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My thoughts about the sport of MMA. Maybe nobody cares and I’m screaming into the void, but it’s better than talking someone’s ears off IRL. 

I’m not shocked that Eblen beat Mousasi. In fact I think you could find a fighter ranked in the 50 in each weight class that could beat even dominate the number one guy. Beaming number 1 or at the top doesn’t mean you can beat everyone. That’s not what professional MMA is about. Being number 1 means your skills, accolades and popularity are all at the top of the game. There are SEVERAL fighters ranked as high as 50 maybe more that have top 10 talent. The thing is NO ONE cares enough to watch them fight so why do they deserve a chance. 

This has been proven time and time again. 

https://mmasucka.com/2022/06/29/five-of-the-most-iconic-ufc-callouts/


  Fremen made a very cool thread about call outs, and this article written yesterday coincidentally has the same call outs. 

Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes-Acosta | 6-0 | August 2 vs Danilo Suzart (CONFIRMED)
Danilo Suzart | 9-1 | August 2 vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta (CONFIRMED)
Caio Machado | 6-1-1 | August 9 vs Paulo Renato Jr (CONFIRMED)
Paulo Renato Jr | 10-1 | August 9 vs Caio Machado (CONFIRMED)
Eduardo Neves | 5-0 | August 23 vs Michael Parkin (CONFIRMED)
Michael Parkin | 5-0 | August 23 vs Eduardo Neves (CONFIRMED)
Jimmy Lawson | 4-1 | September 6 vs Kevin Szaflarski (SIGNED, FIGHT NOT CONFIRMED)
Kevin Szaflarski | 11-1 | September 6 vs Jimmy Lawson (SIGNED, FIGHT NOT CONFIRMED)
Austen Lane | 11-3 | September 20 vs Richard Jacobi (CONFIRMED)
Richard Jacobi | 5-0-1 | September 20 vs Austen Lane (CONFIRMED)


Light Heavyweight
Anton Turkalj | 7-0 | July 26 vs Acacio Dos Santos (CONFIRMED)
Acacio Dos Santos | 14-4 | July 26 vs Anton Turkalj (CONFIRMED)
Rodolfo Bellato | 8-1 | September 6 vs Vitor Petrino (CONFIRMED)
Vitor Petrino | 6-0 | September 6 vs Rodolfo Bellato (CONFIRMED)


Middleweight
Joe Pyfer | 8-2 | July 26 vs Ozzy Diaz (CONFIRMED)
Ozzy Diaz | 7-1 | July 26 vs Joe Pyfer (CONFIRMED)
Claudio Ribeiro | 9-2 | August 16 vs Ivan Valenzuela (CONFIRMED)
Ivan Valenzuela | 8-1 | August 16 vs Claudio Ribeiro (CONFIRMED)
Matez Penaz | 6-0 | August 30 vs SD Dumas (CONFIRMED)
SD Dumas | 6-0 | August 30 vs Matez Penaz (CONFIRMED)
Ikram Aliskerov | 12-1 | September 13 vs Mario Sousa (CONFIRMED)
Mario Sousa | 14-2 | September 13 vs Ikram Aliskerov (CONFIRMED)
Leon Aliu | 10-1 | September 20 vs Brunno Ferreira (CONFIRMED)
Brunno Ferreira  | 7-0 | September 20 vs Leon Aliu (CONFIRMED)


Welterweight
Billy Goff | 7-2 | August 2 vs Shimon Smotritsky (CONFIRMED)
Shimon Smotritsky | 8-1 | August 2 vs Billy Goff (CONFIRMED)
Amiran Gogoladze | 14-2 | August 23 vs Darrius Flowers (CONFIRMED)
Darrius Flowers | 11-5-1 | August 23 vs Amiran Gogoladze (CONFIRMED)


