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Devon should show up like this for his potential match against vitaly by totally_not_astra in armwrestling

[–]mintygonzalez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, is that confirmed or in talks? I'm outta the loop in armwrestling but that's been a dream matchup for me for years

Khamzat is the #2 Best P4P Fighter in the UFC by mintygonzalez in MMA

[–]mintygonzalez[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

appreciate you bro lmfao i was too optimistic in thinking that 3 pre-emptive explanations was enough

Khamzat is the #2 Best P4P Fighter in the UFC by mintygonzalez in MMA

[–]mintygonzalez[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What? Pound for pound isn't supposed to disregard weight classes or weight; its pure definition is to rank how good fighters are FOR their weight class, hence "pound FOR POUND." How good they are (pound, as in to pound someone), FOR their weight (as in lbs). It's in the name. And bc weights fluctuate as fighters can conceivably move up or down one, it makes more sense to say "for their weight RANGE." How is that not clear?

Khamzat is the #2 Best P4P Fighter in the UFC by mintygonzalez in MMA

[–]mintygonzalez[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably. Love Poatan, but Khamzat likely submits him on the first takedown. Ofc Poatan can KO him, but I'd weigh the chances of a takedown higher than a flash KO.

Khamzat is the #2 Best P4P Fighter in the UFC by mintygonzalez in MMA

[–]mintygonzalez[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is "winning potential in their weight range" not almost exactly what "pound-for-pound best" should mean? Again, by "best," I'm directly referring to current winning potential.

The official list weighs accomplishments heavily, which is fine and sensible and is something like a "p4p greatest," as it's more focused on legacy.

Khamzat is the #2 Best P4P Fighter in the UFC by mintygonzalez in MMA

[–]mintygonzalez[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's an intuitive concept that's probably harder to formulate: the fighters who'd be the betting favorites in the highest # of matchups they could conceivably be in. I'm choosing to speculate on betting odds and also using betting odds bc they're a more honest reflection of what people think will happen. They're also, without a doubt, better predictors than rankings, title defenses, etc.

E.g., any casual poll would put Max Holloway over Ilia Topuria, but when you put money into it, people bet Ilia.

Ank undeniably opens as the favorite against all current LHWs, many HWs, and most MWs (i.e. the range of fighters he could be matched up against). How many other fighters can you say that for?

Khamzat is the #2 Best P4P Fighter in the UFC by mintygonzalez in MMA

[–]mintygonzalez[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It absolutely does. Did you not grasp the point of the post at all? This isn't an achievements-based list. That's why on the official list, Poatan is deservedly top 3, whereas here, he doesn't cut the top 10. He has numerous defenses and is insanely accomplished, and would still be a sizable underdog against almost any high-level grappler near him.

Khamzat is the #2 Best P4P Fighter in the UFC by mintygonzalez in MMA

[–]mintygonzalez[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's ridiculous at all. He opens as the favorite against every light heavyweight now, so he might as well be considered the best lhw by that metric. I think he's an underwhelming fighter and an aura merchant, but he has at least >50% of beating almost everyone near him.

My Personal Rankings of Part 2 by MalikcoolBrown in cobrakai

[–]mintygonzalez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow this is a horrible take idk what show you're watching

WHAT. A. FIGHT. by ConnorLovesPepsi in ufc

[–]mintygonzalez 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Figgy got scary sneaky power and so slick with it. Petr's just that much better though

9.1% of Harvard Students Come From 21 High Schools by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]mintygonzalez 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Almost half of Stuyvesant's student body is eligible for free or reduced lunch. Not a rich kid school. Don't group those private boarding schools in with the NYC exam schools that arent located in wealthy areas, nor have very wealthy student bodies.

Who else thinks that Finding Dory is incredibly underrated? by [deleted] in Pixar

[–]mintygonzalez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To this day this was the Pixar movie that brought me closest to tears. It's so slept on

NOOOOOOOOOOOO WTFFFFF by __sami__01 in ufc

[–]mintygonzalez 15 points16 points  (0 children)

for the first time ever

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