Sit again Sean Shelby, Daniel Cormier has bought this.
The UFC’s bantamweight division is maybe probably the most stacked weight class in all of blended martial arts, boasting a slew of former and future world champions like Sean O’Malley, Petr Yan, Deiveson Figueiredo, Henry Cejudo, and Umar Nurmagomedov.
Then there’s 135-pound titleholder Merab Dvalishvili who’s coming off a stellar efficiency towards ‘Sugar’ at UFC 306 in Las Vegas.
Driving an 11-fight win streak relationship again to 2018, ‘The Machine’ will look to maintain his unbeaten run alive when he inevitably locks up with the No. 2 ranked Nurmagomedov in 2025.
However what about the remainder of the division?
Cormier Reveals his bantamweight wishlist
“There is a bunch of guys at 135 that need to be matched up. So I figured, it’s time for some matchmaking,” Cormier stated on his ESPN present Good Man/Dangerous Man with Chael Sonnen. “For the title…straightforward, Merab vs. Umar. … Then I’m going Yan vs. Sandhagen (2) as my second struggle, Chael. As a result of then it offers you a transparent primary contender.
Likelihood is, Sean O’Malley will stroll straight right into a title struggle as soon as he’s able to return following the loss towards Dvalishvili in Vegas.
Additionally, Yan appears to assume that his win over Figueiredo has already made him worthy of a rematch with ‘The Machine,’ as evidenced by his current put up on social media responding to the reigning champ’s reward.
Dvalishvili appeared to love the concept, even going as far as to supply ‘No Mercy’ an actual date for his or her potential rematch.
“Great fight Petr (Yan),” Dvalishvili stated in a video posted on X. “I like your callout, and I like your respect. Let’s go again, after 2 years. March 8th, T Mobile. Let’s f*cking go.”
What bantamweight matchups would you wish to see within the coming 12 months?
