Khabib only had 3 title defences when he retired but that is still tied for the LW (best division) record. He finished 3 top 10 p4p fighters in a row as his title defences and finished all of those fights, he had one close decision win and nobody ever even made him bleed
So any loss means they no longer have an aura? I guess by design that leaves your guy. But realistically that loss to Weidman was more self-imposed than anything so I disagree.
Hey, I agree but then Anderson lost the rematch. He broke his leg in that fight but Weidman was hurting him before that… had Silva on skates at one point.
Jones never really looked invincible the way Anderson did. He’s won in convincing fashion for sure, but not while slipping punches like he was in the Matrix. That’s way more awesome, to use the literal sense of the word.
He said those who have been finished in their careers are disqualified. But even without that, Anderson didn’t look invincible on the ground. I do agree that he looked more awesome though. If we’re talking striking only then yeah Anderson looked invincible until he lost his reflexes.
Man, I dunno. His wins against Bonnar, Hammil, Vera, Vladdy and Bader were absolute definition of one sided obliteration, all of those guys looked like KOTC rejects out there. Then his destruction of Shogun, Machida and Rampage.
Even Rashad, who only avoided getting finished because he fought scared, had nothing to offer at all. Vitor almost got an armbar and then spent the rest of the fight getting his stomach kicked in and getting HIS arm ripped off. Then the absolute one sided murder of Chael sans one toe.
Plus all of the regional scrubs he made realize they shouldn’t be pro fighters on his way up.
Yep, dude beat down every type of fighter in the hardest weight class to put together a large win streak in history. Freak show fat guys, juiced up wrestlers, bjj dudes with unkoable chins, k1 kick boxers, former UFC heavyweight champs, 7’2 giants, Olympic judo guys. It didn’t matter, he managed to beat the guys who most people couldn’t get motivated for, all while murdering the top guys. All of this in a harder rule set when you consider how often heavyweights get KO’d.
Never seen anything like him. These UFC dorks would be losing every other fight if they had to go back in time and fight in those conditions.
