Jon Jones, Khamzat Chimaev, Max Holloway and more – What fights need to be made in 2025? | Cageside

On this episode, Eric McMahon and John Morgan take advantage of the brief UFC off-season to discuss the matchups they’d most like to see booked in 2025.
Who should Jon Jones fight next? What’s going on with middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis? Is there a spot on the UFC roster for Patricio “Pitbull” Freire? Islam Makhachev, Belal Muhammad, Kayla Harrison, Justin Gaethje – all this and more …
Timecodes
0:00 – Zippy, the extra special elf
3:33 – The flyweight matchup that already got made: Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape
9:46 – Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall or Alex Pereira
20:45 – Is Francis Ngannou a viable wildcard option?
28:19 – Does Dricus Du Plessis have a better option than Sean Strickland?
34:21 – What happens if Patricio “Pitbull” Freire gets his wish?
37:04 – Max Holloway and another BMF
44:08 – Lining up the biggest women’s fight to be made right now with Kayla Harrison
50:35 – A light heavyweight banger that makes a whole lot of sense
53:31 – Rapid fire: Leon Edwards vs. Ian Machado Garry, Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan 2
55:27 – Justin Gaethje at welterweight? Belal Muhammad facing a teammate?
1:00:18 – FURY Professional Grappling 12 and “Dark Side of the Cage”
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