That would give him 4 top 10 wins and he took the title from a guy outside the top 10 so no absolutely not. Tony has a better case and he's not even champ.
He's beating top 10 guys over and over again, what difference does holding a belt make?
Also, the only reason he doesn't have the belt fight now is UFC politics.
He should have been promoted to undisputed champ when Conor was stripped, just like Robert Whittaker was when GSP vacated.
It was a more legit title fight than Khabib vs Al.His fight vs Lee shouldn’t have been for anything.
Sure... But id rather see khabib take a fight that would be tough for him stylistically and skill wise sure he can wrestle all the strikers.. But that shit gets old and got old quick..
Lets see him vs kevin or brian ortega or woodley hell ragin al could get a training camp and try it again...
Sorry khabib grapple fucks tony 10/10 times..
Tony isn’t the champion, he’s had a really solid winning streak and his resume is awesome but you can’t be the best ever in any division without defending the title a few times. If he beats Khabib and gets a few other Ws under his belt, for sure.
I'm certainly not biased because I would actually root for Tony if he fought Khabib but Khabib has become the champ and defended against Conor. If Tony beats Khabib he would still have some defense before he can become the LW goat. and then there is still BJ...Tony has done just as much at LW as khabib unless you're biased.
See my reaction above. He certainly deserves his shot and we'll see from there. But beating Khabib doesn't make him the goat immediately in my opinion...This will be Furgusons third defense of his belt.
But in all seriousness I have to respectfully disagree... In a time where getting a title shot has no merit on accomplishments this is a wrong trail of thought to have, and even if it was the case Furguson got screwed and is already the people’s champ. He won the interim title, which was actually merited due to 2 years of inactivity of the champion so when Conor got stripped he should have become the real champ by default. Khabib / Al was just a shit show publicity stunt but really should have never have happened.
Tony became the champ too... So if he beats Khabib, who beat Conor and he'll have the longest winning streak in the history of the UFC LW division but somehow Khabib would be GOAT if he beat Tony but Tony not Khabib?I'm certainly not biased because I would actually root for Tony if he fought Khabib but Khabib has become the champ and defended against Conor. If Tony beats Khabib he would still have some defense before he can become the LW goat. and then there is still BJ...
See my reaction above. He certainly deserves his shot and we'll see from there. But beating Khabib doesn't make him the goat immediately in my opinion...
As I said, I'm not a Khabib fan. Tony was an interim champ, that's not really a champ. And I didn't say he's the LW goat, he's one of the few up for this title but he defended against Conor so that gives him a little plus. I really hope they make the fight, would be so nice!Tony became the champ too... So if he beats Khabib, who beat Conor and he'll have the longest winning streak in the history of the UFC LW division but somehow Khabib would be GOAT if he beat Tony but Tony not Khabib?
I don't follow that logic..... There will be no argument against Tony not being GOAT with a win over Khabib if Khabib could be considered LW GOAT with a win over Tony other than "I am a bitter Khabib fan".
Khabib was the exact same level of champ as Tony and became the undisputed champ with his win over Conor. That is what factually happened. The UFC created their own narrative where Khabib was the official LW champ for beating Al Iaquinta....... Tony wasn't the undisputed champ for beating higher ranked Kevin Lee though.As I said, I'm not a Khabib fan. Tony was an interim champ, that's not really a champ. And I didn't say he's the LW goat, he's one of the few up for this title but he defended against Conor so that gives him a little plus. I really hope they make the fight, would be so nice!
Sorry but we won't agree on the champ topic.Khabib was the exact same level of champ as Tony and became the undisputed champ with his win over Conor. That is what factually happened. The UFC created their own narrative where Khabib was the official LW champ for beating Al Iaquinta....... Tony wasn't the undisputed champ for beating higher ranked Kevin Lee though.
Politics played its hand and Khabib became champ because of who he is.. That's it.
If Tony beats Khabib, he is the greatest LW ever. Essentially whoever wins out of the two is the greatest LW ever.
Prime BJ beats beeb or Tony