Jon Jones is definitely retired. And regardless of his almost unmatched in-cage accomplishments, the query stays: Is he actually the best fighter to ever compete in MMA?
On a particular version of the MMA Combating Rankings Present, Alexander Okay. Lee, Damon Martin, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon revisit the often-discussed subject of Jones’ legacy with regard to the way it compares to others within the GOAT dialog. Did the two-division UFC champion do sufficient to surpass the achievements of Georges St-Pierre, Demetrious Johnson, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jose Aldo, Fedor Emelianenko, and others? Pound for pound, is Jones probably the most expert fighter ever?
All 4 of our panelists put a quantity subsequent to Jones’ identify and make their case as to why he’s or isn’t the undisputed GOAT.
Plus, within the wake of Ilia Topuria’s game-changing knockout of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317, we all of the sudden discover ourselves with three champions receiving votes for the No. 1 spot within the MMA Combating Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Topuria, Islam Makhachev, and Alexandre Pantoja. Our panelists clarify why their selection deserves to be thought of the very best total fighter on the planet.
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