How can Fedor be considered GOAT when he lost 3 straight and to a bloated MW?

[Paladin]

He lost to TRT hendo, Goat Werduum, idk the 3rd loss

 

[Oooxente]

People say Conor can't be a GOAT because he lost to a much bigger man. Meanwhile they say Fedor is GOAT even though he lost three straight and to a MW in Dan Henderson. Fedor lost to a MUCH MUCH smaller man yet people still call him a GOAT? Sherdog logic

 

[Guile]

Conor lost to the cans he fought. Fedor beat all of them.

Sorry, what cans did Conor fight in his prime? Fedor had 20+ fights under his belt and was fighting guys with less than 5 pro fights. Absolute bums.

 

[VERBAL-FEDOR]

He is def not goat material, most overrated resume in all of combat sports plus dude got KO in his prime by a bloated natural MW and got pounded out by a journeyman HW. GSP AND JBJ ARE UNDISPUTED GOATS. End thread!

 

[Taric]

Sorry, what cans did Conor fight in his prime? Fedor had 20+ fights under his belt and was fighting guys with less than 5 pro fights. Absolute bums.

Fun fact. When you start taking away the goofy NYE December 31st squash matches, Fedor's record is really stellar.

 

[Candy Routure]

He lost to a smaller Hendo, but has beaten several oversized opponents. It's all evened out.

 

[Guile]

Fun fact. When you start taking away the goofy NYE December 31st squash matches, Fedor's record is really stellar.

He fought well over 10 cans during his "30 fight win streak".

 

[SavageAngel]

Fedor beat guys much bigger than him earlier in his career. Fighters get older and wither down.

 

[Taric]

He fought well over 10 cans during his "30 fight win streak".

No he didn't. He fought 3 cans during his championship run.
Hong man Choi, Zulu, and Nagata.

All of which happened on NYE cards and arguably aren't even MMA matches.

 

[gondo]

Sorry, what cans did Conor fight in his prime? Fedor had 20+ fights under his belt and was fighting guys with less than 5 pro fights. Absolute bums.

Conor is 28 with 2 losses to absolute cans and 1-1 with Nate. By age 28 Fedor had zero legit losses and wouldn't lose for another 5 years at the most unpredictable weight class in MMA. He did all that against the fighters that are still the measuring stick for today's HWs. You want to know the real difference between the two? Fedor gets mounted and beaten up by Bigfoot but survives the round and it takes a doctor to stop the fight. Conor gets wrassly when panicked and gets choked the fuck out.

 

[TjDillashawCombo]

He was good in Pride and that's all

 

[ShreddinMMA]

How can Muhammad Ali be the HW GOAT when he lost to a cruiserweight fighter who only had 7 wins at the time?

 

[campbecc]

Fedor beat guys much bigger than him earlier in his career. Fighters get older and wither down.

plus he clearly lost interest after he had money; he always said he fought for money at least until late in his career. (when he had money). He stopped training seriously once he was set for life.

Do people think Bolt could win the 100m dash after he stopped seriously training?

 

[po_thead]

Stop making threads

 

[IloveTHIS]

He is def not goat material, most overrated resume in all of combat sports plus dude got KO in his prime by a bloated natural MW and got pounded out by a journeyman HW. GSP AND JBJ ARE UNDISPUTED GOATS. End thread!

"prime"

god I dont know if some of you are just plain fucking retarded, children, or cringe wannabe "funny" guys

not to mention that MW had the advantage of being juiced. imagine if Fedor used TRT when he started leaving his prime. He might still be undefeated.

 

[Guile]

Conor is 28 with 2 losses to absolute cans and 1-1 with Nate. By age 28 Fedor had zero legit losses and wouldn't lose for another 5 years at the most unpredictable weight class in MMA. He did all that against the fighters that are still the measuring stick for today's HWs. You want to know the real difference between the two? Fedor gets mounted and beaten up by Bigfoot but survives the round and it takes a doctor to stop the fight. Conor gets wrassly when panicked and gets choked the fuck out.

Oh so Duffy is an absolute can eh? You realize that Conor was working as a plumber full time with little to no jiujitsu experience when he lost those fights. They were at the start of his career. And never once did I consider Conor in the GOAT contention so IDK why you are even bringing him up. And you can shit on Conor all you want but he is arguably the biggest star the sport has ever seen and rightfully so. He is for sure the GOAT when it comes to record setting.

 

[Guile]

No he didn't. He fought 3 cans during his championship run.
Hong man Choi, Zulu, and Nagata.

All of which happened on NYE cards and arguably aren't even MMA matches.

Are you high man? We're talking about Fedor's "30 fight win streak".

 

[gondo]

Oh so Duffy is an absolute can eh? You realize that Conor was working as a plumber full time with little to no jiujitsu experience when he lost those fights. They were at the start of his career. And never once did I consider Conor in the GOAT contention so IDK why you are even bringing him up. And you can shit on Conor all you want but he is arguably the biggest star the sport has ever seen and rightfully so. He is for sure the GOAT when it comes to record setting.

You're right you never mentioned Conor in the goat discussion it was where this thread was headed by the time you joined in and your posts seemed to keep that argument going. Conor might be the most popular fighter in MMA but this is age of social media. He's basically the Kardashians of MMA but with a little talent.

 

[Taric]

Are you high man? We're talking about Fedor's "30 fight win streak".

Before every fighter is somebody, they are nobody. Excluding Tito Ortiz, there is no elite fighter on the planet that started fighting top competition the second they started. Fedor is no different.

When you find me someone though, you be sure to hunt me down.

 

[Guile]

You're right you never mentioned Conor in the goat discussion it was where this thread was headed by the time you joined in and your posts seemed to keep that argument going. Conor might be the most popular fighter in MMA but this is age of social media. He's basically the Kardashians of MMA but with a little talent.

He has KOs in every title fight hes had. I guess KO'ing Aldo, Chad, Eddie and Dustin isn't that impressive considering the fashion he did it and how all 4 only had a combined 2 knockout losses in a total of 96 pro mma fights. You're right, he has little talent.