How has Yair scammed his way in the top 5 for this long

[Chubi]

I think he's really famous in Mexico.

 

[Luthien]

@HI SCOTT NEWMAN he's not very nice! o.o

 

[SuperAlly]

He has one of the most overrated records since hitting ranked competition and might be the most overrated fighter in the UFC. Plenty of people rightfully give Chandler shit for being 2-4 since joining the UFC and maintaining a top 10 spot. But lets look at Yair's record since hitting ranked competition.
Beats BJ in the middle of his monumental downfall
Loses to Frankie
Gets the biggest fluke KO against TKZ in a fight he was 1 second from losing
NC against stevens and then beats him in a lacklust decision a month later
Gets merked by Max
Fluke win over Ortega via injury
Beat Emmits
Finished by Volk
Finished by Ortega
Since 2017 hes 5-4-0-1 with his wins coming over 2 way over the hill vets in Penn and Stephens, 2 massive fluke wins over TKZ and Ortega and 1 legit win over Emmit.
His losses include 3 stoppages.

I just don't understand how he has maintained such a high ranking for this long while also dodging the likes of Lopes, Evloev, Topuria and Allen on their way up.

That's a lot of words to just say you don't like a guy

 

[SuperAlly]

Who has a better record to be ranked ahead of him ?

KZ is a win.
Ortega win is lucky.
Emmet win is a ranked guy.
His loses are vs top guys.
That is enough to be ranked if others haven't got better records.

It's just an absurdly biased and retarded take down of a guy he doesn't like

Shit thread is shit

 

[sonhow]

Yahir is ehxeiting es fooooook

 

[Koala]

Don't be a hater

 

[Cartiac]

I think it has a lot to do with the nature of this sport. MMA is not like other sports where guys straight out of college or even high school like the NBA, can enter and compete, even dominate at the highest level immediately. You just can't throw guys in their early 20s into UFC top 5 fights so guys that are reasonably competitive at that level tend to stay there for a while.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Nah, not a scam but if he loses this one we need to forget about him as anything more than an exciting action fighter.

 

[Tito Tapped]

This is either going to change with the Meta rankings or get dramatically worse. I can't decide which.

 

[burningspear]

love him or hate him, he's one of those guys you tune into

 

[WhiteMousse]

I think the biggest thing is that he was really starting to lose against Stephens in their second fight. If it had been five rounds he would have been in trouble

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

@HI SCOTT NEWMAN he's not very nice! o.o

Got tapped about Ortega, if Ortega wore a clip in his hair he would look like Ronda Rousey's identical twin sister

 

[WhiteMousse]

love him or hate him, he's one of those guys you tune into

Agreed, he's exciting to watch

 

[Mammothman]

I think he is good but sometimes inconsistent with clear holes in his game, his performances vs Stephens 2, Holloway and Emmet were fantstic but his loss to Ortega was really bad too.

 

[Pechan]

I will never get the hate for Yair, you guys want more fighters like the dude that ran from Kattar for 15 minutes in the top 5?

Imagine whinning about one of the most exciting fighters in the promotion.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Dana's sheer desperation for a Mexican star has benefited Yair tremendously

 

[Necrocrawler]

Dana's sheer desperation for a Mexican star has benefited Yair tremendously

This
He's also a TUF champion, which encourages that even more.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Because UFC loves some Mexico.

Now he is getting fed an almost 38 years old guy that is BW sized.

 

[jeskola]

He is young and still developing...

 

[kingmob6]

He ducked his way into top 5. Made zabit retire.
Got cut and brought back.
Has shit attitude.
He is like a female...creating chaos and drama.
Dana this shit