Am I the only one who thinks being a two division champion isn’t really all that special??

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

literally every thread gaydra3000 makes is copium in some way or form for Adesanya/hate for Poatan. beyond sad

This is pure double champ hate thread. Yiu have tunnel vision

 

[jeff7b9]

I hold defending title multiple times higher than double champ, but being double champ isn't easy in UFC either. Imagine if Shevchenko moved up real quick to beat Pennington because BW had a weak champ. So context matters. Topuria beating Islam right now is so much bigger than for example GSP beating Bisping or Conor beating Alvarez.

Hahah, they must have given you the good stuff. Love the energy. Yeah Volk coming up short barely against Islam should be much greater than Conor at LW or GSP at MW.

That's what great about the sport is when it comes down to judging the fighters after their career is over the experts will weigh how it played out and who they were up against. Casuals pull up wikipedia and see red or green when they lose, but the respectable opinions will know what went down at the time. That's what separates the boxing experts over ranking algorithms.

Islam is the pound for pound #1 and for a reason.
And Volk said give me that guy, I'll come to you, while he is in his prime and I'm 35. What you want some more?

No shame in giving prime Islam a 10 pound spot and still giving him his hardest title defense

I love Eddie but he fought the dumbest title defense in history vs Conor and honestly was one quick stop on a title that had been passed around like a Time Square Hooker at that particular time.

Bendo 1 def (2?)
Pettis 1 def
Rda lost 1st def
Eddie lost 1st def
Conor : no defenses of any belt ever

Conor had 3 title wins and they were all very solid title wins.
Jose fuckin Aldo had won 10 consecutive title fights.
That is a pristine scalp. Fetch a mighty penny at auction.

Chad Mendes - multi time title challenger top 3 for most of a decade

Eddie Underground King Alvarez -
Champ of multiple orgs, UFC Bellator, MFC

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Depends who you had to fight to win that second belt. Anyone going down a weight class is automatically disqualified. And moving up to fight for a vacant title like Jones, disqualifies you.

 

[Jarvan]

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.

when you are retarded enough to think winning a title is 'just another W'

'Cool story, bro. Now go clean out your division.'

Words can not express how low IQ this post is

'We’ve seen too many of these “champ vs champ”'

There's been less than 10 'champ vs champ' bouts in over 30 fuckin years......................................................................................................................

 

[TempleoftheDog]

I largely agree with you, but I don't think anyone you mentioned has "double-digit title wins."

I says.. Pardon?

GSP won his last 13 fights in a row. The last 12 of them were championship fights. At WW, and MW. And he won all 13 of those rights in a row.

 

[Dr. Rose]

I says.. Pardon?

GSP won his last 13 fights in a row. The last 12 of them were championship fights. At WW, and MW. And he won all 13 of those rights in a row.

yeah, i addressed my mistake a few posts from here.

 

[Local Plata]

It's especially not special when they get cake-walked to 2 title shots.