No, i think Vitor would have beaten Franklin at 185. Problem is Franklin wasn't a top MW, so it makes no difference. Vitor would still have had 0 top MW wins.
If i'm ignorant why did i know Lindland was unranked while you didn't?
Sorry but when you have 8 losses, 3 of them being to cans, you fought in a weak division and you cheated there's little you can do to become the GOAT.
Henderson was just given a terribly underserved title shot. If Silva gets one it'll be even more of a joke since he's 0-4-1 in his last 5 fights. There's simply no way a title fight like that could carry much weight, especially when the two guys fighting are so far from being the best, even if they're both decorated fighters.
Title shots shouldn't be charity, they should be for the best fighters at the moment.
Cheers.