2024-06-15 17:00:46
The primary tournaments of the month fell aside earlier than our eyes.
As reported by İdman.biz close to the “Championship”, June promised to be probably the most profitable months for the UFC by way of filling large fights. Two good playing cards of the Battle Night time collection, the primary ever match in Saudi Arabia, which was stuffed to capability with prime confrontations, and two numbered tournaments.
The names of the headliners are additionally top-notch – Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Khamzat Chimaev, Robert Whittaker, Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler. However ultimately, actually the whole lot started to break down earlier than our eyes. UFC 302 handed with out incident, however on the similar time it turned out to be extremely boring for the followers; solely Makhachev and Poirier saved the scenario. And with the remainder of the intense battles it turned out to be a whole catastrophe.
The alarm was first raised in regards to the McGregor battle. The primary battle of UFC 303 was suspended, however after just a few days the scenario stabilized – Conor is in enterprise. Some extra time passes and alarming rumors are once more spreading that promotion bosses are interviewing varied fighters to see if they’re able to rapidly battle in a five-round battle.
The fruits was the evening of June 14, and another downside was added to those issues – Khamzat Chimaev dropped out of the Saudi match. The scenario with Borz is tough, he’s within the hospital, and, based on Dana White, he had a severe sickness. And Khamzat’s supervisor famous that through the camp the fighter needed to go to the hospital a number of instances, however they didn’t need to withdraw till the final minute. Because of this, Chimaev nonetheless needed to search for a substitute.
As an alternative of a challenger battle with Whittaker, Khamzat receives remedy, easy and full uncertainty. And Ikram Aliskerov agreed to interchange him, for whom this shall be solely his third battle within the UFC. They have been attempting to get the Russian to the highest for a yr now, however in reality they solely get fights with these whose stage, to place it mildly, is questionable. Now Aliskerov has a pointy enhance in opposition, and this isn’t at all times good. Ikram is a fighter with nice potential, however at the moment for MMA followers he’s a a lot smaller worth than Chimaev. Accordingly, Khamzat’s absence shall be a severe loss, nevertheless it’s nice that we managed to avoid wasting Whittaker’s battle and check Aliskerov on the prime stage.
Then the highest of the UFC 303 match lastly collapsed. Chandler believed in Conor’s return greater than anybody, however ultimately he must come to phrases with the postponement – if the battle takes place, it won’t be within the coming months. McGregor truly pulled out of the battle as a consequence of damage, and this battle was fully faraway from the cardboard. Towards this background, the UFC needed to urgently search for an possibility for the primary occasion of the numbered match. And you must perceive that that is Worldwide Battle Week, an essential occasion, you’ll be able to’t put simply anybody right here, and there are only a few fighters on the earth who, with out being champions, can lead a match of completely any stage.
The replacements have been gentle heavyweights Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka. It is a rematch, and it is nearly assured to be an thrilling battle. A superb possibility if we consider the entire scenario. Nevertheless, the UFC nonetheless fully failed. It ought to have been assumed that issues would possibly come up with Conor, however the promotion didn’t care for this and constructed the cardboard round McGregor with out including a single title fighter who may cowl Infamous. Because of this, the entire scenario was an absolute failure.
As well as, there was additionally a co-main battle between Jamal Hill and Carlos Ulberg. They have been additionally changed with a very new battle – Brian Ortega and Diego Lopez save the day.
Honor and reward to the UFC for a way they received out of a tough scenario, however two tournaments in a row with major occasions assembled on the knee is a picture failure. With all due respect to Aliskerov and Pereira, their standing doesn’t attain Conor McGregor and Khamzat Chimaev. And the UFC received’t do something about this, they misplaced two large indicators, and now it’s unknown when these stars shall be seen within the octagon once more.
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