People discrediting Kalil for being 8th rank

[andgonsil]

So 205 is not a weak division afterall

 

[Goutfather]

ive actually seen that kind of negging mostly from journos, who are complete losers anyway. most of people i see on this board are like “fuck yeah, khalil is way underrated, this fight will be great.”

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

So 205 is not a weak division afterall

205 is a weak divison.The weakest it has been in years.

Sherdoggers openly spoke about how weak the divison after Jon left.

Nothing changed just because Poatan became champ. It's still the divion people were complaining baout when Jan was champ

Khalil didn't deserve the titleshot. Magomed did. Khalil is great guy and fighter but we all know he was picked to lose

The UFC easily could have swapped him around and had fight on this card but they wanted certain outcome so they chose a guy who wouldn't shoot TD to fight Alex.

 

[Soggust]

I don't think it's worth taking a victory lap on shit matchmaking after the guy gets walked down for 4 rounds and has his face permanently disfigured before being knocked out.

I like Rountree and I think he had a hella valiant effort considering the nightmare stylistic matchup for him, but I think we are overrating the performance a bit collectively.

He still got absolutely fucked up like we thought he would, just took a bit longer than we thought.

 

[GrantB13]

A great striker takes on a very good-to-great striker that throws heavy heat and has explosive speed. Damn, who woulda thought short of a quick KO that Rountree could be competitive????????????? We're not talking a "striker" like a fighter who just doesn't really go for takedowns. We're talking a legit dangerous striker. He very much had opportunities and he proved why he shouldn't have been easily dismissed by some people.

 

[kkthx]

We live in a world where the LW champ fighting a FW twice somehow makes LW the strongest division, so I would bet that the people who say LHW is the weakest division right now are the same ones who cheered on when Usman defended twice against galaxy level threats Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Rankings according to casuals and journalists
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1: Undeniable, invincible GOAT
2-5: Top contenders
6: Journeyman who won't accomplish anything
7-10: Cans
11-15: Even bigger cans

 

[blaseblase]

205 has been the weakest division in the sport since Jones retired, except maybe for women's bantamweight. That hasn't changed just because Pereira got a gifted matchup that was more competitive than people expected.

 

[Megatronlee]

The new fans think the numbers mean something

 

[Scheme]

205 has been the weakest division in the sport since Jones retired, except maybe for women's bantamweight. That hasn't changed just because Pereira got a gifted matchup that was more competitive than people expected.

Heavyweight has been much weaker for much longer

 

[SuperNerd]

Rankings according to casuals and journalists
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1: Undeniable, invincible GOAT
2-5: Top contenders
6: Journeyman who won't accomplish anything
7-10: Cans
11-15: Even bigger cans

Rankings according to Sherdoggers
1: Not Fedor
2-5: Meh
6: Garbage
7-10: Get off the fucking screen
11-15: Why do these people have contracts?

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

I think the biggest problem with your premise and some of the idiotic responses defending it here is that rankings are not and have never been "who is the best fighter in the division."

If you are under the illusion that people going "Khalil is only number 8" means "This is my proof that Khalil is bad," then you are an utter fucking moron and I wonder if you actually pay attention to this sport or if you just like going "hehe, dat guy punch hard." What it does mean is: Khalil has not beaten anyone worthy of putting himself into title contendership, which was true before the fight, is still true now, and would have remained a true criticism of his shot even if he actually beat Alex.