Does anyone consider Bisping the best 185 lb fighter in the world?

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I find it odd that just because he is the UFC champion EVERY MMA ranking outlet puts him at #1. He would not be the #1 ranked fighter in my MMA rankings. Would he be in yours?

Sherdog:
http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/4/Sherdogs-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-127483

ESPN:
http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/12884777/espn-division-division-rankings-middleweight

Tapology:
https://www.tapology.com/rankings/current-top-ten-middleweight-mma-fighters-185-pounds

RankingMMA:
http://rankingmma.com/mma-world-rankings/middleweight/

FightMatrix:
http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/middleweight/

USAToday:
http://mmajunkie.com/rankings/middle

I can't see an argument for Bisping being ranked ahead of Whittaker.
 
Would need to see him defend against someone other than Hendo to figure out where he stands.
 
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He's the only one not fighting Billy Noname.

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Dave, Conceive, Believe, Achieve, STFU
 
He's good but not the best imo. If he beats GSP on the other hand....
 
He Highlander'd Rockhold and became the #1 fighter for all of time
 
I find it odd that just because he is the UFC champion EVERY MMA ranking outlet puts him at #1. He would not be the #1 ranked fighter in my MMA rankings. Would he be in yours?

Sherdog:
http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/4/Sherdogs-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-127483

ESPN:
http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/12884777/espn-division-division-rankings-middleweight

Tapology:
https://www.tapology.com/rankings/current-top-ten-middleweight-mma-fighters-185-pounds

RankingMMA:
http://rankingmma.com/mma-world-rankings/middleweight/

FightMatrix:
http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/middleweight/

USAToday:
http://mmajunkie.com/rankings/middle

I can't see an argument for Bisping being ranked ahead of Whittaker.
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Might be #1 on paper cause he picked up a good win over Rockhold and hasn't lost for a while, but I'd put Romero, Weidman, Rockhold, Whittaker, Mousasi, Jacare, and Machida, if he's eligible to fight yet, as better fighters. His last fight was an iffy decision over a 200 year old guy who wasn't top 10.
 
Just for this alone:

Bisping gets props as a top MW from me.
 
Literally no one

Except maybe people that hate Rob Whitt
 
I dont even consider him top 5. he's a solid 6-10 gatekeeper though. Got some lucky assed decisions (hendo, Silva and leites) and even luckier Rocksalt being prick he is didnt take him serious.
 
Hardly any fight fan considers him the best MW. He did beat the champ though, that's why rankings has him #1. Just the way shit goes.
 
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