Lightweight division is like rock-paper-scissors

[Renzo Machida]

Nate w Johnson
Johnson w Ferguson
Ferguson w Thomson
Thomson w Nate
Nate w Cerrone
Cerrone w Barboza
Barboza w Pettis
Pettis w Cerrone
Cerrone w Alvarez
Alvarez w RDA
RDA w Cerrone
Cerrone w Alvarez
Alvarez w Pettis
Pettis w Henderson
Henderson w Nate
Nate w McGregor
McGregor w Poirier
Poirier w Green
Green w Thomson
Thomson w Nate
Nate w Maynard
Maynard w Guida
Guida w RDA
RDA w Nate
Nate w Miller
Miller w Tibau
Tibau w RDA




We can play this all day...
There is any division that so many top 10 have victories over others in the top 10?
A real rock-paper-scissors that proof styles make fights!

And before some of you say that: There is only one constant, which is Khabib.

 

[chitoortiz]

Heavyweight?

 

[Renzo Machida]

Heavyweight?

Perhaps. But not as lightweight division.

 

[Bewareofdawg]

Stuck in da mud division

 

[chitoortiz]

Perhaps. But not as lightweight division.

I disagree.

Heavyweight has way less fighters.

Seems anyone can beat anyone at any given time.

Hell the current title challenger has losses to Rothwell, Big Foot and Travis Browne.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Stuck in da mud division

...Or it's the deepest division in MMA that's the most exciting because it's the least predictable.

 

[DanManWinner]

I foresee Eddie Alvarez having a nice title reign at lightweight. So hopefully that adds some stability to the division

 

[LilChuckLil]

Nate w Johnson
Johnson w Ferguson
Ferguson w Thomson
Thomson w Nate
Nate w Cerrone
Cerrone w Barboza
Barboza w Pettis
Pettis w Cerrone
Cerrone w Alvarez
Alvarez w RDA
RDA w Cerrone
Cerrone w Henderson
Henderson w Alvarez
Alvarez w Pettis
Pettis w Henderson
Henderson w Nate
Nate w McGregor
McGregor w Poirier
Poirier w Green
Green w Thomson
Thomson w Nate
Nate w Maynard
Maynard w Guida
Guida w RDA
RDA w Nate



We can play this all day...
There is any division that so many top 10 have victories over others in the top 10?
A real rock-paper-scissors that proof styles make fights!

And before some of you say that: There is only one constant, which is Khabib.

 

[HHJ]

Its a very competitive division,its awesome.

Yes Khabib will bring balance to the force.

 

[EarlyAndOften]

The title will change hands several times in the next years. Which I believe is the case for most the lower weights due to depth of competition and the evolution of MMA

 

[Raziel82]

I disagree.

Heavyweight has way less fighters.

Seems anyone can beat anyone at any given time.

Hell the current title challenger has losses to Rothwell, Big Foot and Travis Browne.

Worse, the champ has a loss over Stefan Struve.

I like Stefan though, so I don't care.

If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much.

 

[betterthanjones]

Conor will decimate all of them.

 

[ThePunisher]

There's only one lizard and Spock of the division.

 

[mindturking]

Henderson w Alvarez that fight never happened...Nate w McGregor was at WW....McGregor w Poirier was at FW

 

[CJohnny]

Khabib should try to beat a top 10 for a second time first.

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

When did Henderson fight Alvarez?

 

[Gloansy]

Henderson w Alvarez that fight never happened...Nate w McGregor was at WW....McGregor w Poirier was at FW

Beat me to it! I was just gonna say, when the hell did Bendo fight Alvarez?

But other than that, I get the point TS is making. Unlike some of the other more top-heavy divisions, it seems like anyone in the LW Top10, shoot, maybe even Top15, can beat one another on any given night.

Although I thought LW being a Sharktank was established a long time ago.

 

[Red Ninja]

I think the only solid divisions right now are women's 115, men's 125, 135, & (205 for now). All the other divisions the belt will play a game of hot potato.

 

[Platinum]

Henderson w Alvarez? wtf

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

I think the only solid divisions right now are women's 115, men's 125, 135, & (205 for now). All the other divisions the belt will play a game of hot potato.

Divisions with less parity and less top fighters are not more solid divisions. Ideally you want the fighters to play hot potato with the belt as it's more exciting because predictability is not exciting.

LW is the best division followed closely by WW.