Dontevenguess93
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See the thing with the UFC is fights are so crazy anyone can win on a given night. Take Hendricks for example. He is the champ, and rightly so. I am a huge fan. If Hendricks' next 7 fights were starting from bottom tier welterweight all the way through top tier like a newcomer, he has a pretty big chance of losing to one guy or another along the way, even though he's champ.
Think of a fighter that was just debuting in the UFC. They have those 6-7 wins before earning a title shot. The odds of beating that many fighters in a row are very slim for most people because the ball doesn't always bounce your way, but in fact I bet there are people at bottom-mid tier of welterweight who could beat the champion in their weight class by style matchup if thrown into a title fight but may never win enough fights in a row to earn it.
What I'm trying to say is the ranking system in mma can be ineffective. You could have a champ who murders the top 10 but would lose to a #15 guy purely based on style. The guys who win consistently enough to get a title shot aren't always the most dangerous fights for the champ.
Think of a fighter that was just debuting in the UFC. They have those 6-7 wins before earning a title shot. The odds of beating that many fighters in a row are very slim for most people because the ball doesn't always bounce your way, but in fact I bet there are people at bottom-mid tier of welterweight who could beat the champion in their weight class by style matchup if thrown into a title fight but may never win enough fights in a row to earn it.
What I'm trying to say is the ranking system in mma can be ineffective. You could have a champ who murders the top 10 but would lose to a #15 guy purely based on style. The guys who win consistently enough to get a title shot aren't always the most dangerous fights for the champ.