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Have to agree, even though I like Lewis a lot. The division is basically Stipe, Lewis, Ngannou, Blaydes, Volkov, and Tuivasa. Reem, Werdum, Hunt, DC, Arlovski, and DC are on their way out. JDS isn't the same. Cain is eternally injured. Oleyinik is like 60 in fight years. Ivanov blew his debut. Minakov will never be in the UFC. Tybura and Struve will probably never be legit contenders. Most of the Russian talent probably gets KOed into orbit by USADA. And Lesnar is a one fight freakshow.I have accepted him, he's a likable guy, but him being 2nd ranked fighter shows just how eroded and shallow current UFC HW division is. The guy is a one-dimensional fighter, bearly standing in the 2nd round because of his back problems and no stamina. I can't imagine what would prime Fedor, CC and Minotauro do to him back in PRIDE days, even a few years ago when prime JDS and Cain were fighting.
And to add to that, Jones is suspended, Davis and Bader are in Bellator, Rumble is retired, and Gus fights once a year. LHW and HW are so fucked it's sad.