Lightweight
Charlie Campbell | 8-1 | August 2 vs Chris Duncan (CONFIRMED)
Chris Duncan | 6-1 | August 2 vs Charlie Campbell (CONFIRMED)
Mateusz Rebecki | 15-1 | August 9 vs Rodrigo Lidio (CONFIRMED)
Rodrigo Lidio | 12-2 | August 9 vs Mateusz Rebecki (CONFIRMED)
Esteban Ribovics | 10-0 | August 16 vs Thomas Paull (CONFIRMED)
Thomas Paull | 11-3 | August 16 vs Esteban Ribovics (CONFIRMED)
Ahmad Hassanzada | 8-1 | August 16 vs Nazim Sadykhov (CONFIRMED)
Nazim Sadykhov | 6-1 | August 16 vs Ahmad Hassanzada (CONFIRMED)
David Bollea | 7-2 | (SIGNED)


Featherweight
Connor Matthews | 5-0 | August 2 vs Francis Marshall (CONFIRMED)
Francis Marshall | 5-0 | August 2 vs Connor Matthews (CONFIRMED)
Anvar boynazarov | 3-0 | August 9 vs Erick Silva (SIGNED, FIGHT NOT CONFIRMED)
Erick Silva | 8-1 | August 9 vs Anvar boynazarov(SIGNED, FIGHT NOT CONFIRMED)
Kaleio Romero| 6-1 | (SIGNED) 
Emiliano Linares| 7-1 | (SIGNED) 


Bantamweight
Willian Souza | 11-1 | July 26 vs Farid Baharat (CONFIRMED)
Farid Baharat | 8-0 | July 26 vs Willian Souza (CONFIRMED)
Jack Cartwright | 10-0 | August 16 vs Jose Johnson (CONFIRMED)
Jose Johnson | 14-7 | August 16 vs Jack Cartwright (CONFIRMED)
Cameron Saaiman | 5-0 | August 23 vs Josh Wang-Kim (CONFIRMED)
Josh Wang-Kim | 5-1 | August 23 vs Cameron Saaiman  (CONFIRMED)
Roy Echevarria | 7-0 | September 20 vs Jafel Filho (CONFIRMED)
Jafel Filho | 13-2 | September 20 vs Roy Echevarria (CONFIRMED)


Flyweight
Clayton Carpenter | 5-0 | July 26 vs Steve Erceg (CONFIRMED)
Steve Erceg | 8-1 | July 26 vs Clayton Carpenter (CONFIRMED)
Andres Luna Martinetti | 12-0 | July 26 vs Alessandro Costa (CONFIRMED)
Alessandro Costa | 10-2 | July 26 vs Andres Luna Martinetti (CONFIRMED)
Vinicius Salvador | 13-4 | August 2 vs Shannon Ross (CONFIRMED)
Shannon Ross | 13-5 | August 2 vs Vinicius Salvador (CONFIRMED)
Edgar Chairez | 8-2 | August 9 (SIGNED, FIGHT NOT CONFIRMED)
Erisson Ferreira | 11-1 | August 23 vs Jesus Santos Aguilar (CONFIRMED)
Jesus Santos Aguilar | 7-1 | August 23 vs Erisson Ferreira (CONFIRMED)
Joao Elias | 17-3-1| September 27 vs Rafael Ramos (CONFIRMED)
Rafael Ramos | 10-0| September 27 vs Joao Elias (CONFIRMED)


WBantamweight
Claudia Leite | 7-2 | August 16 vs Hailey Cowan (CONFIRMED)
Hailey Cowan | 6-2 | August 16 vs Claudia Leite (CONFIRMED)


WFlyweight
Nayara Maia | 6-0-1| September 6 vs Tereza Bleda (CONFIRMED)
Tereza Bleda | 5-0 | September 6 vs Nayara Maia (CONFIRMED)
Luana Santos | 3-0 | (SIGNED) 


