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[don't ask]

I wouldn't always trust those, they had Conor ranked at least til 2020

I never said they were perfect, or even good, but you seemed to not understand why rankings exist or how they work.

 

[JBJ was here]

Belal Muhammad, Khamzat Chimaev, Muhammad Mokaev, and Ali Bagautinov all disagree.

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[RockyLockridge]

I never said they were perfect, or even good, but you seemed to not understand why rankings exist or how they work.

I understand what they are but you can't take them at face value all the time.


For example if Vadim nemkov got a title shot this march I'd be fine with it despite him not being current ranked

 

[don't ask]

I understand what they are but you can't take them at face value all the time.


For example if Vadim nemkov got a title shot this march I'd be fine with it despite him not being current ranked

If you understand what they are then you didn't need to ask which 3 fighters I was talking about. You don't have to agree, but you basically had to play dumb to ask the question.

 

[RockyLockridge]

If you understand what they are then you didn't need to ask which 3 fighters I was talking about. You don't have to agree, but you basically had to play dumb to ask the question.

but 2 of those 3 alex already beat no?

Would it not have been Jiri hill and ankalaev?

 

[don't ask]

but 2 of those 3 alex already beat no?

Would it not have been Jiri hill and ankalaev?

Rountree was eightth. Ankalaev, Rakic, Krylov and Ulberg were ranked higher (I should have said 4, I forgot Krylov).

 

[RockyLockridge]

Rountree was eightth. Ankalaev, Rakic, Krylov and Ulberg were ranked higher (I should have said 4, I forgot Krylov).

I think at the time, Krylov was already booked against mahaduzara.... Ulberg was booked against ozdemir.. Rakic was booked against anakalev so they were just all booked previously.

I believe that that event UFC 307 was supposed to be Illa vs max, but they moved to AD. because the AD card was supposed to be Islam vs Armen.

and i will contest right now that Roundtree jr was more deserving than Krylov based on activity, and opposition. Krylov still has not fought this year. and by no means deserved that opportunity more than Khalil. I am a fan of krylov but he has not fought since march 2023, which is going to be 2 years in a few weeks. Krylovs last win was ryan spann, who is patently worse than Roundtree Jr's last win (smith). Rakic was on a 2 fight losing streak, vs Roundtree jr on a 5 fight winning streak. I think Roundtree would have been a better pick than rakic too all things considered. Giving Rakic a title fight off of getting finished back to back is worse by a wide margine. i'd be fne with ulberg ankalaev or roundtree. but not krylov or rakic

 

[don't ask]

I think at the time, Krylov was already booked against mahaduzara.... Ulberg was booked against ozdemir.. Rakic was booked against anakalev so they were just all booked previously.

I believe that that event UFC 307 was supposed to be Illa vs max, but they moved to AD. because the AD card was supposed to be Islam vs Armen.

and i will contest right now that Roundtree jr was more deserving than Krylov based on activity, and opposition. Krylov still has not fought this year. and by no means deserved that opportunity more than Khalil. I am a fan of krylov but he has not fought since march 2023, which is going to be 2 years in a few weeks. Krylovs last win was ryan spann, who is patently worse than Roundtree Jr's last win (smith). Rakic was on a 2 fight losing streak, vs Roundtree jr on a 5 fight winning streak. I think Roundtree would have been a better pick than rakic too all things considered. Giving Rakic a title fight off of getting finished back to back is worse by a wide margine. i'd be fne with ulberg ankalaev or roundtree. but not krylov or rakic

We'll just have to disagree about whether or not they could have made Alex vs Ankalaev or Rakic and whether or not someone barely in the top ten deserves a title shot.

 

[RockyLockridge]

We'll just have to disagree about whether or not they could have made Alex vs Ankalaev or Rakic and whether or not someone barely in the top ten deserves a title shot.

Roundtree deserved it more than rakic. But I know they could have made ankalaev fight. But imo that's on Ali for accepting anything other than a title fight for his fighter