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Most deserving contenders based on merit

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Who are the most deserving contenders in each weight class based on merit?? Not stardom, not excitement. Merit.

HW: Since Jones isn't going to fight, I guess it would be Gane. There's a case for Waldo. This division is slim pickins
LHW: They COULD decide to go with a trilogy fight, since technically Ankalaev beat him the first go-around, but he got smoked in the last fight in round one, so the obvious (and correct) answer here is Ulberg
MW: Imavov. Open to hearing arguments.
WW: It's going to be Usman but it SHOULD be...pick a name. Shavkat. Garry. Morales. I'd like to see Shavkat get the next crack
LW: Gaethje to unify, but it should be Arman. Clearly.
FW: Movsar.
BW: Merab or Umar. But it will probably wind up being Suga anyways.
FLW: Pantoja. The first fight was weird.
WBW: Kayla/Nunes. Only fight to make
WFW: Silva, even though that win was less than thrilling
WSW: Zhang
 
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It’s hard to care about the titles and divisions after the last two years. What the fuck are we doing? I wish we had ONE person wanting to clean a division and not chase fake ass super fights. Super fights are for 2 long defending champs and anything else is promotion wolf tickets. Weight class should be mandatory for 3 years after winning the belt before going up
 
With the exception of WW, it's all pretty straightforward and obvious.

HW: Volkov
LHW: Ulberg
MW: Imavov
WW: Shavkat, although a case could be made for Garry.
LW: Arman
FW: Movsar
BW: Merab
FLW: Kape
 
The MOST DESERVING out of all contenders is Arman...

But even the most deserving would get skipped over again for Gaethje vs Poirier 3 at the White House...
 
Can't wait to see Amanda fight against Nunes. I honestly can't decide who would win.
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