Why doesnt this guy understand the simple concept that styles make fights?Hell, Anderson Silva from Silva/Weidman 1 is > Rockhold/Jacare/Romero combined
machida is clearly better than coleman but coleman nearly beat shogun (lyoto was never even close) because of stylistically he had a tool that shogun was susceptible to 
What response are you hoping for? the post is littered with "most deserving" when we know the ufc will operate in another direction when they see fit.. Like I have said it isnt a bizarre notion that after rockhold took out bisping during the presser he would be named the next contender.To basically hold on to the vitor/weidman fight for dear life despite the contenders that have emerged since is kind of telling
Quit holding on to these rankings man its a flawed argument, I dont remember you batting an eye lid when nick diaz was slotted in for the belt instead of hendricks or when hardy jumped the queue to face gsp. "Lower ranked" guys have been known to garner title shots many times in the past only difference with rockhold is "he isnt a draw" & stylistically he presents problems to the "all american champion" whereas these "higher ranked" "more accomplished fighters" have deficiencies that play to the "all american's" strengthsRoman Brady's logic: Let's set up Weidman with lower ranked and less accomplished fighters.
we are splitting heirs here and veering somewhat, what you have written here anchors the argument I have been making on why rockhold and em (who pose stylistic problems) are being stifled for named fighters
Quit holding on to these rankings man its a flawed argument, I dont remember you batting an eye lid when nick diaz was slotted in for the belt instead of hendricks or when hardy jumped the queue to face gsp. "Lower ranked" guys have been known to garner title shots many times in the past only difference with rockhold is "he isnt a draw" & stylistically he presents problems to the "all american champion" whereas these "higher ranked" "more accomplished fighters" have deficiencies that play to the "all american's" strengths
what sense did it make for sonnen to lose to the MW champion x2 then the first fight he takes at a weight above is against its champThe match-ups that I stated made the most sense, in terms of who was deserving and who was a big name.
Why in the world would the UFC make a title fight (Vitor/Weidman), start promoting that title fight, then turn around and give the title shot to a fighter (Rockhold) who:
- Recently lost to the fighter you're taking the title shot away from
- Not as big a name.
- Not as deserving
That makes absolutely no sense.
...Things fall through and you got to go with option B you think if tj grant returned hed get an instant shot against pettis? After machida they should have gone with rockhold vitor has been in limbo too long, thats how it should have played out but as we know something else is at play here
what sense did it make for sonnen to lose to the MW champion x2 then the first fight he takes at a weight above is against its champ
u stating the date and muti-quotng your words is redundant, use the permalink or who cares
toolong ago to care but looking at those names you obviously book a rematch like they tend to do before you give hardy a title shot
Like when they were first introduced and sonnen was nowhere to be seen in the list of middleweights?
is that a remixed version of "my point still stands"
u stating the date and muti-quotng your words is redundant, use the permalink or who cares
toolong ago to care but looking at those names you obviously book a rematch like they tend to do before you give hardy a title shot
Like when they were first introduced and sonnen was nowhere to be seen in the list of middleweights?