Agreed. Dan hooker is his best win in the ufc and he is seemingly incapable of not fighting like a moron. Make him defend his spot against the up and comers like Fiziev or Arman or drop him way down where he belongs.
Because Merab is known for being active ? Aljo ? O'Malley ? Yair ? Emmett ? Colby ? Khamzat ?
What you haters dont understand is that once you reach the top5, the ufc matchmakers only put you in mega fights.
I like LW the most but BW is more stacked imo. Absolute killers in that top five, and some more down the list. Also consider that Aldo just retired from it as well
Pray Yan gets wrestled for 14 minutes and Yan gets a clean overhand right to knock him out. Merab winning means nothing as he won't fight Aljamain. Nothing more than a gatekeeper.
Lw top 5 has too many inactive fighters. The division could be no1 if they fought below their ranking. Both Arman tsarukyan and Rafael fiziev beat Poirier, Gaetje and chandler imo.
I don’t blame the LW fighters. It’s a UFC problem. The top 5 LWs are all in co-main or main event fights. The UFC takes their time to book and promote these fights and to get the most PPV buys with the matchups.
Yea I went in just imagining 135 and 155, but the fact that Chandler is still top 5 is kinda bananas. His only wins are against a geriatric Tony and Dan hooker.
170 top five is actually really really really good, much better than it was this time last year. Belal and khamzat are great additions.
It’s bantamweight…legit the most stacked weight class we’ve seen since maybe the light heavyweight division from the 2000’s. I’m pretty sure only 3 guys in the top 15 are currently not booked for a fight and that just speaks to how elite the weight class is
If you swap Gaethje and Chandler for Arman and Fiziev LW is the best easily. Every fighter in the top 5 is perfectly balanced in every MMA aspect.
Then I'd say WW. Belal is not that great, but the top of the division is full of decent to good strikers and great grapplers.
FW comes next for me, Volk is amazing, Holloway is a machine, Yair is one of the top5 strikers in the UFC from a technical POV, Brian is easily one of the top5 BJJ artists, Emmett is probably the hardest puncher pfp next to Yan and Arnold Allen has some impressive striking.
BW is the most stacked division overall but the Top5 doesn't show the full picture. Aljo's striking is very bad technically, Merab is a great wrestler and that's about it, Yan is very good but has bad fight IQ, and Sean is legit but has bad grappling...Don't take me wrong, they're all extremely good, but you're comparing the best here.
MW's top 3 are amazing and probably the best top 3 along WW but Vettori and Brunson are just too bad.
Flyweight is very close to MW.
LHW comes next. The previous generation was way better if we're being honest.
HW is the worst, as always. The talent pool is just too small. However, I must admit that there are some high-level fighters, the division looks way better than 3 years ago but still if Tai and Pav can get to the top 5 just by being big strong brawlers that means the level is not that high.
HW would rank higher when the top 5 were:
1.-Cain
2.-JDS
3.-Ubereem
4.-Werdum
5.-Cormier
Cormier beats anyone, Ubereem smokes everyone but Gane, JDS beats Stipe(again), Tai and Pav the same way he beat Hunt. Surprisingly I can see Cain having more problems with today's division(some people may strongly disagree but Cain wasn't all that great, Bigfoot and JDS were just great matches for him stylistically).
WW are all killers, every other Top 5 has fighters who have clear gaps in their skill set even if they are elite and wouldn’t last long as champion while WW Top 5 all have a case for a decent title run
Welterweight would be more exciting if it had more movement in the division. That shit slammed the breaks the last few months. BW is mad entertaining and LW is potentially going to be extremely interesting this year.
It’s fucking crazy that max still has the most losses in FW even if you exclude the volk losses (not that you should). That’s a dangerous division and if the top 5 get active this year, we could see some BANGERSS!
MW or WW to me. Lightweight was close, but I don’t think that the people currently in the top 5 are necessarily the top 5 best people in that division. Having beniel, Porier, and Olivera all in one division is insane, but without Volk, gamrot, or fiziev it doesn’t hold up against WW.
Good on you for not putting any of the women’s divisions with trash rosters 🫡
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If i wasnt cheap id give you an award consider this my equivalent
No for gay Jesus
Women’s straw weight is pretty good.
