The eye test

[FlyingDeathKick]

Dude said Max didn't pass the eye test lol

I agree with him on Volk but not Max, Volk just keeps getting better and better. Now he looks unstoppable but it wasn't always that way. With Max tho, he always looked good but super early on was just too green. Even back then his striking looked really nice tho. He filled the hole in his grappling game and then looked like a monster during his big winning streak, still looks pretty damn good aside from the Volk fights.

 

[HaulParris]

This provocative yet relatable term has floated through the zeitgeist of sports for some time. An ethereal concept which most will agree is valid but that level of validity exists on a spectrum.

I say all that to say,
Aljo never passed the eye test. As awesome as he has looked at times, he’s looked lost in there so many times.
This is what people seem to miss and they miss the magic of the sport when doing so.
no-one looked at aljo and thought they were witnessing greatness. It was all his record and current situation people were looking at. In fact we’ve seen a ton of questionable shit out of aljo. On this other hand, in that same division we have seen Cruz, Dillashaw and even Cejudo who have all shown greatness.

Guys that are eye test guys:
Anderson Silva
Tj
Khabib
Conor (kinda)
Joel
Jones (#1)
GSP
Mighty Mouse
Tom Aspinall (early I know but here’s a hot take)
DC

This isn’t a comprehensive list of UFC greats but it illustrates a picture of guys who spent most of their tenure in the UFC competing not only to win, but for all time greatness.

for clarity I will List a few greats who didn’t necessarily shock the eye test but turned out to be great:
Max
Volk
Porier
Usman
Whittaker
Oliviera

crazy game.
Who do you think does/doesn’t pass the eye test?
Is it a valid metric?

It's an interesting notion. "Speak softly and carry a big stick" is definitely a real thing. Roy Nelson is a good example.

 

[arcadeperfect]

I'm confused by the concept tbh.
Did Darren Till pass the eye test before he got the ts?
If so, it doesn't work.

Hell no, not even close.

 

[scoobster]

eye test? are we saying fighters should wear glasses in the octagon?

the about the old adage that you never hit someone with glasses?

blindfold the motherfuckers and lets see what happens

 

[Dogpound2020]

Conor on the eye test lol. He was a one trick pony. A high as hell Nate Diaz got off the couch and out struck him then choked him out. I'm a Conor fan too

 

[Dogpound2020]

The Eye Test is basically the "most dynamic" looking - Mouse, GSP, Jones, TJ, AS - then the rest really.

 

[Ozze]

I don't think there's any champion nowadays who I would say has that "witnessing greatness" that you mention TS.
That's why that era of Aldo/GSP/Anderson/Jones was so great and it will be very hard to be repeated.

 

[Thawing Mammoth]

Wtf, the eye test is a GOAT thing now?

 

[Safton]

I put exceedingly little stock in the "eye test", in no small part because it's super subjective and based entirely one a person's preconceived notions and often affected by their own biases or agenda even if they're not aware of the fact. There's times and places for it and I admit there have been times where I wasn't sold on someone for a reason I couldn't articulate in words, but for the most part I don't think the eye test is all that legitimate.

 

[TrueBias]

Interesting take and it validates what I have ALWAYS said about Conor, if anyone cared to read, comprehend, and/or remember. I said,he hasnever been an elite striker. Why? Cuz ive been taught in the awesome art of viewing. After years of plainly watching this shit, it was easy to see that as a striker, he was above average, not elite. He IS elite at marketing and therefore, elite at the mental aspect, of which fighters fall into, like Aldo did, ya know, Conors only actual KO in the ufc.

 

[runjay]

Man. This thred was pretty dang gay.

 

[JohnMandick]

Josh Barnett passed the eye test, just not the pee test

He didn't pass the eye test against CroCop.

 

[Lee_]

Should the USADA go to the eye test? Who needs pee testing when you can conduct testing with the (noninvasive) naked eye? It all makes perfect sense.

 

[DeathByCaranos]

Back in the day when we could chat with the content creators on here, the staff and I before charles vs Max all said Charles is pretty much a guaranteed future champ while Max has a ceiling.... we were both wrong and right lol both were future champions haha

They really should run that fight back. What a disappointing fight that turned out to be

 

[Vegesus44]

Except Hunto.

 

[BOTTICELLI]

Bo Nikal passes the eye test

who is Joel ? You meant Yoel Romero?

 

[BOTTICELLI]

Young Vitor was the eye test !

 

[Ornife]

 

[NovaJon93]

Who’s Joel?

Joel Alvarez is the only Joel I could think of.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Should the USADA go to the eye test? Who needs pee testing when you can conduct testing with the (noninvasive) naked eye? It all makes perfect sense.

The term comes from USADA themselves bruh