Strawweight
Sandra Lavado | 10-2 | August 9 vs Karolina Wojcik (CONFIRMED)
Karolina Wojcik | 8-2 | August 9 vs Sandra Lavado (CONFIRMED)
Rayanne Amanda | 11-5 | August 23 vs Denise Gomes (CONFIRMED)
Denise Gomes | 5-1 | August 23 vs Rayanne Amanda (CONFIRMED)
Bruna Brasil | 7-2-1| September 13 (SIGNED, FIGHT NOT CONFIRMED)
Marnic Mann | 5-0| (SIGNED) 
Viktoriya Dudakova | 5-0| (SIGNED) 
Maria Silva | 8-0 |  (SIGNED) 


TOTAL RECAP: 75/100 SIGNED
Missing at least 1 Lightweight, 1 flyweight, 1 wflyweight

Interesting to find that Sean Strickland’s media day video on MMA junkie has the most views of any fighter, 57k as of right now. The second closest is Pereira. 

Since it’s Cannonier fight week, it’s a must to remember UFC Fight Night: Rothwell Vs. dos Santos. 

This was the card that made Cannonier realize he should move down in weight class. Other than the main event, the card also included heavyweights Derrick Lewis, Francis Ngannou, Curtis Blaydes, and Gabriel Gonzaga. Seeing all those legit UFC heavyweight greats made him realize let me get this weight right. And can’t blame him, his hard work pays off at UFC 276. 

* Edited at 06.30.2022, 9:45 PM ET *

Charle Oliveira vs. Alex Volkanovski in Brazil. 

I might be wrong but you shouldn’t play with Jared Cannonier. 

Bryan Barberena vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio is a perfect next match up for Barberena. 

First off, because of his win streak Barberena deserves to get the fight he wants. The fights have proven to be wildly entertaining. And he isn’t calling out an easy fight. 

For Ponzinibbio it’s a perfect fight to rebound off a skid if he can get the win. Knowing the style of both fighters, it has huge upside for both. 

Even though last night looked like the end of Holloway, it was actually the end of the featherweight division. There are no interesting fights left in the division. None of the contenders proved to pull away from the pack, that’s why we got Volk vs. Max 3. 

Volkanovski needs to move up for an interesting title fight. Same deal for Holloway. Holloway has beaten the contenders at featherweight. 

Both men are clearly 1 & 2 in the current featherweight division. They might be 1 & 2 all time too. 

I’m all for competition but Emmett hasn’t done enough of late to fade either one of these legends. 

If Yair beats Ortega next weekend he deserves a shot, he was bullying Max on the feet and turned him into a wrestler.

I understand that Yair is probably the next deserving but that is part of the problem. I don’t know if losing a close decision to Max (after Max was dominated by the champ) and beating Ortega (who was thoroughly dominated by the champ and Max Holloway) warrants a title shot. He needs to show more, especially if he wants to fight a legend like Volkanovski. Volkanovski could very well take the challenge, but in my opinion he would be risking to much fight Yair, when Yair hasn’t earned it. 

The champion and Max have fought 4 times since 2020. How can the contenders have fought less fights? It’s madness. I can see the champion moving up and a fight for the vacant belt involving Max happening. 

O’Malley has Henry Cejudo, one of the few legit double champs who defended at two weight classes, the Olympic gold medalist calling HIM out. How can you not be a fan of O’Malley. He is doing the fight game correctly. 

The self proclaimed unranked champ has got HENRY CEJUDO calling him out. O’Malley does not have ONE win over a ranked opponent. 

What was Cejudo’s entire career for if this is what he is doing for clout or for his career?

Lmao dont mean much no champ cejudo was humping aljos leg too.
Probably ran out of money or needs attention.

Chris Wade is looking unstoppable at the moment. He by far has the best skill set for his division in the PFL. A showcase fight in Europe versus a popular fighter in Loughnane is a great way to start his playoffs. 

only thing Chris Wade is wrong about in this interview is that Brandon Loughnane hasn’t been challenged in the PFL. Loughnane failed his biggest challenge last season. 

Ash Mashreghi really had the crowd on his side after his first round submission win. The minute long fight was all action and both guys showed good sportsmanship afterwards. 

Adam De Freitas with a ballsy performance to overcome two low blows in the first minutes of the fight and still secure the first round submission. According to Tapology, that was his first win since 2019!