20 Bold Predictions For 2025 [Video]

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1. Paul Hughes wins Bellator/PFL gold

2. A major MMA promotion goes out of business 

3. Jon Jones fights Tom Aspinall and wins inside the distance

4. James Sheehan signs with the UFC

5. A European Fighter wins TUF

6. Demetrious Johnson comes out of retirement 

7. Three people hold the welterweight title 

8. Amanda Nunes returns and beats Kayla Harrison 

9. At least two PFL champions win their seasonal championships again. 

10. Mohammad Mokaev re-signs with the UFC and becomes champion 

11. Saudi Arabia attempt to purchase a major MMA promotion 

12. No ranked UFC-fighter fails a drug test

13. GFL doesn’t hold an event. 

14. Francis Ngannou fights Ryan Bader

15. An Irish fighter becomes Cage Warriors champion 

16. Nathan Diaz returns to fight in the UFC

17. Payton Talbott becomes a top-10 ranked fighter 

18. PFL extend their season format to additional weight classes

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