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Originally Posted by Krossinc
You do know sherk has never beaten a top 10 fighter at LW, right?
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Well, I think the whole point of this thread is that the LW"top 10" rankings are a joke. I think they will work themselves out in time (the other rankings are good for the most part). But for now I am just talking about abilities.
Consider that in 37 fights, he has lost only three times
Now consider who those three losses were to:
- Matt Hughes - he lost a decision to a much larger Hughes who was UFC champ and #1 in the world
- GSP - Again, a larger opponant that went on to dominate everyone in the deepest division in MMA
-BJ
If you are going to lose to three people, those losses aren't going to hurt you.
Now look at his last five fights:
- He beat Nick Diaz who 10 months later dominated the #1 LW ranked LW in the world
- He dominated Kenny Florian who is a top level fighter and gave him his only LW loss
- He dominated Hermes Franca who is a very tough and underappreciated fighter
- Lost to BJ Penn who is the #1 ranked LW in the world
- Defeated Tyson Griffin who is a very very tough fighter
The Joe Stevensons, Kenny Florians, Tyson Griffins, and Nate Diaz's will be top ten fighters very soon. But since the UFC LW division is so young, there is a circle of Japanese fighters that have been passing the rankings around among themselves for years. They don't dare come and fight in the UFC, and when they do, they lose. (see Aurelio, Mishima, Gomiand Sakurai) The rankings will gradually fall into place, but for now, they don't mean a whole lot.