Wednesday, 30 December 2015

My opinion on who will still be a UFC champion by the end of 2016.

Current UFC champions: 

Men:
Heavyweight = Fabrício Werdum
Light Heavyweight = Daniel Cormier
Middleweight = Luke Rockhold
Welterweight = Robbie Lawler
Lightweight = Rafael dos Anjos
Featherweight = Conor McGregor
Bantamweight = T.J. Dillashaw
Flyweight = Demetrious Johnson

Women:
Bantamweight = Holly Holm
Strawweight = Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Fighters who I think will become new champions in 2016:

Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez.
I feel Cain will defeat Fabrício Werdum in their rematch and I can't see any other heavyweight defeating him in 2016.

Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones.
I think Jones will return from his suspension and challenge Daniel Cormier for his title in his first fight back. I think he will win the fight and perhaps defend it once before moving up to heavyweight.

Weltweight: Georges St-Pierre.
This one is a gamble for definite. I'm hopeful GSP will make a return in 2016. If he does I think he would beat Robbie Lawler. However chances are he will stay retired. If this is the case then I think Lawler will remain champion. 

Lightweight: Conor McGregor. 
McGregor will defend his title at featherweight once and then move up to lightweight to challenge Rafael dos Anjos for that title. He will win the fight and defend the lightweight title in 2016.

Featherweight: José Aldo.
Jose Aldo will challenge Frankie Edgar for the title vacated by Connor McGregor and I think Aldo will win.

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz.
I think Cruz will defeat T.J. Dillashaw in their title fight and will also win in a rematch fight.

I feel all other champions will stay as they are at the end of 2016.

Who do you think will remain champion by the end of 2016?

Peter Ashdown
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