Whichever way you look at it, he's #1.
If you're talking business and the effect he's had on the sport, it's a no-brainer. He's the most famous fighter, made the most money, brought in most new fans, and been most entertaining.
If you're talking titles, rankings, and records, it's more debatable, but a case could be made that he's #1. First ever champ-champ. Stellar list of names. 20 out of 22 wins by finish.
If you're talking simply being GOAT fighter, then Conor is likely #1. He's the bestlightweigthtof all time, andlightweightis the best division. By far the best striker in MMA history, with the best precision striking, knockout power, a great chin, great TDD, very good on the ground, and can fight going forwards or backwards. Cardio is pretty much the only negative.
At the end of the day, we’re fans; so if you like his style I’m cool with that. I do too. Conor is an aggressive, very good striker who goes for the kill.When I say he's the best lightweight of all time, I'm referring to skills and styles, not records. He does the best against the rest of the division, of all fighters.
Got up repeatedly against Mendes, escaped guillotine, swept Diaz, sub loss was due to cardio and complacency on the feet, and he contained Khabib better than most on the ground.
He's clearly skilled on the ground. I'm not saying he's of the level of Aoki, Penn, or Diaz. But the stuff I listed is evidence of his skill.At the end of the day, we’re fans; so if you like his style I’m cool with that. I do too. Conor is an aggressive, very good striker who goes for the kill.
But when you say he’s very good on the ground, we should be able to list fighters he out-grappled. But there aren’t any. Every loss he’s ever had is on the ground. Shinya Aoiki, B.J. Penn, and Nate Diaz are LWs who ate good on the ground. Conor is not particularly good.
“Most precise striker” is a statistic that’s actually measured. And whether you meant most precise ever, most precise in the UFC, or most precise LW ever, Conor isn’t at the top of that list.
Whichever way you look at it, he's #1.
If you're talking business and the effect he's had on the sport, it's a no-brainer. He's the most famous fighter, made the most money, brought in most new fans, and been most entertaining.
If you're talking titles, rankings, and records, it's more debatable, but a case could be made that he's #1. First ever champ-champ. Stellar list of names. 20 out of 22 wins by finish.
If you're talking simply being GOAT fighter, then Conor is likely #1. He's the best lightweigtht of all time, and lightweight is the best division. By far the best striker in MMA history, with the best precision striking, knockout power, a great chin, great TDD, very good on the ground, and can fight going forwards or backwards. Cardio is pretty much the only negative.
....because he has held belts in different weight classes in the UFC that puts him on very short list.
Top 5 for sure. If he beats Gaethje this summer and beats khabob in a rematch, #1. He made not one but two champs look like amateurs.
GOATtop 5 what?
Morse code hasn’t been taught for some time in my country
4 top 10 wins and 0 title defenses?
He may sneak inside the top 50, but not much higher.
Whichever way you look at it, he's #1.
If you're talking business and the effect he's had on the sport, it's a no-brainer. He's the most famous fighter, made the most money, brought in most new fans, and been most entertaining.
If you're talking titles, rankings, and records, it's more debatable, but a case could be made that he's #1. First ever champ-champ. Stellar list of names. 20 out of 22 wins by finish.
If you're talking simply being GOAT fighter, then Conor is likely #1. He's the best lightweigtht of all time, and lightweight is the best division. By far the best striker in MMA history, with the best precision striking, knockout power, a great chin, great TDD, very good on the ground, and can fight going forwards or backwards. Cardio is pretty much the only negative.
We disagree, I think that Jones may actually be the Goat but I am not sure he takes the next belt up (he might, but I need to see it first.) if he has not their is no reason to think anybody else can . If they have they are HOF bound.It's a short list because wining two belts used to be nearly impossible as you actually had to earn another title shot. Now though the UFC will just gift people a title shot in another division while letting him not defend his own belt.
Literally any champ in history could have won a second belt if the UFC had treated them the same way as Conor. Shit, look at how many people have done it in the past couple years. It's nothing special.