Ya, I was shocked that he didn't even make an honorable mention. Suffered what should have been a career ending injury right after winning the title, then somehow worked his way back to an interim title anyways. You have to wonder what he could have done without losing all those years out of his prime.
Honorable mention: Me Shadow-boxing record of 120W 76 losses. 1 no contest. Update: A dozen broken mirrors. 3 microwaves replaced. A vicious tummy ache caused the no contest.
I wouldn’t say he came up short he retired due to serious health issues then went to school and became a doctor and is arguably making more money than if he stayed in the ufc and he retired on a 6 fight win streak and had some of the most dynamic striking out of any ufc fighter
Goes to show that when Jiri and Hill vacated the belt immediately after getting injured it wasn't just honourable and respectful - these guys allowed their fellow fighters to pursue greatness. Unlike the Duck formerly known as the Goat and, of course, Tapper McChicken.
Honourable mention: Uriah Hall. Went from 'The next Anderson Silva' to a guy alternating between spectacular and gun-shy. My god, if the "I'm Sorry, Adam" version of Uriah had a long run in the UFC... could have been incredible.
Fr, he was one of my favorite fighters, but I think he never really had the mindset for fighting. For example, in TUF and the Weidmann fight, his opponent got absolutely wrecked and it shook him to the core. I feel like he's just too nice to hurt people tbh. Such a shame.
He's ko's in TUF was legendary. But i always feel he dont have mind for this. Like GSP was nice but in cage i feel he want to destroy evrybody but Hall was like he dont wanna KO anybody only make somthing cool becouse he like it. I think you know what i mean ;) or not xD
@@StDrake I agree. I used to watch him in his World Extreme Cagefighting days. Too bad that he didn't pan out in the UFC. It's a shame but I still like the guy.
Brock Lesnar entering MMA training in 2002 and learning striking, submission grappling, etc, to go along with his size, strength, and wrestling background, then working his way up to the UFC could have been something special. Kurt Angle is another massive "what if" in that regard.
Brock famously hated being hit, i doubt he'd be that much skilled than he was when we saw him. However, he would've been more dominant had he fought in an earlier HW division
I hated Brock when he came into the league, I had to learn to respect his contribution later but at the time I absolutely hated what and who he brought to the sport. Sure he boosted viewership like no one before but many of them were mouth breathing wresting fans who boo'd when people wrestled. I definitely learned empathy towards the guy though, I suffered the same condition as he did and it nearly killed me.
Shoot, if Rhonda could’ve survived that fatal ego injury she coulda came back and possibly it done some more. Ngannou also stepped out with some good years left in him
When I think of a career cut short unfairly, it is T. J. Grant. A great lightweight on his way to a title when his concussions caught up with him and he had to retire. Such a shame.
So, two points: Cruz fought DJ in late 2011/early 2012 and his next fight was in September 2014 against Mizukagi - this is no 4 years. Lesnar fought Carwin in July 2010 and after that fought Cain in October 2010 - it's not a 15 months gap.
Okay.. so almost 3 years? Who tf misses that much time for a acl tear? Did dude go to a medicine college for his surgery? Nfl players are back within a year. A year tops. What's his excuse?
@@brayallen7290I believe he had multiple ACL tears in the same knee, and after they healed he tore his other one. Insane how good he was after such a long lay off
Great list, I think Rumble Johnson could’ve done a lot more if it wasn’t for the illness and untimely death. Micheal chandler also wasted some good years waiting for mcgregor
2:35 this is a tad misleading to say cejudo had double champ status “with defenses in both divisions” that’s always worth objecting to, albeit lightly. Henry vacated his flyweight title after a successful defense over Dillishaw who came down for his own double champ attempt. While he held flyweight yes he did earn the vacated bantamweight strap. But before defended that one, he dropped that flyweight belt 80days prior. So by the time he was defending bantam, he wasn’t actually double champ. It would be incredibly special if a champion simultaneously defended two belts - or even defended their second belt while still holding the first - ala Daniel Cormier. Henry didn’t do that. It’s relevant bc he could burn his flyweight ships so to speak. He had no obligation to keep his body anything close to flyweight and could build his body back for good to bantamweight and focus there for his defenses.
