Pereira is already higher than Izzy in the "all time great" rankings

[Dionysian]

What grapplers was he supposed to fight? Ankalaev was supposed to be his nightmare and Alex was able to overcome that obstacle easily. You're making it sound like MW and LHW was stacked with grapplers that Alex ducked.

I know I didn't send this reply to you but someone else asked me the same thing earlier in this thread.

Just off the top of my head... Alex came up at MW in the early 2020s, which had the following grapplers:
Vettori
Brunson
Hermansson

To be clear I didn't accuse Alex personally of ducking. I accused UFC of career-rigging, just like they did with Gane fighting only kickboxers for years on end up until his title shot.

 

[Prince Nephilim]

Not a better MW GOAT than Izzy or Anderson

But a better overall fighter and Champion for sure. No problem saying that.