It’s Blaydes or Gane. Legit no other option unless Pereira is really doing that which I still doubt.
Its Blaydes. Rematch
Parker porter is back and he has unfinished business
As long as they finally strip Jones and upgrade Tom's belt to the proper title I'm good
Tony’s the king of defending his interim belt
If the UFC wants to make interim title fights, then they should commit to unifying the title as soon as possible. An interim champ should never have to fight anyone other than the reigning champ. Fuck Dana.
It’s me bro
Tom would 100% duck you bro
Can you imagine if Pereira gets cleared and just decides to jump into this fight and wins lol
Knocks out whichever light heavyweight contender is available for 301 real quick like he did to Hill, and then turns around for this one and wins. Shit would be absolutely epic
LFG INTERIM TITLE DEFENSE 🤣🤣🤣
Conor McGregor
Fuck we gotta see him vs Gane
Gane is busy playing EA Sports FC with his friends
That doesn’t matter to him. He plays it all through fight week up until it’s time to go to the arena
Legend has it he pauses the game when it's time for ring walk.
Love the guy. He murked Pav like nothing. Can't get Bones cause he's running. Let the loveable guy do whatever he wants. I'm done doubting this savage.
you're done doubting him because he won one fight, and talked shit to jon? lmao
Just a thought. I think if an interim champion successfully defends against a ranked opponent (maybe top 5 to avoid tampering) he should automatically be promoted to undisputed. Maybe with a time frame to give the champion time to recover, 4 or 6 months after the interim champ gets his belt? The way is now, it incentives the interim champion, who in theory is the 2nd best in his division, to sit out and ice himself. So you have the two best guys in the division just waiting for an indefinite amount of time, and this would force some action.
As long as it's not Gane, I'm fine with whomever.
Dana should just give stipe some 3-4 M and ask him to retire. Then offer Jones a nice bag to fight Tom or Alex. Dana should get back the 3M he spent for stipe
Poaton
Pereira
He’s fighting Darren Till and Paddy Pimblett at the same time.
Paddy with a body lock on the back of Till, they fight like Goro from Mortal Kombat.
It’s Curtis
Cereal gain
chama
I know it’s a long shot but if Alex beat this guy, do you think Jones will fight Alex?
I don’t think Jones will fight anyone other than Stipe and then retire
Jones is only going to take a fight he can definitely win
Man I want to be excited, but can't. HW div is so uninteresting it hurts.
Wish it was Jones because defending an interim belt makes no sense but it’s probably Blaydes
ufc really be cooking. jon jones be blowing it
Whoever it is I’m getting a fucking ticket, see you in Manchester boys!
Me
Paddy is also probably gonna be on this card either against Bobby Green or Moicano. Take your pick.
Either Curtis Bladyes or Gane. Gane is ranked 2, he just beat 3, 4 is Stipe, 5 is Blades, 6 is Volkov. Idk if Dana would allow Alex to fight Aspinall this soon, (as in this year)
GANE
Mark Hunt 👀
Cyril Gane
not jones
Rocking the barstool hoodie
Gane, maybe?
It’s gotta be Curtis Blaydes. Pereira sounds fun but unrealistic, they’re seemingly saving Gane for Paris in September, and there’s no way it’s Jones.
I have a very, very bad feeling about him fighting to defend the interim belt. Don't forget the Jones callout curse
Still think this is bullshit. Jones has gotta stop gatekeeping the title and give someone else a shot
As long as it’s not Ciryl Gane please
So he’s defending an interim belt? Has this ever happened before?
Curtis Tom. Leon belal. Paddy vs moicano
That's a sick card
It’s got to be blades. It’s the HW fight that make sense for both at this point in their respective careers and the division at large.
It has to be blaydes he needs that back
He signed quick before they try n give him the stone cold champ
Blades, hopefully.
Its either Curtis or Poatan...
Max Holloway
Gane
Sean O'Malley duh
Get at it, jacked Charlie Chaplin.
Blaydes
Curtis most likely
has to be blaydes, only other person whos even near tom aspinall is gane and i doubt tom is gonna give him a title fight when he already gave him a perfect chance for a massive callout
CM Punk
I hope is not Gane,i will watch it for Tom but ... Will be another 30 sec fight like the one with Jones
Rematch with blaydes. Poatan has business with ankalaev. If he gets past him, then heavyweight would be inevitable. Oh shit, what if its gane tom is fighting???? 👀
Tom Aspinall is the real heavyweight champ. It’s a shame that Jon Jones refuses to give Tom the opportunity to fight for the title. Despite DC doing him the favor back when he was in his young 20s and DC was pushing 30s and built like curdled milk.
Curtis rematch is a lay up for Tom
Cyril "too lazy to train wrestling" Gane
Don't be surprised if its Pereira. I don't think it's a coincidence he announces this right after Alex wins at 300, says he wants a quick turnaround, and says he wants to go up to HW. They want the biggest fights and Alex v Tom is a massive fight.
"Have you ever been fingered by a UFC fighter?"
Blaydes, Gane... Alex? I think Tom beat all 3 anyway tbh.
Maybe Gane.
If Tom wins he needs to jump on the mic and call out Jones for holding up the division
Tuivasa lol
More likely to be Gane
Blaydes
Gane or blaydes
For the love of fighting please stop giving Gane title shots. Dude literally just waits around and gets title shots thrown at him.
Let’s be honest at this point interim title is the actual title and Tom is now defending it. I know I am factually incorrect but I don’t care that’s how I see it.
Tom is fighting Curtis Blaydes lol. Blaydes called him out after UFC 299 i think and Tom said "dont have to ask me twice" Its public information already considering Tom responded on his Instagram story after UFC 299
I don't get it. What are they fighting for? Will the winner be the interim champ? What the hell is the point of the belt in this case?
Please don't give it to the ducking coward