Cruz’s legacy is definitely elite footwork in MMA. He took the most subtle boxing techniques and applies them in mma in something we hadn’t seen before. His bumps, pivots, and reads were on another level.
The potential in this age of MMA is incredible. Pantoja's record is insane. Dricus is shaping up to be a MW legend. There's a war of 3 kings at FW right now. Islam may be the LW GOAT. Tom could become the HW GOAT. Pereira could become a combat sports legend.
I am so happy you guys give props to your editors. Their efforts really give the video's their shine. Your channel, by far, is the most professional when it comes to coverage of MMA by an online group. Only Napoleon Blownapart comes close.
You don't have to follow them dude but like they're just trying to give a shout out to the people who do a lot of work for these videos but nobody would ever know about that if they didn't say it.
This is a much watch for all MMA purists! I literally got lost in this video. (in a good way) So much nostalgia you get goosebumps, from fighter 10 to 1. A+ content/production on this video! I had no choice but to comment. Thanks to everyone involved!
there was a dude, legend of pop culture in quebec, who had the same thing, Pierre houde announced hockey back in the day, "arrre turrrrrssse iiiiiirrrrre-Beeee" pronouncing Arturs irbe in his mother tongue to be too precise for nhl action
The biggest tragedy of Tony’s career was when we all thought the Khabib fight was finally happening and we all find out on april fools day that he tripped over that cable
Dom and possibly Henry Cejudo I think we’re the biggest lost opportunities both those guys were going to dominate for years. It’s also hard to forget about Khabib leaving during your prime just sucks. Also not happy about the decline of Tony Ferguson.
Thing with Lesnar is his kickboxing was never likely to improve enough to be a serious long-term titleholder. Even without the colon surgery, he never really demonstrated the capacity to learn effective striking. There's plenty of effective wrestlers who learned to strike, but Brock never looked like he'd be one.
Particularly when it came to striking defense. He didn't like getting hit, which fair enough, because getting hit by world-class heavyweights was a terrifying proposition, but he couldn't stay calm in the face of incoming strikes. He'd usually duck his head, turn away, even run away from the pocket on occasion, and of course, panic wrestle. He learned how to throw a punch, but not really effectively avoid them. Credit where it's due, what he was able to accomplish with relatively minimal training (outside of wrestling) was pretty amazing, as he was getting by with that pedigree, freak athleticism, and obvious PED usage.
@@TheElbowMerchant Nobody likes getting hit in the face, but if you want to be an MMA prizefighter, you’ll eventually have to learn to deal with it the right way. Look at how he shrank after Overeem caught him a few times, and the less said about his 720 when Cain socked him, the better. What he achieved cannot be denied, but he was never a serious long-term prospect, certainly not once the division started to grow.
@@dasnutnock6408 Overeem hit him where he had surgery. He took bombs from Carwin and survived. He may not like getting hit, but he seem to be able to at least take them and not get knocked out. Heck Mir caught him with a jumping knee in the 2nd fight. We never know if he will ever develop an ability to brush off getting hit or defensive striking because his career was cut short.
@@ItzSailorChaos he already has it, the question is how much worse is he going to be allowed to worsen his health in the pursuit of delusions. Tony needs to retire man.
Part of what I think makes Jon (and Dom to some degree) so great is that they take long hiatus' inbetween fights fully giving the body and brain time to rest, and heal
Honorable mention: Anthony Johnson, we missed out on the jon jones fight then he left the ufc and just after a great bellator come back we lost him to cancer.
