UFC reporter and correspondent Megan Olivi has had an in inside look on the promotion’s operation for greater than a decade, so she knows what it takes for a fighter to rise through the ranks and reach superstar status.
From Jon Jones to Conor McGregor to Ronda Rousey and everybody in between, Olivi has experienced 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 power problem 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 that’s a deficit of names able to headline numbered UFC pay-per-view events in the approaching years, and likewise list which fighters have the potential to excel and slide into the position of carrying a whole event around their name.
Try the video above for Olivi’s appearance on “The Bohnfire” podcast with MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn, where they rate the present and next crop of UFC stars and mention names resembling Islam Makhachev, Tom Aspinall, Ilia Topuria, Diego Lopes and plenty of more.
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