If Merab beats Sean and Max beats Ilia there will be no UFC champs in their 20s, youngest would be 31

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Sean and Ilia are the only champs in their 20s. And Sean turns 30 next month actually. Belal just broke a curse of 35yo+ fighters not winning title fights from WW and below.

Is younger MMA talent getting worse? Why don't we see more champs in their 20s which is their athletic prime even though it extends to early 30s?

Fighters like Fedor, Jon, Mighty Mouse, GSP, Aldo, Max, Conor, Khabib, Yan, Weidman, Cain, Junior, Barao etc all won titles from their mid to late 20s. Why don't we see this anymore? Does it reflect the decreasing testosterone levels and heightened pansy social media, gaming, anime addicted level of Gen Z population? Thoughts?
 
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I don't see this way, I think pro/elite/super fighters will always be a minority and even though the majority of people are getting weaker, this minority is not affect at all by that

Maybe with the personality or culture, like, Suga Sean is a weird looking guy, but he's great fighting anyway

I agree that we (as society) are getting softer, but desagree that fighters are getting softer or worst

Maybe old people who know the gyms around can say if there's any difference with the athletes now and the past
 
Only Here for Attachments said:
Would be a tough time for Georgian fans, as well.
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Just wait until they lose to the Longhorns

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All the boomers clutching onto their top rankings only fighting each other slows shit down.
 
ExitLUPin said:
Sean and Ilia are the only champs in their 20s. And Sean turns 30 next month actually. Belal just broke a curse of 35yo+ fighters not winning title fights from WW and above.

Is younger MMA talent getting worse? Why don't we see more champs in their 20s which is their athletic prime even though it extends to early 30s?

Fighters like Fedor, Jon, Mighty Mouse, GSP, Aldo, Max, Conor, Khabib, Yan, Weidman, Cain, Junior, Barao etc all won titles from their mid to late 20s. Why don't we see this anymore? Does it reflect the decreasing testosterone levels and heightened pansy social media, gaming, anime addicted level of Gen Z population? Thoughts?
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I thought the stat was LW and below, iirc Woodley won title fights past 35.
 
Its definately a trend in pro sports, When you walk into a doctors office you see the heart beat/age charts. Peak physical output is early mid 20's imho.
 
That'll happen but it wouldn't be the first time. Weren't Matt Hughes, Rich Franklin, Chuck and Randy all in their mid 30's when they were champions?
 
I really don't think Merab has a chance at beating Suga. His only chance is if he can get the fight to the ground, & I think it'll be extremely hard for him to do so due to Suga's striking & reach.

Ilia vs Max is a toss up.
 
blaseblase said:
Athletic prime seems to be early 30s for most fighters. It's the sweet spot of accumulating fight IQ and not physically declining yet.
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Thats an opinion people have accepted more since older fighters are still dominant while younger arent as they used to be.

I agree early 30s is still prime but so is mid to late 20s yet we aren't seen fighters that age range at the top.

A decade ago 2014 this was the top 10 P4P

Jon Jones - 27yo
Jose Aldo - 28yo
Renan Barao - 27yo
Cain Velasquez - 32yo (won title at 28yo)
Mighty Mouse - 28yo
Chris Weidman - just turned 30yo
Anderson Silva - 38yo
Anthony Pettis - 27yo
Johny Hendricks - 29yo
Benson Henderson - 28yo

We are not seeing these fighters in their mid to late 20s become champs anymore.
 
Because fighters enter their primes in their early 30s. Not really any more complex than that.
 
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