Jon acknowledges that he is jot the pound for pound. He admittedly refused to move up to heavyweight when Cormier was active. He didn't think he could beat him. He also refused to move up while Ngannou was active. Jon was a great fighter up until the Reyes fight. Since then, he's not the same fighter.
Should’ve made the title fighters who failed to become the goat because if your career being considered coming short is not reaching goat is insane. Guys like Uriah Hall were praised as the next guy, Dustin never won gold, Faber never touched the big one, that would be coming short, not becoming the undisputed goat is wild take.
TKZ I feel like could’ve been on this list. His shoulder injury in his title fight against Aldo and military service I feel kept him from touching UFC gold.
This video made me so sad to look at many of the top stars in MMA. A real reminder that they're all just human and I don't think a "Perfect" career exists in such a violent and demanding sport.
How about Zabit “Abe Lincoln” Magomedsharipov. He was an absolute force to be reckoned with, and if he didn’t retire so early, he would have definitely touched gold.
You can’t classify him as great but it sucks big time that TJ Grant had to retire before he could fight Ben Henderson or Anthony Pettis Dude was a savage and I’ve always wondered what could have been with his career had it not been cut short.
For me, it's someone who didn't even make this list. Andy Wang was an absolute *warrior,* but the UFC brass were worried he'd destroy all their prized ponies, so they cut him loose. Damn the politics!
Cody Garbrandt ? He was the best fighter in the world for 25 minutes against Cruz! His loss’s to TJ broke his spirit but then he popped for steroids. If Dilashaw didn’t juice, would he have won?
I feel like not having Francis Ngannou in here is wild, imagine if the UFC managed to book him vs jones. I think Jones would win that fight but it would have aged so much better for Jones and his career, and if Francis managed to get it done it changes the entire sport and instantly makes him one of the goats. To me that fight is one of the biggest what ifs of all time for both fighters.
The fact Jones has SO much on the table and he's still the goat is insane. Khabib the same, considered great and retiring at 32 💀💀 and still known as the lightweight goat
Conor McGregor Prime. RIP 2014-2017 Also Khabib, didnt defend title enough, retired too early, never moved up a division, never fought an elite grappler. could have been so much more
Its actually arguable jons suspensions helped his goat status. Without suspensions, he could have been beat or been caught red handed for his peds thereby destroying his legacy.
For me its hands down Dustin Poirier. Just him not winning the belt. Same with Diego Sanchez. The fact that he didnt get the belt in his prime is crazy. Not that the belt measures success but its pretty heartbreaking seeing Dustin get so close, beating everyone but never getting the belt. Damn Dagistanis
How can all these fighters have the discipline to fight for a living and cut weight, then throw their careers away because they cannot stop marihuana... what a stupid way to self sabotage
If Brock Lesnar had never caught Diverticulitis, and actually spent a considerable amount of time in the UFC honing his skills, not a single person in the heavyweight division would've been able to stop that man.
Where Rockhold went wrong: his Believe/Conceive game needed more work.
I salute this comment.
I think he had outside the octogon with substances
At least he went out in a bloody bang against Costa
He maxed out on looks and skills but had 0 iq and charisma
One of the best off the cuff lines by bisping I mean he TKO’d before they even step into the cage with that one 😂😂😂
Frank Mir and the bike accident? He had just won the title and it surely affected his potential
Lifelong MMA fan here… I think I speak for everyone when i say who da fook is frank mir?!?! 🧐
@@CONCERNEDcitizenforever Na
@@CONCERNEDcitizenforever Be quiet you casual. He broke Minotaro's arm.
@@CONCERNEDcitizenforeverlifelong fan? Are you 10?
Ya, I was shocked that he didn't even make an honorable mention. Suffered what should have been a career ending injury right after winning the title, then somehow worked his way back to an interim title anyways. You have to wonder what he could have done without losing all those years out of his prime.
Honorable mention: Me
Shadow-boxing record of 120W 76 losses. 1 no contest.
