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What will happen in the next ten years of heavyweight mixed martial arts?
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Francis Ngannou will return to the UFC, the lineage will be restored, and normalcy will resume 1 5.56%
Francis Ngannou will spark a golden age of international heavyweight MMA 0 0%
Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane never takes place and the UFC's new lineage collapses before it starts 5 27.78%
The UFC's new lineage remains and three of the next four champions will come from the Contender Series 6 33.33%
Scott Coker will hold at least four more heavyweight grand prix tournaments 5 27.78%
Give the thread your dread prediction 1 5.56%
Total: 18 votes
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forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

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Foul Fowl posted:

some of it is 100% inherent since the mechanics of fighting kinda break down when the dudes become so large and end up in situations like brock lesnar, the most athletic white man ever bred on a farm, being literally stuck underneath another giant guy taking punches because he's too big to move his body.

but most of it is because there's comparatively no money in MMA compared to other sports. if there was more money we'd get better athletes. the fighters who are around now would have to stop being fat and lazy and get into shape or get washed out of the ufc.

I think this is why I still enjoy Heavyweight MMA. The rest of the sport has moved on people are athletes and well-rounded and it's all incredibly dull to me. Meanwhile here's Heavyweight to give us the Champion deciding to not bother acclimatising for a fight at altitude, or giving us Mark Hunt vs Ben Rothwell in Colorado as both men struggle to breathe for 15 minutes.

It's glorious.

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