@@devinburkett9036 Man you're good, he was at number 5 - but I guess you've watched it yourself by now. Did you see that recent podcast they did on the Ian Garry drama? they were running defense and shilling for him HARD. I think it's like that with fighters they've previously interviewed - they lose all objectivity because they don't want to burn any bridges
@@diplamatikjuan3595 I have seen it and *Laughed* *Hard!!* yes they *Need* those exclusive interviews *NOBODY* watches. but I think a *Huge* part of defending Ian *MaCucko* Garry is because he's *Irish* and anyone even *close* to the *UK* these guys *Grovel* for and *Blow* their *Meat!!!*
@@devinburkett9036 lol you're givin me visions of Rampage doing his Joe Rogan "ju-jitsu guy mmmmm" impression. Now I think about it, I don't think I've ever watched any of those exclusive interviews from start to finish. I caught some of the Ian Garry one before all the controversy and all I remember thinking is "Christ this guy's irritating" and turned it off. Yeah I've noticed a definite UK bias - they showed that with Paddy early on. I'm from the UK and even I can see it
Rountree’s fight from last night got me thinking a great idea for a video would be top 10 TUF losers who did better than the winners ex. TJ Dillashaw>John Dodson, Michael Johnson> Jonathan Brookins, Rountree> Sanchez, Thiago Santos> Leonardo Santos
@@theologicalmonochromaticbo2102 did you read the full comment? Thiago > Leonardo is in regards to their careers after TUF. Leonardo Santos beat Thiago Santos on TUF which is nuts
Shavkhat is the real deal man. To go punch for punch with Geoff Neal (who is extremely underrated and truly has hands of steal) and put him to sleep, is a huge feat on its own.
@@BestPropTutorials Nah, Mokaev has the better ground game and insane cardio. He's impossible to submit, even with Taira's Jiu Jitsu skills. Mokaev will keep coming with the takedowns and eventually drain him till he finds an opening and gets a submission. Taira has better standup but the lower weight classes don't see a lot of knockouts and Mokaev has a good chin on him. The only way I see Taira winning is if Mokaev becomes reckless and gets caught.
For me, skill wise, Umar is the most fearsome. Insane striking speed + Dagestani wrestling + he looks like he can't be hit. Granted the people he beat weren't the best names but I'm confident he'll show the same thing Vs the top guys
shavkat has really ploughed through everybody he’s faced. undefeated with a 100% finish rate is insane. i’m a huge leon fan but i have no doubt shavkat will give him some serious issues when he inevitably gets that title shot
@@noahsben_jamin5459is she booked for a title next or something? Cause Khamzat was #2 contender at WW and was getting a title shot if he didn't fight like shit against Kamaru She is good, might even be great but Shavkhat and Illia might be generational talents and have looked like that against real contenders
We've seen fighters say how they have learned and grown from losses before so I think it makes them more well-rounded and experienced. You could argue that when you dive into a record like 30-0 that most of it doesn't look all that impressive.. it's the fighters with 1 or few losses who are truly great.
I agree. If you have a record that good, you have to at least move up a weight class to show how good you really are. Volk's record is still impressive, since he only lost at a higher weight class.
@@Yeshuaspupilhe got the vacant belt off Iaquinta by decision and before that his record had clearly been structured to keep the undefeated title, same with Islam if it weren't for that knockout
Was very surprised Khabib was the fighter mentioned at the beginning of the video. Jon has never actually lost a fight in well over a decade in the ufc and 23 fights. Khabib is the best Lightweight ever hands down but his 12 ufc victories aren’t as impressive as Jon’s ufc accolades. In this sport longevity matters and imo Khabib didn’t fight long enough to warrant bein the goat or being recognized as the only fighter to outlast time, cause he did not. Love the content as always guys! Thanks for you Hardwork with these videos!
Jon did not DOMINATE fighters like Khabib. Plus Jon lost against Reyes and Alexander the mauler, but rigged UFC gave him victory. And Jon is a cheater 💉💉💉💉
When we think of a undefeated fighter it's Khabib, the guy has only lost 2 close rounds in his whole career and has the most 10/8 round in ufc history.
