Best wishes to sunny and his team but this was expected, maybe not a tko, I thought bam would win a clear decision 116-112 range but hey… the man is special. Star
Bam has the skill and IQ to keep winning titles through divisions.
A future fight I'd like to see is Bam vs Monster but I'm not sure if Inoue will stay at 122 by the time Bam moves up.
Unfortunately I think Bam is a bit too far away with the years likely left before Inoue retires. He will also probably end his career with possibly a farewell 130 match but mostly at 126.
However a more likely matchup that may eventually come is Bam vs Nakatani at around 122. Currently Bam is 23 (turning 24 next month) moving on to 115, and Nakatani is 25 (turning 26 next month) moving on to 118 so they will continue to stay one division apart for possibly another 5-6 years to build up more highlights and resume. Suppose they stay in their next divisions for 2-3 years and get some more unifications, and both move up the same time to 122 (shortly after Inoue moves to 126) and 118. Then Nakatani can hopefully collect a belt or two from what was left from Inoue vacating, then solidify himself at 122. Bam gets a few more belts at 118 and when the time comes, goes up to 122 and they meet.
122 title bout between 30 years old Nakatani vs 28 years old Bam. Both 4 division champions that started at fly weight and both still in their prime. That will be juicy.
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