I'm a fan of Merab.

[big franklin]

You may not like the guy, you may hate his fighting style, but... you have to respect what this goblin's accomplished.

Look at the names of Merab's last 5 opponents: Umar, Sean, Cejudo, Yan, Aldo. There's no denying it, he is the best bantamweight in the world. That cardio is freakish.

As a matter of fact, I have him above Aljo (I wonder what he's okay with Merab surpassing his legacy). A couple more wins and he's looking at BW GOAT status.

I've always believed in Merab. He has my respect.

 

[Pictureonthewall]

Thank you for that.

 

[HatKick]

I can't stand the stupid guy but I think he's already the BW GOAT. He's built quite the insane resume in arguably the toughest division. The variety of styles he's beaten is really impressive too. Guys with great take down defense, superior strikers and knockout artists, elite grapplers... He just wears them all out.

 

[Buff]

Yay Merab.

Spoiler

Now we're stuck with him.

 

[TheBulge]

The only thing that will beat him is age, because nobody can slow him down.

 

[Fossor]

 

[Frode Falch]

I dont like his fighting style. I hate how he did those show moves in the end of the rounds.

 

[big franklin]

Damn.

They all 10s too. Merab is winning.

 

[Tweak896]

Before Umar I had him above everyone else, even after 2nd round I thought Umar was going to sweep all 5 rounds. Now I don't know who can beat this guy. We might have to move him to FW against Topuria to test him before he gets too old.

 

[PurpleDrank]

He has a bw goat argument at this point. Was a surprising result.

 

[Gio]

Yes

 

[Gilday]

I can't stand the stupid guy but I think he's already the BW GOAT. He's built quite the insane resume in arguably the toughest division. The variety of styles he's beaten is really impressive too. Guys with great take down defense, superior strikers and knockout artists, elite grapplers... He just wears them all out.

There isn't even any "think" about it, he's got a better BW resume than Aljo so that just leaves Cruz. Cruz does have some good wins, but Merab's last 5 fights (all of which he won dominantly) are more impressive than Cruz's best 5 wins.