Many consider heavyweight fighters in mixed martial arts as some of the dangerous men in the world. They weigh close to 260 pounds and can strike and also fight on the ground. However, the UFC doesn’t have a super heavyweight division, and Joe Rogan brought that up recently.
One of the most popular heavyweight fighters in the world right now is Francis Ngannou. He is the UFC heavyweight champion and is coming off a comfortable win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. He weighed in for his fight at 257 pounds but during the fight night, looked much bigger. In boxing, there is no weight limit on heavyweights, and in MMA, there is a super heavyweight division. However, the UFC doesn’t have it. Joe Rogan, in the latest JRE episode, and talked about how it can create a dilemma for the promotion.
He said, “There is, but the UFC has never implemented it. It’s super heavyweight. I mean, I guess there’s probably a few, but there’s not enough where they felt the need to have an over 265-pound weight class. It is kind of weird though that there’s a weight limit on heavyweight. Because with heavyweight it would like be the biggest person you had.”
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He also talked about when can the UFC could think of bringing in the division.
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“One day there could be a guy who is so compelling. Maybe there’s some gigantic Greco-Roman wrestler like Karelin. Karelin in his prime, I think, was like 290 pounds, something bigger than that. If you did have a guy that big that was marketable, I could see the UFC implementing a super-heavyweight division. It is available. It’s something that the commissions have sanctioned,” he added.
I want to see him box – Joe Rogan on Francis Ngannou
Going into UFC 270, there was a lot of talk about Francis Ngannou’s contract with the UFC. There was obvious tension between the heavyweight champion and the promotion. ‘The Predator‘ had been thinking of switching over to boxing and never kept his desire a secret. He even had a back-and-forth with the current WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, on Twitter.
After I handle business on Jan. 22 I'll fight you under any special rule set you want. In a ring, an octagon or a phone booth. https://t.co/twRhBnFwwH
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) January 6, 2022
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Both men have shown the desire to fight each other, and Joe Rogan wants to see the fight happen. In a recent JRE episode, he said that he wants Ngannou to make big money.
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A fight between two the goliaths will definitely draw massive attention. Both of them are probably the most popular heavyweights in the world, and everyone wants to see how the hard-hitting Ngannou will do in a boxing ring.
Do you think the UFC should start the super-heavyweight division? How will Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury play out? Let us know in the comments!