Originally posted by: LitesOutPHX Date: September 12, 2011 at 05:55 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
Great question on MMAJunke main page that would be fun to discuss.
Asked which champion will have their belt 4 years from now?
Cain Velasquez
Jon Jones
Anderson Silva
Georges St. Pierre
Frankie Edgar
Jose Aldo
Dominick Cruz
Discuss
Originally posted by: mabrown45 Date: September 12, 2011 at 05:57 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
Originally posted by: LitesOutPHX Date: September 12, 2011 at 05:58 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
mabrown45 said:
GSP..........not gonna move up and is just too good.
Silva will be retired
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I was thinking Silva would be retired and GSP would either be moved up or retired as well.
Im going with Aldo on this one
Originally posted by: SSJ3Locsta Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:01 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
LitesOut13 said:
mabrown45 said:
GSP..........not gonna move up and is just too good.
Silva will be retired
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I was thinking Silva would be retired and GSP would either be moved up or retired as well.
Im going with Aldo on this one
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I agree, im going with Aldo too. Hes young (25 yrs old).
Originally posted by: LitesOutPHX Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:02 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
SSJ3Locsta said:
LitesOut13 said:
mabrown45 said:
GSP..........not gonna move up and is just too good.
Silva will be retired
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I was thinking Silva would be retired and GSP would either be moved up or retired as well.
Im going with Aldo on this one
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I agree, im going with Aldo too. Hes young (25 yrs old).
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Ya and I really dont see anyone with the skill set to beat him. Not yet anyway
Originally posted by: mabrown45 Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:09 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
i see there being too much talent at around 135-155 and with fighters changing weight classes, i just don't think aldo will keep his belt.
i mean if Hominick can dominate aldo on the ground while having a stillborn baby attached to his head then i am sure someone else can.
Originally posted by: LitesOutPHX Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:11 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
mabrown45 said:
i see there being too much talent at around 135-155 and with fighters changing weight classes, i just don't think aldo will keep his belt.
i mean if Hominick can dominate aldo on the ground while having a stillborn baby attached to his head then i am sure someone else can.
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Well he took down an oviously gassed out Aldo for 1 round and did he even pass the gaurd?
I dunno, just see Aldo being too damn talented to lose to anyone at this point
Originally posted by: SSJ3Locsta Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:13 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
mabrown45 said:
i see there being too much talent at around 135-155 and with fighters changing weight classes, i just don't think aldo will keep his belt.
i mean if Hominick can dominate aldo on the ground while having a stillborn baby attached to his head then i am sure someone else can.
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And it'll end the same way, with Aldo's hand raised. Hominick took one hellofa a$$ whoppin to get him on the ground ( hence the reason why his forhead got pregnant).
Originally posted by: ToneyStackz Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:15 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
Although he doesn't garner much attention, I believe Cruz will still be champ longer than all of the current champion. Stylistically, he has all of the tools and I believe the talent at bantamweight gap is the the second widest (second to Anderson) in the ufc. I too think Anderson will be retired in another 2 years.
Originally posted by: themmasupreme Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:23 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
Originally posted by: MoJoJo Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:26 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
Originally posted by: LitesOutPHX Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:27 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
themmasupreme said:
Jose Aldo but don't sleep on Dominick Cruz, he could possibly do it aswell.
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Only reason I didnt go with Cruz is cuz he has had a few close fights with those top guys. I can see one of those guys eventually beating him.
Aldo has pretty much destroyed every challenger he has ever had
Originally posted by: TheLethalLefty Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:27 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
Originally posted by: LitesOutPHX Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:32 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
TheLethalLefty said:
I was gonna say Jones but he probably will have moved up to Heavyweight by that time so he wouldn't be able to hold the belt he currently has.
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Ya I can see that. I also think the LHW division could be a crap shoot with guys like Evans, Machida, Shogun, Rampage, and Hendo
Originally posted by: themmasupreme Date: September 12, 2011 at 06:32 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
LitesOut13 said:
themmasupreme said:
Jose Aldo but don't sleep on Dominick Cruz, he could possibly do it aswell.
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Only reason I didnt go with Cruz is cuz he has had a few close fights with those top guys. I can see one of those guys eventually beating him.
Aldo has pretty much destroyed every challenger he has ever had
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Can't argue with you there bro.
Originally posted by: ScreamBloodyGordon Date: September 12, 2011 at 09:00 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
I don't see any of them being the champ in 4 years. Nobody is looking as dominant as GSP and Silva have been, in 4 years Silva will be retired. GSP will have either moved up or lost.
Originally posted by: Fight Magnet Date: September 12, 2011 at 09:05 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
Originally posted by: smfowns4 Date: September 12, 2011 at 09:10 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
Originally posted by: Reckin007 Date: September 12, 2011 at 09:15 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
None...
GSP will move up in the next 2 years. As my esteemed fellow posters pointed out to me there have been way too many fighters that have done it successfully for him not too. It would only hurt his legacy. He might actually be the MW champ in 4 years but that shouldn't count
Aldo/Jones/Cruz are awesome and while I think they have the best chance to either hold the titles for a long time or at least win it back at some point...I just see all MMA divisions becoming extremely competitive over the next 4 years as this sport grows and grows. In fact, Florian could very well beat Aldo in their fight. It is soon going to be a lot harder for the Anderson Silva's/GSP's to completely demolish divisions. Even GSP said that Rory MacDonald is going to be better than he is because the age he's at now he was already better than GSP when he was that age.
The HW division is always going to be tough to keep a title since all of them are getting so well rounded now.
I foresee Edgar losing to Maynard when they fight next.
Originally posted by: CoffeeAndBeer Date: September 12, 2011 at 09:44 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/champ-most-likely-to-have-their-belt-4-years-from-now.42020/