Update: A dozen broken mirrors.
3 microwaves replaced.
A vicious tummy ache caused the no contest.
😂
positive kdr is good kdr. keep punching my friend
76 losses?!
What happened with that NC? Shadow enhancers, illegal elbow, what’s the story here?
@PrinceCobra07 it's the hits you don't see coming that get you
Not mentioning Zabit magomedsharipov is criminal 😭😭
Facts
His brother is coming up... maybe he'll get the itch 😮 he is cleared to fight now but he saving lives. You never know warriors are gonna be warriors
For real bro just stopped fighting in the middle of his run.
I wouldn’t say he came up short he retired due to serious health issues then went to school and became a doctor and is arguably making more money than if he stayed in the ufc and he retired on a 6 fight win streak and had some of the most dynamic striking out of any ufc fighter
I was going to say the same thing!!
Goes to show that when Jiri and Hill vacated the belt immediately after getting injured it wasn't just honourable and respectful - these guys allowed their fellow fighters to pursue greatness.
Unlike the Duck formerly known as the Goat and, of course, Tapper McChicken.
The division really was dead bc of Conor and the worse part was the fact when conor came back he kept losing.
How do Kebabs salty balls taste? Scrapper has bigger legacy than your bf
Cry 😭 @@galaxyvulture6649
Lmfao tapper mcchicken
And you know, unlike Jon Jones right now
Do you know who had a perfect ending to a wonderful career?
GSP
wat about jon jon
Yeah he was smart to cut out right before USADA came in..
Lawler's retirement is my favorite thus far, may have not ended it at the top but he put on a show as always and went out with a bang.
The real GOAT
@@giovanniperez4131 He returned during the USADA era you know and won.
Honourable mention: Uriah Hall.
Went from 'The next Anderson Silva' to a guy alternating between spectacular and gun-shy.
My god, if the "I'm Sorry, Adam" version of Uriah had a long run in the UFC... could have been incredible.
Fr, he was one of my favorite fighters, but I think he never really had the mindset for fighting. For example, in TUF and the Weidmann fight, his opponent got absolutely wrecked and it shook him to the core. I feel like he's just too nice to hurt people tbh. Such a shame.
This is about more successful careers than Uriah
He's ko's in TUF was legendary. But i always feel he dont have mind for this. Like GSP was nice but in cage i feel he want to destroy evrybody but Hall was like he dont wanna KO anybody only make somthing cool becouse he like it. I think you know what i mean ;) or not xD
He was just not that good. He was not good at boxing, no combos, Bad grappler
@@StDrake
I agree. I used to watch him in his World Extreme Cagefighting days. Too bad that he didn't pan out in the UFC. It's a shame but I still like the guy.
Zabit. What potential….
That fight against Bochniak is one of my all-time favorites.
I was watching this video, waiting for Zabit...
Zabit is more a case of wasted talent if anything.
@@madgavin7568he is becoming a doctor tho so not wasted just used elsewhere
He got found out and he doesn't wish to know what happens when someone better than Kattar takes the blueprint and work on him.
I wonder why Cruz vs Barao is never discussed in the conversation for best fights we never got to see
Because TJ fraud checked Barao the same way Cruz would have.
It wasn’t even a career frustration but 5 goddamn fight cancelations between Khabib and Tony!!!! That should be a crime
Brock Lesnar entering MMA training in 2002 and learning striking, submission grappling, etc, to go along with his size, strength, and wrestling background, then working his way up to the UFC could have been something special.
Kurt Angle is another massive "what if" in that regard.
If Brock had entered MMA in 2002 rather than Pro Wresting, it almost certainly would have been in Pride rather than the UFC.
Brock famously hated being hit, i doubt he'd be that much skilled than he was when we saw him. However, he would've been more dominant had he fought in an earlier HW division
I hated Brock when he came into the league, I had to learn to respect his contribution later but at the time I absolutely hated what and who he brought to the sport. Sure he boosted viewership like no one before but many of them were mouth breathing wresting fans who boo'd when people wrestled. I definitely learned empathy towards the guy though, I suffered the same condition as he did and it nearly killed me.
