I can’t stand this guy. Vick thinks he’s some established monster at 155. His best win was against a 40 year old Francisco Trinaldo. He seems to struggle against any top 10 competition. He got KO’ed by Chiesa( I get it was at the TUF house but regardless he still lost) who’s a top 10 LW and got KOed by Dariush, who at the time was ranked in the top 10. Vick is good fighter but IMO out of the top 10 he loses to everyone.
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James Vick: so much to like, so much to hate ...
The truth is, the dude could be an awesome fighter. We just don't know because no one is willing to fight a 6'3" lightweight with little name value.
Vick has done his part to make people dislike him. He constantly complains, almost whining. But he does win most of the time. Very few lightweights have a UFC record like his.
Overall, it comes down to likeability, and people just don't seem to like James Vick.
The best comparison would be to Mike Chiesa, since they both came off the same season of TUF. Vick actually has a better record, and his only loss is to Dariush, who's ranked higher than Joe Lauzon, who beat Chiesa. But people like Chiesa, so the UFC gives him good fights and names.
No doubt that majority of people will be rooting for Felder, who is really likeable. And if Felder wins, Vick will go nowhere fast. But if Vick wins, he should get something like the winner of Gaethje/Iaquinta or Chiesa/Pettis.
