Welterweight is back to being the UFC marquee division after almost a decade

[methrogenn]

Welterweight is back to being the marquee division in the UFC after almost a decade (12 years) after the Welterweight GOAT GSP retired.

It hasn't been this exciting in a long long time with exciting young fighters at the top of the division.

Welterweight now has the P4P#1 & Modern great Makhachev, the champion is only 28 years old, then you have an undefeated horse eater Rakhmanov, young guys like Michael Morares, Ian Garry, Sean Brady, Buckley, Pratos & old guns like Kamaru Usman, Gilbert Burns & Edwards.

Lightweight which was previously unanimously known as the best Division in the UFC has unfortunately fallen off quite a bit, with Makhachevs exit, Porier retiring this year, Gaethje only having a couple more fights left, Chandler & McGregor not even in the rankings, lightweights golden era is finally over.

Lightweight has a 36 year old Charles Do Bronx fighting for the title against a superstar Topuria who one has 1 Lightweight win. Holloway already has a loss against the next champion Topuria. The division literally has no fresh contenders other than Arman Tsarukyan & Paddy Pimblett.

I will miss the golden era of Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor, Porier, Alvarez, RDA, Gaethje & Makhachev.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Yeah, Jack really surprised me!


Wait a minute, this is just another Islam glazing thread!

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

only 28? jones had like 50 belts and 7 arrests by the time he was 28

 

[Tweak896]

It's pretty stacked right now, but they need to stay active. So many are ready to fight once a year.

 

[188912345]

Problem with LW is that the old guys kept beating the up and comers, which made for a slower turnover.

WW is super exciting now, imagine JDM vs Shavkat (if JDM gets past Islam).

 

[Dr. Rose]

Welterweight is back to being the marquee division in the UFC after almost a decade (12 years) after the Welterweight GOAT GSP retired.

It hasn't been this exciting in a long long time with exciting young fighters at the top of the division.

Welterweight now has the P4P#1 & Modern great Makhachev, the champion is only 28 years old, then you have an undefeated horse eater Rakhmanov, young guys like Michael Morares, Ian Garry, Sean Brady, Buckley, Pratos & old guns like Kamaru Usman, Gilbert Burns & Edwards.

Lightweight which was previously unanimously known as the best Division in the UFC has unfortunately fallen off quite a bit, with Makhachevs exit, Porier retiring this year, Gaethje only having a couple more fights left, Chandler & McGregor not even in the rankings, lightweights golden era is finally over.

Lightweight has a 36 year old Charles Do Bronx fighting for the title against a superstar Topuria who one has 1 Lightweight win. Holloway already has a loss against the next champion Topuria. The division literally has no fresh contenders other than Arman Tsarukyan & Paddy Pimblett.

I will miss the golden era of Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor, Porier, Alvarez, RDA, Gaethje & Makhachev.

Would bot be surprised if Porier unretires as he now has a chance for gold again.

 

[Siver!]

The WW top 15 needs to be rid of Usman, Covington, Wonderboy and Luque at this point.

I don't think any of these guys can win a meaningful fight at this stage.

They had to feed Luque that rubbish Gorimbo guy to keep him in at #14 lol

(Yes, I know they were trying to catapult Gorimbo into the rankings, but it was never gonna work - not good enough).

 

[Mongoosemk12]

This is why White Belts shouldn't be allowed to make threads.

 

[Tone]

I don't think that's true but it's hard to argue any division is stacked right now let alone the marquee division. It was LHW then WW then LW and now it's tough to pick one that stands out. Marquee to me means stars and a stacked division.

 

[The Accuser]

When GSP was champ WW was definitely the deepest, most stacked division. Then it fell off. If it is back, we will have to see.

Now MW and BW seem to be really deep.

 

[TITS]

Yes, having this dud as a champion has finally made it a "marquee division" after all these years.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

The WW top 15 needs to be rid of Usman, Covington, Wonderboy and Luque at this point.

I don't think any of these guys can win a meaningful fight at this stage.

They had to feed Luque that rubbish Gorimbo guy to keep him in at #14 lol

(Yes, I know they were trying to catapult Gorimbo into the rankings, but it was never gonna work - not good enough).

Curious why you don't include mvp and Gilbert on this list?

And who are the four unranked standouts you think easy beat Usman?

 

[joy2day]

There is no doubt it is the most stacked. It has 5-6 good fighters, while most divisions have at most 2-3.

 

[Siver!]

Curious why you don't include mvp and Gilbert on this list?

And who are the four unranked standouts you think easy beat Usman?

You can add 'em. I originally typed out Burns, actually, but remembered about Corpse Covington.

Usman probably doesn't fight at 170 again after the Buckley fight IMO, but if he did you can give him #13 Prates next, and from thereon in you're looking at guys like Randy Brown, Rinat Fakhretdinov and by the time he gets through that, take your pick: Mike Malott or Bryan Battle will beat 41/2 year old inactive Usman.

 

[whocares]

WW is absolutely stacked right now, no other WC is even close. Hard to screw this up but the UFC is enamored with inactive champs and throwing a wet blanket on the clout of up and coming fighters so it will be interesting to see if they get their way again or if the fans finally get the W for a change.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Problem with LW is that the old guys kept beating the up and comers, which made for a slower turnover.

WW is super exciting now, imagine JDM vs Shavkat (if JDM gets past Islam).

I want to see him beat the brakes off Garry.


Shav and JDM are 2 of my favourites to watch atm. Should make for a great fight. I don't want to see ether lose.

 

[188912345]

I want to see him beat the brakes off Garry.


Shav and JDM are 2 of my favourites to watch atm. Should make for a great fight. I don't want to see ether lose.

It would be very satisfying to see JDM put a violent end to Ian Garry's quest to point-fight his way to a title.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Jon Fitch is my goat WW gatekeeper. I don't think JDM beats Fitch, ergo, WW is stagnant and has nothing but a bunch of 6s and 7s.

 

[Egészségére!]

Some entertaining lower ranked ww fighters too

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

Really going through some hard work reaching for the title!
Just like that weird named Ozzy last weekend.