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Peter Klein

Following UFC 306, Peter Klein dives into the fights that should be made next. From breakout performances to shocking upsets, who will the top fighters face next? Peter breaks down the potential matchups and what to expect in the UFC’s future.  Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QgazeH... Twitter: twitter.com/primetimeklein IG: instagram.com/primetimeklein Facebook: www.facebook.com/Couchpotatodiary Twitch: twitch.tv/primetimepk Email: couchpotatodiary@yahoo.com We Had No Idea: every Wednesday morning,  instagram.com/wehadnoideapodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands  Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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00:00Alright, the fights to make, coming out of UFC 306, Noche UFC, at the Sphere.

00:14Mirob Davalishvili, you are the new UFC bantamweight champion.

00:17Congratulations, you get Umar Nurmagomedov.

00:21Nurmagomedov won that title eliminator earlier this year, and is the deserving next in line.

00:27They hyped it up at the pay-per-view.

00:28So, why not?

00:30I think that has to be the fight.

00:32Honestly, I don't know who else the challenger would be.

00:35O'Malley didn't come close in that fight to earning an immediate rematch, so that's a no.

00:40And there's no one else even in that ballpark right now, so that is a no for me.

00:46Sean O'Malley against Corey Sandhagen is, I think, what should be next for Sean O'Malley.

00:53I think it would be a wild fight, both of them coming off of losses in some very big

00:57fights.

00:58O'Malley, obviously, losing in this most recent one against Mirob, while Sandhagen lost his

01:06bout to Nurmagomedov, that title eliminator.

01:10And so I think that is a fight that you absolutely could make, and I think it would kind of bounce

01:17some things back a little bit, and kind of rehab the image, I think, of Sean O'Malley.

01:26As Dana White has kind of shit on him a little bit coming out of this fight, and I think

01:31that would be a good way to kind of build him back up, because this would be a very

01:34fun fight, and I think you would get a… a title challenger might be a bit of a stretch,

01:39but reestablish a contender anyway, at 135 pounds.

01:47Moving on.

01:48Valentina Shevchenko.

01:49She is the champion again.

01:50I know that her rivalry right now with Alexa Grasso is 1-1-1.

01:54I would not do that.

01:56I think that this was such a one-sided beatdown, and such a dominant performance, that I think

02:03you have to kind of separate Grasso from this one a little bit now.

02:08And so, I do think that this is an opportunity to let some other fighters kind of get into

02:16this one.

02:17And so I would go, um, apologies for the pronunciation, but Menon Fioro.

02:22She's on a 12 fight winning streak, she is coming off of wins over Aaron Blanchfield

02:25and Rose Namajunas.

02:26She has been one of the, like, real up-and-comers here for a little bit, and getting an opportunity

02:32now to really shine.

02:34She's beat everyone, it is just so clearly the next option for her is a title opportunity

02:40here.

02:41And like Shevchenko, it's a fresh fight that she hasn't had in a couple of years,

02:43so that'll be fun.

02:45And then, Alexa Grasso, I have her against Macy Barber.

02:48Barber is finally starting to reach her potential, and I really do think that she is someone

02:57who could make some noise and be a bit of a star going forward a little bit.

03:03So I do think that this is an interesting fight for her, and kind of like, okay, you

03:09have Grasso coming off of a disappointing performance in the main event, or in the co-main

03:16event there, against Shevchenko.

03:19You have Barber, who is kind of on the rise.

03:21These two fought back in 2001, and so this is an opportunity to see either, okay, what

03:26has Grasso learned, and like, can she bounce back, or what has Barber learned?

03:33How does she develop, and is she now ready for this championship opportunity?

03:39And so, I do think that that is going to be an interesting bout, and one that I would

03:43absolutely make going forward.

03:47We have Diego Lopez against Max Holloway, or Ilya Tepuria, the winner of that.

03:51Lopez deserves a title shot.

03:53I think coming out of that, he has absolutely earned it.

03:55He's ready for a title shot.

03:56That was a beatdown of a guy who was in the top three.

03:59He has put on some unbelievable finishes, and some unbelievable fights, and so I think

04:04that this is now the time for him to get going, and for him to get this championship opportunity.

04:10So, Tepuria and Holloway, they're going to throw it down coming up here, but I do think

04:18that the winner gets Diego Lopez.

04:20And for Brian Ortega, this is where the UFC model stumbles a little bit.

04:25Ortega has been in some absolute just battles the last few years.

04:31He could probably use a tune-up fight, right?

04:33Like this is one, we talked about it with Izzy a little bit ago.

04:36You could probably use a fight where it's like, you know what?

04:38This isn't against a top ten guy.

04:40It's still, like, it's fighting, it's still brain damage, it's whatever, but I kind of

04:44just need a get-right here, and let's just see where I'm at.

04:46And if I lose that, then oh shit, we're in trouble.

04:49The UFC doesn't work that way.

04:50If you're in the top, you fight the top.

04:52You know?

04:53There are no tune-up fights, or anything like that.

04:55And so, I have him against Jairo Rodriguez.

04:58They've each fought, they've fought each other twice, each have won one, so let's trilogy

05:02this thing up.

