If Gane becomes 20 and 0 and retires will Fedor and Stipe fans say he is not the GOAT?

[HindustaniKush]

If he got 9 title defenses?

The level of competition he would have beaten is much better than over half of Fedors 32 wins when he went 32 and 0

 

[SalvadorAllende]

I think Gane will be in the GOAT discussion if he beats Ngannou and defend the title 2-3 times. At 20-0 he would be the undisputed GOAT.

 

[DudeBroMMA]

Probably not. No fault of his own, but the HW's of this era really suck.

Outside the top 5, the HW rankings are pretty gross to look at. That said, I think Aspinall will probably be legit.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Depends on who he beats. If his best win is still Derrick Lewis then probably not.

He will have a very difficult time passing Nog and Fedor.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

If he defended 9-10 times he would absolutely be in the conversation. He would be the HW GOAT for sure. Maybe even overall. Hard to answer in absolutes at this point.

 

[HindustaniKush]

If he defended 9-10 times he would absolutely be in the conversation. He would be the HW GOAT for sure. Maybe even overall. Hard to answer in absolutes at this point.

How could he NOT be

Why just conversation? Does someone need to can crush 20 fighters and gatekeepers then beat 10 good fighters like Fedor did in order to be the GOAT?

Depends on who he beats. If his best win is still Derrick Lewis then probably not.

He will have a very difficult time passing Nog and Fedor.

Okay Nog belongs nowhere on the list

Werdum
Cain
Stipe are way higher

I have Fedor as #1 for HW with Stipe a clpse 2nd

 

[phenomphan2]

8-9 defenses would make him the HW goat.

A lot will depend on quality of opponents. If he beats Nganou, a defense against Stipe would be great.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

9 defenses as a heavyweight? Yeah hard not to call him the goat if he somehow does that

 

[jk7707]

That many title defenses at HW in the modern era would be insane. He would the the GOAT period.

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

Gane is already the GOAT

 

[Sweater of AV]

How could he NOT be

Why just conversation? Does someone need to can crush 20 fighters and gatekeepers then beat 10 good fighters like Fedor did in order to be the GOAT?



Okay Nog belongs nowhere on the list

Werdum
Cain
Stipe are way higher

I have Fedor as #1 for HW with Stipe a clpse 2nd

Nog's resume blows them all out of the water. Also, beating Nog when he was 873 years old doesn't mean anything.

Keep in mind you've never actually seen Nog fight in his prime.

 

[Brutus.......]

4-5 more wins including prime versions of guys like Ngannou would easily see him assume UFC GOAT status.

6-8 more, probably all time GOAT. I’m a Fedor fan, but he got some cans to crush.

But even 4-5 wins is a long way off at HW.

 

[DebtCollectorMMA]

Gane could achieve HW Goat status by the end of the year - Ngannou, then Jones.

 

[13Seconds]

NINE titledefenses? Umm yeah he'd obviously be the goat of goats if he does that but calm down lol. Let's see if he can actually win the belt first imo.

If he does gets past the final boss Ngannou then holy shit

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

Would be great if, in addition to beating up Naganu the POS, Gane also beats HW Jones, Stipe, and some up and comers like Aspinall.

 

[Yellowcrab]

Both Stipe and Fedor suffered too severe losses to be in the GOAT discussion in my opinion... when you're completely annihilated by your opponent in a fight, there's something wrong

Fedor : lost by KO in the first round against a 40 years old Henderson.

Stipe : wasn't able to do anything against Francis in their second fight. Completely dominated at the start until the end.

There's currently no real GOAT at the HW division in my opinion.

 

[Sonny Qc]

If he's undefeated with wins over Ngannou and Jon Jones,

might not need to get to 20-0 to be the GOAT imo.

 

[Simple Southerner]

Here w go with this goat nonsense ffs

 

[JKS]

I don't think there would be any doubt at that point Gane is GOAT. And I believe Fedor and Stipe are #1 and 2

 

[Sweater of AV]

Both Stipe and Fedor suffered too severe losses to be in the GOAT discussion in my opinion... when you're completely annihilated by your opponent in a fight, there's something wrong

Fedor : lost by KO in the first round against a 40 years old Henderson.

Stipe : wasn't able to do anything against Francis in their second fight. Completely dominated at the start until the end.

There's currently no real GOAT at the HW division in my opinion.

Uh, you do realize everyone loses at some point if they fight long enough?

By your logic, Francis no longer has any chance to be the GOAT. Also if Francis beats Gane then Gane will have no chance to be the GOAT.