#title-contenders

#title-contenders

"Everybody has an opinion on who should fight whom in the welterweight division," Garry said on Instagram. "Here's mine: Carlos Prates vs. Michael Morales. Because it's two power heavy hitters, and I want to see who comes out on top. I doubt Morales would take it, because the truth is, Carles Prates hits harder. I kind of want to see Prates vs. JDM too. But I'm gonna match Jack Della Maddalena vs. Kamaru Usman... And finally, the world title fight at welterweight. I want to see the champion Islam Makhachev defend his belt against the No. 1 contender in the world, Ian Machado Garry."

Carlos Ulberg is deserving of a title fight at light heavyweight. I would love to see Jirí Procházka fight for a title again, too, especially considering there were unique circumstances around both of his losses to Alex Pereira (in 2023 and 2024). But Pereira is such a special case right now. He is arguably the biggest star on the UFC's roster, and there are megafights for him at heavyweight -- namely, a potential matchup against England's champion, Aspinall. If Aspinall beats Gane at UFC

Liverpool defeated Arsenal in Sunday's presumed "clash of title contenders," though it's clear based on the 90 minutes that both teams are far from the finished product. (Don't worry: it's the same for the rest of the Premier League after just three games, and with deadline day still ongoing.) VAR dominated the headlines after cancelling out a perfectly valid Fulham goal in the Cottagers' 2-0 loss to Chelsea,