It surely would not be an easy one, which is fine, because Diaz has stated that he wants to fight winners. Luque qualifies in that regard, but the UFC might have other plans.
Gane won that one, and he should be, by all accounts, the next opponent for Ngannou in a title-unifier matchup. If there was any chance of former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones sliding in to fight Ngannou for the heavyweight title before Gane, that has surely been dashed now that Jones is facing charges of domestic violence and tampering with a vehicle in Las Vegas.
So, Ngannou vs. Gane seems secure as the next title bout. The question then becomes when that fight will take place. Most likely it will happen in early , perhaps as early as January or February. Ngannou's negotiations with the UFC will be worth keeping an eye on, considering Ngannou was very vocally against the booking of an interim title fight in the first place.
It's hard to blame him, considering that Ngannou had just won the title from Stipe Miocic back in March and Ngannou was visiting his native Cameroon in the late spring and early summer.
Speaking of Miocic, he doesn't have an obvious next move, either. But maybe it's the winner of Ngannou vs. Gane, now that it seems like Jones has legal issues to contend with before an Octagon return. Well, the where question is easy to answer. Masvidal might not have fought since his title loss to Usman in April, but he's been a busy man. Masvidal made headlines two weeks ago when he, in storyline, landed his famous running knee sorry, Ben Askren on AEW's Chris Jericho during an in-ring segment.
On top of that, Masvidal has also launched his own promotion: Gamebred FC, a bare-knuckle MMA event that ran its second show last weekend. As far as his Octagon return, Masvidal told ESPN last month that he wanted to fight in December or January against whoever would get him closest to another title shot.
Masvidal was fired up in a recent interview with MMA Uncensored, in which he blasted Edwards for turning down a fight with him and called out UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell for not offering him a fight. After a late cancellation to the main event title fight, Askar Askar won a close split decision over Leandro Gomes. Bellator takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7 p.
For the first time in a dozen pro fights, Aaron Pico went a full 15 minutes inside the cage and came out victorious. Valerie Loureda was ecstatic to get back into the win column — and danced in celebration to show it. Knight Center in Miami, Fla. Please enter an email address. Despite the defeat, Diaz nearly finished Edwards late in the fifth round, which only further spurred interest in his next fight. Lately, Diaz has been embroiled in a war of words online with Dustin Poirier after the top-ranked lightweight contender earned a second win over Conor McGregor earlier this year.
Diaz was originally scheduled to clash with Poirier back in , but the fight fell apart in the weeks leading up to the event. Earlier this week, Poirier hinted at issues behind the scenes that led to the fight cancellation, though he was initially blamed after he opted to have hip surgery afterward. Diaz has stated multiple times that he wants to fight in December. Diaz took to Twitter recently to take shots at Luque.
It must be something wrong wit luque. The promotion has just one PPV event scheduled for December at the moment. The rest of the card is also stacked with some incredible fights.
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