At the press conference following the King of Cringe's retirement announcement post fight he floated the idea of a 4 man tournament, it's not a bad idea and also not without precedent in the UFC and MMA. Bellator & PFL have opted to retain this semi linear approach to belts as a way to differentiate their sales pitch and it harkens back to the early days of the UFC for all of us long-time fans.
It's a big ole mess as you look below at the records of the top 5 ranked guys. What's funnier is Dominic Cruz coming off of a 3 year layoff wasn't even ranked coming into the fight last night.
Diving further into who that might entail at bantameight in the UFC we have the following:
Moraes: 5-2 in the UFC. Most recently took a split decision over Aldo, has wins over Sterling, Dodson, Rivera and 1-1 with Assuncao. Also has a loss to Cejudo.
Sterling: 10-3 in the UFC. Has losses to Moraes, Assuncao, and Carrway. Notable wins over Renan Barao, Rivera, & Mizugaki.
Yan: 6-0 in the UFC (thought Ferguson was on a much longer streak and still hadn't fought for undisputed title). Has notable wins over Faber, Rivera, Dodson.
Sandhagen: 5-0 in the UFC. Has wins over Lineker, Assuncao, and Alcantara.
Assuncao: 11-4 in the UFC. Has losses to Koch, Dillashaw, Moraes & Sandhagen. Has wins over Moraes, Sterling, Carraway, and Munhoz.
Dominic Cruz: 5-2 in the UFC, inaugural Bantamweight champ (defeated Faber to crown the title after folding of WEC). Has 2 wins over Faber and wins over Mizugaki, Dillashaw, & Demetrious Johnson and losses to Cody Garbrandt & Cejudo.
On that note, Garbrandt it currently ranked 9th on the UFC website. He is out of the talks though because he is coming off of 3 stoppage losses no matter how dubious 2 of them were against the currently suspended EPO cheat Dillashaw. Garbrandt has wins over Cruz, Mizugaki, and Almeida.
It's a big ole mess as you look below at the records of the top 5 ranked guys. What's funnier is Dominic Cruz coming off of a 3 year layoff wasn't even ranked coming into the fight last night.
Diving further into who that might entail at bantameight in the UFC we have the following:
Moraes: 5-2 in the UFC. Most recently took a split decision over Aldo, has wins over Sterling, Dodson, Rivera and 1-1 with Assuncao. Also has a loss to Cejudo.
Sterling: 10-3 in the UFC. Has losses to Moraes, Assuncao, and Carrway. Notable wins over Renan Barao, Rivera, & Mizugaki.
Yan: 6-0 in the UFC (thought Ferguson was on a much longer streak and still hadn't fought for undisputed title). Has notable wins over Faber, Rivera, Dodson.
Sandhagen: 5-0 in the UFC. Has wins over Lineker, Assuncao, and Alcantara.
Assuncao: 11-4 in the UFC. Has losses to Koch, Dillashaw, Moraes & Sandhagen. Has wins over Moraes, Sterling, Carraway, and Munhoz.
Dominic Cruz: 5-2 in the UFC, inaugural Bantamweight champ (defeated Faber to crown the title after folding of WEC). Has 2 wins over Faber and wins over Mizugaki, Dillashaw, & Demetrious Johnson and losses to Cody Garbrandt & Cejudo.
On that note, Garbrandt it currently ranked 9th on the UFC website. He is out of the talks though because he is coming off of 3 stoppage losses no matter how dubious 2 of them were against the currently suspended EPO cheat Dillashaw. Garbrandt has wins over Cruz, Mizugaki, and Almeida.
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