Unironically, that is only an issue after Khabib came into the equation. Prior to him, no one really cared that much about it cause of guys like Couture, GSP, Penn and Hughes but after he became relevant and all of his "no trash talk, is true talk" schtick got to everyones ears the disrespect for the non undefeated fighters arrived. He did to the MMA fanbase what Floyd did to boxing. The funny thing is that Islam lost and some really die hard Khabib fans use that loss against him lol.
When you put shavkat as number 2 I was who the hell is number 1. But then you said Tatiana and I was like yep. You got it perfect. She would have been champion if she wasn't injured for the past 2 years
Yes khabib is undefeated but I don’t think he beat enough top contenders for his undefeated record to be seen as a potential goal for future fighters. If his father hadn’t unfortunately passed away I believe khabib would still be fighting and could have potentially lost by now. We’ve seen many upsets recently. Khabib was and still is one of the best in history, just retired arguably in the middle of his prime
I don't see any of the current crop of lightweights beating Khabib. We saw from Islam vs Charles exactly what would happen if Khabib had fought him. Khabib doesn't have the striking of Islam so probably wouldn't have as much success against Volk on the feet but as soon as he gets the fight to ground I think he takes over and wouldn't give up a dominant position like Islam did in the 1st fight. Tsarukyan, Dariush and the rest aren't touching him. The only way he'd have lost would have been at WW and even at 170 I'd give him the advantage against everyone in the top 5. Colby probably gives him the toughest fight followed by Shavkat.
Did he retire early? Yes. Did he beat OBLITERATE the top contenders before he retired? Also yes. The people who he played around with are all still top contenders after he retired. Look at Dustin and Justin. They're both top lightweights and are certain points in time, in the p4p list. He didnt even lose a round to them. He even destroyed mcgregor during mcegregor's prime. Only blemish on khabib's resume is that he didnt stay around long enough, but while he was here, he definitely proved to be the most dominant fighter weve ever seen.
How soon do these clowns forget?! Khabib killed that whole division. Every fight was decided from the get go. Showed absolute levels. Now makhachev, nowhere close to khabib imo, bout to do the same thing but nah, khabib was gonna slip. Think whatever you wanna think, but do THINK
If Khabib came back who in LW is beating him honestly? Charles absolutely not, Volk would have been ragdolled. Imo that fight would not have been competitive, so who else Arman? Gamrot? Gillespie 😂
Shavkhat and Illia are literally next in line for title shots (yeah, after Belal but if he finishes WB Belal will get screwed over) and fight at LEGIT DIVISIONS If Carla Sparza recently held the belt of your division it is dismissed The list was legit until the #1 pick Bruh
This list somehow feels forced to be critical. Of course you shouldn't hype undefeated fighters as if they were gods. But some of the points that are criticized about the fighters are somehow far-fetched. Topuria's win over Emmet was met with criticism because he couldn't finish him, but the score cards were incredible. He even got a 10-7, and rightly so. That's why I don't understand why there was a "but" when talking about the performance of Emmet. Chimaev's victories over Burns and fucking Usman don't get as much credit as he deserves either. Usman is no Tony Ferguson, just because he lost the last few fights doesn't mean he's out of the game. Anyone who has a competitive fight with usman shows elite skills. even if it was a short notice. Saying Chimaev has to have a few more elite wins to prove himself is ridiculous. Who knows if he will remain undefeated but he has proven that he is at the top.
You're leaving out the fact that, not only was Usman off the couch, he was coming up from a smaller weight class with no prep. So a middleweight, with a camp, fighting a welterweight, with no preparation. And Khamzat barely scraped by. It's still a good win, because Usman is elite, but those things matter.
Bruh Tatiana just needs to fight more , did she get injured again? I remember she came back but I’ve already forgot about her. Throw her against Alexa or Valentina next
Shavkat and Umar are the only guys I would be most confident in saying they'll be champions one day. I'm not sold on Ilia yet. Umar has the hardest road but if he is who he's expected to be, or close, then he'll still get there.
Mokaev will be fighting for the belt by late 2024 and he has undeniably the best ground game at FW coupled with an endless gastank. He's going to be champ for sure in a fairly lackluster division rn.
