March 13, 2025 9:20 pm ET
UFC reporter and correspondent Megan Olivi has had an in inside look on the promotion’s operation for greater than a decade, so she is aware of what it takes for a fighter to rise by means of the ranks and attain celebrity standing.
From Jon Jones to Conor McGregor to Ronda Rousey and everybody in between, Olivi has skilled all of it as larger-than-life figures in MMA have come and gone. So when claims are made the promotion has an alleged star energy drawback within the wake of Alex Pereira’s light heavyweight title loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, it requires a more in-depth examination.
Olivi talked to MMA Junkie about whether or not that’s a deficit of names able to headline numbered UFC pay-per-view occasions within the coming years, and likewise record which fighters have the potential to excel and slide into the place of carrying a complete occasion round their identify.
Try the video above for Olivi’s look on “The Bohnfire” podcast with MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn, the place they price the present and subsequent crop of UFC stars and point out names corresponding to Islam Makhachev, Tom Aspinall, Ilia Topuria, Diego Lopes and plenty of extra.
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