Over half of the current UFC Champions could lose their belts this year, with Jon Jones, Alex Pereira and Dricus du Plessis all at risk.
Exciting new champions like Ilia Topuira and Dricus du Plessis established themselves as some of the best fighters in the world, with huge wins over some of the biggest names in the UFC .Meanwhile former champions Valentina Shevchenko and Juliana Pena returned to reclaim their belts and become two-time world champions.
Despite the short notice, Rakhmonov agreed to stay on the UFC 310 fight card and face fellow contender Ian Garry, winning the fight via decision and cementing his place and the next title challenger. And unfortunately for both men, we can see no other outcome than Chimaev winning the belt once he gets his shot later this year.With an incredible three title defences this year, light heavyweight champion Pereira was arguably the best fighter in the whole of the UFC in 2024.
Even if the 37-year-old is successful in a future fight with Ankalaev, with only a few fights left in his career, it is possible that Pereira may decide to move up to heavyweight later this year, potentially vacating his light heavyweight title.outspoken about his desire to unify the belts with a blockbuster fight with Jones this year.
Although she impressed in the bout against her fellow Chinese fighter, we expect her reign to end when she faces America's Tatiana Suarez in the co-main event of UFC 312 next month.Pena reclaimed her bantamweight title with a controversial decision win over Raquel Pennington in the co-main event of UFC 307 in October.
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