Where do you Rank Conor McGregor in the Greatest Fighters of All Time list?

[I_IZ_BACK]

And that is very impressive. These Are also special fighters. Being successful in two weightclasses is very hard, and impressive, but being a champion, like Conor is crazy. Conors legacy is amazing, sure, he might be an idiot, and you might dislike him, but you can’t deny he did something very special. I can’t think of any other fw/lw that did What he did, except BJ.

It would have been amazing if he at least defended his strap for a fight but he didn't. He held both divisions hostage for a couple of years by refusing to fight and to defend the belt. That's why he isn't even close to be called a GOAT or to be included in the list of greatest fighters. That's just my 2 cents.

 

[jk7707]

47th pretty ok

 

[Givvee]

If you look at it, he came to the ufc in 2013, won the title in late 2015, one slip up against Nate and then a close decision win and his peak was the 2016 Alvarez fight, 2017 it was Floyd, 2018 it was Khabib, 2019 zero fights, early 2020 cerrone, 2021 two losses against Dustin.

He was fantastic in his prime, but that prime was short and was cut even shorter since the money started coming in, it's hard to focus on fighting when you are running lots of different multimillion business endeavours. That's why there has only been one Floyd Mayweather jr.

 

[D'z]

somewhere between #25-50

 

[Khamzat Chimaev]

In my eyes he was never the real LW champion while Khabib and Tony were around and he never ever defended the FW belt. He was lucky that Eddie won the title by fluke. Between top 20-30 for me.

I dont think he cares about your opinion.

He cares about his millions of dollars and good life.

 

[Franklin U.]

Rarified waters for a " double champ " as hes not even close to 1st or 2nd tier goat.
Hes devolved as a mmartist but as far as " draw" status, he'll go down as a legend but I even use that word lightly but still earned.

MMA merit - msybe ? he finds a spot inside 75 ?

 

[Swarthy]

Broke the wheel and reinvented it!!
Women want him and men want to be him.
He isnt just Goat because of insane skills and godlike power. He is the goat because he combines that with being able to sell himself to millions and draw people into his narrative.

He is a gypsy storyteller weaving magic and we are all pawns in his cosmic game.

Conor Bless
He’s on a horse!!

 

[Swarthy]

It would have been amazing if he at least defended his strap for a fight but he didn't. He held both divisions hostage for a couple of years by refusing to fight and to defend the belt. That's why he isn't even close to be called a GOAT or to be included in the list of greatest fighters. That's just my 2 cents.

But you will include Ped users like Jones high up.

Grotesque logic.

 

[mjfan23]

Conor




Fedor
Jones
GSP

 

[jeff7b9]

Where do you rank Conor McGregor? (Who is still fighting and only 33 years old)

-13 Seconds KO over 10 years Undefeated #1 p4p Jose Aldo

Should stop there. His featherweight run was exceptional. Everything after, not so much.


His 1-2 record at LW is not impressive. His title shot was gifted, many other fighters including Aldo and Silva would have been "double champ" before if they were given the gifts Conor got for being a salesman.

- First Double Champ
- First Fighter to Simultaneously hold two belts at the same time

Same thing

- Best Championship performance ever against Alvarez for LW Belt.

Not even remotely close

- KOs in 3 different weight classes

His WW fights were against LWs. Meaningless And Anderson actually has top 5 wins in 3 weight classes.

- PPV Record (Over 2.4m buys against Khabib)

Cool. Wasn't aware that P4P lists were a sales based evaluation

- Forbes Highest Paid Athlete in the world 2020

and the list goes on...

By repeating things. AGAIN.
Money, yeah, you said that already.

 

[Lawrence]

Where do you rank Conor McGregor? (Who is still fighting and only 33 years old)

-13 Seconds KO over 10 years Undefeated #1 p4p Jose Aldo
- First Double Champ
- First Fighter to Simultaneously hold two belts at the same time
- Best Championship performance ever against Alvarez for LW Belt.
- KOs in 3 different weight classes
- PPV Record (Over 2.4m buys against Khabib)
- Forbes Highest Paid Athlete in the world 2020

and the list goes on.

It depends on how you quantify.

If you are looking at "greatness" as the things Connor has done in the cage let's say until he is 35? No. He is not even in the conversation.

If you define greatness as the prizes won by a prize fighter? Sure. Especially in MMA.

If you are talking about social and cultural impact? No. Connor could not bring Ali a glass of lemonade.

 

[thobra]

It would have been amazing if he at least defended his strap for a fight but he didn't. He held both divisions hostage for a couple of years by refusing to fight and to defend the belt. That's why he isn't even close to be called a GOAT or to be included in the list of greatest fighters. That's just my 2 cents.

Sure, but he had more important places to be. You can’t blame him for trying to build a legacy and feed his family. Staying at his weightclass, defending would make him a poor, forgettable fighter, like everyone else. Now he is probably a top 10 (possibly top 15) goat that separates him from every other ufc fighter.

 

[kellier]

Objectively he's low down the list. Haters will say he had a protected run to the FW belt and an immediate LW shot, but he KO'd both champs to be fair.

That's the ceiling of his competitive legacy though. He didn't define himself as the unanimous best of his generation, let alone all time, in either weight class and its been fairly downhill since.

 

[BangBang]

Probably 20-30

 

[Boxingfan998]

He's not even in top 10, as a martial artist.
I do believe he is the #1 combat entertainer of all time though.
Though ironically, Jake Paul is catching up.

 

[I_IZ_BACK]

But you will include Ped users like Jones high up.

Grotesque logic.

Everybody is on steroids

 

[I_IZ_BACK]

Sure, but he had more important places to be. You can’t blame him for trying to build a legacy and feed his family. Staying at his weightclass, defending would make him a poor, forgettable fighter, like everyone else. Now he is probably a top 10 (possibly top 15) goat that separates him from every other ufc fighter.

Well to be honest I rank a lot of fighters higher than Conor. Champions who defended their belt, even if they have lost the belt immediately, are in my books higher on the "fighter ranking" than Conor because that is what fighters/champions do: they defend their belt.

 

[ID0ntTap]

Top 100

 

[thobra]

Well to be honest I rank a lot of fighters higher than Conor. Champions who defended their belt, even if they have lost the belt immediately, are in my books higher on the "fighter ranking" than Conor because that is what fighters/champions do: they defend their belt.

I also rank several fighters above Conor, but I believe he would be in my top 10.

I can respect a fighter staying in their weightclass, defending. It is often the smartest, safest move, as moving up or changing opponents is very risky and something very few can do. We saw what happened to Israel that supposedly fought a very weak LHW champ. However, keeping it safe, not taking short notice fights, staying in their weightclass is what 99,9% of fighters do. Conor could have stayed at FW and defended, and his record would look great, but he would be no different than anyone else.

Instaead of taking the easy route, he risked everything, and did what few can do, and did it very well. He had the confidence and skills to believe he could do it, and I don't think any fw could do the same, and since BJ, no LW could do it.

Sure, Conor might be an idiot, but he sure is a legend and a tougher guy than most mma fighters in history.