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Wow that's a huge undermine, who at featherweight would have beat him? IMO he beats everyone at LW execpt khabib
No. IF he had to work up the ranks rather than be gifted free title shots, he would have had to fight guys like:
FW:
Faber
Edgar
Mendes (full camp)
Lamas
He already lost to Nate Diaz (at WW), but...
LW:
Cerrone
Bendo
Barboza
Lee
Tony Ferguson
That's not even every possible opponents either. Even if he was able to win against each of these guys, his fighting style and holes would have been a little more exposed each time. Much like what happened when he fought Nate Diaz and even Chad Mendes, who each had almost a non-existent training camp.
EDIT: Now, just to clarify, I said in my OP that he "likely" would never have won either belts. Doesn't mean no chance, but I don't see it happening with him facing consistent top contenders.