I personally believe so....beat Conor on Conor's off night. Who else has he fought. Doesn't matter if he won every second of every fight, he just has not fought the best over and over. Murders row, not even close. I came across this opinion from a fellow"
"Well, he’s been labeled the GOAT since before he won the title, and there’s many grappling fanboys who idolize him because he brought back wrestling, in the form of Sambo, as a dominant style, in a division packed with good strikers, in an era where striking is shining again.
Overall, he’s very good, and he’s overrated in ABSOLUTE terms, not in RELATIVE terms. I’ll explain better:
"Well, he’s been labeled the GOAT since before he won the title, and there’s many grappling fanboys who idolize him because he brought back wrestling, in the form of Sambo, as a dominant style, in a division packed with good strikers, in an era where striking is shining again.
Overall, he’s very good, and he’s overrated in ABSOLUTE terms, not in RELATIVE terms. I’ll explain better:
- He is probably a natural welterweight who fights at lightweight
- Has had a careful selection of opponents
- Has never fought a top level wrestler in the last…what, 10 fights?
- Is A LITTLE favored by rules in the fact that he uses the cage for some takedown and clinching, and that control over the grounded opponent is scored very highly, wether you actively strike him or attempt submissions
- Of the VERY BEST opponents in the division has beaten, so far, Conor (not in the best shape, but can only blame himself) and Poirier. Wich is impressive, anyway, don’t get me wrong. The TRUE challenges, however, begin now. Ferguson, Gaethje are yet to be fought, while Cerrone will stay away from title shots for a while, since he just lost. I mean, it’s not like he beat scraps, but has just begun fighting the best. So, if GSP is the GOAT since he cleaned his division, Khabib cannot be until he’s done at least the same.
