Is Dolidze vs Imavov the worst main event in UFC history?

[pankrat]

Roman Dolidze (12-2) and Nassourdine Imavov (12-4) main event the next UFC card.

Neither of them is ranked top10 worlwide by just about any media outlet. Some rankings dont even have them top15.

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So we are getting a main event featured by a couple of barely even top15 contenders in an already rather shallow division....

I think this is, at least in terms of wordlwide standing, one of the very worst main events in UFC that I can recall, which will be soon surpassed by Hermansson vs Pyfer, another event featured by not even top15 talent at the time of the fight, which clearly indicates the trend UFC is taking

 

[MMAddict21]

Brother we’ve had Cynthia Calvillo in main events.

 

[SKYNET]

 

[svmr_db]

"Worst fight" Have you seen some of Dolidze's finishes? This fight could be nasty.

 

[pankrat]

Brother we’ve had Cynthia Calvillo in main events.

In terms of skill, you obviusly can bring some WMMA main event
But even Calvillo was at least highly ranked worlwide in her division, same as her opponent.
In this case, not even that, which is what inspires this thread

 

[Ares Black]

Not even remotely close

 

[pankrat]

"Worst fight" Have you seen some of Dolidze's finishes? This fight could be nasty.

There are nasty fighters outside top100 as well.

The thread asks for a main event featured by lower ranked contenders at the time of the fight than these two, regardless if they are more or less nasty, or even more or less promising.

 

[Ares Black]

Roman Dolidze (12-2) and Nassourdine Imavov (12-4) main event the next UFC card.

Neither of them is ranked top10 worlwide by just about any media outlet. Some rankings dont even have them top15.

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So we are getting a main event featured by a couple of barely even top15 contenders in an already rather shallow division....

I think this is, at least in terms of wordlwide standing, one of the very worst main events in UFC that I can recall, which will be soon surpassed by Hermansson vs Pyfer, another event featured by not even top15 talent at the time of the fight, which clearly indicates the trend UFC is taking

Worldwide rankings mean absolutely fuck all.

Dolidze is ranked #8. Imavov is ranked #11.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Absolutely not. Now, there have been some shit main events due to cancelation, but the UFC actually booked the main event once of:

James Te Huna on a 2 fight getting finished streak, barely holding onto a ranking at #15 LHW, trying to revive his career by moving to MW
vs
Nate Marquardt on a 3 fight losing streak, KO'd in his last 2, who did lose his WW ranking, trying to revive his career by moving to MW

Competely meaningless

 

[Ares Black]

 

[Georges Hefner]

 

[Georges Hefner]

Lmfao beat me to it

 

[Ares Black]

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[Mohawk Banditó]

In terms of skill, you obviusly can bring some WMMA main event
But even Calvillo was at least highly ranked worlwide in her division, same as her opponent.
In this case, not even that, which is what inspires this thread

Iirc, she headlined ONE event, a few months into Covid where events were being scrambled, and the actual headliner with Petr Yan vs Moraes fell through.

So kinda disingenuous for someone to throw that under the bus as a bad main event

 

[Bradillac]

Come on...

 

[pankrat]

Not even remotely close

I can't recall many UFC main events featured by two guys who can't be found in any top10 ranking worlwide in their division.

The thread is not about my personal opinion about these two fighters, or if they are more or less skilled, but just in terms of divisional standing

 

[pankrat]

Worldwide rankings mean absolutely fuck all.

Dolidze is ranked #8. Imavov is ranked #11.

Cool for let us know that you are a full UFC shill.

UFC can throw you a non top20 fighter, put him a #5 next to his name and you will swallow it like a good bch

 

[svmr_db]

**links to fight matrix website**

Guys we found Don Davis from PFL's account

 

[pankrat]

Yeah this is bad as fuck

 

[tornado362]

Brother, nobody is making you sit and watch the TV on a Saturday night.