{"id":393381,"date":"2021-08-30T08:03:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=393381"},"modified":"2021-08-30T08:03:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:03:20","slug":"whats-next-for-giga-chikadze-and-edson-barboza-after-ufc-vegas-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/whats-next-for-giga-chikadze-and-edson-barboza-after-ufc-vegas-35\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s next for Giga Chikadze and Edson Barboza after UFC Vegas 35?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 35, top-10 featherweights collided as Giga Chikadze took on Edson Barboza in an anticipated bout.<\/p>\n<p>Chikadze entered the fight coming off a first-round TKO win over Cub Swanson which was the first big win of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC<\/a> career. Prior to that, he was beating unranked fighters but did go 4-0 in 2020 to start to make a name for himself. Barboza, meanwhile, had a highlight-reel KO over Shane Burgos last time out and was looking to prove he&#8217;s a future featherweight title contender.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it was Chikadze <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-vegas-35-results-giga-chikadze-tkos-edson-barboza-video\/\">who won by third-round TKO<\/a> in a fight he dominated. He landed big shots against Barboza and had hurt him a few times before finally getting the stoppage in the third. Now, following UFC Vegas 35, here&#8217;s what I think should be next for Giga Chikadze and Edson Barboza.<\/p>\n<h3>Giga Chikadze<\/h3>\n<p>Giga Chikadze proved he is a legit featherweight contender as he became the first person to finish Barboza since he dropped down to featherweight.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the fight, Chikadze <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/giga-chikadze-expects-to-finish-edson-barboza-in-spectacular-fashion-and-become-backup-fighter-for-ufc-266-title-fight\/\">had told BJPENN.com he wanted to be the backup fighter for the title fight at UFC 266<\/a>. He then called for that to be the case here and it does make some sense. Max Holloway is booked to face Yair Rodriguez in November so perhaps Chikadze does weigh-in as the backup.<\/p>\n<p>If his services are not needed, a logical next fight is to face Korean Zombie in a Fight Night main event. Zombie is currently not booked and the winner of the fight could very well be next in line for a title shot after Holloway if he gets past Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<h3>Edson Barboza<\/h3>\n<p>Edson Barboza was on a good run at featherweight but his plans to fight for UFC gold stalled for the time being. Despite the setback, he still will be a top-10 featherweight and is a dangerous out for anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Barboza will likely take some time off to recover and will return sometime in early to mid-2022. Once he is healthy, he will likely need time off, and when he returns a fight against Sodiq Yusuff does make sense. Both men are coming off losses and are both ranked in the top-15. They are also both dynamic strikers so it would be a very fun fight for the fans and a fight that can be a co-main on a Fight Night or be on a pay-per-view main card. Barboza-Yusuff where also booked last year but visa issues knocked Yusuff out of the fight.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think should be next for Giga Chikadze and Edson Barboza after UFC Vegas 35?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 35, top-10 featherweights collided as Giga Chikadze took on Edson Barboza in an anticipated bout. Chikadze entered the fight coming off a first-round TKO win over Cub Swanson which was the first big win of his UFC career. Prior to that, he was beating unranked fighters but did [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":350294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10425,80557,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s next for Giga Chikadze and Edson Barboza after UFC Vegas 35? | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the main event of UFC Vegas 35, top-10 featherweights collided as Giga Chikadze took on Edson Barboza in an anticipated bout.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/whats-next-for-giga-chikadze-and-edson-barboza-after-ufc-vegas-35\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What&#039;s next for Giga Chikadze and Edson Barboza after UFC Vegas 35? 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