I know exactly what this thread is about. It's meant to shit on GSP's level of competition on the premise that his opponents record fell after they fought GSP. You are totally ignoring my point though.
I addressed your point already earlier in the thread.
I acknowledged that it could be done to Silva, Fedor, and Jones too.
It includes everyone.
Because more information is better than less.
You’d be a fool to only use information BEFORE an event and ignore information after it. It all matters.
In many cases, fighters are built up during their ascent with flattering or easy matchups.
After a failed title shot, less so.
Do I think Fedor was fighting the #7th best HW in the world when he faced Brett Rogers?
No, because of information collected afterwards.
Anyway my argument doesn’t revolve just around information after a WW fought GSP.
The entire WW division was overrated and became popular as the American division in the UFC, because most of the great fighters in heavier divisions had been taken overseas.
So a lot of American fans gravitated towards thr WW story.
For these same reasons, it became overpopulated by wrestlers, extreme weight cutters, and 10-9 artists.
It must have hurt when Matt Hughes and Pat Miletich, the “greatest WW’s of the time” got destroyed by Pele Landi. And Pele proceeded to go over to Pride, lose to DAIJIRO MATSUI who’s record was 2-6 when he fought Pele.
GSP was one of The greatest fighters ever.
However, his entire division was extremely overrated. It’s overrated by his fanboys on this forum, and by UFC shills.
It was absolutely ridiculous to have Thiago Alves or Jon Fitch listed Top 10 P4P.
Either way, winning that many fights in a row is a phenomenal achievement.
I’ve retyped an argument for your lazy ass.
Now go back and read the thread.