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I know that bringing up the subject of who's the greatest of all time stirs up a lot of
controversy but I don't mind touching on a sensitive topic.
Demetrious Johnson just broke Anderson Silvas record for most title defenses last weekend
with a unique submission that he named the "the mighty wiz bar".
Before he broke the record in this fight he was hardly spoken of, and wasn't really
in contention for the GOAT title.
Had he not finished the fight in the fashion that he did, I don't think I would even
be making this video now, and other journalists wouldn't really be arguing whether Johnson
truly is the GOAT.
He wasn't even the main event.
Being considered the GOAT unanimously by the people is an extremely difficult task in mma.
It involves more than fight metrics and win to loss ratio.
So, like any sport, MMA is highly variable and there are multiple factors to consider.
Let's explore.
DEPTH OF COMPETITION.
How deep is your division?
How good and well recognized are the fighters in it?
One argument that DJ faces continuously is that his division isn't stacked enough.
He really hasn't beat any legends or ex-ufc champions etc.
Many of his opponents he faced lacked accolades in MMA.
The most respectable was probably Henry Cejudo who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and was an
undefeated MMA fighter at the time.
Another in my opinion, was Miguel torres who was obliterating his competition at one point
in his career in the WEC.
In DJ's defense he was always a midsized flyweight fighting in a bantamweights world
until the 125lb division opened up for him in 2012.
His walkaround weight 2 days after defeating Ray Borg was 138lbs.
So, even when he was an undersized bantamweight he only lost to 2 opponents, one being Dominick
Cruz who was untouchable at the time and a big bantamweight.
Now, in comparison, we have Jon Jones.
Who right now I'd approximate at least 50% of fans have him as the GOAT. Jones's record,
I'm sure we can all agree, without bias, is more illustrious.
He's fought the elite of elite competition and beat them handily.
Jones has fought a multitude of ex-ufc champs and even an Olympic level wrestler in Daniel
Cormier.
His division was as deep as you could get in that era.
The UFC, is the premier league for MMA.
There have been countless Champs from other organization that migrated to the UFC and
got destroyed.
There were few that survived.
You can check my Top 10 Greatest fighters to never become UFC champs Video for examples.
You'll realize that the majority of these men when they were faced with fighters from
the UFC they experienced losses to a greater degree and could not scale up the wall as
easily in comparison to other mma promotions.
This is why fighters who are great still don't get respect outside of the UFC.
A good example is Ben Askren.
He's a welterweight champion in One FC and is on the verge of retirement.
He campaigned to go to the UFC but was rejected on numerous occasions by Dana White.
He could never truly cement his legacy as the best ever because of lack, of adequate
competition.
Some websites have him low in the welterweight totem pole ranked at number 37 in worldwide
rankings.
It's unfortunate that we were never given the opportunity to see how this 17-0 fighter
would have performed vs elite competition.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BOLDNESS: Conor Mcgregor is the pillar of exemplification here by winning
two UFC world titles.
Something no one ever accomplished in the sport.
He was definitely in the running for GOAT before his loss to Nate Diaz.
He crushed Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, and before the fight, he was proclaiming that inside
of 2 rounds he would knockout the champ.
He would take fights on short notice as well after opponents pulled out.
Something DJ wouldn't run the risk of doing and always decides to err on the side of caution
and reschedules events.
Those type of actions displease fans and fighters alike for the most part and tarnishes his
image as the best ever.
Should the best ever show fear?
You tell me.
Just look at ALI.
There is a consensus in boxing that he's the greatest.
If you look at his run he went in talking about champs in that era that were monsters
as if they were nobodies.
Everyone laughed until Ali stepped in and actually executed his gameplan and lived up
to the hype.
In this category DJ was able to accumulate 11 title defenses so accomplishments are checked
off but his lack of boldness, and his risk averse nature don't fortify his case, sadly.
ADVERSITY: People want to see champions face adversity.
They want struggle, strife, and they want to see you get through it, sometimes, not
with technique, but with heart.
In many peoples eyes, this is the backbone of a true champ.
We saw jon jones face this type of adversity vs Gustaffson.
He had a dog fight and had his heart on full display for the public to see.
There was some controversy but he was primarily embraced by the public after that bout.
We have yet to really see this from DJ, yes even when Dodson knocked him down.
Ali had Frazier and DJ needs his.
Creativity or uniqueness is another factor.
We as fans and fighters want to see molds being broken.
Trends being set.
An example of this is Anderson Silva and his devasting thai clinch that he had in his prime.
His clinch was incomparable.
Conor left straight.
Jones's elbows.
Pettis ninja kick, or even Dominick cruz's footwork that took a decade to decipher from
team alpha male for Christ sake.
Having this creativity or specialty separates you from the pack.
This is where I feel DJ also has some problems.
Not because he doesn't have anything, it's just that he's incredibly well rounded.
He's constantly beating people at their own game, which is definitely a positive but
it makes him less unique and memorable to fans.
However, to fighters, this does make him the greatest ever.
Finish Rate is another factor to consider.
No one wants to see a boring fight.
This factor is highly debatle though because a fighter's perspective is much different
than a fan of the sport.
They're paying attention to technique, nuances, and options available to each fighter.
Meaning, a fan will see a guy lying on top of another guy, while a fighter, is looking
at all the possibilities available to each fighter depending on where each of their limbs
are.
They're looking for counters, transitions, and submissions.
They're analyzing patterns, distance management, footwork, aggression levels, patience, composure,
ability to recuperate, openings, or luring their opponent to set traps and create reversal
opportunities.
But, in general, both fighters and fans agree that if a fighter is beating tough competition
at a quicker rate the better he is.
A dichotomy is present here as well.
When the fight ends too quick, it doesn't favor the champ because he's not able to
showcase his full arsenal and many questions are left unanswered.
So, doubt seeps in to both fans and fighters alike.
DJ here has 7 finishes in his last 13 bouts.
The only negative or positive, depending what category you fall in is that of those 7 finishes
4 came late in the fight.
The Verdict…In conclusion, simply, I don't have a definite answer as to who the greatest
of all time is.
The topic is subjective.
Everyone, has their biases and their form of conjuring up who they think is the best
utilizing a combination of abilities they believe a fighter must possess to reign as
the best ever.
I feel that if we're all debating, then we really don't know who is.
With time there will come a fighter like a ALI who will make it a simple question to
answer.
The only one we agreed on before was Anderson Silva.
But Jon Jones, and DJ have proven that they're on a path to superseding him.
With Jones and Anderson tarnishing their image and possibly the Greatest of all time title
with their drug related fiascos due to USADA's stringent drug testing policy, a case for
the undersized DJ being the greatest of all time just became that much more considerable.
But this would not have been brought to light with him solely breaking Anderson silvas record.
It was the MANNER in which he did it, which falls into the creativity and uniqueness category
I discussed.
We all have not reached a consensus yet, but if DJ were to move up to bantamweight and
truly test his mettle he may very well reach the highest achievement any fighter can obtain
and that is to be considered the best ever to do it and I don't think it would be arguable.
The most blaring quality I haven't mentioned is a given.
Every fighter must possess a win streak and limited losses as well.
I'm sure there is a plethora of other factors that I missed but I tried to sum it up in
a concise video.
Also, I did want to include Daniel Cormier in the running since he did face a juiced
up jones.
So, who do you have as pound for pound #1 in the history MMA?
Let me know in the comments below.
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