What does Kamaru Usman need to do to surpass GSP as GOAT

Everyone hoppin on newsman's dick

How many times has he defended his belt?
4 times?
2 against Jorge, whom I'm a fan of, but cmon
Gilbert
and Colby
And he beat Woodley for the belt
Woodley
The guy that lost to Jake Paul in a boxing match


And already he's surpassed GSP as WW GOAT?

insert howling laughter gif
 
He just needs to win more. He is off to a good start by finishing his title fights recently.
 
GSP has 11 UFC WW titles
Hughes has 9 UFC WW titles
Usman has 5 UFC WW titles
 
GOAT talk is so damn silly. You can make a case for so many fighters if you’re not biased. (GSP is my favourite fighter btw)
 
GSP’s legacy is going to be hard to surpass, but I think Usman has every it takes to do it.
Breaking Anderson Silva’s winning streak record would be a good start. Usman has 14 consecutive UFC wins, record is 16.

A win over Colby, Edwards and Luque or Thompson.
 
Richard Fannin said:
He's already decisioned Jorge "35–15" Masvidal, I'd argue that it's almost as good as beating Hardy. Plus, he fought him again after, as there were still questions after the first bout apparently.
GSP vs Hardy 2 would have been laughable.

I'm a notorious GSP nuthugger, but if Usman wins his next couple fights against elite challengers in dominant fashion, I'll be ready to put him next to St-Pierre at WW.
And I won't even be mad about it.


What does Izzy need to do to surpass Anderson?
(I'll make the "piss hot twice, grab shorts and grease, tap out to undersized cans and defend his belt against WWs and Stephan Bonnar" jokes so we can quickly move on)
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but Stephan Bonnar has OXYCODONE 750’S!!!
 
Jarvan said:
Everyone hoppin on newsman's dick

How many times has he defended his belt?
4 times?
2 against Jorge, whom I'm a fan of, but cmon
Gilbert
and Colby
And he beat Woodley for the belt
Woodley
The guy that lost to Jake Paul in a boxing match


And already he's surpassed GSP as WW GOAT?

insert howling laughter gif
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You mock Jorge - main sherdog's meme - as if he would have been an easy opponent for most if not every GSP's tittle challengers. He would give just about any of them a very tough fight, and actually beat some them. Yet you probably don't attach a "I'm a fan but c'mon..." next to their names
 
TempleoftheDog said:
He literally called out a fighter he had just beaten. An ex-LW no less. All he wants are money fights, against ex-LW.

When his top 10 wins equal GSP’s. When his title defences equal GSP’s. That’s when I’ll consider it. But, his call out of Masvidal for a rematch will always be a black eye on his legacy, he will never get back. He’s a cherry picking, looking for money fights guy. He is not, and will never be a “take on all comers” champion.
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Yeah his competition has been really low quality. Once he fights a murderer's row like LW Penn, Matt Serra, Hardy, Koscheck, Jay Hieron, and Frank Trigg then he can enter the conversation.
 
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At this point, it's just about stacking top 5/10 wins and title defenses. I don't think he has to exactly match or exceed GSP's totals because of era differences, but he should be closer.

I think most reasonable fans know that H2H, he would at a minimum...be very competitive peak-to-peak.
 
Several more title defenses and win against a top MW
 
JKS said:
He's gonna have to match GSP's title defense record. At that point he will pass GSP cause he has no losses.
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Level headed and very fair post
To be honest I think even a couple of less defenses is enough, providing he continues to have no other losses
 
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