Real champions vs. "official" champions

[johncola]

I thought it'd be interesting to look at how the list of real champions compares to the list of "official" champions (i.e. the ones that get listed as champions on websites, etc.).

Heavyweight
Champion: Jon Jones or Francis Ngannou
Website: Stipe Miocic

Light Heavyweight
Champion: Jon Jones
Website: Jon Jones

Middleweight
Champion: Israel Adesanya
Website: Israel Adesanya

Welterweight
Champion: Conor McGregor
Website: Kamaru Usman

Lightweight
Champion: Conor McGregor
Website: Khabib Nurmagomedov

Featherweight
Champion: Conor McGregor
Website: Alex Volkanovski

Bantamweight
Champion: Petr Yan
Website: Henry Cejudo

Flyweight
Champion: Henry Cejudo
Website: vacant

W.Featherweight
Champion: Amanda Nunes
Website: Amanda Nunes

W.Bantamweight
Champion: Amanda Nunes
Website: Amanda Nunes

W.Flyweight
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
Website: Valentina Shevchenko

W.Strawweight
Champion: Zhang Weili
Website: Zhang Weili


So, the websites etc. have 6 out of the 12 champions correct. 50% is pretty low. When do you think they'll be updated to reflect reality?

 

[The Fat Mexican]

To be the man you have to beat the man

 

[johncola]

To be the man you have to beat the man

Not necessarily, as the OP proves.

 

[Death By Samson]

 

[sdpdude9]

Oh, this fucking guy again.

 

[johncola]

I'm preparing to. I expect many of them to be in here making their jokes. But we can ignore them and keep this discussion serious.

 

[old school 2]

I thought it'd be interesting to look at how the list of real champions compares to the list of "official" champions (i.e. the ones that get listed as champions on websites, etc.).

Heavyweight
Champion: Jon Jones or Francis Ngannou
Website: Stipe Miocic

Light Heavyweight
Champion: Jon Jones
Website: Jon Jones

Middleweight
Champion: Israel Adesanya
Website: Israel Adesanya

Welterweight
Champion: Conor McGregor
Website: Kamaru Usman

Lightweight
Champion: Conor McGregor
Website: Khabib Nurmagomedov

Featherweight
Champion: Conor McGregor
Website: Alex Volkanovski

Bantamweight
Champion: Petr Yan
Website: Henry Cejudo

Flyweight
Champion: Henry Cejudo
Website: vacant

W.Featherweight
Champion: Amanda Nunes
Website: Amanda Nunes

W.Bantamweight
Champion: Amanda Nunes
Website: Amanda Nunes

W.Flyweight
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
Website: Valentina Shevchenko

W.Strawweight
Champion: Zhang Weili
Website: Zhang Weili


So, the websites etc. have 6 out of the 12 champions correct. 50% is pretty low. When do you think they'll be updated to reflect reality?

Why not just put Conor as champion of every weight class in the Woman’s divisions you can call him Connie MacGregor.

 

[WHITE ANDERSON]

well tbh the real champion of LW, WW, and MW is GSP
because georges beat Penn when he had he LW belt
he never lost the WW belt
and he never lost the MW belt

so you are a conor casual who doesn't know the REAL champions

 

[dildos]

 

[johncola]

Why not just put Conor as champion of every weight class in the Woman’s divisions you can call him Connie MacGregor.

@Death By Samson this is what I'm saying.

Haha Connie!!! Did you come up with that yourself? Omg do I also see an extra "a" in his surname? You cheeky lil guy...

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Look, at Lightweight at least I would agree. Khabib can't refuse a rematch for years and still hope to be considered a champion.

 

[johncola]

well tbh the real champion of LW, WW, and MW is GSP
because georges beat Penn when he had he LW belt
he never lost the WW belt
and he never lost the MW belt

so you are a conor casual who doesn't know the REAL champions

Nah, I think you're just trying to talk lineal champions. GSP looked bad against Bisping. No way he's either MW or WW champ. And I'm not convinced he can make LW. And even if he could, how would his old chin make it past Conor's left hand?

 

[SKYNET]

"real" champions source is a complete and total imbecile

 

[Death By Samson]

@Death By Samson this is what I'm saying.

Haha Connie!!! Did you come up with that yourself? Omg do I also see an extra "a" in his surname? You cheeky lil guy...

You must be very starved for attention.

 

[dildos]

Nah, I think you're just trying to talk lineal champions. GSP looked bad against Bisping. No way he's either MW or WW champ. And I'm not convinced he can make LW. And even if he could, how would his old chin make it past Conor's left hand?

Gsp would take conor down, land a bit of gnp and conor would roll over like a bitch and tap before gsp even went for the rnc. We saw in the khabib fight conor taps when a arm is anywhere near his neck.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Lightweight
Champion: Conor McGregor
Website: Khabib Nurmagomedov

 

[johncola]

"real" champions source is a complete and total imbecile

All the evidence points to that complete and total imbecile being right though. The only thing we have to the contrary is ad hominem arguments and angry, hateful fans calling people names.

 

[Source]

 

[johncola]

You must be very starved for attention.

Starved for some quality MMA discussion, for sure.

 

[johncola]

Gsp would take conor down, land a bit of gnp and conor would roll over like a bitch and tap before gsp even went for the rnc. We saw in the khabib fight conor taps when a arm is anywhere near his neck.

GSP isn't Khabib. We haven't seen vicious GNP from him in years. And he's only getting older, less durable, and less athletic. If Conor beats Khabib in a rematch, then GSP has very little shot. Especially at LW, where he'd either be smaller or dehydrated as fuck.