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I was kind of surprised to hear this from Luke, normally he's slurping all over Mcgregor, however he actually raised my eyebrows listening to his latest thoughts on his Wednesday Live Chat.
Basically, Luke said, if Mcgregor beats Eddie Alvarez and takes his belt, while it would be a fantastic achievement, it wouldn't be as impressive or grandiose as a guy working his way from the bottom and winning the title.
Luke believes it's far more impressive and harder to earn your title shot and winning it by beating guys through the ranks in your division, than simply having a title shot given to you.
I thought he brought up some valid points and interesting views on the legitamcy of heirarchy and rankings within the UFC, and whether Mcgregor' instant title shot and jumping over rankings and more established fighters damages the "sport" in the long run.
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