Why does no one talk about barao in the goat conversations? His career was ruined by a known cheat.

[Leon Edwards]

Barao was on a tear at the time he was considered a goat, TJ mailed him but TJ was a known cheat.

Barao should get more respect

 

[Ares Black]

 

[MrCoffee]

Porbabry because he went like 0-7 after 0-2.

 

[Paolo Delutis]

He does get hespetch but I don't think he's the GOAT of that division..




Mr Cruz says hi

 

[Pierced7681]

TJ only pissed hot at 125, he’s always tested clean at 135

 

[Krimzon]

Its ok to piss hot and be goat, that's why TJ is goat

 

[Azure]

Barao had an unreal run until USADA came in.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

If youre really good then no cheater can beat you

 

[Hdfi]

Because he lost a lot at the end of his prime. People pretend they don't care about these things but they do. Past-prime defeats carry significant weight in terms of how people view fighters' legacy. Barao and Khabib had similar careers but Barao didn't retire at the top.

 

[Mr Wings]

You’re right that he doesn’t get mentioned enough. There are a lot of goat contenders at that weight though. But yeah, he deserves more credit I’d say.

Maybe this will help: “Renan Barão is a former UFC bantamweight champion. He held one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA history - following a loss in his professional debut, he recorded 32 straight fights without a loss over a span of 9 years. During his championship reign, he was ranked as a top 3 pound for pound fighter and regarded as one of the best mixed martial artists in the world.”

 

[Leon Edwards]

Porbabry because he went like 0-7 after 0-2.

He took so much damage from TJ a known cheat and he aged.

He was on a 30+ fight before fighting TJ.

 

[Liverkick-king56]

I think he's better than Cody and but Cody is more interesting so he gets talked about more.Barao was a very well rounded and calculated fighter with good game planning and possibly the only BW who was capable of dominating Faber.
Those Faber beat downs were over Faber at his absolute peak and people seem to not care because Faber also had a horrible end to his career because he stayed too long.

 

[You Will Vote For Dreyga]

Barao was on a tear at the time he was considered a goat, TJ mailed him but TJ was a known cheat.

Barao should get more respect

You’re not wrong

 

[Luthien]

The most padded of padded records almost right up until he started getting whupped

 

[Izzysexboyfriend]

Lol he lost to more than Dillashaw

 

[Yep]

Loved his fights

 

[jwms]

I think partly because his UFC record is really unremarkable. He stood at 9-8 in the UFC. It may be unfair to discard his pre-UFC fights, but his fight history isn't amazing beyond Faber.

 

[Leon Edwards]

I think partly because his UFC record is really unremarkable. He stood at 9-8 in the UFC. It may be unfair to discard his pre-UFC fights, but his fight history isn't amazing beyond Faber.

Look at his age and the fight he had with the snake

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Lol he lost to more than Dillashaw

He lost a single fight before he lost to TJ stop posting such stupid s*** all the time

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

One of the most overrated, overhyped dudes in the history of the UFC before he lost to TJ.

Not that he wasn’t good, but they were acting like he was the 135 Aldo. Not even close.