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

[Koro_11]

Cause he’s Mehican.

 

[Joseph Alfano]

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

Not a single thing I said was untrue. Hes beat a couple over the hills vets and has a couple fluke wins against top 5 of yesteryear, all while getting bodied by the divisions elite, dodging all of the upcoming prospects/champion in Ilia. Seems like a nice enough person but he barely belongs in the top 10 let alone as a perineal title challenger. And here he is again up against a 38 year old from Bellator in the twilight of his career

 

[BjPenn2017]

lol that fight with stephens was a war they beat the fuck out of each other and was the last time stephens looked like a high level fighter

 

[legcramp]

Dana Brown privilege

 

[outbreak92]

Because spinning shit > your opinion

That's my favorite kick, I was surprised Colby landed it against buckley

 

[Fact Checker]

The UFC favors fighters from markets they greedily covet.


Yair is a one dimensional middle of the pack guy at best but the UFC will continue boosting his ranking and paving his way for easy title shots.


This is the same guy who ducked Zabit for like 3 years and opted to get cut rather than fight him yet somehow got rewarded with a title fight lol

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

the answer is because there isn't anyone better. now is that me praising Yair for having the skill to be a top 5 fighter for years, or is it a passive aggressive remark judging the UFC's dwindling quality of fighter over the years?

 

[TimeToTrain]

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.

Beating Josh Emmitt alone is impressive

 

[Bork Neslar]

He's pretty good, but he seems even more unlikeable than usual for an MMA fighter. I'm rooting for Petbull.

 

[HHJ]

I will say he is a little overrated but the one thing I disagree with in your post is your take on The Holloway fight. He actually gave
Max a really good fight but Holloway showed his toughness and started using his grappling too.

He gave Volk a good fight too

 

[Portland8242]

Lol whatever.

He may not have won all his fights but he is an exceptionally skilled striker and fantastic to watch. How many guys you seen make Max have to resort to wrestling to get a 48-47 decision?