Would prime Rory Mccdonald become a champion in current WW?

[DanDragon Machi]

I think he was a better fighter than Edwards and Belal Mohamed (or at least in the same level)

He had a very good resume against grapplers and I don't think there are many powerful strikers in division nowadays
I would bet on him agains't Bellal, Leon and Shavkat

 

[VinceArch]

He always showed moments of greatness but he received substantial damage against both Condit and especially Lawler... I think he could beat Belal and maybe Leon but Shavkat... all I know is that would be a war for how long it would last.

 

[Trabaho]

Posssible.

 

[HuskySamoan]

I'd favor the Rory that beat Woodley and Maia to defeat Belal. Rorys technical and physical abilities were always super undeniable but I think Tristar was/is a really bad gym and Rorys heart/head was never really in the game like it could have been. I think GSP largely branching out from Tristar to train with Nurse, Dannaher/Renzo, at Jackson's and with Canadian wrestling teams was very defining for him. I don't think Rory is so great that he'd be some dominant force at the top of 170 and like others have said, I'd favor Shavkat to beat him and even a prime Usman among others.

For what it's worth, I think the Lawler we got pre Condit and Rory wars would likely beat Belal and Usman too, change my mind.

 

[DanDragon Machi]

For what it's worth, I think the Lawler we got pre Condit and Rory wars would likely beat Belal and Usman too, change my mind.

I think Usman would beat Lawler just like Hendricks and Woodley did. I would put Rory a better chance against Kamaru

 

[Chubi]

At one point, Rory was a clear WW top 3 in all MMA, given how he won the Bellator and PFL belts as soon as he got there. Too bad he could not manage to get the UFC one, and that Jesus kept him from hurting people anymore.