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Barao, for you noobs, lost his debut pro fight, and then went on a 32 fight win streak (there was a No Contest sprinkled in there)
At 32-1, going into his fight vs TJ Dillashaw to defend his belt, Dana White called him the P4P best fighter in the world. (https://www.dailynews.com/2014/05/2...ao-best-pound-for-pound-fighter-in-the-world/)
That's right
Barao was so good, that he was considered one of the P4P best fighters in the world, and the #1 best by Dana.
Imagine if he left the sport before the TJ fight, he would have had 3 UFC title defenses, sound familiar?
Imagine how different his legacy would have been, had he called it quits, like Khabib. 32-1, 3 title defenses, 32 fight win streak. He would be remembered as an all time great.
He has now gone 2-8 in his last 10 fights, which no one would have ever predicted before his loss to TJ.
Attributing future success, based on past success, is simply not reliable in determining greatness. Anyone who has followed the sport for a while knows this. Your favourite fighter will drop off, it happens to everybody. Khabib-era fans have not seen anything like it yet in their fan-lifetime, so the idea is foreign to them.
Khabib had a stellar career, obviously was one of the most dominant fighters we have ever seen, but don't pretend that because he only struggled with Tibau that he would go 50-0. You cannot attribute make-believe future wins to his legacy.
Careers ending weakly/badly do not discredit a fighter's massive accomplishments. Anderson Silva, for example, had 13 UFC title fight wins, but he ended his MMA career taking on a bunch of losses. You can't tell me that Khabib's 'legacy' is even remotely comparable to Silva's (PEDs yes yes I know) just because he kept fighting past his peak.
In b4 Khabib living rent free in my head, this is an MMA forum where we talk about MMA fighters. This thread is made as a response to the GOAT polls that have been made (Jones v Khabib, DJ vs Khabib)
At 32-1, going into his fight vs TJ Dillashaw to defend his belt, Dana White called him the P4P best fighter in the world. (https://www.dailynews.com/2014/05/2...ao-best-pound-for-pound-fighter-in-the-world/)
That's right
Barao was so good, that he was considered one of the P4P best fighters in the world, and the #1 best by Dana.
Imagine if he left the sport before the TJ fight, he would have had 3 UFC title defenses, sound familiar?
Imagine how different his legacy would have been, had he called it quits, like Khabib. 32-1, 3 title defenses, 32 fight win streak. He would be remembered as an all time great.
He has now gone 2-8 in his last 10 fights, which no one would have ever predicted before his loss to TJ.
Attributing future success, based on past success, is simply not reliable in determining greatness. Anyone who has followed the sport for a while knows this. Your favourite fighter will drop off, it happens to everybody. Khabib-era fans have not seen anything like it yet in their fan-lifetime, so the idea is foreign to them.
Khabib had a stellar career, obviously was one of the most dominant fighters we have ever seen, but don't pretend that because he only struggled with Tibau that he would go 50-0. You cannot attribute make-believe future wins to his legacy.
Careers ending weakly/badly do not discredit a fighter's massive accomplishments. Anderson Silva, for example, had 13 UFC title fight wins, but he ended his MMA career taking on a bunch of losses. You can't tell me that Khabib's 'legacy' is even remotely comparable to Silva's (PEDs yes yes I know) just because he kept fighting past his peak.
In b4 Khabib living rent free in my head, this is an MMA forum where we talk about MMA fighters. This thread is made as a response to the GOAT polls that have been made (Jones v Khabib, DJ vs Khabib)
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