Who’s the greatest LW of all time?

[Istryker]

I realized that Lightweight has historically been a very strong division and it has some great names.

we have Khabib,Gomi,Mcgregor,Penn,Sakurai, Bendo, Ferguson and even Prime Melendez.


If someone put a gun to your head and forced you to say who you believe is the Greatest Lightweight in MMA history who would you say?

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Who's the 155 GOAT?

We're gonna find out in two short months.

 

[Istryker]

Side note but Gomi is really the most underrated fighter in mma history

 

[Sweater of AV]

 

[Istryker]

Its going to be determined in just a few months.

Khabib VS Tony

 

[Shoguns Prodigy**]

There's only one. The man who put the lw and lower division on the fucking map. No not conor!
BJ PENN!

 

[Istryker]

There's only one. The man who put the lw and lower division on the fucking map. No not conor!
BJ PENN!

I can respect that choice

 

[CountOfSoCal]

Not Penn

 

[Istryker]

Not Penn

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[90 50]

Not Penn

If you look at Penns early Career and just look at his LW fights it was pretty darn good iirc

You have to skip some of his WW,And LHW fights in that era and just look at the LW.

Now his later career skid is bad , but at one time...

 

[KID Yamamoto]

Caol uno!

 

[IloveTHIS]

At the moment Khabib, Then Tony, then Conor, then BJ.

Come at me

 

[winkydinks]

We'll have our answer following the upcoming Conor/Gaethje/Tony/Khabib wars. Until then, B.J. will do.

 

[boladiQup]

easily.

 

[Bork Neslar]

Joshua Fabia

 

[90 50]

Not Penn

9 LW fights wins in a row, breaking the record for most LW title defenses in a row.

Some loses mixed in there at WW and other weights etc.

But we are talking about LW fighters.

Who ever you suggest is better , do they have WW, MW and Open weight (lhw vs machida) mixed in their resume??

 

[Doctor Grudge]

At the moment Khabib, Then Tony, then Conor, then BJ.

Come at me

Connor beat one guy at 155, how is he third on your all time list lol. BJ Penn has beaten many great LWs and would have certainly beaten Eddie Alvarez.

 

[Burt Kocain the wrassler]

Georgie boy. In less than a year from now.

 

[Limit Smasher]

BJ Penn is the greatest LW of all time by a long shot

 

[Istryker]

BJ Penn is the greatest LW of all time by a long shot

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