Wood Stick
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- Dec 25, 2015
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Ronda Rousey just lost, and is likely gone for good/long period of time.
Sage Northcutt got massive promotion and a big push, and has folded.
Paige VanZant has gotten big pushes, has been dominated (Rose/Waterson) and has said she's leaving for a bit.
Jon Jones is suspended until July.
Cyborg Santos just got busted for PEDs again.
Conor McGregor claims to be out until after May.
The UFC always picks who they like to push heavily, regardless of skill. A lot of this has backfired. If it were up to you, who would you push to the moon, along with giving big time pushes to? I'll do mine.
Mega-push - Khabib Nurmagomedov
I absolutely think he can be a mega superstar in this sport. He's got a huge, huge following in Russia. He's 24-0 and is just 28. Issue is his injury problems but he has managed to fight twice this, dominating both fights. He has personality, and while his style can bore some at times, I think it's exciting seeing him rag doll grown men. What he did to Michael Johnson was insane. He destroyed Rafael dos Anjos. His striking needs work, but I think he has superstar quality in and out of the cage.
Push - Emil Weber Meek
Has a really cool look and is just 28 years old coming into his game. He's from Norway and goes with a Viking style. I was at UFC 206 and he had a massive following there with a section having a jersey of his and they were going absolutely nuts for him. He's coming off a fairly good performance of Jordan Mein and a destruction of a top ten WW in Rousimar Palhares. I think this guy can become a consistent top ten guy, don't think he becomes a champion, but a pretty household name to fans and can headline International cards and become a fan favourite in North America.
Push - Cody Garbrandt
I thought Cruz was going to 50-45 him. He has a very exciting style, and his fight vs Cruz was just awesome. He had tons of swagger and has legit knockout power in a division where you don't see it often. I'm not sure if he's a long-term BW champion as TJ Dillashaw is coming, Dom Cruz is a master at gameplanning and should be coming back full force, Jimmie Rivera, and Marlon Moraes eventually coming over in the next little bit. TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt could be a very big deal to many. Former training partners, rumours of beating the other one up in training until he cried, knockout in practice, the dislike, Team Alpha Male vs TJ Dillashaw, guys in the middle like Chad Mendes. Cool, cool fight brewing.
For the women, other than the champions, I don't know. Amanda Nunes and JJ yeah. I like Michelle Waterson but I could see her struggling. Karolina just fought and lost. Alexa Grasso is fairly hot but how good is she?
Sage Northcutt got massive promotion and a big push, and has folded.
Paige VanZant has gotten big pushes, has been dominated (Rose/Waterson) and has said she's leaving for a bit.
Jon Jones is suspended until July.
Cyborg Santos just got busted for PEDs again.
Conor McGregor claims to be out until after May.
The UFC always picks who they like to push heavily, regardless of skill. A lot of this has backfired. If it were up to you, who would you push to the moon, along with giving big time pushes to? I'll do mine.
Mega-push - Khabib Nurmagomedov
I absolutely think he can be a mega superstar in this sport. He's got a huge, huge following in Russia. He's 24-0 and is just 28. Issue is his injury problems but he has managed to fight twice this, dominating both fights. He has personality, and while his style can bore some at times, I think it's exciting seeing him rag doll grown men. What he did to Michael Johnson was insane. He destroyed Rafael dos Anjos. His striking needs work, but I think he has superstar quality in and out of the cage.
Push - Emil Weber Meek
Has a really cool look and is just 28 years old coming into his game. He's from Norway and goes with a Viking style. I was at UFC 206 and he had a massive following there with a section having a jersey of his and they were going absolutely nuts for him. He's coming off a fairly good performance of Jordan Mein and a destruction of a top ten WW in Rousimar Palhares. I think this guy can become a consistent top ten guy, don't think he becomes a champion, but a pretty household name to fans and can headline International cards and become a fan favourite in North America.
Push - Cody Garbrandt
I thought Cruz was going to 50-45 him. He has a very exciting style, and his fight vs Cruz was just awesome. He had tons of swagger and has legit knockout power in a division where you don't see it often. I'm not sure if he's a long-term BW champion as TJ Dillashaw is coming, Dom Cruz is a master at gameplanning and should be coming back full force, Jimmie Rivera, and Marlon Moraes eventually coming over in the next little bit. TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt could be a very big deal to many. Former training partners, rumours of beating the other one up in training until he cried, knockout in practice, the dislike, Team Alpha Male vs TJ Dillashaw, guys in the middle like Chad Mendes. Cool, cool fight brewing.
For the women, other than the champions, I don't know. Amanda Nunes and JJ yeah. I like Michelle Waterson but I could see her struggling. Karolina just fought and lost. Alexa Grasso is fairly hot but how good is she?
