We already know a number of large upcoming fights on the 2025 schedule, but there is much more to be enthusiastic about the UFC in 2025.
UFC 313 saw the MMA leader return to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where Magomed Ankalaev Alex Pereira defeated in a long-awaited, heavyweight title fight.
If we look at the promotion in the near future, we currently know the following three games that will run around UFC Gold.
Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes on UFC 314 next month for the vacant featherweight title promises to be a fascinating matchup in Miami.
With UFC 315 who arrives in Canada with two title fights, including Belal Muhammad vs Jack della Maddalena, there are plenty of data to circling in the calendar, but apparently the biggest fighting of the year recently prevailed.
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Henry Cejudo calls the three UFC title fights at the top of his wish list for 2025
In a recent YouTube video, Henry Cejudo ran the three top fights that he wants to see in the Octagon this year.
All three choices contain a UFC title on the line with the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions, all on the wish list of 'Triple C'.
1. Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall
Ask every fighting fan what will be their most expected fight from 2025 and Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall for the heavyweight title will certainly appear in the top two.
Dana White recently gave a promising update about the title Unification Clash by saying at the UFC 313 Post-Fight Press Conference that he is convinced that it will happen with where and when the biggest talk points are now.
Despite the comments from the UFC president, Cejudo is of the opinion that we might have to wait until the last quarter of 2025 to see one of the greats of all time assuming that his most dangerous challenge is assuming so far.
“Dana White said that this fight will happen somewhere in the summer or possibly in August. I probably think that this fight may even be fair to reach the end of the year if you ask me. I think more than October-November and that is usually when Jon Jones has fought and it can be possible at MSG, but this is a fight that everyone wants to see. This is the obvious. “
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2. Islam Makhachev vs Ilia Topuria
In another non -racing choice, this fight was the city's conversation after the news that Ilia Topuria left the title of featherweight.
'El Matador' turned into a full-fledged superstar after his incredible success in 2024, but if there is someone who is to the pound-for-pound number one place, it is his potential next opponent.
Cejudo has expressed the concerns that Islam Makhachev and his team can push against this until Topuria beats a top candidate at 155 pounds with 'Triple C' stating that it is up to the challenger to make some serious noise to get it over the line.
“People have a short attention span. He must keep stepping on the tendene toes. If you want to go the Conor McGregor route, as everything goes, but he can continue to talk, maybe make skits like his boy Merab Dvalishvili to really sell the story and to make that story because I just don't think he's doing enough. ”
3. Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Belal Muhammad/Jack della Maddalena
The third and final choice of Cejudo is one that we know for sure that it will be the next one side of the matchup.
Injuries to both Belal Muhammad and Shavkat Rakhmonov have delayed the meeting between the Welterweight Champion and the undefeated top candidate.
The former UFC champion flight weight and Bantamweight, however, is sure that the winner of the UFC 315 Main Event must take 'The Nomad' towards the end of the year.
“The winner of this fight, they have to fight against Rakhmonov. He must be really injured to say: 'Hey no, you take the title' to pass on that title so that it can be something serious. '
Due to the vague period of time for this fight, to prevent another competition from stealing the place of Rakhmonov, both the champion and the challenger have to call it.
“For me it is who can sell it. If you could sell it and the opponent and the champion say: “Hey, let's follow the example,” there are two against one. Then you are two against the UFC. “
What other title fights could occur in a most expected list for 2025?
Where Henry Cejudo has the potential welterweight title fight that could be in third place later in the year, there are other contenders.
The top two choices are incredibly difficult to argue with, but only one division higher is another large matchup that can be on the cards for the second half of 2025.
Dricus du Plessis who defends the middleweight title against the unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev is not only a great stylistic collision, it has two big personalities.
A potential Bantamweight -3te -back from Amanda Nunes would certainly rank high, just like a champion champion struggle between Zhang Weili and Valentina Shevchenko, as the flight weight champion holds her title at UFC 315.
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