Media Who is the Featherweight GOAT?

[Substance Abuse]

That's only if you count the WEC.

I do.

 

[fortheo]

Sure thing buddy.

There is no technique involved when he was literally running away at times.

I'm not talking about his footwork and countering. He literally ran away a few times. If you can't recognize that and instead think you are watching some amazing footwork, then I will invite you to re-read your post and this time listen real closely for the irony.

Lopes himself ran away at times too lol. It's usually a good Idea to run away when you're getting tagged hard. Crazy, I know.

 

['Rocky']

The problem with having Aldo as GOAT is that he lost 2x to Max by finish, Volk and Conor by KO. He clearly lost to all three of the other great FWs. If it was one, or maybe two, I can let it go. But he lost to all three.

While GOAT heavily depends on title defences and winning streak, time at the top. There is the element of actually being the best and being able to beat the other best fighters. And it’s clear that Aldo is not as he lost to all three clearly.

Also, while Aldo has many defenses. He lacked that 1 or 2 great wins over other great fighters. Volk had wins over Max 3x and Aldo, Max had two wins over Aldo. Aldo’s best win is Mendes??

Dennis Hallman beat Matt Hughes twice and easily, but nobody would consider Dennis Hallman better than Matt Hughes.

Odd for sure.

 

[KDR by RNC]

Aldo

 

[biscuitsbrah]

It’s obviously a tie between Mcgregor and sloppy toppy topturo

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Dennis Hallman beat Matt Hughes twice and easily, but nobody would consider Dennis Hallman better than Matt Hughes.

Odd for sure.

Except Hallman isn’t in the goat rankings. Head to head matter brother. That’s the point of fighting

 

[ExitLUPin]

That's only if you count the WEC.

That's only if you count the WEC.

Of course you count the WEC WTF? UFC's FW division is the WEC FW division plus some other signings.

When UFC absorbed WEC the top FWs in "UFC" were

Aldo
Faber
Nunes
MTB
Gamburyan
Mendes
Hominick
Dustin
Grispi
Assuncao
Cub
Lamas
Yahya
Roop
LC
Leonard
KZ
Koch

Those guys were literally all WEC LOL. Only non WEC guys were the Japanese FWs that UFC would sign some of them after the absorbing of WEC like Omigawa and Hioki. Then you had Bellator FWs who were top fighters but not in UFC which isn't any different than its been since.

Its completely bizarre people say "if we're counting WEC" for divisions like BW and FW when they are basically UFC divisions. No shit we're counting them would LITERALLY be retarded not to. Like do people even questioning that know how UFC BW and UFC FW came to be? BIZARRE

 

['Rocky']

Except Hallman isn’t in the goat rankings. Head to head matter brother. That’s the point of fighting

Generational reign should also have an impact. Imo

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Case closed

 

[Pious Augustus]

Bro isn’t even the best FW right now lol… he’s barely even a .500 fighter these past few years lmao

Aldo hasn't been the best FW since McGregor floored him in 13 sec, and Max outclassed him and embarrassed him twice when Aldo was still young.

 

[Kaiokenrye24]

Quality not quantity, Ilia is better than all of the best featherweights

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Aldo hasn't been the best FW since McGregor floored him in 13 sec, and Max outclassed him and embarrassed him twice when Aldo was still young.

Imagine, fighters decline, time moves linearly, more at 11 with Wendy Reiger.

 

[Thatlookinhiseyes]

Despite thinking Volk passed him, I still think Aldo is criminally underated by most. You can make an argument that he had a carreer as good as GSP and he just stuck around fighting the millionth next generation of fighters instead of going away when things got rough.
I don't think GSP ever beat anybody as good as Frankie and Mendes in their prime and Aldo late career bantamweight run is more impressive then beating 1 fight away from retirement, blantant duck paper champ, one eyed Bisping.

How was bisping the paper champ? He beat rock hold. For the lineal title..also lol at trying to downgrade bisping by saying 1 fight away from retirement when gsp hadn't fought in 4 years, came back to a higher weight division he never fought in and finished the lineal champ. Haters gonna hate

 

[Pierce 34]

How was bisping the paper champ? He beat rock hold. For the lineal title..also lol at trying to downgrade bisping by saying 1 fight away from retirement when gsp hadn't fought in 4 years, came back to a higher weight division he never fought in and finished the lineal champ. Haters gonna hate

Rockhold victory was awesome but Bisping was a diva when it came to defending the title

 

[Pierce 34]

Conor mcgregor

Jk (might be the best ever but not the greatest)

 

[xhaydenx]

La Leyenda.

 

[WillyWill]

You mean the paper belt lol?

The UFC didn’t even give the title shot to the guy who beat Lopes because they didn’t want the risk of guys like Ank, Belal, and Evloev all being champs simultaneously lol.

Belal hasnt belonged in this discussion since he beat Leon bro bro. Cmon now. All the legit welters are starting to akmowledge that.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Generational reign should also have an impact. Imo

Yes that’s why you have to take both into account. Aldo was carried across a lot of eras

 

[markantony20]

Probably still Aldo but Volk is the only Featherweight to regain his belt for whatever that’s worth.

 

[Thatlookinhiseyes]

Probably still Aldo but Volk is the only Featherweight to regain his belt for whatever that’s worth.

Aldo actually holds that distinction. He beat Edgar for a second time for the interm belt while mcgregor moved up. He was later promoted to undisputed when Connor won the 155lb belt and was stripped or the 145 belt.