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gatekeeper (noun): a person or thing that controls access to something.

That something is a UFC title shot. Prior UFC champions are excluded per my criteria.

Here's my unofficial list of UFC gatekeepers for each division in the UFC except the women's feather and fly weight divisions because they aren't established yet. Any thoughts on the list or my definition of a gatekeeper?




Heavyweight
Mark Hunt

Light Heavyweight
Glover Teixeira

Middleweight
Jacare Souza

Welterweight
Donald Cerrone

Lightweight
Dustin Poirier

Featherweight
Jeremy Stephens

Bantamweight
Raphael Assuncao

Flyweight
Jussier Formiga


Women’s Bantamweight
Sara McMann

Women’s Strawweight
Felice Herrig
 
I don't include interim champs. Think Condit is best gatekeeper
 
gatekeeper (noun): a person or thing that controls access to something.

That something is a UFC title shot. Prior UFC champions are excluded per my criteria.

Here's my unofficial list of UFC gatekeepers for each division in the UFC except the women's feather and fly weight divisions because they aren't established yet. Any thoughts on the list or my definition of a gatekeeper?




Heavyweight
Mark Hunt

Light Heavyweight
Glover Teixeira

Middleweight
Jacare Souza

Welterweight
Donald Cerrone

Lightweight
Dustin Poirier

Featherweight
Jeremy Stephens

Bantamweight
Raphael Assuncao

Flyweight
Jussier Formiga


Women’s Bantamweight
Sara McMann

Women’s Strawweight
Felice Herrig

Not bad..

Insert clap emojis here.
 
Glover , Souza are too good to be There imo.
 
I don't think you understand what a gatekeeper is.

Jacare, a gatekeeper? Hunt, a gatekeeper?

{<huh}
 
Think we should do a thread on future gatekeepers. I'll start..

LW - Conor
 
I'm not a happy camper that Cerrone, Poirier and Condit are mentioned<41>
 
The gate can be anywhere, I suppose, but generally, "gatekeeper" would refer to someone like Big Country, imo.
 
Michael Bisping held that position down at MW for years, until he finally broken through the glass.....errr....gate.
 
Bisping was the goat gatekeeper all the way until he wasnt

At MW its fellas like Thales Leites, Brad Tavares

At HW its Arlovski/Anthony Hamilton

Glover at LHW

LW has many like Evan Dunham, Tibau, Lauzon, Diego

I can't be arsed typing any more
 
Decent list given that you've defined gatekeeper as guarding the gate to a title shot.
 
Terrible list
WW: Magny
MW: Brunson
LHW: OSP
HW: Black Beast
 
Nate Marquardt a gatekeeper to top 15
 
Light Heavyweight
Glover Teixeira

Middleweight
Mousasi

Welterweight
Neil Magny

Lightweight
Joe Duffy

Featherweight
Ortega

Bantamweight
Bryan Caraway

Flyweight
Tim Elliot


Women’s Bantamweight
Raquel Pennington

Women’s Strawweight
Felice Herrig
 
Light Heavyweight
Glover Teixeira

Middleweight
Mousasi

Welterweight
Neil Magny

Lightweight
Joe Duffy

Featherweight
Ortega

Bantamweight
Bryan Caraway

Flyweight
Tim Elliot


Women’s Bantamweight
Raquel Pennington

Women’s Strawweight
Felice Herrig
LMAO @ this can
How can Moose (he's not even in the UFC anymore) and Glover be gatekeepers? Brunson is the MW gatekeeper and OSP at LHW
 
Lol Moose is probably the best definition of a gatekeeper on my list
 
Question: how many journeymen add up to 1 gatekeeper?

Math isn't my strong suit.....

And my strongest suit isn't my most comfortable.

But I prefer my flyest suit.
 
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