@@xanferra if only, maybe he wouldn't have gotten the penis tattoo if he had done that.
@@xanferra Hence the "working his way up to the UFC" comment.
Honourable mentions:
- Zabit Magomedsharipov
- Stephen Thompson
- Khamzat Chimaev
- Ben Askren
- Kayla Harrison
- Michael Venom Page
- Gregor Gillespie (looked like he could have competed at the top of the lightweight division but was so inactive that his talent was squandered)
@@Marviczekpusiczek great shout
Nah Khamzat is coming back to whoop that ass on the division. Mark my words. He’ll be just fine
@@MarioRodriguez-sr9dofirst of all Khamzat has to turn up and second of all he ain’t getting past Rob, mark my words mate.
Lee Murray as well
Not mentioning Zabit but mentioning Rockhold, a former UFC Champion 😅
Shoot, if Rhonda could’ve survived that fatal ego injury she coulda came back and possibly it done some more. Ngannou also stepped out with some good years left in him
Your Rhonda comment gave me the first laugh of the day. And it's almost 10pm. Thanks!
"Fatal ego accident " 😂😂😂😂
@@JudoChopCowboyKOfirst laugh?? Sad day brothee
@@tavafavereperamilakaisreperis Indeed.
Frank Mir if the motorcycle accident never happened
100% percent. Wild that he didn't make the list.
Why does Jon always get the PED pass when it comes to GOAT status?
When I think of a career cut short unfairly, it is T. J. Grant. A great lightweight on his way to a title when his concussions caught up with him and he had to retire. Such a shame.
I remember him beating Maynard and thinking he had a great chance against Henderson
Man, Tony is the real heart breaker, and that Khabib fight that could've been, still haunts all of us......
Facts. I believe it will be the subject of a stand alone documentary. Such a weird winding story.
Tony wasnt that good. Getting beatup until otherguy gassed 9nly works vs lower level
No version of Tony would have beaten Khabib
So, two points: Cruz fought DJ in late 2011/early 2012 and his next fight was in September 2014 against Mizukagi - this is no 4 years. Lesnar fought Carwin in July 2010 and after that fought Cain in October 2010 - it's not a 15 months gap.
Okay.. so almost 3 years? Who tf misses that much time for a acl tear? Did dude go to a medicine college for his surgery? Nfl players are back within a year. A year tops. What's his excuse?
@@brayallen7290 Two ACL tears, one groin tear.
Then he had another ACL tear in the opposite knee three months after the return fight.
@@brayallen7290I believe he had multiple ACL tears in the same knee, and after they healed he tore his other one. Insane how good he was after such a long lay off
He tore the ACL then before he came back tore the other one@@brayallen7290
@@brayallen7290he kept getting freak injuries with knees
Antony Smith. On paper he could beat anybody on this list.
Great list, I think Rumble Johnson could’ve done a lot more if it wasn’t for the illness and untimely death. Micheal chandler also wasted some good years waiting for mcgregor
2:35 this is a tad misleading to say cejudo had double champ status “with defenses in both divisions” that’s always worth objecting to, albeit lightly. Henry vacated his flyweight title after a successful defense over Dillishaw who came down for his own double champ attempt. While he held flyweight yes he did earn the vacated bantamweight strap. But before defended that one, he dropped that flyweight belt 80days prior. So by the time he was defending bantam, he wasn’t actually double champ.
