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If the ufc adopted 175 & 165 & dropped 170 critics say 165 would ruin 155 & 175. Lets take a look a the potential top 15 in each class. For the sake of the argument lets say GSP vs Khabib will be the inaugural 165 title fight & GSP wins. Conor stays retired and we remove him & Nate because why not? And Max moves to 155 after Ortega win or lose because hes been hinting at it...Tony vs Poirier if Max loses to Ortega. For sake of argument Max wins. Poirier vs Max 2 for vacant belt, #1 Tony gets winner.
145 without Max:
1. Ortega
2. Aldo
3. Edgar
4. Moicano
5. Stephens
6. Zabit
7. Elkins
8. Cub
9. Zombie
10. Emmett
11. Lamas
12. Bektic
13. Mendes
14. Volkanovski
15. Choi
155 lb rankings:
1. Tony
2. Poirier*
3. Holloway*
4. Eddie
5. Barboza
6. Gaethje
7. Pettis
8. Felder
9. Iaquinta
10. Hernandez
11. OAM
12. Gillespie
13. Teymur
14. Taisumov
15. Islam
Dariush, Duffy, Trinaldo among the outside looking in.
165 lb rankings
1. GSP
2. Khabib
3. RDA
4. Lee
5. Masvidal
6. Cowboy
7. Gunnar
8. Chiesa
9. Vick
10. Jouban
11. Yancy
12. Cowboy Oliveira
13. Prazeres
14. Means
15. Perry
175 lb rankings:
1. Woodley
2. Thompson
3. Colby
4. Usman
5. Lawler
6. Till
7. Maia
8. Magny
9. Ponzinibio
10. Edwards
11. Luque
12. Zeleski dos Santos
13. Millender
14. Griffin
15. Condit
Brown & Kim on the outside looking in.
All in all, the top 10s are all very intriguing and it allows guys like Gillespie, Islam, Zeleski, Millender, Luque, etc to get some well-deserved recognition. Divisions in fact not ruined.
Plus alot of these guys can bounce between like RDA & Gunnar from 165 to 175. And if Kelvin gets snuffed out again at 185 he could potentially be a 175 champ. 185 has Adesanya, Costa, & Anders among others who will challenge Whittaker in the coming years.
145 without Max:
1. Ortega
2. Aldo
3. Edgar
4. Moicano
5. Stephens
6. Zabit
7. Elkins
8. Cub
9. Zombie
10. Emmett
11. Lamas
12. Bektic
13. Mendes
14. Volkanovski
15. Choi
155 lb rankings:
1. Tony
2. Poirier*
3. Holloway*
4. Eddie
5. Barboza
6. Gaethje
7. Pettis
8. Felder
9. Iaquinta
10. Hernandez
11. OAM
12. Gillespie
13. Teymur
14. Taisumov
15. Islam
Dariush, Duffy, Trinaldo among the outside looking in.
165 lb rankings
1. GSP
2. Khabib
3. RDA
4. Lee
5. Masvidal
6. Cowboy
7. Gunnar
8. Chiesa
9. Vick
10. Jouban
11. Yancy
12. Cowboy Oliveira
13. Prazeres
14. Means
15. Perry
175 lb rankings:
1. Woodley
2. Thompson
3. Colby
4. Usman
5. Lawler
6. Till
7. Maia
8. Magny
9. Ponzinibio
10. Edwards
11. Luque
12. Zeleski dos Santos
13. Millender
14. Griffin
15. Condit
Brown & Kim on the outside looking in.
All in all, the top 10s are all very intriguing and it allows guys like Gillespie, Islam, Zeleski, Millender, Luque, etc to get some well-deserved recognition. Divisions in fact not ruined.
Plus alot of these guys can bounce between like RDA & Gunnar from 165 to 175. And if Kelvin gets snuffed out again at 185 he could potentially be a 175 champ. 185 has Adesanya, Costa, & Anders among others who will challenge Whittaker in the coming years.