I'm waiting for the first cross-over champ from WMMA going to MMA and capturing another belt. Rhonda was going to do it, but retired too early. May be Kayla can do it, she is big enough to compete at LW or WW
And then the first thing the interim champ does is sit in the couch and wait to unify it. If the interim champ isn’t going to defend, you don’t need an interim champ.Call me old fashioned but I love when champions defend their belts against all the number 1 contenders in their division for many many many years, thats the way it always was and should be. I think those guys that did that like GSP, Anderson, Mighty Mouse will have far better legacys in the end.
The double champ stuff has gone too far now, its like they have zero title defenses or only 1 title defense and then want this so called "superfight", but its not really a superfight is it when you have zero title defenses, you're only just getting started in my eyes.
One of the main reasons we've had these constant interim belts the last 10 years is because of this, it just gets so silly.
It’s a rarely in mma and something that is challenging to accomplish due to the lack of weight classes compared to boxing and the heavy culture of weight cutting. There isn’t many that accomplish that feat. It’s impressive
I thought that was Fabio for a minute.Kayla would absolutely dwarf the 125 guys (likely in strength too) but she'd never make the weight. The strength difference with male fighters at 135 and above would be too big for her to overcome.
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Blab Blab. For real fight fans this should have been a given.I know this is gonna ruffle some feathers, but I gotta say it—moving up a weight class to grab a second belt ain’t that impressive anymore. Yeah, it makes for good promo and social media buzz, but when you really break it down, it’s often just another title fight, not some mythical feat. Especially when the guy they’re fighting in the other division hasn’t even cemented themselves as the real champ yet.
We’ve seen too many of these “champ vs champ” fights where the divisions are a mess, interim belts are floating around, or the defending champ just barely got their hands on the belt. And suddenly this is supposed to mean more than a real, hard-earned title defense?
Real greatness is defending your belt—again and again and again. You wanna talk legends? Look at GSP, Anderson, DJ, Jon Jones (pre-heavyweight). These guys had double-digit title wins. That’s the mark of dominance. That’s what separates the elite from the hype.
Winning the belt is a moment. Defending it repeatedly is a legacy.
Let’s stop pretending a second belt automatically means more. Most of the time, it’s just another W on the record—unless they go up, win, and then actually defend both belts. Otherwise? Cool story, bro. Now go clean out your division.
I'd watch her get the shit kicked out of her by an unknown male fighter. There's no difference between the genders right?Kayla would absolutely dwarf the 125 guys (likely in strength too) but she'd never make the weight. The strength difference with male fighters at 135 and above would be too big for her to overcome.
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You are correct, no idea what was going on with my math there.Which of the fighters mentioned do you not think had double digit title fight wins?
Is it Anderson Silva with 11 (12 if you count the Lutter fight)
Is it DJ with 13?
Is it Jon Jones with 14 at LHW?
Is it GSP with 13? (12 at WW & 1 MW)
No and i don tAnd you are?