The Athletic fighter poll. Most overrated, underrated etc.

POWER2 said:
So a bunch of fighters, including non-UFC fighters got polled and we're surprised about some of these results?

Jon Jones is overrated? LOL
Leon Edwards is underrated? LMAO
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I take professional fighters' opinions over LOLs and LMAOs over some random internet degenerate
 
Did they do this before or after firing the best writer in MMA? fucking clowns
 
Iroh said:
Because he shouldn't be undefeated? Because he couldn't achieve what he did without cheating a lot?
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Would you feel confident saying any great fighter who fought in the Pre-USADA era didn't cheat?
 
The most surprising result for me is Bisping at the bottom of the list for best commentator. Anik has 3x the votes. WTF.
 
Reach4theSky said:
Would you feel confident saying any great fighter who fought in the Pre-USADA era didn't cheat?
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Yes. How many I don't know. The eye pokes is a bigger stain, though, IMO.

You don't have to agree. Just throwing things out there why those fighters might have felt that way, instead of it being because they don't like Jon. I'm sure a lot of people just voted for Conor because they don't like him either and probably some did the same with Jon too. Overall I think Conor is more disliked, or more passionately disliked, than Jon. A lot of those on the overrated list are also disliked by a lot of people.
 
I would love to hear the stories behind the biggest jerks answers.
 
Iroh said:
The eye pokes is a bigger stain, though,
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That's on the ref. Jon got away with it, which in my opinion makes it fair game. It's not up to him to implement the rules..

Iroh said:
I'm sure a lot of people just voted for Conor because they don't like him either and probably some did the same with Jon too. Overall I think Conor is more disliked, or more passionately disliked, than Jon.
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Although true. I think Conor is more deserving of being called ''overrated'' cause of his skill set and the willingness of the UFC to put him in big fights just purely based off his popularity. Whereas Jon is being called overrated based of being unlikable..
 
How in the World is Khabib considered underrated?

He’s widely considered a dominant champion and one of the best P4P fighters in the World.

Firas underrated? He belongs in the overrated category. He rode on GSP’s coattails for way too long.

Cejudo overrated? He beat DJ, TJ, Moraes and Cruz in a row. One of the most impressive win streaks in MMA history. An Olympic champion wrestler that improved his stand up so much he KO’ed both TJ and Cruz. He sure is overrated.
 
Reach4theSky said:
That's on the ref. Jon got away with it, which in my opinion makes it fair game. It's not up to him to implement the rules..
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How is it fair to his opponent when he has to fight a dirty fighter and has the ref against him too, though?

Although true. I think Conor is more deserving of being called ''overrated'' cause of his skill set and the willingness of the UFC to put him in big fights just purely based off his popularity. Whereas Jon is being called overrated based of being unlikable..
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It's a pretty ambiguous question to begin with. How do those people define overrated and overrated by whom?
I have seen a lot of people say Jon would run through all of HW without breaking a sweat. IMO, those people are definitely overrating him. But those people have been, I am assuming, true MMA fans. With Conor, I assume, people are going off possibly hyperbolic statements by MMA fans or just over the top comments by casuals who aren't really MMA fans. So it's not really an apples to apples comparison, while for both cases there are legit arguments.
 
MaulingMyClown said:
I don't believe all of Jones eye pokes are on purpose
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He literally said in a Netflix's documentary that he does it on purpose...

At least Toquinho says he doesn't hear the ref (AFAIK)

EDIT: The Hurt Business
 
Reach4theSky said:
This seems a little biased to me. It's almost like they voted for Jon just based off not liking him. Similar to a sherdog poll..

How can an undefeated (minus the genius that is Matt Hamill) champion be overrated?
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Might have something to do with the multiple PED infractions
 
Lol funny how Marc Montoya from JacksonWink is on the underrated trainer list and both Jackson and Winkeljohn themselves are on the overrated.
 
Now I don't like Jones nor am I the biggest admirer of his fighting style, but how is he overrated?
 
qw3rty said:
He literally said in a Netflix's documentary that he does it on purpose...

At least Toquinho says he doesn't hear the ref (AFAIK)

EDIT: The Hurt Business
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No shit? Didn't hear/see that
 
There's a tinge of rustled jimmies in regards to Jones, Conor, Dana and Bisping and that favorite fight list seems kind of odd, but, overall, interesting answers.
 
Really out of all the fights in UFC history A WMMA fight between two 115 pound women is tied for first with 21 votes as favourite fight? I guess that means 21 of the 170 people polled were women
 
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