05:03I would anticipate that not going well for Ortega, which kind of sucks for him, but I

05:06do think that that is the most logical way to come out of this fight card here from the

05:12weekend.

05:13Alright, for those of you who are joining us live, A, you guys have been amazing.

05:18Thank you guys so much.

05:19I have loved every little bit of it.

05:21We're now over 100 followers out of 101, which I greatly appreciate.

05:25Thank you guys so much for that.

05:27I want to be a little bit more interactive with these going forward, so A, if you have

05:30any tips, let me know.

05:32Because Deeds and Toxic will let you know.

05:35I'm kind of flying by the seat of my pants on all of these, and trying to learn all of

05:38this shit on the fly.

05:41And so, any tips or anything like that, by all means, let me know.

05:44Also, I do do actual video games on here on Mondays and Wednesdays, and so for Monday,

05:50I want to know what you guys want to see me play.

05:52We have a Flames rebuild going on right now, we have a WWE 2K24 MyGM, and we're trying

05:57to turn the Blue Jays into a dynasty.

05:59Also, we just talked a whole lot of boxing, and I have Fight Night Round 3, and this will...

06:03I need to figure out if my hookups still work for all of those, and this would motivate

06:08me if we picked that one.

06:10So, a few choices to roll with here so far.

06:14Yes, Bunk 100% addicted to MyGM.

06:19They made some tweaks that I didn't love, but overall, it is still...

06:22I could play that thing for hours.

06:25Again, Toxic and Deeds, and Big John, when he's in the chat, they can all attest.

06:29I kind of get lost in it a little bit, and then all of a sudden, an hour and a half have

06:32gone by.

06:33It's like, oh, well, I had other things to do today.

06:35So if that one wins out, absolutely happy to do it.

06:39Sakuragi himself.

06:40Prediction?

06:41Jon Bones Jones against Stipe Miocic.

06:44I think you have to go with Jon Jones there.

06:48I think if both guys were fighting in their prime, it would still be Jon Jones.

06:51But because of the layoff by the time this fight gets to November, if we actually have

06:55it, then I just think it's so far out for Stipe to then have to step back in against

07:01the most talented fighter this board has ever seen.

07:04It's just too much.

07:05It is far too much to ask of Stipe Miocic.

07:09So I will go Jonny Bones Jones there, and then I will pick Tom Aspinall to just absolutely

07:16destroy Jon Jones after that.

07:18So that would be my predictions there.

07:22Also, Larry Merchant was so making criticisms on Floyd while he took some respect and praise

07:28on Manny Pacquiao in the 2000s.

07:29Oh yeah.

07:30They had their favorites, for sure.

07:32And as, like, the Money Mayweather was really interesting.

07:38Because there was a bit there, like, he was the most exciting guy in the sport.

07:42Right?

07:43Like, he was out there and he was just blasting guys and he was coming up with big wins and

07:46all of this.

07:47And I realized, you know, I might be, like, the best defensive fighter ever in the sport.

07:52Or at least, like, top five.

07:54And it's a whole lot better when I just don't get punched in the head.

07:57So if I can just do that and just win enough rounds, then hey, look at this.

08:00I'm still making a bajillion dollars, and I also am, you know, not taking all that brain

08:08damage.

08:09So he kind of recognized that.

08:10But I do think there was a little bit of... hostility might be a bit of a strong word,

08:15but a sour taste in HBO Boxing's mouth coming off of that one.

08:20Okay.

08:21We're gonna wrap up the show here.

08:22There's a couple of boxing cards coming up here this weekend, so we're gonna wrap up

08:26the show looking at them.

08:27But Sakuragi, again, asking Alex Pereira vs. Roundtree.

08:30Your predictions.

08:31I think Pereira wins it within a round.

08:33I think he is so superior to Khalil Roundtree.

08:38The two are not in the same universe.

08:41This feels like... and look, I like Roundtree.

08:44He was an Ultimate Fighter guy, right?

08:45I watched him on The Ultimate Fighter and really enjoyed him.

08:48I was one of like eight people who watched that season still.

08:50But um... so I like Roundtree.

08:53He is not in this level.

08:54Not even close to this level.

08:55I think Pereira ends this fight as soon as he wants to, basically.

09:01And puts Khalil Roundtree away.

09:02So I think that that is within a round.

09:05Also, it's interesting you bring up the heavyweights, and then Pereira.

09:08Let's get this guy a heavyweight fight.

09:11This man is, to steal a Brian Campbell term, daring to be great.

09:15Why are we denying him that opportunity?

09:17I don't even think we should care who that heavyweight is.

09:22This could be Anderson Silva against Sandman Irving.

09:26Where it's just like, yeah, doesn't need to be a top ten guy.

09:28Just let him do it.

09:29Let's just see it.

09:30Let's just have Pereira against Tai Tuivasa and just figure it out that way.

09:36And so, I don't get why we aren't allowing him to do that.

09:44And so I think it is fitting that you kind of bring them both up.

09:46I think Pereira against a Jon Jones would be a whole lot of fun.

09:51And I think that a Pereira against any heavyweight would be interesting as he goes to be the

09:56first guy ever to have three different, or championships in three different weight classes

10:00in the UFC.

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