Its a win win for Topuria here. He either wins and becomes an undefeated undisputed Champion or he loses to an absolute Legend, something that nobody would blame him for.
ranking tatiana as #1 is wild... don't get me wrong she is top 5 for sure but #1?!? she has been wildly inconsistent in her activity and has lost a ton of fan attention, not to mention the fact that her competition is nowhere near the caliber of opponent that the likes of chimaev and topuria have been fighting... just because she has former champs on her resume don't mean its comparable to the kinds of wins someone like chimaev has racked up
It’s not popular right now but man I truly thought Garry was a future champ. Dude has all the skills needed but this controversy with his wife truly is going to be a massive distraction that will test him more than any fight he’s had thus far
I absolutely love this idea, now let’s break down these fighters and their potentials: *10. Lerone Murphy:* Currently scheduled to fight Dan Ige early next year. I think he loses this fight. It’s a 50/50 but Ige is way more experienced and I honestly don’t think Lerone is all that special *9. Azamat Murzakanov:* He was down 2 rounds to Tafon Nchukwi before finding a KO in the third. He’s good but he’s not great. I don’t see him losing soon since he’ll probably get more matchups against guys who are beatable, but I don’t see him ever breaking into the top 5. *8. Muhammad Mokaev:* Mokaevs an overrated bum. He’s been losing in every single fight so far except for the one he got a fluke quick KO in against Cody Durdeb who in hindsight would’ve probably beaten him if he didn’t land that knee. If he wasn’t getting fed the most absolute PATHETIC free win matchup of all time in Alex Perez (who will probably pull out) he’d 100% lose his next fight. Very overrated *7. Umar Nurmagomedov:* Yeah even as a guy who’s not the biggest fan of Dagestanis and Khabibs whole camp, I can’t lie. I don’t see Umar losing any time soon. He’s the first guy who’s potentially a future champion, BUT I will say that he’s getting to a position where he could lose or win any of his next fights if they keep pushing him. There were rumors that they were trying to rebook the Cory Sandhagen matchup, and he could either win or lose that one. Every fight now (unless they change their mind and give him more of a build up) could be a win or a loss for him. Once you’re booked against someone like Cory you’re at the top of the division *6. Movsar Evloev:* Yeah Movsars losing his next fight. He’s booked to fight Arnold Allen at UFC 297 and I don’t see him winning that one. There’s a chance he does I suppose, but AAA is built different. Way better striker and strong enough to shuck off the grappling. Movsars good everywhere but not great anywhere. Never gonna be a champion but he’s a solid top 5-10 guy. *5. Ian “Machado” Garry:* Ah Ms. Machado Garry. As funny as it is to clown Laylas wife, Ian Garry’s good. I don’t think he’ll ever be a champion since he’d have to fight other undefeated killers like Shavkat, but I see him making it to the top 5. I think he runs through Vicente Luque easily unfortunately. *4. Khamzat Chimaev:* Khamzat is the definition of undefeated, but his aura has gotten shattered quite a bit. I COULD see him beating Strickland or Du Plessis, and I do think he’s too good to not be a future champion, but I feel like he’s probably gonna lose soon-ish. Well, not soon since he’s super inactive, but within his next couple fights. He’s like Umar. Could win or lose any of his next fights. Definitely one of the best guys on the list though *3. Ilia Topuria:* Ilia is one of the best guys on this entire list, but he’s losing his next fight. There is no chance in hell he’s beating Volk (there’s actually a really big chance, but no. Volk shall prevail) but I think he’s definitely a future champion. It’s weird because I can’t not see him being a future world champ, but Holloway is a HORRIBLE stylistic matchup for him. Even if he beats Volk, I don’t think he’s making a single defense. Once these guys are out of the way, I don’t see anyone beating him. And he could beat both *Bo Nickal:* Super unknown, could go far but too early to know anything. Probably losing once he makes it to the rankings but who knows *Javid Basharat:* He’s good but kinda mid. Good everywhere but not great anywhere. I don’t see him making it past the top 10 *Tatsuro Taira:* Just like Mokaev, another super overrated flyweight prospect. I actually made a video about this, but yeah his striking is horrendous. A lot of time to improve since he’s young but not making it past the top 10. *Michael Morales:* Once again good, but not great. He’s looked iffy here and there. Another dude I could see making it to the top 10, but also a guy I could see getting exposed by Nicholas Dalby like Gabriel Bonfim. He just doesn’t have the it factor *1. Tatiana Suarez:* Lame ass number 1 tbh, but yeah I get it. I could honestly see her beating everyone and retiring on top. I mean, she’s already beaten Alexa Grasso once and flyweight is probably an easier division for her, BUT there’s one thing I forgot to mention: Weill Zhang. I don’t think she beats Weili. Also would love to see a matchup between her and Erin Blanchfield
I been in love with Shavkat since day 1. Dude is one of VERY FEW Uzbek fighters. and My Lady is From there so its superdope to have someone put them on the Map and do it with tenacity.
