He IS Neil Magny though. 35 years old vs 36. Magny actually has a higher career win percentage 66% vs 72%. Magny is 2-2 in his last 4 and Smith is 1-3. Rankings are similar and Magny fights in a significantly more talented weight class. Anthony Smith is a "Welcome" doormat. For home intruders...
BW - Unclear. Merab or Umar would be tough tests for Sean, but he is proving to be better than most thought.
WW - Shavkat might be the best. Hard to say when his best wins are fringe top 10 guys.
MW - Khamzat is not the best. At least not at this stage in his career. Very hittable, doesn't...
Of course he did. It's the same preferential treatment he's enjoyed his entire UFC career. Cain ate his lunch every day at practice so he ran to LHW where a win over Pat Cummins and MW Dan Henderson earned him a TS. Jon dog walks him twice, but he gets to call himself the LHW champ in Jon's...
I get that. When Jackonfire calls you out, you should probably do some self reflection and call it a day, but...he was promised another TS with a win over Usman and got the job done. Will he actually get that shot at MW? There's a lot going on there already with DDP/Izzy/Sean. WW is more...
Not a Khamzat "hugger" and have a striker bias, so I'm a far bigger fan of Alex than I am Chimaev. What Pereira has done is up there for the greatest runs in UFC history. I'm just saying that what the OP is mentioning is largely matchmaking decisions. Did he miss weight? Sure. Still ran through...
Fair point on the missed weight part, but I have no reason to believe that the UFC is punishing Khamzat. Especially if the rumor that he was offered a fight with Leon at UFC 300 is true. Protecting him maybe. As far as the tough fights he's had, they were still wins. He beat Burns. The Usman...
7 fights in the UFC and still hasn't gotten a title shot in either weight class while Alex's 4th fight at MW was for the belt? If/when Khamzat loses, then go off. Blaming him for not capitalizing on opportunities that were never made available to him is pathetic. Alex is a killer. Khamzat might...
I'll take Gilbert Burns' word on the matter that his wrestling and grappling are legit. Timestamped. Obligatory "fuck Luke Thomas and everything he stands for" note:
I could see Imavov, but I'd argue for Brendan Allen even more. The top 5 of that division has just been stagnant. They beat the lesser fighters in their division and trade wins amongst each other. Strickland outclassed Imavov. Allen hasn't gotten a crack at the guys ahead of him just yet, but I...
Jon Jones. Absolute killer turned Jackson/Wink point fighting decision machine.
I couldn't stand Leon Edwards for most of his career, but I've came around over the last couple years. Same with Usman.
I've been known to be unnecessarily petty lmao. I agree 100% with your Jones assessment. PED use just isn't a non-qualifier for me personally. Regarding your other valid points, the top guys with maybe the exception of Khabib had losses and/or close calls. And even Khabib had the strength of...
So your argument against Jon is that he got favorable decisions at LHW? That I can get behind. Likely the only valid argument anyone could make imo and makes you an exception to my rule.
Again, never implied DC is anything close to a GOAT. His bitter fans discredit Jon because he beat DC's ass...
Now you've changed the framing. This is a greatest of all time discussion. You threw out Lance Armstrong and Barry Bonds, implying that they are would-be GOATs in their respective sports if it wasn't for PED use. Now you have narrowed it to greatest power hitter of all time. That's a different...
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