Overview
- Calling the division "dying, if not dead," Schaub says today’s heavyweight roster is a shell of prior eras and needs urgent attention.
- He presses UFC leadership — naming Dana White, Hunter Campbell and Mick Maynard — to take charge of rebuilding efforts.
- Schaub cites Rico Verhoeven, Francis Ngannou and Gable Steveson as targets; Verhoeven reportedly opted for boxing in January and White has dismissed an Ngannou reunion.
- Tom Aspinall is set for serious eye surgery and is expected to be sidelined for roughly nine months, removing the division’s active centerpiece.
- Commentators draw unfavorable comparisons to PRIDE Grand Prix and past Bellator lineups, with no new high-profile heavyweight signings announced.