Holiday Wishlist: Anticipated 2025 Fights

The holiday season’s here, and you know what that means: time to get weird.

No MMA for the next three weeks. Well, technically there is, but none from the major U.S. organizations. So let’s spread our wings and dive into other MMA discussions — like Christmas.

As a wise man once said, I’m a peacock; you’ve got to let me fly! So, we will do just that, diving into a grab bag of holiday-themed questions.

Christmas gifts

“If you could ask Santa for one fight (besides Jon Jones/ Tom Aspinall) to be made in 2025 what would it be?”

This is exactly the kind of question I was hoping for! No wrong answers, but plenty of right ones.

There are already some fantastic fights lined up. Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 is top-tier, and Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov isn’t far behind. Dricus du Plessis running it back with Sean Strickland might not be thrilling, but it’s undeniably good. And Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez? Exceptional! But you don’t ask Santa for what’s already on the books.

Be reasonable with your requests to St. Nick. If you’re asking for a Porsche, well… good luck with that.

And really, who asks Santa for just one thing? Sure, if you’re at the mall and need to keep it brief on his knee, maybe then. But otherwise? You’ve gotta send Santa a list! That way, he’s got options, and maybe he’ll help out with more than one thing.

So I made a list and sent it off to Kris Kringle via FedEx. I’ll leave another copy here, just in case he’s reading.

1. Eddie Hall vs. Marius Pudzianowski. I’m not changing who I am for anyone. High-level MMA is great, but carnival sideshows? Love ’em more. Since watching Eddie Hall powerbomb his way through an MMA fight, I’ve been obsessed with this matchup. How KSW hasn’t booked this is beyond me because I’d pay a king’s ransom for it.
2. Dricus du Plessis vs. Jiri Prochazka. Imagine my two large adult sons fighting each other! This would be pure chaos until one knocks out the other in ridiculous fashion. Need it before I die! Also banning both from future fights to avoid endless matchups.
3. Charles Oliveira vs. Max Holloway 2. Their first fight was ages ago at featherweight, robbing us of a good scrap. Now it’s even better and wraps up The Four Violence Kings era nicely (Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira). Minimal effort needed to book this one!
4. Ilia Topuria vs. Diego Lopes. Hopefully this happens eventually, but with Topuria eyeing lightweight and Volkanovski getting first dibs on him… who knows? Missing this matchup would be a shame as it’s excellent.
5. Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev. Screw you; this should happen! It’s a great fight I want to see.
6. Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kyoji Horiguchi. Thought Kyoji would sign with UFC and get an immediate title shot; instead Kai Asakura happened. Doesn’t mean it can’t still occur though — maybe the best flyweight fight possible right now.
7. Jose Aldo vs. Deiveson Figueiredo. Former featherweight champ meets former flyweight champ — all in Brazil makes too much sense!
8. Joel Alvarez vs. Jalin Turner. Another matchup of my boys — two gigantic guys without defense or wrestling but packed with offense! Fight of the Year contender!
9. Valentina Shevchenko vs. Dakota Ditcheva. Probably never happening because UFC won’t co-promote (nor should they), but suddenly deeply interested in this matchup!
10. Francis Ngannou in a 2-on-1 fight in PFL. Not kidding! PFL needs something big; nothing else could draw attention like this would!

Come on, Santa! One time!

White Elephant

“What would you bring to a white elephant knowing full well Jon Jones would be in attendance? How would you ensure that he ended the night with your carefully selected gift?”

Oh boy, lots of ways to go here! Do we go generic like a Tom Aspinall t-shirt? Or more direct like an Uber gift card? Maybe a USADA jacket or clever star maps of his arrests? Many options exist but playfully pointed seems best — so everyone ensures Jon gets the gift!

My choice: life-size cutout of Tom Aspinall wearing “Chickens Can’t Be GOATs” t-shirt. Jon standing next to that = new profile picture immediately!

“1. Which UFC fighter is most likely to steal Christmas?

“2. Who is the best sledder in the UFC?

“3. Which UFC fighter would be best to have in a snowball fight?

“4. What would Alexander Volkanovski cook for Christmas meal?

“5. Is Roy Nelson Santa?”

I love all these questions!

1. Dana White’s obvious choice but since it’s fighters only: Jon Jones! While Merab Dvalishvili & Ilia Topuria try stealing Christmas from their division mates (not defending against next-in-line), only Jones succeeded! Still puzzled how he defended against retired fighter instead of interim champ but he did it!
2. For regular sledding: Serghei Spivac due to weight & “Polar Bear” name implying snow familiarity; Olympic bobsledding: Alonzo Menifield fits bill — big athletic guy generating power without being clumsy/heavy; Dominick Reyes also decent option though height less optimal!
3. Again “Polar Bear”‘s solid pick but college baseball player Stipe Miocic works too — no longer physically prime yet bet he knows snowball fights well enough!
4. Check out Volk’s YouTube channel showing grill fare cooking mainly: meat/burgers/etc.; traditionalist approach likely w/turkey/ham/beef/pork rib roast; latter feels most fitting based on my house tradition so going w/that guesswise here too!
5. #riCRtI Have ever seen Roy Nelson/Santa together anywhere same time/place?? There’s answer right there folks!!”

#seA8M8 Thanks reading everyone + huge thanks those sending tweets (“Xs?”!), burning questions combat sports-related always welcome via @JedKMeshew Twitter handle where fave ones answered weekly regardless topicality/sanity level alike long good quality maintained throughout submissions received prior processing accordingly thereafter subsequently henceforth onwards forevermore eternally amen hallelujah praise heavens above below within beyond cosmic universal existential planes dimensions realities multiverses omniverse metaverse cyberspace hyperspace subspace interdimensional transdimensional extradimensional hyperdimensional ultradimensional megadimensional gigadimensional teradimensional petadimensional exadimensional zettadimensional yottadimensional brontodimensional geoplanetary supercluster galactic stellar planetary satellite lunar terrestrial aquatic aerial arboreal subterranean subaquatic subterrestrial sublunar substellar hyperstellar ultrastellar megastellar gigastellar 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