Imo Sean Brady is a legit contender

[hswrestler]

Great performance for Brady here showing his elite grappling and more than servicable striking. I have him beating Garry and JDM and giving Shavkat a unique challenge with his grappling. I've always thought his biggest weakness was cardio, but his cardio has looked really good this fight.
Imo his next fight should be a title eliminator against Garry, JDM, Usman, or Shavkat

 

[KarateYeah]

Hope not

 

[Ares Black]

Great performance for Brady here showing his elite grappling and more than servicable striking. I have him beating Garry and JDM and giving Shavkat a unique challenge with his grappling. I've always thought his biggest weakness was cardio, but his cardio has looked really good this fight.
Imo his next fight should be a title eliminator against Garry, JDM, Usman, or Shavkat

Yeah he's a beast. His striking looked much improved and his grappling is elite.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Don’t forget the champ already beat him in UNDER TWO ROUNDS

He’d probably do it again

 

[ExitLUPin]

I don't know his striking is just not good and he has 0 power. He is a unique matchup problem for WWs with sus grappling but overall I dont think hes a legit contender to touch the belt.

 

[hswrestler]

The champ already beat in. SINGLE ROUND

Don’t forget

Yah, Belal was and will always be a tough matchup for Brady, Belal's better on the feet and good enough to neutralize Brady's grappling. I do think Brady will be a problem for whoever comes after Belal assuming that its not Brady

 

[Swamp Rat Jones]

He's certainly in my top 3 fighters I want to see brutally ktfo. His tko against Belal didn't remotely satisfy by bloodlust.

 

[Pascal Bergeron]

he is a top guy right now but i just dont see him ever becoming a champ or a serious long term contender

he caps out as one of those fighter who gets a title shot due to lack of option loses and never gets back to a title shot staying around top5 - top 10 until he gets old and decline.

like a Cannonier or Burns himself

 

[ryun253]

He's in an aging divison, he has a shot to be champ.

1	Leon Edwards
2	Kamaru Usman
3	Shavkat Rakhmonov
4	Jack Della Maddalena
5	Colby Covington
6	Gilbert Burns
7	Ian Machado Garry
8	Sean Brady
9	Stephen Thompson
10	Geoff Neal

 

[Ares Black]

Don’t forget the champ already beat him in a SINGLE ROUND

He’d probably do it again

*Two rounds

 

[Deep808State]

He beats Garry but JDM and Shavkat wins

 

[hswrestler]

he is a top guy right now but i just dont see him ever becoming a champ or a serious long term contender

he caps out as one of those fighter who gets a title shot due to lack of option loses and never gets back to a title shot staying around top5 - top 10 until he gets old and decline.

like a Cannonier or Burns himself

Yah, I can see Garry, JDM, and Shavkat all being champ before him, but man, he's gonna pose issues for all three of them.

 

[hswrestler]

He beats Garry but JDM and Shavkat wins

JDM got wrestlefcked against a journeyman and we've never seen Shavkat against a good wrestler.

 

[7 others]

Don’t forget the champ already beat him in a SINGLE ROUND

He’d probably do it again

Getting finished by Belol is worse than death

 

[hswrestler]

Getting finished by Belol is worse than death

I don't think it was a legit finish, Brady was still standing and defending himself. Also Belal is the current champion, he's good.

 

[Pascal Bergeron]

Yah, I can see Garry, JDM, and Shavkat all being champ before him, but man, he's gonna pose issues for all three of them.

i see JDM at the same tier as Brady and Gary one tier below and shavkat 2 tier above maybe 3.

Shavkat as potential to be a long term champion.

I dont see JDM ever becoming champ and I see him having like 1 TS and staying a top 5ish fighter his carreer.

And i dont see Gary making it to a title shot unless he gets gifted one right now without facing a contender.

 

[Human Bass]

He has no power, his wrestling isnt good enough to control the elite. He is good but too basic, no X factor.

 

[hswrestler]

i see JDM at the same tier as Brady and Gary one tier below and shavkat 2 tier above maybe 3.

Shavkat as potential to be a long term champion.

I dont see JDM ever becoming champ and I see him having like 1 TS and staying a top 5ish fighter his carreer.

And i dont see Gary making it to a title shot unless he gets gifted one right now without facing a contender.

I agree with your ranking for sure. Shavkat is easily the best of the 4 but I am interested how Shavkat would solve Brady's grappling. Might just be a quick knockout but if Brady gets Shavkat down, Shavkat could be in trouble. Fun to think about

 

[Dorkman]

Don’t forget the champ already beat him in a SINGLE ROUND

He’d probably do it again

Went to near the end of round 2 actually.

 

[Oz.Pride]

Garry he could trouble if he can get past that reach. JDM faceplants him. The difference in striking is far greater than the difference in grappling.