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Below Franklin despite being better
He already had a free juicing pass, he knew how to bypass the drug tests. You can tell he was juiced to the gillsI would be genuinely scared for the safety of his opponents if he was given free juicing passes by Pride:
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If we’re ranking his skill he’s very low. His wrestling was never good in mma and his striking was nothing but him doing short bursts of strikes to save his gas tank.Skillwise he might be #2 after Silva. He arguably beat Izzy while 43 years old. He made his UFC debut 10 days before turning 36 and was 40 when he got his first title shot. Imagine if he entered the UFC at 26.
He had a close fight with Rob and neither one of his losses were robberies besides that one fight. The reason he coasted in fights is because he would gas in the first round if he didn’t. Lets not pretend he wasn’t completely juiced out of his mindHe is one of the scariest fighters in MW history… as well as one of the biggest, what if’s?
What if he came into MMA younger?
What if he wasn’t robbed in his close decisions?
What if he just did more in certain fights where he chose to just “coast”?
What if he fought Bisping instead of GSP when he was champ?
He is undoubtedly the most athletic guy in MW history and could beat literally anyone in the world prime for prime on any given night. The guy is a fucking unit and I’m still not convinced he wasn’t grown in a lab.
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…like who tf else did shit like this.
He was the GOAT obviously
I rank Romero very high. He KO'ed Weidman and Rockhold. He TKO'ed Machida and Brunson. He had a close win over Jacare when both were the two best MWs on Earth. He had really close fights with Izzy and Costa. The only Middleweights I rank higher than Romero all time are Anderson, Izzy and Hendo.
I think that robbery took the wind out of his sail.
I get what you're saying, but I think it's a combination of skill and athleticism. Skillwise, he didn't wrestle much except his very early fights, and his striking was pretty simple....mostly waiting around then trying to time a superman punch, flying knee or something. Besides Anderson, I think quite a few others had a bigger variety of skills. However, at his best, Yoel was a very tough fight for any MW past or present. His explosiveness made him super dangerous, and he was (and still is) very durable and hard to finish. Only a prime, juiced Cavalcante (who also demolished King Mo) finished him, and that was a very green Yoel.Skillwise he might be #2 after Silva. He arguably beat Izzy while 43 years old. He made his UFC debut 10 days before turning 36 and was 40 when he got his first title shot. Imagine if he entered the UFC at 26.
Kennedy also beat Bisping. No one seems to remember that.Also shows how underrated Kennedy was who arguably made prime Homero quit on the stool. That MW division so deep and skilled it's insane.
Kennedy also beat Bisping. No one seems to remember that.
Quite funny Weidman is rated so high when his claim to fame was 3 old brazilians and getting whooped ever since.Obviously, a freak of nature, I have no doubt in my mind that if he fought Bisping for the belt, Bisping would of been dead meat and GSP would of never returned. But that being said, Bisping does have the more bountiful resume in terms of quantity and quality of fighters. Hell even Strickland/Dricus/Frank Shamrock might have claims to be placed above him. But absolutely, I have Silva, Hendo, Izzy, Weidman, and Poatan as beating him 7+./10. The rest, it is a coin toss.
You forgot Machida. He arguably tied Whittaker too. Context mattersVery low, he had to many losses and his best wins are Weidman and Rockhold