It would be incredibly special if a champion simultaneously defended two belts - or even defended their second belt while still holding the first - ala Daniel Cormier. Henry didn’t do that. It’s relevant bc he could burn his flyweight ships so to speak. He had no obligation to keep his body anything close to flyweight and could build his body back for good to bantamweight and focus there for his defenses.
he didn't say he defended both while being champion in both weight classes. He means that henry has a title defense in both weight classes
Khabib didn’t wanna do it without his father utmost respect for him
Sadly he left a lot of match ups on the table cause of that. That and of course spending like almost 3years on the shelf from injuries
Jon Jones shouldn't even be in the GOAT conversation lost to Alex Gustaffson in the first fight and clearly had lost to Reyes also his use of PEDs.
Everyone who speaks of Lesnar speaks about his freakish athleticism. Definitely regrettable.
Lesnar was a drug cheat.
@@BatCaveOzlike everyone at that era whats your point old timer
@@BatCaveOzso was Jones yet he gets a pass. So why not Lesner, cause atleast Lesner wasn’t popped when he was champion
@@JShadow6661 You're right... he only popped in fights after winning the belt. lol
@@JShadow6661he literally popped after the fights 😂
Cruz’s legacy is definitely elite footwork in MMA. He took the most subtle boxing techniques and applies them in mma in something we hadn’t seen before. His bumps, pivots, and reads were on another level.
The potential in this age of MMA is incredible.
Pantoja's record is insane.
Dricus is shaping up to be a MW legend.
There's a war of 3 kings at FW right now.
Islam may be the LW GOAT.
Tom could become the HW GOAT.
Pereira could become a combat sports legend.
You could easily argue Islam has already passed khabib. Much more impressive resume and level of competition
I am so happy you guys give props to your editors. Their efforts really give the video's their shine. Your channel, by far, is the most professional when it comes to coverage of MMA by an online group. Only Napoleon Blownapart comes close.
Huge props for not mentioning Cain's legal issues, Man's code. Well played lad.
I don't care how my times it's suggested, I am not following these editors on their socials
Fr 😂
You don't have to follow them dude but like they're just trying to give a shout out to the people who do a lot of work for these videos but nobody would ever know about that if they didn't say it.
At least it's not some guys spotify anymore
@@lx5786 😂😂
@@no_nameyouknowthanks for stating the obviously bro…still no one is following them..
Kelvin Gastelum......still ongoing. Such raw and natural talent but can't put them cheese fries down.
Videos with Tommy are the best, no disrespect to the other guys
Cain was my favorite fighter growing up.
This is a much watch for all MMA purists! I literally got lost in this video. (in a good way) So much nostalgia you get goosebumps, from fighter 10 to 1. A+ content/production on this video! I had no choice but to comment. Thanks to everyone involved!
My man stays pronouncing every word exactly to a tee to the point that it interrupts the flow of language 😂
I like it
chuck Lie-Dale
there was a dude, legend of pop culture in quebec, who had the same thing, Pierre houde announced hockey back in the day, "arrre turrrrrssse iiiiiirrrrre-Beeee" pronouncing Arturs irbe in his mother tongue to be too precise for nhl action
lmfao now i cant not notice it
Listen to (English speaking) RUclipsrs who regularly mangle the language and you will appreciate Tommy's dedication to enunciation.
The biggest tragedy of Tony’s career was when we all thought the Khabib fight was finally happening and we all find out on april fools day that he tripped over that cable
*You have to put Lee Murray in this.*
Ogs know
Where's Zabit????? He should been number 1 or 2
Half the lightweight devision gonna be in this list
Dom and possibly Henry Cejudo I think we’re the biggest lost opportunities both those guys were going to dominate for years. It’s also hard to forget about Khabib leaving during your prime just sucks. Also not happy about the decline of Tony Ferguson.
Thing with Lesnar is his kickboxing was never likely to improve enough to be a serious long-term titleholder. Even without the colon surgery, he never really demonstrated the capacity to learn effective striking. There's plenty of effective wrestlers who learned to strike, but Brock never looked like he'd be one.