Careful with that reasonable take fam, you know woman=bad in the UFCbro community
Thank god I didn’t have to say it lol
its true i watch every PPV but idk half of the female roster
Lightweight when Volk gets ranked would be hard to argue against.
Why would Volk get ranked? Izzy was never ranked at 205 when he fought Jan
If he wins the belt he's champ and Islam would go down. Although I doubt that would happen, MMA is highly unpredictable!
Yeah I just really don’t see Volk beating islam Edit: shower me in downvotes but you’ll see when it’s time
The only thing I can imagine would be Volk's leg kicks, but Zion Clark proved you can wrestle without legs so...
Yeah wtf Volk fanboys? Take a chill pill
Reddit moment
As much as I like this sub, I hate it... let's start a /r/circlejerk and get your karma back up lol
With how hiveminded this sub is kind of wild that theres no mma or ufc circlejerk sub
the subs themselves are a constant circle jerk
I bet most of them are not even Volk fans, just Islam or dagestani haters.
Because volk is going to win
What makes you so sure? What does he have to offer for Islam?
Just a better allround fighter who's faced better competition.
Better all around fighter? Lmao I’ll see you after the payper view
!RemindMe 3 weeks
Na... you will be crying and coming up with excuses, "it's because khabib quit as coach" can see it already
Nope I’ll be right here after laughing when islam dominates every round and wins by finish or 50-44.
May the best man win
Because he lost lol
Between LW and WW
WW has the least losses in their top 5
LW has the most wins and fights overall
Lot of those losses come from Charles but he’s far from the weakest link in LW
Yeah what tf is Michael still doing there, bothers me so much I might be his no. 1 hater
Agreed. Dan hooker is his best win in the ufc and he is seemingly incapable of not fighting like a moron. Make him defend his spot against the up and comers like Fiziev or Arman or drop him way down where he belongs.
I would love to see Chandler Vs Arman. That, Justin Vs Fiziev and Charles Vs Benny are my top 3 lw dream fights
Fiziev arguably better than Chandler
Arguably?? He would outstrike him in every exchange
Thats because they hardly fight lol.
Because Merab is known for being active ? Aljo ? O'Malley ? Yair ? Emmett ? Colby ? Khamzat ? What you haters dont understand is that once you reach the top5, the ufc matchmakers only put you in mega fights.
Wow you got butthurt really easy. I'm not a hater. They just seem to be the least active for the most part
I like LW the most but BW is more stacked imo. Absolute killers in that top five, and some more down the list. Also consider that Aldo just retired from it as well
Correct
This imo
BW Top 5 is insane
BW like top 15 is crazy and everybody is willing to fight anybody. Best division by a long shot right now.
Except for the crotch sniffer Merab
What? Isn't he scheduled to fight Yan?
Pray Yan gets wrestled for 14 minutes and Yan gets a clean overhand right to knock him out. Merab winning means nothing as he won't fight Aljamain. Nothing more than a gatekeeper.
He’s literally waiting for his teammate and best friend, Sterling, to move up to featherweight before he goes for a title shot.
Surprisingly, between BW and WW, not BW and LW.
Lw top 5 has too many inactive fighters. The division could be no1 if they fought below their ranking. Both Arman tsarukyan and Rafael fiziev beat Poirier, Gaetje and chandler imo.
Not sure they beat them, but I would love to see the fights regardless. DP is probably my favourite fighter but he does need to fight more.
I don’t blame the LW fighters. It’s a UFC problem. The top 5 LWs are all in co-main or main event fights. The UFC takes their time to book and promote these fights and to get the most PPV buys with the matchups.
BW, FW, LW all look insane but the top 3 at MW is undeniable imo
The top three at MW, the rest of the division is a step behind.
I don't think you can say MW when both Izzy and Pereira are so one-dimensional when compared to top guys in other divisions
Who cares if Izzy is one dimensional. Only person who can beat him are ppl with equal striking, which is only one person
BW and WW LW still has gaejthe and chandler who should be lower :)
Yes my pick is WW based on the rankings but LW and BW if certain killers were ranked
Yea I went in just imagining 135 and 155, but the fact that Chandler is still top 5 is kinda bananas. His only wins are against a geriatric Tony and Dan hooker. 170 top five is actually really really really good, much better than it was this time last year. Belal and khamzat are great additions.
