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lmao name 3 people that think this, so we can all point and laugh.is why he is still co-#1 with GSP in the eyes of many.
lmao name 3 people that think this, so we can all point and laugh.is why he is still co-#1 with GSP in the eyes of many.
UFC title fights won at WW:
GSP 11 (+1 interim)
Hughes 9
Woodley 4
The answer is no.
Where’s shieldsNope
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He definitely is getting closer.
Who exactly on Tyron’s resume stacks up to st Pierre?In my opinion this happened a while back.
Matt Hughes was a pioneer, a great fighter for his day, but he fought a bunch of nobodies for the vast majority of his career. A genuine argument could be made that he didn't beat an elite fighter until he had 30+ fights, to me that's not good enough. Another argument is that his best win is BJ Penn, a man who also finished him twice, and take into account that BJ Penn was a bloated Lightweight his whole career.
Tyron Woodley's resume is arguably even better than St. Pierre's at this stage.
But shields beat woodleyWoody just passed him.
IMHO.
Do you honestly think he would do it again today?But shields beat woodley
"Matt Hughes was a pioneer, a great fighter for his day, but he fought a bunch of nobodies for the vast majority of his career. A genuine argument could be made that he didn't beat an elite fighter until he had 30+ fights"In my opinion this happened a while back.
Matt Hughes was a pioneer, a great fighter for his day, but he fought a bunch of nobodies for the vast majority of his career. A genuine argument could be made that he didn't beat an elite fighter until he had 30+ fights, to me that's not good enough. Another argument is that his best win is BJ Penn, a man who also finished him twice, and take into account that BJ Penn was a bloated Lightweight his whole career.
Tyron Woodley's resume is arguably even better than St. Pierre's at this stage.
We'll have to wait and see if he can handle King Colby.
If he does i'm pretty sure that would make him the greatest WW of all time plus he's a rapper now
Obviously not, but it's becoming more and more laughable to claim that he's some kind of fluke champion who isn't even an elite level fighter, which is a sentiment that I regularly see expressed here.
He has 3 defenses.. A draw is not a defense..
Possibly Yeah woodley isn’t a great grappler he gets submissions off taking advantage of the right moment but shields is a grinder with much better wrestling than demian Maia shields probably will beat woodley 7/10 times imoDo you honestly think he would do it again today?
This isn't to argue against your post, but regarding eras and fighters being more polished... I honestly don't think Hughes would be likely to ever be a dangerous striker. Be had some partners who were. Pat Miletich had boxing skills, and still Hughes was pretty pedestrian on the feet.I think in terms of numbers he hasn't. Woodley has 4 total title fight wins, and 3 title defenses (3x title defense win streak -- draws don't count, don't care what any fucking idiots say).
Hughes has 9 title fight wins, and 7 defenses (with a 5x title defense win streak). So clearly Woodley hasn't approached Hughes' numbers -- yet. If Woodley can defend the belt 3x more to get a 6x title defense win streak, then I'd argue that he's topped hughes.
Now, would Woodley beat prime Hughes? Absolutely I believe he would. However, you have to consider the eras... fighters just weren't as polished back then, and it was easier to succeed being one-dimensional. Also, weight cutting wasn't nearly as extreme. If Hughes were a fighter today, he'd be a 155er for sure.