Particularly when it came to striking defense. He didn't like getting hit, which fair enough, because getting hit by world-class heavyweights was a terrifying proposition, but he couldn't stay calm in the face of incoming strikes. He'd usually duck his head, turn away, even run away from the pocket on occasion, and of course, panic wrestle. He learned how to throw a punch, but not really effectively avoid them. Credit where it's due, what he was able to accomplish with relatively minimal training (outside of wrestling) was pretty amazing, as he was getting by with that pedigree, freak athleticism, and obvious PED usage.
@@TheElbowMerchant Nobody likes getting hit in the face, but if you want to be an MMA prizefighter, you’ll eventually have to learn to deal with it the right way. Look at how he shrank after Overeem caught him a few times, and the less said about his 720 when Cain socked him, the better. What he achieved cannot be denied, but he was never a serious long-term prospect, certainly not once the division started to grow.
@@dasnutnock6408
Overeem hit him where he had surgery. He took bombs from Carwin and survived. He may not like getting hit, but he seem to be able to at least take them and not get knocked out. Heck Mir caught him with a jumping knee in the 2nd fight. We never know if he will ever develop an ability to brush off getting hit or defensive striking because his career was cut short.
Cain def looks like a monster version of Connor's guy Artem
Tommy's ftw!
A lot of fighters just channel 100% of their energy into making it to the top. Once they reach that pinnacle, they have nothing more to fight for.
I love how I can tell just from the title of the video that TTH is gonna be the one covering it.
Tony’s just entering his second prime
Sadly Tony is on the risk of permanent brain damage if he keeps going.
@@ItzSailorChaos he already has it, the question is how much worse is he going to be allowed to worsen his health in the pursuit of delusions. Tony needs to retire man.
That joke is getting old. The dude is washed love tony though
How does Zabit not even make the list?
Khabibs shadow boxing looks like Rondas😂
Part of what I think makes Jon (and Dom to some degree) so great is that they take long hiatus' inbetween fights fully giving the body and brain time to rest, and heal
Dustin porier. He has done so much in the sport, beating both the old and new guard but came up short on winning undisputed gold
Good video
Cejudo went too early but his resume of Johnson, Dillashaw, Cruz etc is pretty unmatched.
The chael fight changed Jon’s career, simply couldn’t push off that foot anymore, crazy when you see the difference before and after
It still pisses me the fuck off what they did to Nick, quite possibly the biggest what if in MMA history
Nick did a lot of that to himself, 18 months isn’t that big of a layoff. He could’ve fought if he wanted, he chose not to.
Honorable mention: Anthony Johnson, we missed out on the jon jones fight then he left the ufc and just after a great bellator come back we lost him to cancer.
Tony’s is #1 imo who knows what he coulda done if he didn’t cut weight twice or just accepted defeat against Justin instead of taking all the damage.
Ah yes the untapped potential of the greatest fighter ever lol. WTF are we talking about lol
The goat has returned
Imagine if JBJ was like Wonderboy, clean veins, super nice guy, maybe he'd lose his edge I dunno, but it would be interesting to see it.
Jon acknowledges that he is jot the pound for pound. He admittedly refused to move up to heavyweight when Cormier was active. He didn't think he could beat him. He also refused to move up while Ngannou was active. Jon was a great fighter up until the Reyes fight. Since then, he's not the same fighter.
Luke won a belt and no one thought he would do anything to Anderson, what in the world
Should’ve made the title fighters who failed to become the goat because if your career being considered coming short is not reaching goat is insane. Guys like Uriah Hall were praised as the next guy, Dustin never won gold, Faber never touched the big one, that would be coming short, not becoming the undisputed goat is wild take.
TKZ I feel like could’ve been on this list. His shoulder injury in his title fight against Aldo and military service I feel kept him from touching UFC gold.
This video made me so sad to look at many of the top stars in MMA. A real reminder that they're all just human and I don't think a "Perfect" career exists in such a violent and demanding sport.
