UFC 223 Rumored 2 Title Fights

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TedCzech

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Really wondering what the odds will look like for rose/jj 2
I just don't get how JJ gets the immediate rematch -- she tapped to strikes. I could see if it was a controversial decision, but she was finished, and in devastating fashion. Is everyone else busy?
 

The Sound of Violence

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I just don't get how JJ gets the immediate rematch -- she tapped to strikes. I could see if it was a controversial decision, but she was finished, and in devastating fashion. Is everyone else busy?
Yeah pretty much everyone else is booked. The rankings are fucked but to put perspective on the top contenders in that division:
#2 Andrade is scheduled to fight #5 Tecia
#3 Claudia is coming off a loss to Andrade and just started training again at the end of the year
#4 Karolina is scheduled to fight #9 Felice
#6 Carla just came off a close decision with #8 Calvillo two weeks ago
#7 Waterson is coming off back to back losses against Tecia & Rose

So unless they wanted to book a Rose vs Carla Esparza rematch or have Rose sit out for a few months there aren't a ton of options
 

kaladin stormblessed

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Yeah pretty much everyone else is booked. The rankings are fucked but to put perspective on the top contenders in that division:
#2 Andrade is scheduled to fight #5 Tecia
#3 Claudia is coming off a loss to Andrade and just started training again at the end of the year
#4 Karolina is scheduled to fight #9 Felice
#6 Carla just came off a close decision with #8 Calvillo two weeks ago
#7 Waterson is coming off back to back losses against Tecia & Rose

So unless they wanted to book a Rose vs Carla Esparza rematch or have Rose sit out for a few months there aren't a ton of options
great post. id have liked to have seen carla tho. not the most deserving. but they have history from TUF (didnt carla beat rose in the finale?) and carla was a prior champion. so it wouldnt be hard to market it...
 

TedCzech

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Jan 11, 2016
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Yeah pretty much everyone else is booked. The rankings are fucked but to put perspective on the top contenders in that division:
#2 Andrade is scheduled to fight #5 Tecia
#3 Claudia is coming off a loss to Andrade and just started training again at the end of the year
#4 Karolina is scheduled to fight #9 Felice
#6 Carla just came off a close decision with #8 Calvillo two weeks ago
#7 Waterson is coming off back to back losses against Tecia & Rose

So unless they wanted to book a Rose vs Carla Esparza rematch or have Rose sit out for a few months there aren't a ton of options
I predict JJ gonna get Aldo'd.
 

The Sound of Violence

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great post. id have liked to have seen carla tho. not the most deserving. but they have history from TUF (didnt carla beat rose in the finale?) and carla was a prior champion. so it wouldnt be hard to market it...
Agreed, but between Carla getting a relatively hard fought decision win over a green Calvillo and Rose's improvements since their last fight I think Carla probably needs another big win to get a shot
 

Gay For Longo

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Jan 22, 2016
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I just don't get how JJ gets the immediate rematch -- she tapped to strikes. I could see if it was a controversial decision, but she was finished, and in devastating fashion. Is everyone else busy?
I'm ok with long term champs getting immediate rematched but when they refused to do it with aldo, that shit went out the door imo
Don't really know their reasoning

Edit: kept reading and I now know why they went this way lol