Haven't watched this vid yet but judging from that Ian Garry circle jerk they did a few days ago i wouldn't be surprised if they put Garry over Shavkat
Umar Nurmagomedov needs a top-5 fight. I hope it gets rebooked against Sandhahen. Khamzat is intriguing he has slowed down alot and rather then getting a title shot at WW he moves to MW and gets ranked based on a win over a WW? It's weird all around Topuria is promising, he could pull the upset on Volk. Shavkat is a dog. Big on the feet and ground. If he pulls it off against Thompson, he could jump Belal for a shot or fight Belal for #1 contender.
I definitely disagree with Khabib being the only mention here while JBJ is still competing and Tatiana at #1 is plain silly honestly. The rest of the list was really good in my opinion… feel free to be adults and have your own opinions guys.
@@AtnRevenge Which would disqualify him from officially being on this list but just as Khabib was only a mention at the beginning, I think a quick “JBJ is kinda undefeated but kinda not” was necessary information at the beginning of the video.
@@carphucker2973 Because he is a UFC champion who has never lost making it quite relevant. You can say what you what about what his record says but anyone that watched it live knows that Jones has never lost inside the octagon.
I think Topuria is about to take his first L.... but i think it's gonna be the last in a long time. I think he'll become the champ in the next 2 years and be champ for a long time. I think Shavkat is going to stay undefeated for a while and will be champ by the end of 2024. Khamzat is going to be champ in 2-3 fights and unless somebody catches him with a crazy headkick or something nobody is beating him anytime soon. Most fighters aren't gonna survive that first round.
@@NWFalcony no. He didn't. He had a close fight with the #2 ranked welterweight in the world who wasn't that far removed from challenging for that title himself. And then (even though only ever being hit once in the ufc and never even having fought a top 10 fighter) he fought him in his feet in an absolute banger, throughly got his heart tested and came out with the win anyway. The first time he ever had to really have his heart tested was in a fight with a guy ranked #2 to his #11, a guy with a lot more elite level mma experience, and he beat him. You trying to shit on him for jumping 9 ranks to beat Gilbert Burns and beating him in a slugfest is fucking bizarre GOD tier hating. You couldn't be processing what that fight showed more wrongly. Fighters know what he is..... that's why it's so hard to get them to sign that contract. But sure, you keep acting like he's subpar cuz the 2 times he got tested (and won) was against Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman (somebody he didn't even train for, ragdolled him with a 10-8 in the first and then had to figure out how to win however he could after tearing the ligaments in his hand in the first). Sure buddy...... those 2 WINS somehow mean he's not that good. Mma fans are hilariously dumb sometimes.
@@ML.Y26 that's a very stupid thing to promise. You should only promise things you know you can control or you know for a fact to be true. You don't know anything about that fight and you definitely don't know how Ilia will perform or who will win.
one thing i dont think people get is we’re stepping into the future of ufc these fights are going to happen at some point or another shavkat v khamzat garunteed will happen one day amazing fight ian garry will probably fight for a title illia will probably be a champ arnold allen will be there or there abouts and so many more exciting chapter coming up
Idk why but the Khabib narrative boils my blood everytime lol. Like the opening statement “if you stay around long enough fighting the best, everybody would lose”…. For example Izzy first lost he jumped up a weight class, Conor first lost was a last second fight at a heavier weight, Costa challenging Izzy, DC going against Jon Jones….. Give me one fight that felt like a mismatch Khabib had in his 13 fights and few title defenses against styles made for his?
Well he lost to tibau and retired without fighting the majority of the top 5 Also multiple fighters have done a 13 fight or greater win streak. He didn't accomplish anything no one else hasn't already