How about Zabit “Abe Lincoln” Magomedsharipov. He was an absolute force to be reckoned with, and if he didn’t retire so early, he would have definitely touched gold.
We need a video on Dricus duplesis making these professional fighters his son
You need to have an MMA Hipster edition of this, I think a lot of us were wanting to see some deep cuts here. lol
You can’t classify him as great but it sucks big time that TJ Grant had to retire before he could fight Ben Henderson or Anthony Pettis Dude was a savage and I’ve always wondered what could have been with his career had it not been cut short.
Should have included Zabit
For me, it's someone who didn't even make this list. Andy Wang was an absolute *warrior,* but the UFC brass were worried he'd destroy all their prized ponies, so they cut him loose. Damn the politics!
Where's Zabit?
I think they should only give Tony Ferguson one more fight, but it should be for the title.
Cody Garbrandt ? He was the best fighter in the world for 25 minutes against Cruz! His loss’s to TJ broke his spirit but then he popped for steroids. If Dilashaw didn’t juice, would he have won?
Tatianna Suarez. That girl slaughters everyone. I feel like she would be an insanely dominant champ if not for being constantly injured. For years
If things were different... they wouldn't be the same.
Have to then do a video of those who made sure they squeezed everything out of their careers.
Michael Bisping
Cerrone
Frankie
Aldo
LMAO YOU SAW THOSE CONOR TWEETS AND COULDNT RESIST CHANGING THE THUMBNAIL FROM KHABIB 😂 love it tho!
What if Garbrandt fought TJ and didnt let his emotions get the better of him.
After that Cruz performance he could’ve been legendary
I feel like not having Francis Ngannou in here is wild, imagine if the UFC managed to book him vs jones. I think Jones would win that fight but it would have aged so much better for Jones and his career, and if Francis managed to get it done it changes the entire sport and instantly makes him one of the goats. To me that fight is one of the biggest what ifs of all time for both fighters.
This is a list of the best fighters, ever
This is a great list.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect that number 1. lol
MMA Right On Point 💯
The fact Jones has SO much on the table and he's still the goat is insane. Khabib the same, considered great and retiring at 32 💀💀 and still known as the lightweight goat
Conor McGregor Prime. RIP 2014-2017
Also Khabib, didnt defend title enough, retired too early, never moved up a division, never fought an elite grappler. could have been so much more
So many issues brought on by themselves.
No one is in Jon's way but Jon himself. It's crazy how self-destructing he can be.
Its actually arguable jons suspensions helped his goat status. Without suspensions, he could have been beat or been caught red handed for his peds thereby destroying his legacy.
And connors lack of activity may be the only reason hes still popular. If he fought regularly, he may be 1-12 in the last decade.
For me its hands down Dustin Poirier. Just him not winning the belt. Same with Diego Sanchez. The fact that he didnt get the belt in his prime is crazy. Not that the belt measures success but its pretty heartbreaking seeing Dustin get so close, beating everyone but never getting the belt. Damn Dagistanis
Travis Brown? If he never met Ronda and her scam artist coach, he was the Tom Aspinal of that era
Does anyone else feel like Max Randall looks exactly like Edmond Tarverdyan?
No Zabit is wild
How can all these fighters have the discipline to fight for a living and cut weight, then throw their careers away because they cannot stop marihuana... what a stupid way to self sabotage
Nick Diaz suspension was a punch to the gut 😢
If Brock Lesnar had never caught Diverticulitis, and actually spent a considerable amount of time in the UFC honing his skills, not a single person in the heavyweight division would've been able to stop that man.
Holy shit i forgot how great Cain looked at UFC 200
Injuries shouldn’t really count for a list like this. It’s part of the game
ive always thought tony wouldve beat conor if he got a chance to fight him for the belt and his career wouldve gone completely differently ;(
Ok... We get it max Randell is the editor. You don't need to blow him every video.
Zabit and carwin should be on here
this is one of these tops that i like all around