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I hear alot of people talking about McG being the GOAT if he beats RDA
It took RDA 12 wins in a stacked division against some of the best in the division to earn a title shot against Pettis
McGregor comes in and gets an immediate title shot without ever stepping foot in the Octagon at 155.
Even when Anderson and GSP were clearing out divisions they never got immediate (or any) title shots against the MW and LHW champions respectively. Jon Jones, one of more marketable fighters in the UFC, was never matched up to fight the HW champion despite destroying the LHW division
It doesn't matter how good McG is, if he gets to skip to the front of the line without running the gauntlet(s) at LW, (let alone the absurd rumors of him fighting Lawler at WW) it diminishes anything he accomplishes
It took RDA 12 wins in a stacked division against some of the best in the division to earn a title shot against Pettis
McGregor comes in and gets an immediate title shot without ever stepping foot in the Octagon at 155.
Even when Anderson and GSP were clearing out divisions they never got immediate (or any) title shots against the MW and LHW champions respectively. Jon Jones, one of more marketable fighters in the UFC, was never matched up to fight the HW champion despite destroying the LHW division
It doesn't matter how good McG is, if he gets to skip to the front of the line without running the gauntlet(s) at LW, (let alone the absurd rumors of him fighting Lawler at WW) it diminishes anything he accomplishes