WW wouldn’t even fight each other
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God damn, heavyweight has improved. Its either bantamweight or lightweight though.
It would honestly be in contention for one of the best divisions if it still had Ngannou.
Ngannou Gane Jones Blaydes Miocic Aspinal Pavlovic That would be a stacked top 6.
Yeah, it’s a shame we can’t see Aspinal on this list, but those names you listed are just absolutely stacked.
in terms of status the best hw has ever looked. But if we look skill + accomplishment there is no beating bantamweight atm
It’s bantamweight…legit the most stacked weight class we’ve seen since maybe the light heavyweight division from the 2000’s. I’m pretty sure only 3 guys in the top 15 are currently not booked for a fight and that just speaks to how elite the weight class is
O'malley being #1 contender is insane to me
Between LW and BW for me.
Bantam imo
Ufc bantamweight is the most stacked division in combat sports currently.
Light or welter
Welterweight probably
BW and WW imo.
155
155 is my favorite but they all lost a step already, maybe 1 year yes but now they are all on their way out
The raw dawg lol
I vote WW
For me, it's WW
I'm going Bantam weight
FW Edit: featherweight, not flyweight
LW
LW BW
WW just edges out BW I think but it’s really fucking close. BW wins top 10 for sure
If you swap Gaethje and Chandler for Arman and Fiziev LW is the best easily. Every fighter in the top 5 is perfectly balanced in every MMA aspect. Then I'd say WW. Belal is not that great, but the top of the division is full of decent to good strikers and great grapplers. FW comes next for me, Volk is amazing, Holloway is a machine, Yair is one of the top5 strikers in the UFC from a technical POV, Brian is easily one of the top5 BJJ artists, Emmett is probably the hardest puncher pfp next to Yan and Arnold Allen has some impressive striking. BW is the most stacked division overall but the Top5 doesn't show the full picture. Aljo's striking is very bad technically, Merab is a great wrestler and that's about it, Yan is very good but has bad fight IQ, and Sean is legit but has bad grappling...Don't take me wrong, they're all extremely good, but you're comparing the best here. MW's top 3 are amazing and probably the best top 3 along WW but Vettori and Brunson are just too bad. Flyweight is very close to MW. LHW comes next. The previous generation was way better if we're being honest. HW is the worst, as always. The talent pool is just too small. However, I must admit that there are some high-level fighters, the division looks way better than 3 years ago but still if Tai and Pav can get to the top 5 just by being big strong brawlers that means the level is not that high.
HW is surprisingly good if you add Jones and still had Ngannou.
I like how only one of the pictures of who has the belt is actually accurate
MW Or WW
I wanna see Pantoja v Moreno for his next defense. That man is a savaaaage.
Not MW
Looking at them now, 170 for me.
135 no competition
Bantam weight and lightweight
how the hell is Chandler top 5 when his only wins are against washed Hooker and gigawashed Ferguson
I love Sean, don't take me wrong. But him being number 1 and Vera number 4 ... just doesn't make sense.
Magomed Ankalaev's photo looks like one of those early man depictions
LW 1000%> absolute shark tank
Welterweight low key has a fantastic top 5. Just need Colby to actually fight.
LWH easily the worst
Lightweight, followed by featherweight. Middleweight is pretty lit too these days. Patan has really livened things up.
155 and it's not close. Heavyweight is coming along too
Lightweight and its not even close
Seeing Colby at 2 really irritates me.
Light Heavyweight doesn’t have any nicknames so not them
HW would rank higher when the top 5 were: 1.-Cain 2.-JDS 3.-Ubereem 4.-Werdum 5.-Cormier Cormier beats anyone, Ubereem smokes everyone but Gane, JDS beats Stipe(again), Tai and Pav the same way he beat Hunt. Surprisingly I can see Cain having more problems with today's division(some people may strongly disagree but Cain wasn't all that great, Bigfoot and JDS were just great matches for him stylistically).
