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re: Name 3 overrated and 3 underrated UFC fighters of all time
Posted on 3/30/26 at 9:21 pm to Dantheman504
Posted on 3/30/26 at 9:21 pm to Dantheman504
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Overrated:
McGregor
Lol. Stop.
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 9:49 pm to Paul Allen
Brock Lesnar was pretty overrated as was McGregor
Posted on 3/30/26 at 11:24 pm to Paul Allen
Trollolololololol
Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:01 am to Jack Ruby
quote:lol Tibau was bigger than Khabib so how was Khabib some "massive weight bully"?
was a massive weight bully, should have lost to Gleison Tibau,
Posted on 3/31/26 at 7:33 am to cajunduby
The people he fought. Many consider him the GOAT. Need a better resume for that
Posted on 3/31/26 at 10:35 am to castorinho
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Lol. Stop.
There's a group of people here who agree that Khabib is overrated and simultaneously believe McGregor is the greatest thing ever. That right there is a perfect example of why he's overrated.
Both O'Malley and McGregor are entertainers who faced weaker opponents and/ or fought during a weak time. Then they finally lost to the 1st person close to their skill level and continued to lose to fighters close to their skill level.
McGregors best showing was against an aging/ post peak Alvarez/ Aldo and Nate Diaz. He went through his prime without fighting the best fighters. We never saw Ferguson/ Khabib vs McGregor because UFC lose money when he inevitably gets his arse kicked by the 2 guys that were always better than him in his prime. Same reason they put O'Malley against unranked fighters to make him look better.
O title defenses and 1-3 vs Poirier/ Khabib/ Cerrone after his peak against weak opponents in the grand scheme.
People crown him the GOAT and he probably wasn't even the best in his weightclass during his 0 defense reign.
Connor was always #3 behind Ferguson/ Khabib and his reign was a plant for entertainment purposes and to build the brand much like we have seen with O'Malley. It was less obvious because McGregor was way better than O'Malley and the fighters at the top weren't as good as today..
He is the most overhyped fighter in UFC history with the most overhyped career in the UFC.
This post was edited on 3/31/26 at 10:45 am
Posted on 3/31/26 at 4:00 pm to Dantheman504
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Overrated: McGregor O'Malley
The ability to promote plays a huge role with these two, that’s a fact. However, I wouldn’t call McGregor overrated. Time will tell with O’Malley.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 4:16 pm to gizmothepug
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The ability to promote plays a huge role with these two, that’s a fact. However, I wouldn’t call McGregor overrated.
Yes they are both strictly promotion drivers for the UFC. McGregor was an entertainer. He was never the best fighter in the UFC or even his weight class.
The amount of casuals that actually expected him to beat Khabib is almost exactly how its playing out with O'Malley. The only difference is that O'Malley didn't really have any aging ex superstars to face before fighting someone better than him. McGrgeors legacy was saved by Alvarez/ Aldo and not made by it.
O'Malley didn't have bridge fights to gain hype/ fame between fighting nobodies and getting his arse kicked. Literally the only difference between the two.
If you take out the Alvarez/ Aldo fight and have Connor get his arse kicked by both Ferguson/ Khabib then we aren't even having this conversation at all. If prime FW Max moved up he could have had a good chance at the title vs McGregor.
Max has a far superior career than Connor and yet people talk about him as a "great warrior" but nothing special and talk about Connor like he's actually a special generational fighter. He's nothing close to it.
He's an elite generational entertainer that fought in a weak division, at the best time, against the least amount of actual contenders he possibly could.
This post was edited on 3/31/26 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 3/31/26 at 6:39 pm to Dantheman504
Even with a loss, Islam has a much better resume than Khabib. I want to see an Islam vs Topuria so bad. If Islam beats him then retires I would consider Islam the best all time.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 7:08 pm to Boodis Man
Brock didn’t have a long enough career to be considered over or underrated. Same with Bobby lashley
Problem with saying some fighters are overrated is that there are a few who decided to stay in the game way too long. Tony Ferguson and BJ Penn are two who I wouldn’t say are overrated, but they overstayed their welcome same with Mark Coleman, Shogun Rua, and Chuck Liddell
I think Matt Serra was either overrated or got incredibly lucky. Houston Alexander and Sokojou are overrated.
Bob Sapp took dives
Mike Perry was overrated in mma but managed a great bare knuckle career.
Problem with saying some fighters are overrated is that there are a few who decided to stay in the game way too long. Tony Ferguson and BJ Penn are two who I wouldn’t say are overrated, but they overstayed their welcome same with Mark Coleman, Shogun Rua, and Chuck Liddell
I think Matt Serra was either overrated or got incredibly lucky. Houston Alexander and Sokojou are overrated.
Bob Sapp took dives
Mike Perry was overrated in mma but managed a great bare knuckle career.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 7:39 pm to Dantheman504
We get it, you hate Mcgregor and love Max. You died on this same hill a couple years ago.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 8:48 pm to cfish140
I think dc is underrated he catches a lot of shite for the jones losses. Without those I think he has a great case for being a top 5 fighter all time.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 8:59 pm to Dantheman504
quote:
If you take out
I would say that Conor must be underrated if you have to start taking out fights to make your argument.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 9:18 am to cfish140
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We get it, you hate Mcgregor and love Max. You died on this same hill a couple years ago
I don't hate McGregor. I hate how much people dick ride him like he's a fighting savant when the dude was never even the best LW throughout his career.
