Your most anticipated fights of 2019?

[MovinOn]

Whether they're already set up or not yet made, which MMA fighters do you want to see square off most in 2019?

I'm pumped about the emergence of Ben Askren and his first UFC fight against Robbie Lawler.

Tony vs. Khabib in a style-vs.-style clash for the belt. And then I'd like to see the winner fight Max Holloway when he steps up to LW.

If Cain returns to form by beating Ngannou, then Cain vs. Stipe would be awesome. But Cain fighting twice in a year is a long shot.

Brock vs. DC or Jon Jones would be great as well, but two of those guys have to piss clean and that's not likely either.

 

[SongExotic2]

Tony vs Max / khabib

Jon Jones vs whoever

Adesanya vs whoever (strangely not really the Silva fight tho)

Curious to see what happens in the women division in general.

I'm sure on of the Diaz brothers will fight, if not both.

Neither will win of course

 

[regular john]

Condit vs. Pettis

 

[Filthy]

Jones v NSAC

 

[nuraknu]

I vote let Brock and Jones get as juiced up as they want, drop them on an island somewhere, and then forget they exist.

Meanwhile, I am looking forward to Holly Holm getting another title shot for no reason at 145.

People put Nunes down for hyping up her gf, but then Nina beat Claudia, so she's probably the one to watch in 2019 for the women.

For the men, Tony is the one. Max is great, but I'll be nervous about his brain every time. If Khabib beats Tony, I will be sad.

And there is Zabit. If he wins his next match, great. If he loses, still great because he will probably get the match he wanted against Mendes. So he can't really disappoint me too much unless he gets injured and sits out.

 

[nuraknu]

Jones v NSAC

How about CSAC vs. NSAC? Or ABC vs. CSAC? Would love to see ABC kick CSAC out. Won't happen, but hopefully at least some formal censure, like a letter or something, happens to document this moment in history.

 

[Filthy]

I think Max moves to 155, all the Top 5 fights are amazing for him there.
Ortega vs Aldo or rematching Moicano
Also hoping that Usman v Woodley shakes out this year.

 

[CLINTK9]

jones/dc 3

fedor/bader

lesnar/anyone

mcgegor/anyone

mousasi/anyone

belfort/anyone

diaz bros/anyone

askren/lawler then gsp

khabib/gsp

 

[Dick Niaz]

Conor - Diaz 3
Askren - Usman
Cain - Stipe
TJ - Henry
Holloway - Edgar
Khabib - Tony
Zabit - Anyone
GSP - Silva (for the history books)

 

[Judobill]

Nunes vs Ansaroff

 

[MovinOn]

Nunes vs Ansaroff

You think they'll let the gold come between them? Maybe you're right...

 

[ShatsBassoon]

@Sex Chicken vs @conor mcgregor nut hugger
Pansy leaves town match.

 

[SongExotic2]

You think they'll let the gold come between them? Maybe you're right...

Fiji water!

 

[Sex Chicken]

@Sex Chicken vs @conor mcgregor nut hugger
Pansy leaves town match.

God I would love that.

 

[Sex Chicken]

I think Zabit vs Volkanovski would be great.
Zabit vs Yair
Never would happen but a Khabib/Askren superfight would be awesome to see.
Conor vs Poirier 2
Adensaya vs Paolo Costa would be insane.
Gunnar Nelson vs Askren is the fight to make.
Gaethje vs Iaquinta
Gilbert Burns vs Oliviera
McGregor vs Felder

Make this a card.

 

[member 3289]

Conor vs Kabib 2

Jones vs DC 3

 

[La Paix]

I think Zabit vs Volkanovski would be great.
Zabit vs Yair
Never would happen but a Khabib/Askren superfight would be awesome to see.
Conor vs Poirier 2
Adensaya vs Paolo Costa would be insane.
Gunnar Nelson vs Askren is the fight to make.
Gaethje vs Iaquinta
Gilbert Burns vs Oliviera
McGregor vs Felder

Make this a card.

How would Khabib vs Askren be a super fight?

 

[Sex Chicken]

How would Khabib vs Askren be a super fight?

I only used the term "super" because they are in different weight classes. Askren hasn't earned that fight yet. I was just thinking in terms of them probably being the two most technical wrestlers in the UFC.
I think the Gunnar/Askren fight makes a lot of sense.

 

[RaginCajun]

@Sex Chicken vs @conor mcgregor nut hugger
Pansy leaves town match.

Not a fair fight.
One of them is a power lifter with high school wrestling experience and the other is a driver that spends his weekends dressing like a woman trying to sneak into club LIV.

 

[Dick Niaz]

Conor - Diaz 3
Askren - Usman
Cain - Stipe
TJ - Henry
Holloway - Edgar
Khabib - Tony
Zabit - Anyone
GSP - Silva (for the history books)

Just thought of another we might actually see..... Jones vs Rumble

 

[Onetrickpony]

Nunes vs Ansaroff

That would be a different type of PPV.