Is Gunner the biggest underachiever in UFC history?

[gspfedkobe24]

The guy should have went down to 155 won the belt and defended 12 times by now but he choose to take on guys at a weight above for no reason at all.........Gunner has said many times he cuts no weight sometimes has to put on a few pounds to fight the bigger foes. What a choice and what a way to go!

 

[Your Account]

warrior's character

 

[BRASIL WAND]

He’d still get ragdolled by the top 155’ers, it’s a deeper division. Khabib and El Cucuy would work him.

Then there’s Nayt, Gaethje, Kevin Lee, Cowboy, Makhachev, etc.

 

[FloydMayweatherMMA]

That's what happens when you train at SBG.

 

[rjmbrd]

he cuts no weight

I call BS that he's walking around at 170lbs.

He's pretty clearly dehydrated and lean on the scale

He would be an enormous lightweight, look how much larger he is compared to Conor in every photo of them. Arguably he's a good candidate for a 165lbs division.

He definitely didn't drop a decision to Rick Story because he was too small. Maia is a huge welterweight and surely bigger then him, but the problem was clearly being out classed on the mat. He doesn't have the counter wrestling or striking like all the other wrestlers who beat Maia.

Leon Edwards is most definitely a bigger guy and on the upper end of the size range for the division. Same deal though, he was out classed, it wasn't that he looked too small or under powered. No shame in it because Leon is legitimately one of the best in the world.

 

[jsbx45]

Thought he would be more of a factor honestly.

 

[IRENICUS]

That's what happens when you train at SBG.

According to sherdog experts SBG is that gym that makes WWs cut weight to FW without ever missing weight.

 

[kalabula]

Maybe he’s just not as good as PPL thought he’d be. No disrespect, he’s a good fighter, but just not top tier. He’s still skilled and fun to watch. Not everyone has to be a champion.

 

[FloydMayweatherMMA]

According to sherdog experts SBG is that gym that makes WWs cut weight to FW without ever missing weight.

I think you have 'SBG' and 'IV' mixed up.

 

[OneManGang]

He is massively overachieving. He is much worse than his record tells.

 

[HelloJapan]

It was fun watching Maia grapple fuck him.

 

[accolyte1022]

Gunnar.

 

[RetiredSlave]

Gunnar* and Im guessing his sense of achievement is different than most. Icelanders are an odd bunch. Theyre as seperated from the rest of the world as NK only in a good way.

 

[2EZ]

Because he is not as good as people hype him up to be is why.

 

[blaseblah]

He's a BJJ guy with decent striking and poor wrestling. His karate based style leaves hole in his striking defense. He just isn't good enough at either striking or wrestling to be elite in any division. And I was saying this before he lost to Story. The holes in his game were evident.

 

[Communion]

I call BS that he's walking around at 170lbs.

He's pretty clearly dehydrated and lean on the scale

He would be an enormous lightweight, look how much larger he is compared to Conor in every photo of them. Arguably he's a good candidate for a 165lbs division.

He definitely didn't drop a decision to Rick Story because he was too small. Maia is a huge welterweight and surely bigger then him, but the problem was clearly being out classed on the mat. He doesn't have the counter wrestling or striking like all the other wrestlers who beat Maia.

Leon Edwards is most definitely a bigger guy and on the upper end of the size range for the division. Same deal though, he was out classed, it wasn't that he looked too small or under powered. No shame in it because Leon is legitimately one of the best in the world.

Sherdog once again confusing height for weight. Gunnar could absolutely make 155. There are 155ers that get up to 200lbs between fights.

 

[GBcrazy]

Rick Story was smaller than him

Anyway LW is the deeper division and he wouldn't crack top 5 - he would lose to Lee, RDA, Ferguson, Khabib, Barboza, probably Cerrone too.

 

[tonysmasseuse]

He's certainly one of them.

Drop dead gorgeous though, so, eh, whatever.

 

[gspfedkobe24]

Say what you want besides Khabab n Tony not many LW would beat the Gunner!

 

[hisandherpes]

im a huge gus fan but i think he under achieved. he had all the tools to become champ but stuck with swedish edmund instead of continuing to train at Alliance. He wanted to be comfortable training in his own country, which eventually cost him.