Lowest weight class that could produce the greatest ever?

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

I think flyweights and bantamweights are always gonna be written off

Featherweight? No, only because Theres a 5 pound difference in ring weight between FW and LW —- go get a 2nd belt

Is Illia the goat if he defends the lightweight belt 5 times? No. He is not

i have a hard time putting anyone above Jon Jones. He’s undefeated and I don’t have a problem with steroids use. Like DC didnt have a 7000 ngl test level

 

[VinceArch]

Ever heard of Demetrious Johnson?

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

hows the 8th grade

 

[Fahcough]

Boxing is basic and boring but Floyd put up an argument for the lil guys

 

[RockyLockridge]

Mighty mouse is a real and legit goat candidate and is a flyweight I do not agree with your premise

 

[Prazeres]

LHW and HW lack the depth to produce the greatest ever

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

Mighty mouse is a real and legit goat candidate and is a flyweight I do not agree with your premise

I don’t make the rules. Mighty Mouse is not considered the consensus GOAT and many UfC fans don’t care about lower weight classes

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

hows the 8th grade

In artistic circles having a childlike imagination is considered a great gift.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

Boxing is basic and boring but Floyd put up an argument for the lil guys

Ayo Money ain’t greater then Bud and we all know he’d have all types of problems with that matchup

 

[RockyLockridge]

I don’t make the rules. Mighty Mouse is not considered the consensus GOAT and many UfC fans don’t care about lower weight classes

You should try thinking for yourself instead of following a set of rules that doesn't exsist.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

You should try thinking for yourself instead of following a set of rules that doesn't exsist.

You’re missing the point of the thread my dude

It’s not about what I think —- it’s about the overall consensus. Fuck my opinion… but fans clearly value heavier weight classes. P4P rankings reflect that

 

[RockyLockridge]

You’re missing the point of the thread my dude

clearly.

 

[Tito Tapped]

I know p4p is meaningless and subjective but I like to picture everyone equalled out as 125 lb midget versions.... Who's beating MM then?

 

[Romulas]

I think flyweights and bantamweights are always gonna be written off

Featherweight? No, only because Theres a 5 pound difference in ring weight between FW and LW —- go get a 2nd belt

Is Illia the goat if he defends the lightweight belt 5 times? No. He is not

i have a hard time putting anyone above Jon Jones. He’s undefeated and I don’t have a problem with steroids use. Like DC didnt have a 7000 ngl test level

A good MW may have a chance but anyone smaller would never be able to fight a HW.

 

[theincognito]

155 and up

 

[RockyLockridge]

I know p4p is meaningless and subjective but I like to picture everyone equalled out as 125 lb midget versions.... Who's beating MM then?

Literally no one

 

[Doctor Grudge]

I dont understand the premise of the thread. You're saying because they are small no one will ever consider them the goats? Makes no sense.

135-265 has pretty much the same amount of prestige in MMA, if anything 265 has less respect than 135. It's a common misnomer that people give a shit about HW in MMA. 205 and 155 has pretty much always been the base of the UFC's commercial power (granted they didnt have 155 for a while). Maybe people confuse the LHW's with HWs or something, because 205ers have almost always been more popular than 265ers and more respected.

This idea that people only care about fat guys shows how little MMA fans know about combat sports. Boxing has a ton of all time greats and goat candidates who are around the same size as BWs and FWs. Not true at all that they are too small to be respected.

 

[arcadeperfect]

Are you asking the smallest weight class that could produce a fighter that can beat anyone including HWs? If so, then probably a MW. Height wise they're not that much shorter and they have enough frame size to bulk up.

 

[JBJ was here]

Ever heard of Demetrious Johnson?

All love to MM, but there isn't and never has been enough talent at FLW for him to be GOAT, and his foray to BW didn't particularly count in his favor. There could be a BW goat in theory, but FW is as low as is a realistic possibility. In the current environment, LW and WW are the best chances to produce a GOAT.

 

[whooty]

It is generally accepted that outside of the big 4 (Fedor, Anderson, GSP, Jones) Mighty Mouse comes in at 5. There's little argument over that and some place him among the other 4. Mighty Mouse lost some fights, had a draw, so his resume isn't even perfect and he's still considered among the best P4P.

So your argument kinda falls apart with that. If MM would've beaten Cejudo the second time and went on to be a BW double champ I think he would've been up there with the other 4. So Flyweight would be the answer you're looking for. To be in the GOAT discussion you're going to need an insane win streak and preferably double champ status, regardless of weight class.