The next gen LWs who were supposed to take over is one of the biggest derailings in MMA history

[Koala]

Arman is #1 contender and Gamrot is the fighter no one wants to fight
Only downside is that they don't have name value compared to Poirier, Gaethje, Oliveira, and Chandler

 

[Istryker]

Ur not wrong

 

[Istryker]

Arman is #1 contender and Gamrot is the fighter no one wants to fight
Only downside is that they don't have name value compared to Poirier, Gaethje, Oliveira, and Chandler

Promise you nobody is scared of gamrot

 

[DatSamboKid]

I wouldn't rush to judge that these guys can't outperform the current generation. They've still got time to grow as fighters. Just look at Oliveira and Poirier, who only hit their peak later in their careers. I do think the lightweight division is in a big transition phase, and the top 15 rankings could be totally different in three years. Even if Tsarukyan loses his next match, I'm betting he's the future of this division inshallah. He’s just 27 and has a good five or six years to really hit his stride.

 

[Tokoloko]

Arman
Gamrot
Fiziev
Jalin
Guram
Ismagulov
Dawson
Benoit

We were told theyd be top 5, fighting for title and knocking off the "overrated" last gen of LW.... Well it hasnt gone that way

Arman - Dropped a round to Joaquim Silva, was hurt badly nearly TKOd. Overall a very good fighter but his wins and performances besides Joel Alvarez fight where he got a massive cut dont paint confidence in him being a serious title contender. People are still living off his short notice performance VS Islam years ago....

Gamrot - on a sus run, injury win and extremely controversial decision to Jalin and if not a robbery to Arman. He stepped up to fight a previous gen LW in Benny Dariush and got SMOKED 3-0 and nearly KOd from a punch that dropped him bad. Nearly KOd by 40yo RDA and had to sniff his balls for 2 rounds.

Guram - this dude literally fights once a year. Lost 2 in a row now got knocked out by a HOOGE underdog in one of the biggest upsets of 2023. He has a better shot of getting cut than ever being a top 5 contender never mind title.

Jalin - was on a tear, next big thing. Jon Jones esque @ LW Joe.... Got fraud checked by past prime Dan Hooker who nearly KOd and choked him out. Dan is another previous gen LW many were disrespecting and he beat down Jalin in a war. Then got finished by Moicano another previous gen LW and it was Renatos only knockout win LMAO

Ismagulov - just got DOMINATED b2b..... Earlier he barely scraped by Rafael Alves got dropped and eeked out a win barely. He said he was retiring and wanted to quit after the 2 losses.

Fiziev - he came the closest to the vaunted top 5 title contender talks about he beat an ancient 39yo RDA which was 2-2 heading into 5th. Was ranked 6th.... Then got derailed by Gaethje who many swore he was gonna KO. Left a bloody mess and exposed by a fighter many here were disrespecting saying he wasnt that good these next gen LWs are gonna beat him.... not only Gaethje but he arguably lost to Bobby Green another previous era LW.... Torn ACL now

Dawson - speaking of Bobby he has a chance here to really derail this new gen hard when he fights Dawson. It was already sus when Dawson went to a draw w/ Ricky Glenn who was off a 3 year layoff.... He was also a literal second away from losing a decision to 41yo Leonardo Santos.... Now he gets KTFO by Bobby in seconds

Benoit - KTFO by Dustin. They said Dustin ranksquatting, wont fight grapplers. RIP.

Rebecki - 19-1, 16 fight win streak.... Derailed, brutalized put through the woodchipper by previous gen LW 39yo Carlos Diego Ferreira and finished

Charles and Islam are 2 LWs who bridged the gap between last era and this era but the new era guys have FLOPPED.

UFC needs to sign guys like Keita, Brichta, Parnasse, Paradaiser, Mirceu, Torres etc...All of them have potential to crack into ranking. The problem is that atleast three of them recently rejected offer from UFC...

 

[Robbocop]

Who told you that? Half those names are barely recognisable. Anyone saying that a whole cluster of fighters are going to take over, let alone a single fighter, has no leg to stand on obviously.