What now though?
Islam still has a ceiling to reach. Albeit not much higher than he is now. He will need to either clear out the 155 lb division or go up to 170 to create a legacy or a GOAT resume. Beating a 145 lber does fookin nuttin imo.
I would favor him over DP, JG and Chandler but he still needs to actually beat them. I don’t see a rematch with CO going any different. I mean he deserves a rematch but he doesn’t have the game to beat IM.
Khamzat, Colby, Usman, etc are all great matchups.
Islam still has a ceiling to reach. Albeit not much higher than he is now. He will need to either clear out the 155 lb division or go up to 170 to create a legacy or a GOAT resume. Beating a 145 lber does fookin nuttin imo.
I would favor him over DP, JG and Chandler but he still needs to actually beat them. I don’t see a rematch with CO going any different. I mean he deserves a rematch but he doesn’t have the game to beat IM.
Khamzat, Colby, Usman, etc are all great matchups.
Volk is the p4p #1.
I agree it’s an easy fight, but he will take the p4p #1 with that win, because he’s probably already in the Top 5 or Top 3 after tonight. Islam is going to get UFC clout with that win.
As for LW, I don’t see any real threats against him. Especially after seeing Gamrot floundering tonight.
He’ll clean house at WW as well. He’s a big ass LW.
The biggest challenge for him in both divisions is Shavkat, but I’d still favor Islam.
Beating a smaller fighter doesn’t help his GOAT resume or make him the P4P guy. Beating Khamzat, Usman, Leon, and Colby will get him into that discussion
He won the fuckin internets that’s for damn sure. This was a huge fight with a lot of build up and Jack more than anyone went all in.
Was there anyone more vocal and confident about the outcome of this fight than Jack?
More vocal? Certainly not.
More confident? Many of us live with our eyes wide open. Those of us who can see, knew this was the only outcome.
Thanks Jack for digging in again when the night was darkest.
Facing scrutiny from the masses, none aware enough to err on the side of caution. Charles punched up this fight. Made one glaring mistake and Islam finished him because of it.
Jack called it
He is now the best fight expert on here
Beating a smaller fighter doesn’t help his GOAT resume or make him the P4P guy. Beating Khamzat, Usman, Leon, and Colby will get him into that discussion
GOAT debate is a separate one than P4P #1.
Volk is currently P4P #1. Islam just destroyed the #3.
The UFC will be have Islam or Israel at the top if Islam beats Volk.
Presuming Israel beats Alex.
Volk is highly skilled i would not count him out. Id give him a much better chance if he had more power at FW, but hes not sleeping dudes…so he will need to win a decision against IM and out pointing a bigger stronger grappler is not likely
It’s still the case. It’s what happened in his previous three fights. Losing doesn’t mean he loses that ability.
Islam proved to be a beast and the best with this win. Him as champion is a lot less interesting than Oliveira any way you slice it though.
Much safer betting line if that’s what you mean…
Lightweight went from the most exciting to the most boring, very fast.
All the guys Charles beat, Islam would probably beat.
No match ups at 155 interest me.
170 and heavyweight are the most interesting divisions at this time.
Islam can never be GOAT. He got KO’d - Jack logic.
Islam can never be GOAT. He got KO’d - Jack logic.
He can’t be GOAT because by all accounts Khabib is better than him.
He will easily be the second best UFC LW of all time though and one of the best UFC fighters ever.
He’s got a lot of W’s to go against top 5 fighters to go. He’s beaten one. A great one. But only one at this point. I would favor him huge against and other LW’s out there but he has to go get those wins.
Alright alright alright. Have your moment. I haven’t even seen the fight yet.
So now that Islam has won and in doing so moved Khabib up the p4p list, we need to pick a new topic to battle our swords and shields upon. Let me get us started…
Volk is going to push Islam’s shit in and move Khabib back down the p4p list.
Volk is going to push Islam’s shit in and move Khabib back down the p4p list.
Really? I mean he has the speed advantage but that’s about it. Everything else is on Islam’s side.
Volk is a midget with a chainsaw. You ever tried to grapple with a midget while they bear a chainsaw?
Technically I’m undefeated against midgets with chainsaws.
Alright alright alright. Have your moment. I haven’t even seen the fight yet.
So now that Islam has won and in doing so moved Khabib up the p4p list, we need to pick a new topic to battle our swords and shields upon. Let me get us started…
Volk is going to push Islam’s shit in and move Khabib back down the p4p list.
I dunno… harder for me to take your opinion at all seriously now it just wouldn’t be the same.
On the bright side, I spared you from that namechange bet you were going to lose and passed the honor onto @_Skeletor , who has yet to change his name.