He acted every time he was told he needed to. It’s absurd people still think this. Carwin didn’t do enough to finish brock and we know this for a fact because brock choked him out.Turtling up in a corner for minutes on end has never been considered "intelligent defense".
Carwin wasn't very good. He would have been champion for a single fight.
Excellent response sir
I mean being UFC champion even once is pretty good in my book but I guess we have different definitions.
Turtling up in a corner for minutes on end has never been considered "intelligent defense".
Rewatch he responds to all requestsTurtling up in a corner for minutes on end has never been considered "intelligent defense".
Unless he got ko'd in the first...which would've been a real possibility.Carwin would have got smashed by Cain next fight anyway so not really.
Hahah, Herb Dean reffing that fight would have drastically changed the UFC's history.
Well, it's obviously implied that this is relative to the genuine elite of the division. I didn't count Carwin as one of the five best HWs in the world at his peak.
You said he wasn't very good. Beating Brock Lesnar and becoming the UFC heavyweight champion would have been a good achievement. The top 5 best in the world and being not very good are two independent variables. Is it not? You can be a great fighter and not be the best.
Furthermore rankings are all bullshit. Rankings are used to systematically put the next fighter in line towards a title shot, outside of that it means absolutely nothing. But I am sure you will tell me that being an elite fighter equals them having a higher chance to defend the belt.
Like most things in MMA it's all based on opinion. People believing into these Elite categories such as yourself or fighters having a natural weight classes, or GOAT status. It honestly means nothing. The only things that are true and factual is if first you can become champion and secondly if you can defend the belt. So nobody wins a prize for being top 2 in the division.