Is Chandler the most privileged fighter in UFC history?

[RockyLockridge]

I have disagreed with you on a few things here and there but I never realized you were full of shit. I seriously hope you are kidding here.

Nope. Colby had to do overtime to get his title shot. His other title fights seem underserved but it's a simple fact. Usman did no more than colby and got a title fight first. Same with till who missed weight and arguably lost to thompson in his home town. Woodley ducked him aswell and that's all just facts. Woodley was trying to fight with nate diaz and the second that didn't happen it was "I need surgery" hence Interim title. Colby having to win a interim title and still not get the next title shot is kinda just insane and it was for zero reason at all. Even if you're not a fan of cobly you must acknowledge this. Colby had already beat RDA and Maia before usman did. Colby was fighting RDA in an interim title fight. Maia fight off a title fight with woodley. Usman fought them both after losses to colby but still got a title fight before colby. Kinda laughable if we're all being honest.

 

[chinarice]

Randy Couture is the answer. He could lose, retire, whatever, and get a title fight in his next fight.

Came to say this. Randy got titleshots every other week

 

[Spiderbite]

He puts it all out there for better or for worse (usually for worse) and gets rewarded for it.

Every fighter says they will, but it's almost never the case..... Except for him.

Dude deserves it.


I would say he was if he was ever in a boring fight.

 

[snugglecakes]

that honor actually might go to jon jones

 

[ThroughTheDakr]

He gets pity points from Uncle Dana for his daddy Conor wasting years off his career

 

[Dr Fong]

It has to be Colby. Colby earned 1 title shot, and received 3.

Strickland earned zero and received two (credit to him for easily winning his first unearned title shot though).

Guy got two title shots off one-fight MW win streaks over a guy without a wikipedia profile and the ghost of Paulo Costa (Imavov was a late-notice LHW fight).

At least with the other multiple-shot people mentioned, they at least earned one of them.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Nope. Colby had to do overtime to get his title shot. His other title fights seem underserved but it's a simple fact. Usman did no more than colby and got a title fight first. Same with till who missed weight and arguably lost to thompson in his home town. Woodley ducked him aswell and that's all just facts. Woodley was trying to fight with nate diaz and the second that didn't happen it was "I need surgery" hence Interim title. Colby having to win a interim title and still not get the next title shot is kinda just insane and it was for zero reason at all. Even if you're not a fan of cobly you must acknowledge this. Colby had already beat RDA and Maia before usman did. Colby was fighting RDA in an interim title fight. Maia fight off a title fight with woodley. Usman fought them both after losses to colby but still got a title fight before colby. Kinda laughable if we're all being honest.

Colby got an Interim title fight off of 1 ranked win in Maia.
Usman got his first title fight off of 2 ranked wins in Maia and RDA.
2 > 1 so Usman most certainly did more.

You are off on your timeline. Woodley ducked Colby so he had to fight for an Interim? When did that happen? Colby ducked Tyron. Refused the fight with him hence he got stripped.

He got a fight with Usman that was deserved. He got his ass handed to him and his jaw broken. Got a rematch which was most certainly not deserved. He got his 4th shot at the title against Leon despite 1 win over Journey Man Jorge. Every good fighter he even fought was well past prime age wise.

4 Title fights and only 1 earned. Making silly bold claims with conviction like your boy Colby doesn't change the facts.

 

[Rataria]

Hes so priveleged that Hap and Ace are gonna be getting contracts and spots on the co-mains right after medical school!

#BlessedattheTop
#StayBlessed

 

[Tweak896]

The way he's still angling to win just 1 more fight to get a title is pretty annoying. Even after getting outwrestled by Olivera, he still thinks he can get Arman and then Islam. Chandler's fights are entertaining but dude is avoiding defending his rank like the plague.

 

[Dr Fong]

Couture is probably the correct answer as others have said.

Holly Holm deserves a mention for WMMA if not already said. She got one title shot off two consectutive losses after winning the title, then another after beating Bethe Correia, then another after beating Megan Anderson.

She managed to lose 5 fights in a 7-fight stretch, with the two wins being over notoriously poor fighters even by WMMA standards, while packing in 3 title shots into that run. Now that's some privilege.

 

[cade187]

Strickland earned zero and received two (credit to him for easily winning his first unearned title shot though).

Guy got two title shots off one-fight MW win streaks over a guy without a wikipedia profile and the ghost of Paulo Costa (Imavov was a late-notice LHW fight).

At least with the other multiple-shot people mentioned, they at least earned one of them.

Strickland's first fight wasn't completely undeserved. It was opportunistic for sure, but it made sense given the current state of the MW division, and he was coming off of a 2 fight win streak (not 1). His first fight with DDP was a razor thing split decision loss that many had Strickland winning, and he fought and won against Costa since then. I'm not saying those were the most deserved title fights, but they certainly aren't the least deserved. His first fight would be if he was leap frogging more deserving challengers who were ready and waiting.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Colby got an Interim title fight off of 1 ranked win in Maia.
Usman got his first title fight off of 2 ranked wins in Maia and RDA.
2 > 1 so Usman most certainly did more.

You are off on your timeline. Woodley ducked Colby so he had to fight for an Interim? When did that happen? Colby ducked Tyron. Refused the fight with him hence he got stripped.

He was offered the fight on a ridicuously short turn around after fighting a competitive 5 round fight with RDA.

 

[GrantB13]

Hasn't had a title fight. They could've given him one after his debut KO of Hooker if they really felt like it.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

champions from other major orgs have gotten similar treatments. thats normal.

he gets the fights he gets because others want to fight him. that isn't privilege.

 

[Question]

If he gets the Arman fight, he's top five for sure

 

[188912345]

Hasn't had a title fight. They could've given him one after his debut KO of Hooker if they really felt like it.

They did give him a fight for the vacant title vs Charles, after the Hooker fight.

 

[moreorless87]

Jon Jones is an order of magnitude more privileged than any other UFC fighter, indeed moreso than any other fighter by any other promoter in MMA history.

 

[GrantB13]

They did give him a fight for the vacant title vs Charles, after the Hooker fight.

Lol whoops. I'm a dummy.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

He was offered the fight on a ridicuously short turn around after fighting a competitive 5 round fight with RDA.

He had a chance and he refused to step up. Any way you slice it your stance Colby is hard done by is patently false. He has earned 1 title fight and yet has had 4. Got destroyed in all of them aside from the RDA fight. He should have dropped to LW. His only success has been against well past prime WWs or former LWs like Masvidal & RDA.

Based on what he brings he has gotten far more then his talents deserve.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

No. Cyril Gane is.