I don't mean worst skill wise. I mean worst in terms of merit.There's no way in hell that the former HW champion (who currently holds the defense record) is in any way, shape, or form worse than Bethe Correia or Chris Cariaso
I don't mean worst skill wise. I mean worst in terms of merit.There's no way in hell that the former HW champion (who currently holds the defense record) is in any way, shape, or form worse than Bethe Correia or Chris Cariaso
Is this the Sherdog logic behind this fight?
it's not even sherdog logic, it's common sense. Jones is avoiding the interim champ. Stipe is old. This is a legacy fight so the UFC can promote Jon Jones as the greatest eva from here to eternity.
Jon isn't washed. He just easily beat Gane who despite clearly having some huge flaws and weaknesses in his game, is still a legit top 5 HW.
Stipe might not even be washed, but he is going to be 42, coming off a bad KO loss 3 years ago, and hasn't won a fight in 4 years. So very likely washed, but we'll see. Still clearly years beyond his best.
The main issue is that the fight is meaningless, nobody cares about it, and Stipe might be the worst title challenger in the modern era of MMA. We've had guys getting title fights off of losses before (Gus, Chael etc) but coming off a KO loss and 3 year hiatus is a new low.
I can think of one quantifiable way.There's no way in hell that the former HW champion (who currently holds the defense record) is in any way, shape, or form worse than Bethe Correia or Chris Cariaso
Perhaps the hugest of dealsIf Stipe wins it's a huge deal, no one will pretend otherwise
Guy removed the part of my post that made it clear I was talking about merit, the proceeded to argue against a point I never made.I can think of one quantifiable way.
UFC record in the four years leading up to their title shot:
Bethe Correia: 3-0
Chris Cariaso: 7-3
Stipe Miocic: 0-1
I can think of one quantifiable way.
UFC record in the four years leading up to their title shot:
Bethe Correia: 3-0
Chris Cariaso: 7-3
Stipe Miocic: 0-1
Guy removed the part of my post that made it clear I was talking about merit, the proceeded to argue against a point I never made.
I'd put it down to regular Sherdog lack of intelligence but I know he's a Jones fan so it was very likely deliberate in this case.
Jones is expected to beat Stipe, so just beating him doesn't mean much. What really matters for his legacy is if he will stop ducking Tom , or not, after beating Stipe.
I'm not sure that variable is quite as relevant as UFC record TBH.Awfully specific, but okay! How about the amount of beef jerky (in grams) all three have eaten in the past 83 days?
I'm not sure that variable is quite as relevant as UFC record TBH.