I love Max for the same reason that everyone loves McGregor. Except I don't act like Max is the greatest fighter ever and his career is actually more esteemed than McGregeors.
You can't argue it because its 100% true. My downvotes are from blinded McGregor fan boys that can only say things like "stop" and "how dare you".
You are proving my point by saying I hate McGregor by simply telling the truth. The dude is so overrated you can't actually criticize him without being a certified hater.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 9:32 am to diat150
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I would say that Conor must be underrated if you have to start taking out fights to make your argument.
You are one of the most knowledgeable UFC guys on here. You know damn well that facing Khabib/ Ferguson instead of Alvarez/ Aldo earlier in his career could have completely changed Conor's trajectory.
Conor's legacy is comparable to O'Malley beating Sterling for the belt, never defending his title, taking 2 years off while Merab runs the division, and then getting his arse kicked by Merab. And everyone crowning O'Malley the GOAT through that process.
Its wild.
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 9:35 am
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:33 am to Dantheman504
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You know damn well that facing Khabib/ Ferguson instead of Alvarez/ Aldo earlier in his career could have completely changed Conor's trajectory.
first off conor was fighting at 145 when he faced aldo so that is irrelevant.
khabib never faced ferguson... that may have changed his career. all of this changing things up or take this fight out or whatever really doesnt make sense. had ferguson not did the foolish double weight cut during covid he might not have lost to gaethje and then lost 8 straight or whatever. we can make up all these scenarios but what happens happens and thats all we can go by.
eddie alvarez is a legend in the game and conor schooled him. after conor beat him eddie went to war and beat gaethje, and had battles with poirier( a NC that should have been a dq then a loss). to act like eddie was some walk in the park is completely foolish. nobody that has fought eddie has acted like he was some chump.
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'Malley beating Sterling for the belt, never defending his title, taking 2 years off while Merab runs the division, and then getting his arse kicked by Merab. And everyone crowning O'Malley the GOAT through that process.
weird revisionist history here
o malley fought sterling in august 23 then fought chito in march 24 then merab in sep 24. Thats good turnaround for a champ. I didnt agree with the chito fight happening but the ufc will do that type of shite sometimes... for instance henderson bisping. not only that but I have never heard anyone say omalley was the goat. most people recognize him as a talented and exciting fighter that has holes in his game. I thought aljo would school him to be honest and imo he was very lucky to win that fight.
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 11:38 am
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:40 am to diat150
Poor, hungry Conner wasn't overrated. HE was as a great fighter.
Rich, long-layoff, payday fight Conner wasn't the same fighter.
Rich, long-layoff, payday fight Conner wasn't the same fighter.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:59 am to Paul Allen
quote:
Overrated:
The entire UFC heavyweight division.
McGregor
quote:
Underrated:
Volkanovski
Oliviera
Mighty Mouse
Posted on 4/1/26 at 2:16 pm to diat150
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eddie alvarez is a legend in the game and conor schooled him.
I know. And then the very hyped Aldo fight ended in the best scenario for Conor. Every defense of Conor's legacy leads back to beating a past prime Aldo/ Alvarez, you are proving my point. Does Conor beat prime Aldo/ Alvarez? Does prime Alvarez/ Aldo compete with Topuria/ Islam/ Khabib?
Conor was fortunate enough to face 2 big names past their prime and then ran away when the competition got better.
O'Malley was overhyped even after beating Sterling. Now imagine how exaggerated that hype would be if there were 2 old legends they could bridge fights with to pump up the fame even more. Now imagine O'Malley running away from the belt and refusing to fight Merab, Yan, etccc because his legacy is cemented and he's already the GOAT. That's McGregors exaggerated legacy.
I actually respect O'Malley more because O'Malley openly knows and admits he's not as good as those dudes and still tries to fight them.
Conor talks like he's the best in the world, has not proven it or even defended a title, and doesnt even have the balls to fight the best fighters.
The dude is a joke and as we see more Topuria/ Islams his legacy will slowly fade back to reality of being a slightly above average fighter who had a good run at the right time. But he brought fans/ views and the UFC rode the coat tails to get where they are today so whatever works.
They can't do what they did for Conor with O'Malley/ Paddy because the competition is way better. Its obvious they have been trying.
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:52 pm to Dantheman504
In what world was Aldo "past his prime" when he fought Conor? 
He was 25-1 and was 29 years old when that fight happened and was considered one of if not the best fighter in the world. Again you're spinning shite to fit your narrative.
Nobody here is saying Conor is top 5 all time but he was absolutely the best striker of his era. I agree with you his resume' isnt as good as alot of other fighters because of the Mayweather fight when he was in his prime and lost his motivation, but people know what their eyes see which was that he was a class above everybody he fought in the standup game at that time.
He was 25-1 and was 29 years old when that fight happened and was considered one of if not the best fighter in the world. Again you're spinning shite to fit your narrative. Nobody here is saying Conor is top 5 all time but he was absolutely the best striker of his era. I agree with you his resume' isnt as good as alot of other fighters because of the Mayweather fight when he was in his prime and lost his motivation, but people know what their eyes see which was that he was a class above everybody he fought in the standup game at that time.
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