Was Rani Yahya an unfair first opponent for Matthew Lopez??

[TASTEofmySCYTHE]

Idk about "unfair", but the fight certainly made no sense.

 

[TomKat26]

Lopez showed he belonged in there, did very well until he gassed, if he gets his cardio in check he could be a real force.

His striking looked great in the first round. He's definitely got some natural physical gifts to build on.

 

[560ti]

If you can't beat yahya do you really belong in the ufc

Statement is way to harsh.

Rani was extremely beaten up coming into the UFC (Hundreds of BJJ matches, 4 major surgeries, over 20 pro MMA bouts) and yet he still has a 7-2 record in the promotion

He's not the standard for what defines being in the UFC (he's a step above it if not two)

 

[007]

He looked good then he gassed. And yes the experience played a factor.