Masvidal is ranked above Thompson and Maia, two guys he lost to.
Undefeated, longest winstreak in his division, last 3 wins over guys who were #15, #7 and #3.Ciryl Gane.
This. I agree that Costa looks over ranked on the surface... but Gastelum has been collecting losses lately, can’t be number 2, Till has one close win at MW, and Vettori hasn’t beaten anyone of note yet..The question is : who do you rank above Costa ? Whitakker obviously, but does Gastelum, Till or Vettori have more TOP 5 win since that's your measuring stick ?
The order inside the top 5 doesn't count for me, i don't care if you are #2 or #5, it means you are ready for a TS
It seems Till climbs the ranks a little more every time he loses. One more loss and gets a title shotTill is 1-4 in his last 5 and ranked #6
I just can't agree simply because Conor truly is better than anyone above 5.. I understand why people feel that way with his inactivity.. but He has been fighting atleast more recently twice in the last 14 months.. he's 1 and 1, yes.. but he's better than Dan Hooker, Paul Felder, Al Iaquinta, Kevin Lee, Gregor Gillespie, Diego Ferreira, I see him winning against all of those guys mentioned, so it's not the same as when he didn't fight for 3 years.. he has been fighting and although I don't like keeping guys ranked high when they lose.. that win over Cowboy.. and his status and the type of fighter that he is, does make me think he deserves the top ranking..It’s easily McGregor
Conor has never lost 2 in a row, get your facts straight.. and if you look at just the last 3 years. He is 1 and 1, with the loss being against the number 1 contender at LW.. so how is 6th so crazy?Conor by far, not active at all and lost his last 2 and is 3-3 in the last 5 years.