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Anderson was robbed of the chance to be a champ champ. Easily could have been in his time.
I mostly agree. It is admirable to be disciplined to make the weight cut, nutrition, and work out needed to fight the lower weight class successfully though. Going down in weight can be very challenging in certain ways.Only if you go up. Going down and beating on smaller fighters isn’t admirable
A gay troll? The potential trolling onto him is limitless.You know, that TS is gay right? Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just, you know.
Sorry, but Silva did not go for 2 belts.There have been many people who tried to become champions in two weight divisions in the UFC and failing.
There are also a bunch of champions that became champion in one division but tried and could not become achieve championship status in two weight classes:
1) Israel Adesanya
2) Lyoto Machida
3) RDA
4) TJ Dillashaw
5) Dustin Poitier (interim at 155 but failed at 145)
6) Robert Whittaker
7) Frankie Edgar
8) Demeterious Johnson ( got pwnt by Cruz)
9) Jose Aldo
10) Luke Rockhold
11) Chris Weidman
12) Anderson Silva ( got smothered by DC )
These are all people that have in 2 or more divisions but was only able to become champ in one of them. They either were not able to take on bigger man or smaller men.
Not to mention too many fighters scared to even try. Champ Champ status is rare, so rare only a few modern fighters can lay claim to it.
Amanda Nunes
Henry Cejudo
Daniel Cormier
Conor “Notorious” McGregor”
GSP
These are the GOAT level fighters.
Yeah but how many more would there be if they let everyone do that? They pick who they want who is allowed to do it.It’s def up there. There’s been what like only 6 people in the history of the UFC to hold two belts?
it’s an impressive thing to have on your resume.
You lose something in cutting too much weight too.Only if you go up. Going down and beating on smaller fighters isn’t admirable
This seems to be the conventional thinking, but I don't see it. If you can make the weight, you have a right to compete in the division, simple as that. Going from WW to LW and being successful is going to be no easy task for the bigger WW's, for example. Val going down to SW and beating the best in the best women's division when she's fought successfully at BW would be a hell of an achievement, IMO.Only if you go up. Going down and beating on smaller fighters isn’t admirable
Yeah but how many more would there be if they let everyone do that? They pick who they want who is allowed to do it.
Spellcheck, MF, use it.Its price fighting whoever makes the most money trough fighting has the greatest achievement.
Not at all.Only if you go up. Going down and beating on smaller fighters isn’t admirable
The Original...thanks, you beat me to it...I would say Couture as well even though he didn't hold them at the same time.
GSP has the best resume BY FAR, then, not only a divisional GOAT, but a 2 division champ, AND went up in weight.So BJ and McGregor have better legacies than Silva or GSP?
By that logic, DC trumps Jones...
There's some holes there man