Alvarez is more accomplished than any of them.Penn
RDA
Edgar
Pettis
Bendo
Mcgregor
Khabib
In that order, in terms of accomplishment
HOW the fuck is conor on this list with 1 fucking win at LW. Cant even have a serious convo on this forum anymore.Penn
RDA
Edgar
Pettis
Bendo
Mcgregor
Khabib
In that order, in terms of accomplishment
yeah there was a lot of talk about that back in the day.
honestly, at the time gomi took the bushido tournament, he would've murdered kid. not saying this as criticism of norifumi, but i felt like gomi was the best fighter in the world at the time, he was so sharp. yamamoto was a ridiculous athlete, but he was small, and gomi was a massive puncher at the time. kawajiri was going to be the future of the division, and gomi fucking annihilated him. it was glorious.
it's such a shame that neither could really find success in the states. well, they both declined massively before they even got there, but you know what i mean.
The fireball kid
he's the most TALENTED fighter ever but to me his inconsistency prevents it
you know khabib mauls him with ease?and he would have absolutely decimated Conor or khabib
Bendo would be khabibs worst nightmare
Regard the weight division he fought in.
In his prime at 155 he was not inconsistent at all but imo the best 155 pounder of all time and I really would love to say some japanese names but he trumps them all. At WW sure that wasnt his weightclass.
I would always bet on BJ in a fight vs Khabib despite Khabib coming into the cage at fight night at least as a WW. I dont think Penn would be the underdog also against Conor or Ferguson. People forget fast how special he was and he himself played a part with some unnecessary and some dumb fights late in his career.
Khabibi would have had a very, very tough time against Bendo in his prime. Bendo was an amazing MMA wrestler/grappler with non-stop cardio and a decent kicking game. The nasty guillotine of his was a finisher as well and those horse-legs were ridiculous. I can see Khabibi gassing out hard trying to get him to the mat and keep him there around Round 3. Bendo wouldn't finish him, but it would go to a controversial SD which would leave a significant portion of the MMA community supremely fucked off, one way or the other.
A GOAT at LW does not exist IMO. No one has stood out enough to be the one. Pretty much every division has a clear one aside LW and BW
Benson lost to Edgar, Thompson, Melendez, and Masvidaland he would have absolutely decimated Conor or khabib
Bendo would be khabibs worst nightmare
and he would have absolutely decimated Conor or khabib
Bendo would be khabibs worst nightmare
Yeah winner of mac and khabib jumps to second behind BJPenn
RDA
Edgar
Pettis
Bendo
Mcgregor
Khabib
In that order, in terms of accomplishment