Is Dustin Poirier the 2nd best lightweight ever?

[Handsome Goku]

Does he go past BJ Penn?

 

[greenhawk]

1. Khabib
2. Poirier
3. Tony
4. BJ

 

[RemyR]

Justin is an absolute motherfucker, his resume is bonkers

 

[Chun Ji]

Dustin's LW resume shits all over BJ, Bendo, Frankie, Tony's

There's a huge gap between Dustin at #2 and whoever the fuck #3 is

 

[Pequeño Corey]

A win over aloe vera or Tony would cement it for me. Best LW not named beeb.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

I was getting flamed on here last week for putting him in my top 10

@BFoe

 

[TheBulge]

As far as resume goes, it's even better than Khabib's and everybody else's. He just can't be ranked above him because he lost to him.

 

[Askren’s chin]

All he needs is the undisputed title imo

 

[Lee_]

1. Motivated Penn
2. Motivated Penn
3.Motivated Penn
4.Motivated Penn
5.Motivated Penn
6. Motivated Penn
7.Motivated Penn
8.Motivated Penn
9. Khabib
10. Dustin

But.... this is what happens when he isn't motivated....

 

[Oeshon]

Dustin's LW resume shits all over BJ, Bendo, Frankie, Tony's

There's a huge gap between Dustin at #2 and whoever the fuck #3 is

The problem is Dustin has never been the number 1 guy in the divison. Hard to be "da best eva" when you are a perennial number 2 (or lower) fighter.

Even if Khabib is gone, he could very well lose to Chandler.

 

[Moonwalker95]

I was getting flamed on here last week for putting him in my top 10

@BFoe

May I ask why do you like zebra assholes?

 

[FIGHTING TALK]

Edgar?

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

May I ask why do you like zebra assholes?

I don’t like them, I am one

 

[Sirwastealot]

1. Khabib
2. BJ Penn
3. Dustin

But i'll have to compare dustin with the other top guys.

 

[acannxr]

Does he go past BJ Penn?

At most I'd put Poirier at #7 all-time to tie with (4) RDA, (4) Edgar, and (4) Ferguson.

(8) Gomi, (7) Henderson, (7) Alvarez, (7) Penn, (7) Aoki, and (5) Nurmagomedov all have more top ten wins than (4) Poirier.

Edit: Forgot about Aoki.

Most to least Top 10 wins at Lightweight (based on FightMatrix):
1. Gomi
2-5. Henderson, Alvarez, Penn, Aoki
6. Nurmagomedov
7-10. RDA, Edgar, Ferguson, Poirier

 

[Late Starter]

Does he go past BJ Penn?

Please stop. The time to do this is when the book is closed on his career.

 

[Chun Ji]

The problem is Dustin has never been the number 1 guy in the divison. Hard to be "da best eva" when you are a perennial number 2 (or lower) fighter.

Even if Khabib is gone, he could very well lose to Chandler.

Never said he was the best ever, but being #1 in a weak era like 3 out of the other 4 guys I mentioned doesn't mean shit compared to Dustin's absurd resume.

 

[Clear Winner]

As far as resume goes, it's even better than Khabib's and everybody else's. He just can't be ranked above him because he lost to him.

let’s not get carried away now. Khabib made Dustin look like a hopeless newcomer when they fought.

 

[Guld]

Honestly, if he gets a couple more wins (Olivera, Chandler, Ferguson etc. ) You could make a strong argument that he's number 1. Similar to ranking Aldo over Mcgregor, even though Mcgregor starched him.

 

[OldFashion]

Dustin's LW resume shits all over BJ, Bendo, Frankie, Tony's

There's a huge gap between Dustin at #2 and whoever the fuck #3 is

Shits on Tony's resume? Come on now, that is silly