When Poatan became MW champ they said it was a weak division

[andgonsil]

Now LHW

And soon HW

Poatan causes this effect in divisions

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

bro he has like 7 ufc fights

 

[DelanoRunnymede]

It’s the same whenever someone looks dominant. Izzy’s MW division was weak apparently, same as Jones LHW and Mighty Mouse FLW. Look how much the belt changes hands once they leave.

 

[andgonsil]

Jiri would steamroll everyone in Jones era

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

Jiri would steamroll everyone in Jones era

yeah like 40 year old king mo

 

[AmonTobin]

It’s the same whenever someone looks dominant. Izzy’s MW division was weak apparently, same as Jones LHW and Mighty Mouse FLW. Look how much the belt changes hands once they leave.

Exactly.

 

[Omegasz]

yeah like 40 year old king mo

He was only 23 years old, and fought a 10 minute round against Vadim Nemkov the same night.

 

[rjmbrd]

Glover got absolutely murdered by Jones, Rumble, even Gus styled on him.

The fact that he was a standing champion at LHW at 42 years old should pretty well define how paper thin the division is.

U Fight Cheap is paying so little that guys the size of upper weight divisions who are suitably young and athletic don't enter MMA as a first option. HW has half the depth of LW. That isn't an opinion.

185/205/265 are nowhere near as competitive as the lighter weight divisions, both by skill level and measurable roster depth.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

He was only 23 years old, and fought a 10 minute round against Vadim Nemkov the same night.

and? king mo was 40, beyond washed, and fought a 15 minute fight the same night too.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Jiri would steamroll everyone in Jones era

Jiri is a fun crazy dude but he struggled with a 40year old Glover.

 

[andgonsil]

Jiri is a fun crazy dude but he struggled with a 40year old Glover.

Jiri almost killed Reyes, who beat Jones

Glover is a tough guy

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

Jiri almost killed Reyes, who beat Jones

Glover is a tough guy

if he's such a tough guy how come he got 50-44'd in his prime by jones, who "lost to reyes"

p.s. only casuals think reyes was robbed, jones won regardless, and mma math doesn't work

 

[Dr. Rose]

yeah like 40 year old king mo

Forgot how one sided that fight was.

 

[NoSmilez]

Alex has a bad fanbase.

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

Poatan fanboys can't accept that he wouldn't be top 5 at MW or LHW 10 years ago.

Big copium.

 

[Barteh]

if he's such a tough guy how come he got 50-44'd in his prime by jones, who "lost to reyes"

p.s. only casuals think reyes was robbed, jones won regardless, and mma math doesn't work

The Reyes one is actually the only fight where most people believe Jones should've lost. The Gus and the Thiago Santos fight are the ones that are often overstated.

 

[Nobru]

when a champ start ending his fights with ease, fast and no damage taken, against top ranked opponents (and previous champs) we start to ask ourselves: is this division so freaking weak? or is this guy that good?

I guess we seeing a combination of both.

 

[RonDante]

Glover got absolutely murdered by Jones, Rumble, even Gus styled on him.

The fact that he was a standing champion at LHW at 42 years old should pretty well define how paper thin the division is.

U Fight Cheap is paying so little that guys the size of upper weight divisions who are suitably young and athletic don't enter MMA as a first option. HW has half the depth of LW. That isn't an opinion.

185/205/265 are nowhere near as competitive as the lighter weight divisions, both by skill level and measurable roster depth.

True. Smaller guys can’t play American football, basketball, baseball, even football most players are above average height, even though you can succeed as a shorter player you have to have extreme physical gifts. It’s combat sports or golf or something for average and below average size men

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

The Reyes one is actually the only fight where most people believe Jones should've lost. The Gus and the Thiago Santos fight are the ones that are often overstated.

if you can watch jones/reyes and think either guy was clearly better than the other, idk what to tell you.

 

[Kb7]

It's a coping mechanism, just like how (insert fighter) is out of their prime whenever the lose.