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He got a title shot off of 1 ranked win at MW. I responded to someone saying he was Long Overdue. He couldn't have legitimately been given a title shot any quicker.I think *just* looking at his wins at middleweight is confirmation bias. Does beating Burns and Usman not count for anything? He’s obviously been jumping around divisions. RDR bout to get a title shot too for beating many of the same opponents (Whittaker, Meerschart and Holland).
Imavov would have been the other option for a title shot on Saturday. The UFC isn’t passing up a Chimaev title shot for Imavov of all people though.
No almost losing a 3 rounder to WW Usman coming off the couch doesn't add to his MW resume. No almost losing to Burns at WW doesn't add to his MW resume.
GSP's resume at WW merited him getting a title shot at MW. Let's stop giving short spurts of success the same credit as utter dominance for a decade.