Renan Barao was 32-1 (32 win streak) BW champ at one point

[DebtCollectorMMA]

February 2014
32-1
32 fight win streak
Undisputed BW champion
3 title defenses
Considered p4p #1 at the time

Had he retired after knocking out Faber, would he have been a GOAT candidate?

 

[Slatersan]

Maybe

 

[Substance Abuse]

You're right. He was all that.

Would he have been a GOAT candidate? No.

A top ten-15 guy? Possibly.

 

[Iron Nick]

Had he retired after knocking out Faber, would he have been a GOAT candidate?

At that point he had 9 fights in the UFC/WEC.

So that's unlikely.

 

[Ronin13]

It all changed when he got bit by the snake.

 

[EndlessCritic]

He was considered unbeatable, and was a 10-1 favorite over Dillashaw.

People act like Rousey fell off a cliff for losing to Holm and Nunes. Barao's fall is only rivaled by Hendricks'.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

He was considered unbeatable, and was a 10-1 favorite over Dillashaw.

People act like Rousey fell off a cliff for losing to Holm and Nunes. Barao's fall is only rivaled by Hendricks'.

Yeah I think Barao has clearly the biggest slide of anyone I can think of, unbelievable really.

 

[BigTruck]

February 2014
32-1
32 fight win streak
Undisputed BW champion
3 title defenses
Considered p4p #1 at the time

Had he retired after knocking out Faber, would he have been a GOAT candidate?

Then went 2-8 which is crazy bad especially his only 2 wins were mitch gagnon( nice name) and phillipe fucking nover.

 

[DS7]

According to Khabib fans yeah

 

[BigTruck]

He was considered unbeatable, and was a 10-1 favorite over Dillashaw.

People act like Rousey fell off a cliff for losing to Holm and Nunes. Barao's fall is only rivaled by Hendricks'.

Well Rousey got beat up for rounds then was absolutely destroyed and left. Had she stuck around I think she would have lost her next fight to anyone in the top 5 as well. Tough to say though how she would have really faired though as wmma is pretty bare in talent outside the top 5s

 

[McSpikes]

Wasn't Torres 35-1 or something like that some point? Maybe he's GOAT

 

[Phisher]

It all changed when he got bit by the snake.

It was a combination of the beatings that he took from Dillashaw and ruining his body with terrible weight cuts.

Barao was a natural 145er.

 

[TheBulge]

How many of those were against top fighters? Most of them were fighters nobody had ever heard of.

 

[Mga223]

According to Khabib fans yeah

Why do people bring up the goat into every thread on sherdog.

Give it a rest.

 

[KID Yamamoto]

Shit happens.

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Wasn't Torres 35-1 or something like that some point? Maybe he's GOAT

Is that you Frank?

 

[countswagula]

Unfortunately all natural athletes like Barao were being pushed off the sport at that timw

 

[whaleshark]

I believed he would be the goat for a minute
Drunk off the roganism I guess
<{cruzshake}>

 

[mb23100]

He was never undisputed was he? I believe he defended the interim championship at one point...

 

[Pierced7681]

Goat weight cutter maybe. Dude looked like a skeleton making 135.