Yes I know Stiverne's Vitali's mandatory. But c'mon... Vitali really is closer to retirement than Wlad. He's practically got one foot out the door, what with his chronic injuries, his political aspirations and all that. But what about Wlad?

Although TBH, and although I enjoyed the hell out of the Stiverne-Arreola war... I'm not sure how Stiverne would fare against Wlad. Positive things I saw in Stiverne:

- His body punching
- His obvious power, which he kept into the later rounds
- His defensive skills in ducking Arreola's bombs and getting off the ropes


Things I didn't like:

- His mouth was constantly open since the 3rd or 4th round
- His total lack of activity during stretches of the fight
- How he came into the ring so tight and cold (that was the chance for Arreola to take him out)


So how would he do against Wlad? Hard to tell.
But maybe we'll never find out, since he's got to fight Vitali first.