do you rate Kamaru's legacy as greater than GSP's?

usmans ground game sucks.

Usman sucks at doing damage on the ground and he sucks at submissions. he is only good at keeping you down and blanketing you
Very true, I could never remember him submitting anyone, I had to quickly look it up because I can't remember everything that happens, from memory I don't remember him tapping anyone, so apparently he has 1 submission win which was TUF. Thats really crappy considering how many times he's on the ground
 
Yes. No one is remotely close. GSP was a once ever fighter but that aside... he was competing in a MUCH better era for the sport. GSP fought the champions from multiple other promotions and ended Jon Fitch's 16 fight win streak (his only loss over an 8 year stretch). He brutally stopped most people's #2 WW of all time twice.

WW was completely stagnant by the time Usman took the belt off of Woodley and there wasn't even the potential competition to put together a GOAT resume even if he was as good as GSP (which he wasn't). Jorge Masvidal never strung together more than 3 consecutive wins in his entire UFC career and he got 2 TITLE SHOTS in Usman's reign. Nuff said.
You could also add, with his loss to Hughes, it might be one of the few times someone can argue that they were winning before they lost.

If that submission hold was put on a second or two later, GSP survives the round and likely won the fight.
 
If Usman wins the belt back, defends against Edwards, and then defends it like another time then maybe. But gsp would have that MW title win over him. So he would probably have to move up and get that belt too.

Basically it's not happening.
 
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