Fighters that are tricky matchups for the champ, but not good enough to go through the ranks

[13Seconds]

FW: Aldo is a tough matchup for Sterling imo, but i don't have enough trust in his cardio to beat the rest of the contenders.

MW: Hall/Till. Mainly because Izzy doesn't like to lead, and these fighters are good in games of tag. I doubt they will ever see a titleshot though.

 

[KoChang]

Need time to think about this. Good thread topic though.

 

[Unfinished]

Nate Diaz doesnt have enough rounds to become WW champ.

 

[Rajon Rondo]

Kevin Lee

JK

 

[HockeyBjj]

Back in the day, I thought a pre banned Palhares was the only welterweight with a chance to beat GSP. But I don’t think he could have made it there even without his issue

Same fold, Ryan Hall would be worrisome to Volkanoski

 

[OriginMMA]

Aldo would absolutely kill Aljo.

 

[Rachel Da Bear]

I have a feeling KZ would uppercut Volk into space, but he won't get past Ortega, Zabit, and Holloway

 

[SmoothPies]

I think Wonderboy could give Usman challenges

 

[kumitechamp]

Michael Johnson

 

[Sticko]

Till very well may fight Adesanya someday, because it's a fight Izzy wants.

That said, Till got outstruck by Whittaker who got sparked by Adessnya. Adesanya beats Till by dominant decision in a staring contest.

 

[HHJ]

Till very well may fight Adesanya someday, because it's a fight Izzy wants.

That said, Till got outstruck by Whittaker who got sparked by Adessnya. Adesanya beats Till by dominant decision in a staring contest.

Till/Whittaker was fairly competitive until Whittaker destroyed Till's leg. I wouldnt count Till out.

 

[Titleboxe]

All I know is that CaboNate with a 10 round limit beats all the champs.

 

[JSN]

I feel like the best historical example was Jacare during Anderson’s reign.

 

[Sad Dad]

Kz and till come to mind.

 

[Dude Incredible]

Michael Johnson

Black Beast. Or too soon?

Till/Whittaker was fairly competitive until Whittaker destroyed Till's leg. I wouldnt count Till out.

Till won me over with that fight even in loss. I thoroughly enjoyed the shit out of it. Can't wait for him to heal up. Hope he can actually put his stake in the MW division.

 

[Milenkovic]

Currently?
Aldo would beat everyone except Yan or Sandhagen I think. He would be close with Dillashaw, but he's at that moment where any fight he can fall off due to his age.

Yair would beat most but i don't think he's at the elite of FW.

Gilbert maybe? He can't beat Usman, Leon is pretty well rounded, but Gilbert is a heavier hitter.

 

[Chart69r]

Back in the day, I thought a pre banned Palhares was the only welterweight with a chance to beat GSP. But I don’t think he could have made it there even without his issue

Same fold, Ryan Hall would be worrisome to Volkanoski

I feel like Volk would just squash Hall. Plus, I'm pretty sure Volk has done a fair bit of work with Craig Jones, and I imagine that he might have learned some leg lock defence.

 

[Chart69r]

Currently?
Aldo would beat everyone except Yan or Sandhagen I think. He would be close with Dillashaw, but he's at that moment where any fight he can fall off due to his age.

Yair would beat most but i don't think he's at the elite of FW.

Gilbert maybe? He can't beat Usman, Leon is pretty well rounded, but Gilbert is a heavier hitter.

Never considered it, but TJ vs Aldo is a fight I really want to see

 

[HockeyBjj]

Never considered it, but TJ vs Aldo is a fight I really want to see

UFC needs to book Cruz vs Aldo asap even if it doesn’t make the most sense rankings wise. Please don’t miss this opportunity ufc

 

[13Seconds]

Currently?
Aldo would beat everyone except Yan or Sandhagen I think. He would be close with Dillashaw, but he's at that moment where any fight he can fall off due to his age.

Yair would beat most but i don't think he's at the elite of FW.

Gilbert maybe? He can't beat Usman, Leon is pretty well rounded, but Gilbert is a heavier hitter.

Or historically. I remember when Guillard was on a 5 fight win streak just killing dudes, Edgar was the champ at the time.

Thought Guillard was a bad matchup for him.