Israel can wait for Athensia to give Clover Dixie a light heavyweight title shot

This is never entirely true when we say that there is nothing a fighter can do to earn the title shot, but inside Clover DixieraThe case is Really He can do nothing else to earn a title shot after scoring Diego Santos In UFC Vegas13 On Saturday.

It is true that Dixie has had the opportunity in the past. He was the 7th challenger John Jones‘The title of Light Heavyweight in April 2015 and despite a brave effort he made over five rounds, he lost a clear result to the champion. There are not many cries for reconsideration.

Dixiera was 34 at the time and had 20 consecutive wins over a nine-year period to make his first break in the UFC title. Going the distance with Jones was enough, and no one would have blamed him for being satisfied with mentioning a championship key event on his belt.

But Dixiera refused to fade into obscurity.

Jones then went 5-4 in his next nine fights, losing the top 10 skills like this Bill Davis, Anthony Johnson, Alexander Gustafson, And Corey Anderson, But to take care of business against those below him to take his place in the ranks of competitors. He then went to the five-fight victory line he is currently wearing, knocking out the gatekeeper label he appears to be wearing.

Dixiera did not win. He ends the fights. He now holds the record for most results (12) and most submissions (6) in the category, more than any light heavyweight in UFC history. He says the UFC is looking for its fighters, even if it lacks the (thankfully) desired junk-talking ability.

What prevents Dixie from getting a second chance at being a UFC champion? That’s why our old friend Mr. Superfight.

To Dana WhiteHe praised Dixiera’s performance on Saturday’s post-fight show, and acknowledged that Dixie had a fair claim to the next title, shot at 205 pounds; He told the media a week ago, not White’s arrival, that he should match the Light Heavyweight Champion right now. John Blachovich With the Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya.

As My esteemed colleague Damon Martin Wouldn’t it have made more sense to wait for the end of the main event on Saturday and then find out whether the Blachovich-Adesanya talks could continue? Want to retain the intrigue of the UFC Vegas 13 main event? To properly promote a potential winner? The broadcast team did everything they could to focus on being Texeira and Santos rivals, but the cat was already out of the bag.

As Cool Blachovich vs. Adesania sounds, there are many reasons not to watch this fight at this time. Adesanya still has to stick with his original plan of merging some middleweight title defenses, especially now with his division in a better place. In addition, the only reason he initially wanted to move up was because John Jones was fighting with the heavyweight king of Mercury Light, and he was finally expected to move heavyweight.

If you believe that Blaschovich’s belt is being used as a stumbling block to setting up an Addisonya-Jones fight, you are right, it is an unusual way to treat the topic of Blaschovich and the Light Heavyweight. Not to mention the fact that you get confused with a lot of moving areas when you have the option to keep things simple and deliver a high-level main event to the fans, instead of chasing a heartbreaking match that never happens.

After all, the Adesanya-Jones fight has no deadline or a title doesn’t need it. A good incentive, of course, but that enmity already has its own appeal for a variety of reasons, from the legitimate animosity between the two, to the fact that Adesenia has the skills to put a tooth in Jones’ self-declaration. GOAT status.

This is the perfect thing for Dixie, alas! No, Blaschovich vs. Dixiera does not have the catch of a champion vs. champion fight, nor can he come close to being the main drawing force for an Adisonya-Jones match. But if the rankings are to mean anything (stop laughing, please) Dexira should be rewarded for keeping her claim in a concise style on Saturday.

If that Blachsovich-Adesania fight is not close to being finalized then why not get Dexira there for the months of January or February. Adesenia can wait a little longer for the Whitaker to be ready by March. Admittedly, having to wait six months between Adisanya fights seems like he’s ready to rock soon, but this is the worst part of the project, but you can’t make everyone happy.

Someone to be happy with – or more precisely, to be happy1st His lasting happy mood was provided by Te Dixira. He’s not going to lobby for it, he’s not going to go campaigning, and he’s definitely not going to start muddying in the direction of Blaschovich to get his attention. He doesn’t need it because Blachovich already has Said He is below it. This makes a lot of sense that this fight should not happen.

According to the UFC’s track record, the last sentence appears to be even more hilarious on the road when he fights Adisanya Blaschovich, the winner of that fight John Jones is trying to prevent him from winning his fourth UFC title after he has had to fight back for six months to cancel his plans to go heavyweight, and six months later. Dominic Reyes, Giri Brochaska, Or Alexander Rakik. Is it fun for you?

UFC can prevent this bad future, while at the same time shining a little sunlight on its most consistent, tough and obvious healthy competitors. So, do the right thing, guys, give Dexira his title shot. Obviously, there is not much else you can do with him.