Today I had a look at the UFC rankings as part of a plan to come up with my own ranking system to see how it compares with the official rankings. It's going to take quite a bit of research but it will increase my knowledge of the fighters. I hope to also do it for the two other major promotions, Bellator and One, over time. I might not blog next week to give myself more time for research. We'll see.
Justin Gaethje is on a bit of a tare in the lightweight division at the moment. Two knockouts of guys who had never been knocked out previously in their careers - Edson Barboza and Donald Cerrone. I didn't expect Cowboy to lose against Gaethje after seeing his dominant win over Al Iaquinta. But I've been underestimating Justin's improvement since his fights with Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier. I thought maybe Cowboy could pose a few problems for Khabib until I saw how he fared against Tony Ferguson and now Gaethje. Tony Ferguson is the guy we want to see fighting Khabib next. Tony hasn't lost since he fought Michael Johnson early in his UFC career and he has inflicted some major damage to his opponents after his interim title win against Kevin Lee. If Khabib beats Tony he is the lightweight GOAT. If Khabib beats Tony I don't think Justin Gaethje will beat him even if Justin can pose a few problems. It's true for Matt Sera. When people see Khabib have a moment against an opponent they think they've found the solution to beating him. But it's a different story when they get in the octagon with him.
I'm going to Bellator Dublin on the 27th. Getting ready for that is another reason not to blog next week if it takes too much time. I'm disappointed Brian "Pikeman" Moore pulled out because I was looking forward to watching him fight more than the main event to be honest. It should be a good event anyway judging by the last one I was at in February. We have a big name internationally in the co-main event as well. I would like to do a video blog if I was able but I don't have any video editing software or experience in it. I might take some videos anyway and experiment in my spare time if I'm up to it. But I won't give anyone any expectations of a vlog.
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