2nd Best Middleweight of all time?

[The Hash Slinging Slasher]

Hard to say. Career-wise I’d say maybe weidman, he beat the MW goat twice and defended. Mousassi is also right there. If you’re talking about best at their peak I’d say rockhold or Romero.

 

[UFCHasNoPride]

Anderson Silva

 

[GoshiShun17]

Hard to say. Career-wise I’d say maybe weidman, he beat the MW goat twice and defended. Mousassi is also right there. If you’re talking about best at their peak I’d say rockhold or Romero.

Romero has proven to be top 5, maybe top 2 or 3 if we are just talking who beats who. Rockhold not so much....

 

[DOMMA]

A. Silva is a PED user, so a cheater. Cheaters should not be in GOAT discussions.

This is pretty clear/obvious if you have ever lost to a cheater.

 

[GoshiShun17]

A. Silva is a PED user, so a cheater. Cheaters should not be in GOAT discussions.

This is pretty clear/obvious if you have ever lost to a cheater.

Many people who have fought Silva, win or lose call him the GOAT. He is indisputably GOAT at 185.

 

[waldywaldy]

Mousasi

 

[pankrat]

Hard to say. Career-wise I’d say maybe weidman, he beat the MW goat twice and defended. Mousassi is also right there. If you’re talking about best at their peak I’d say rockhold or Romero.

I agree with the ones you mention. For the same reason, Jacare should be included.

 

[chitoortiz]

Hendo

 

[TheSpider]

Dan Henderson, Gegard Mousasi, or Rich Franklin

 

[DOMMA]

Many people who have fought Silva, win or lose call him the GOAT. He is indisputably GOAT at 185.

OK, this clears up everything. Jon and Lance are GOATS...

 

[Pingu]

Rumble lost a MW fight to Vitor because of a bad stand up by the ref

O yea i remember that one. That stand up was crazy irc. Thanks mate.

 

[pankrat]

OK, this clears up everything. Jon and Lance are GOATS...
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Lance may not be the GOAT but if he is not, it's not because of dopping.

Everybody in the peloton acknowledge Lance as a legitimate 7x Tour de France winner.
People with no clue about cyclism who are audience of Whoopi Goldberg is another story
And im not a fan of Lance at all btw

Also yeah, Jones is certainly a GOAT candidate

 

[Deleted member 567183]

Kevin Holland.

Edmen Shahbazyan is the Future of MW division

 

[Naught2Sixty]

Edmen Shahbazyan is the Future of MW division

 

[JustBleed69]

We had this thread a couple of months ago. Yoel.

 

[faustian]

Probably have to take Weidman here. I love Hendo but the vast majority of his greatest wins came above 185 lbs

 

[DOMMA]

Lance may not be the GOAT but if he is not, it's not because of dopping.

Everybody in the peloton acknowledge Lance as a legitimate 7x Tour de France winner.
People with no clue about cyclism who are audience of Whoopi Goldberg is another story
And im not a fan of Lance at all btw

Also yeah, Jones is certainly a GOAT candidate

If it was personal, meaning if you lost to a cheater, you would not feel the same way.

 

[Deleted member 567183]

WHY ???? he wins 10 of his last 11 fight in the 1st round i am very impressed with him after he KO Tavares last November

 

[josh345]

Either rich or Weidman. I’m going with Weidman because he dethroned one of the goats and defended three times.

 

[sadowolf]

I'm kinda thinking Weidman, but there's been so much turnover in that division in the past few years it's an interesting race.
I do feel Hendo is a tad bit overvalued. I don't consider his MW resume to be quite as GOAT-worthy, that's the only resume that matters here. Always felt he was a much better 205er than 185er.