Nearly a decade now without a likeable WW champ

[Koro_11]

It's so crazy when you think about a division that was ruled for so long by one of the most likeable MMA fighters of all time. Yes I know GSP has some weirdo haters, but even they would have to admit that the guy was a fan friendly champ who was loved by most and represented that division better than anyone.

But the last champ that division had who was actually liked by the fanbase was Robbie Lawler, and it's been nearly 10 years now since he lost his title, and then look what followed after him.

-race baiting Tyron Woodley

-Cringe Marty from Nebraska

-Leon 3 piece & a soda Scott

-Belal whatever his name is

Even the contenders, you had a guy like tryhard Colby getting like 3 title shots, and now you got Ian the cuck Gerry breaking into the top 5.

I can't think of any division where there hasn't been at least someone likeable holding the title in the past few years, but at 170 it's just one guy you're hoping to lose after another, and then when they do the guy that beats them is almost as bad or worse.

In fact just about every champ right now is pretty likeable (unless you really hate Jon Jones), all except WW.

Pantoja - great guy
Merab - easy to like
Ilia - even if you think he's too cocky he's actually a nice guy who is non stop action and knockouts
Makhachev - decent guy, always puts on great fights
Dricus Africanus - giga chad who never has a boring fight
Poatan Pereira - most likeable guy on the entire roster
Jones or Aspinal - well if you don't like one of them you can always pretend the other one is the real champ

We really need Shavkat Rakhmanov to go in there and end this drought.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Shavkat or JDM will remedy this

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

The end of the Ruthless Era was truly heartbreaking. Wrestlerweight/Welterwait is truly the drizzling shits.

 

[Hank Grill]

GSP came out to racous applause in the canada v. USA game. Are you saying the American people wouldn't like Belal introducing the USA team next match?

 

[bobafett]

I’m hoping prates can make it all the way, his fights are guaranteed violence

 

[Sean Chowdhury]

Usman was cringe at first but his activity as champ and his respect toward gilbert after knocking him out made me a fan.

 

[Koro_11]

I’m hoping prates can make it all the way, his fights are guaranteed violence

Maybe we should wait until he beats someone in the top 15 before entertaining that thought.

 

[bobafett]

Maybe we should wait until he beats someone in the top 15 before entertaining that thought.

A man can dream, can’t he?

 

[Hymen Crusher]

I hope shavkat can get the win. Seems like a cool dude and his hat is gigantic. Makes the dagi hats look like beanies.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

GSP came out to racous applause in the canada v. USA game. Are you saying the American people wouldn't like Belal introducing the USA team next match?

Legitimately none of them would know who he is lmao

 

[Koro_11]

Usman was cringe at first but his activity as champ and his respect toward gilbert after knocking him out made me a fan.

Nah, Marty never took his foot off the cringe pedal.

This was the only thing that made me a fan.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Usman was cringe at first but his activity as champ and his respect toward gilbert after knocking him out made me a fan.

Easy to stay active when all you have to do is rematch the guys you've beaten.

Weakest resume of any modern champion, pure UFC hype machine product, anyone that compared him to GSP should be shunned.

 

[Hank Grill]

Legitimately none of them would know who he is lmao

I'd like to think anyone but us sherbros would just think hes some random guy out there for the visuals.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Sadly I don’t think Shavkat is going to be the guy to do it

 

[Mammothman]

BW have been full of annoying douchebags: Merab, Alja, Petr, OMalley, Cejudo, TJ, Cruz.

Maybe Petr and Cruz are not that vad but they have had their bad moments, the other ones have been terrible.

 

[Koro_11]

Sadly I don’t think Shavkat is going to be the guy to do it

I admit I'm a bit less confident now than I was before his last fight, but I think Belal is a bit overrated now as well, Leon was just not that great and Belal figured him out. Shavkat is a different puzzle.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Marty was a nice guy.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Easy to stay active when all you have to do is rematch the guys you've beaten.

Weakest resume of any modern champion, pure UFC hype machine product, anyone that compared him to GSP should be shunned.

I agree most overrated fighter in modern MMA most impressive win is beating Colby. How he was ever called p4p number 1 over Izzy, or volk is just bizzare mins boggling

 

[Sean Chowdhury]

Easy to stay active when all you have to do is rematch the guys you've beaten.

Weakest resume of any modern champion, pure UFC hype machine product, anyone that compared him to GSP should be shunned.

those things can all be true, but he was still active and put on good fights except for the first jorge fight. His personality wasn't that cringe either after the 1st colby fight imo

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Marty was a nice guy.

The Nebraskan Peoples Champ