by Chris Houten @mrhouts
What we know so far about MMA in 2014: The UFC will stage the most shows they have ever in a calendar year, some notable UFC champions will be out injured in 2014, and Cage Warriors will continue their global expansion.... and thats about it.
We are in for a rough and ready ride in 2014, with some twist and turns along they way. Call them brave, call them bold, or call them just plain stupid, but here is my bold predictions for 2014 in no particular order.
- The UFC will finally sign Mamed Kalidov in 2014, he will likely headline the promotions visit to Poland
- 2 UFC champions will lose their belts in 2014 - Chris Weidman and Anthony Pettis
- Nick Diaz will return to MMA in 2014
- One of the Diaz brothers will fight for a UFC title in 2014
- Conor McGregor remains undefeated in the UFC in 2014, books a number 1 contender fight before the end of the year
- Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson fight each other putting on a fight of the year candidate
- At least 3 of the current Cage Warriors champions fight in the UFC in 2014
- Cathal Pendred wins TUF 19
- Rosi Sexton will sign with Invicta
- Brad Pickett fights for the flyweight title in 2014
- Joanne Calderwood will KO ever opponent she faces in the TUF 20 house until she face Carla Esparza who out wrestlers her on route to winning the strawweight title
- Cain Velasquez doesn't fight in 2014 due to injury
- Paul Daley signs for Glory World Series before the end if the year taking a hiatus from MMA
- Chael Sonnen retires
- As do Dan Henderson and Frank Mir who both lose their next fights
- Holly Holm signs for the UFC; loses number 1 contender bout to Alexis Davis by submission
- Arnold Allen wins The CW featherweight title vacated by Jim Alers who joins the UFC
- Jose Aldo moves to lightweight before the year is out
- Jim Wallhead wins the Bamma Welterweight title
- Pat Barry returns to kickboxing after dropping to Light-heavyweight; Pat is knocked out in the first round of his 205 debut
- A minimum of 5 British fighters will be cut for the UFC in 2014
- James Brum will sign for the UFC in 2014
- The UFCs planned trip to Istanbul will not take place
- Nick Newell wins the WSOF lightweight title in 2014
- Norman Parke remains undefeated in the UFC in 2014, moves into the Top 10 in the Lightweight rankings
- Johny Hendrick with beat Robbie Lawler to become the UFCs new Welterweight champion; he loses the title to Carlos Condit before the end of the year
- Rampage Jackson will fight for the Bellator Light-Heavyweight title in 2014
- Michael Bisping finally gets a shot the Middleweight title
- Invicta gets TV deal in 2014
- Lyoto Machida becomes only the 3rd man to become a 2 weight champion in the UFC
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