An argument could be made for these three men; Alvarez, Kawajiri, Hansen.
Gil is, I think among the top, but should not be in the top ten due to the comp he faces and all the fights in the LW div that are higher quality. Thomson, no. JZ is great, but plagued by injury.

Im still waiting on the Television deal that is to make them available in millions of homes.

Nah.

He was a legit veteran MMA fighter who got a fight with one of Icy Mike’s boys and whooped him like a red headed stepchild. He’s got more in common with Sean Gannon than Kimbo.

There are tons of guys that could beat Jorge. Did he claim to be a top lightweight? I don’t think guida is a top lightweight, while I thing Aoki is (overrated but among the top to be sure), but I would take Guida over Aoki. I would take Jorge over no one. He has always disappointed me with his performances.

I still think he’s going to end up in the UFC. He’s already got a perfect booking set up thanks to his win over Joe Lauzon. Masvidal-Lauzon II would make a great main event for a UFN.

Sherk needs to retire and Florian is a joke. Diego Sanchez will be beaten like a red-headed stepchild and sent to woodpile by Penn. Those guys are only given credibility because Dana White protects them. Florian and Sherk wouldn’t make it out of first round at DREAM tourney. They are just part of the UFC fraud.

how stupid of a statement is this? Do you realize the belt is a fraud. UFC is not a league you moron, nor is Bellator. A UFC belt is better than the belt I am using to hold up my pants you fool. These are promotions. Get a clue.

Legitimacy is in the payouts. And guess what, outside of BJ Penn, LW fighters can make more money fighting in Bellator, DREAM and Sengoku. Legitimacy is found in the wallet, not some BS display of a fake championship belt.

Simple business prophecy dufus the best fighters go where the money is better. And that ain’t UFC when we are talking about Lightweights.

lightweight and heavyweight suck in the UFC. Strkeforce owns them on HWY and Bellator, DREAM and Sengoku are better at LW.

Not sure why I am even engaging in such stupidity, but I feel the need to help educate you.

Once upon, there was a promoter with standing hair named Don King. Mr. King owned the world of boxing, and in particular the heavyweight division. Mr. King setup the fights, pitting his fighters against one another and billed the fights as the best 2 fighters in the world. In doing so, Mr. King made millions while his fighters lived in poverty in comparison.

Sound familiar. Dana White controls this sport…period. If you date to cross him he bans you from his promotion. What part of that don’t you understand. If you don’t play ball, you don’t get access.

As a result, he has numerous fighters that are outrageously overpromoted and not nearly as good as advertised. Because White controls all the matchups and bars the fighters from fighting in other promotions, he is able to protect his personal interest and sell to you how great all his fighters are.

About 2 months ago, Kenny Florian was considered the #2 lightweight in the world. He had really beaten nobody to attain that ranking other than handpicked White fighters and then was manhandled by BJ Penn. In that fight BJ Penn was never at risk and Florian never gain an advantageous position. So the question to ask yourself is whether Penn is that far and above better than everyone or was Florian overhyped.

While I agree Penn is the best at the weight, I do not believe there is that much of a gap between him and the next tier of true contenders. Masvidal has better record than Florian and a more convincing win over a common opponent in Joe Lauzon. If we go simply on the common opponent, Masvidal is correct. UFC talent pool at lightweight is weak.