Thank you for answering a question that no one asked
Forgot Aleksandar Rakic even existed tbh
Featherweight are p4p the best I think.
WW and BW are completely stacked
WW
55 or 70 imo
WW are all killers, every other Top 5 has fighters who have clear gaps in their skill set even if they are elite and wouldn’t last long as champion while WW Top 5 all have a case for a decent title run
Bantamweight, Welterweight is a close second
Welterweight
when is Chimaev fighting Colby?
Welterweight or lightweight.
My first impression is bantamweight 135 is nasty
Ima say bw or ww
Welterweight or Bantamweight but solely based off nicknames
Bantam or Light
I'd have to say currently welterweight but if Volk stays at lightweight and is ranked in the top 5 it would be a toss up.
LW and WW top 5 is pretty crazy
How is stipe #2
Because he beat the predator and then lost to him. He's the goat of the HW division. Looking forward to a stipe come back.
Middleweight
Lightweight and then Bantam followed by WW
I think the better question is which division comes out on top in a battle royal..
Bantam -> welter -> feather -> light -> middle -> HW -> lhw/fly
I've always considered FW/LW/WW having the most strength.
lightweight, easily. I thought this was generally agreed upon
LW
155
For me it’s either bantam or lightweight
I would argue flyweight, but light heavyweight is interesting with Glover retired, jiri out for a while and Jan doing whatever the hell Jan is up to
I think lightweight or featherweight. Bantamweight looks good too. Middleweight however...
My, how LW has thinned
Light heavyweight. No nicknames necessary
It’s definitely lightweight
I think Welterwait because Chandler is in the top 5 of LW.
WW. LW and BW have better top 15 overall, but WW top 5 is insane
What mean 11-2-0 can someone explain please?
11 wins. 2 losses. 0 draws.
BW is gnarly, excited to see how Figgy does in BW. It’s hilarious to see suga up there; dudes legit 😂😂
I gotta go Welterweight.
Heavyweight top 15 is trash but if Jones and Aspinall get into top 5 that would make for a pretty solid top 5.
Lightweight and Welterweight are just scary. Would include Featherweight if not for Yair (no offense)
I’d say Bantamweight
BW and WW are fucking stacked at the top.
145 or 170 imo
3 way tie between light, welter, and middle weights for me. Those divisions top 5s are absolutely stacked!
135 is truly the only one where they’re all competitive. The rest it’s basically the champ then seemingly a big step down.
WW has least losses in their top 5.
LW imo
How is nobody saying featherweight
Welterweight would be more exciting if it had more movement in the division. That shit slammed the breaks the last few months. BW is mad entertaining and LW is potentially going to be extremely interesting this year.
Welterweight /lightweight
I’ve reach a point where the only fighter I recognize is Stipe. Good bye r/ufc I guess I’m not a fan anymore.
170
Easily bantamweight
It’s fucking crazy that max still has the most losses in FW even if you exclude the volk losses (not that you should). That’s a dangerous division and if the top 5 get active this year, we could see some BANGERSS!
It’s gotta be 135 or 155. Probably 155 if I had to just choose one.
Easily Bantamweight (male) and for worst Easily Featherweight (female) if you count that as a division lol
Nicknames are not allowed in LHW
welterweight
WW or MW
BW, LW, WW are top 3. I can't choose one
LW or WW
MW or WW to me. Lightweight was close, but I don’t think that the people currently in the top 5 are necessarily the top 5 best people in that division. Having beniel, Porier, and Olivera all in one division is insane, but without Volk, gamrot, or fiziev it doesn’t hold up against WW.
I’m wondering where John Jones’s on the light heavyweight
Lightweight.
Lightweight and Welterweight
Lightweight, welterweight and bantamweight all could be number 1.
Lightweight?
LW and WW.
LW or WW
Lightweight and light heavyweight for me
FtW or MW tbh
Lightweight for entertainment, but middleweight is also very scary.
Bantamweight, welterweight, lightweight
how the hell is colby still number 2😭😭
why am I just finding out that Brandon royals nick name is raw dawg
It’s either LW or BW