Weidman has the GOAT strength of schedule...

[kahymo]

they should do Anderson vs Weidman
their 2 fights were so crazy in outcome, that will just end up with some weird stuff again

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Dude should have stuck to fighting Brazilians... would still be the champion.

 

[wilKO]

Edgar had:

BJ
BJ
Maynard
Maynard
Benson
Benson
Aldo
Olivera
BJ
Swanson
Faber
Mendes
Aldo
Stephens
Yair
Ortega
Swanson

Talk about motherfucking strength.

 

[TheScorpionDude]

... for nine consecutive fights.

1. Anderson (wins belt)
2. Anderson
3. Machida
4. Vitor
5. Rockhold (loses belt)
6. Romero
7. Mousasi
8. Gastelum
9. Rockhold

Any debate on this? Just pointing out a fact that is often obscured under a mountain of complaining about his personality.

It would be way cooler if 3/8 weren't KO/TKO's.

 

[Perrichet]

Chris fought in the best era of MW.

Can you imagine if he had to fight the likes of Leites, Cote, Sonnen, Okami etc instead of Rockhold, Romero, Mousasi.

 

[chinarice]

It's up there. But you can find stretches like this in many guy's careers, once you're a champ you're gonna be facing a bunch of killers in a row.

The Anderson wins are great obviously, but other than that he hasn't really accomplished all that much. Both Lyoto and Vitor were past their primes and off the juice when Weidman took them out.

Funny how Anderson gets all the credit in the world for his win over Vitor... A fight in which Vitor had not entered TRT aka "the best Vitor ever" mode.

 

[Toco]

Funny how Anderson gets all the credit in the world for his win over Vitor... A fight in which Vitor had not entered TRT aka "the best Vitor ever" mode.

anderson fought a way better belfort than weidman, that's unquestionable

 

[fortheo]

Sean Sherk
Bj Penn x2
Gray Maynard x2
Benson Henderson x2
Jose Aldo
Do Bronx
Penn
Cub Swanson
Urijah Faber
Chad Mendes
Jose Aldo
Jeremy Stephens
Yair rodriguez
Brian Ortega
Cub Swanson

And Korean zombie is next.


Oh, and Aldo's strength of schedule> weidman's

 

[Final Say]

Good call

Not a huge fan of him for whatever reason... but this adds a level of respect.

 

[fortheo]

Edgar had:

BJ
BJ
Maynard
Maynard
Benson
Benson
Aldo
Olivera
BJ
Swanson
Faber
Mendes
Aldo
Stephens
Yair
Ortega
Swanson

Talk about motherfucking strength.

He Also beat Sherk right before he beat Penn. Such and undervalued win by Edgar. Only Matt Hughes, GSP, Penn, and Edgar have beaten Sherk.

 

[Kertol]

GOAT strength of schedule by Weidman

 

[acannxr]

Any debate on this?

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[fedoriswar37]

Guys, please reread the first sentence of the OP.
"FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE FIGHTS"

Huge fan of both Hendo and Nog and obviously they have legendary resumes. But we are debating the OP, not career resumes.

But the OP is flawed and a cherrypicked number to try and make a point.

 

[Dionysian]

It would be way cooler if 3/8 weren't KO/TKO's.

How does any fight result impact the strength of schedule, which is what the topic is about?

But the OP is flawed and a cherrypicked number to try and make a point.

Flawed how? Cherrypicked how? The last 9 are how many fights he's had since getting a title shot, and it is an absolute murderer's row. Pretty objective fact. The only way to deny it is to reject the notion and say "yeah but pick a number other than 9" or flat out change the subject.

Edgar had:

BJ
BJ
Maynard
Maynard
Benson
Benson
Aldo
Olivera
BJ
Swanson
Faber
Mendes
Aldo
Stephens
Yair
Ortega
Swanson

Talk about motherfucking strength.

Hell yes, good one. Best 9 straight has to be BJ to BJ, but of course the last BJ isn't in the same universe as the first two. It ain't easy doing each fight at the top of the deepest division twice in a row.

*all the JDS gifs*

EASILY the GOAT HW UFC strength of schedule. I think the "Weidman vs the absolute top of the best MW division ever non-stop for 5 years" strength of schedule tops it personally but yeah that JDS stretch is insane.

 

[TheScorpionDude]

How does any fight result impact the strength of schedule, which is what the topic is about?

Flawed how? Cherrypicked how? The last 9 are how many fights he's had since getting a title shot, and it is an absolute murderer's row. Pretty objective fact. The only way to deny it is to reject the notion and say "yeah but pick a number other than 9" or flat out change the subject.

Hell yes, good one. Best 9 straight has to be BJ to BJ, but of course the last BJ isn't in the same universe as the first two. It ain't easy doing each fight at the top of the deepest division twice in a row.

EASILY the GOAT HW UFC strength of schedule. I think the "Weidman vs the absolute top of the best MW division ever non-stop for 5 years" strength of schedule tops it personally but yeah that JDS stretch is insane.

Strenghts of schedule is not a thing. Winning is.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Jones

 

[Ideanudge]

If you're pissed about Yoel getting stiffed while facing killers then direct your anger at either UFC or Bisping. Don't know why you're pissed at Weidman, who is the only guy in the universe to face an even tougher schedule recently.

What anger at Weidman? I am saying that Yoel is up there as he fought diverse array of high caliber opponents that were in a great shape coming into the fights. Besides, taking lists is quite unfair, as there are plenty of fighters that take what is offered for them and don't turn down fights. It becomes awfully circumstantial as we know how long Weidman sits around inbetween fights, so then going 1-3 with a win over Gastelum, while Gastelum continues to fight and move up in ranks, inflates his position and he ends fighting in the top5 again. If he loses to Rockhold, loses to some other top5 opponent, then looking at that list, was it really necessary to have him there getting beat up?

 

[MEAN357]

If i wanted to be a typical sherdogger id say he lost the second he started fighting guys who were in their prime. His record against fighters who weren't geriatric brazillians coming off the sauce speaks for itself.

I mean id personally give him more credit than that but theres some truth to it tbh

 

[BowserJr]

Crazy ass line up. If he won all of them he'd be top 3 goat

 

[Wise1]

... for nine consecutive fights.

1. Anderson (wins belt)
2. Anderson
3. Machida
4. Vitor
5. Rockhold (loses belt)
6. Romero
7. Mousasi
8. Gastelum
9. Rockhold

Any debate on this? Just pointing out a fact that is often obscured under a mountain of complaining about his personality.

Every one of those fights was during a time when his opponents were at their deadliest.