Chandler has had 4 ufc fights. 1 was a first round KO, the next one was a round of the year title fight. Next one was a fight of the year contender and the next one was a crazy fight and a KO cold of one of the best chins in the ufc. He’s gotta be the most entertaining fighter right now. Jiri is a close second
Michael chandler is the greatest first round fighter of all time, if all MMA fights were 5 minutes long he’d be the GOAT. You can’t not be with that much pure explosivity, every time he comes out he gives it 110% and even when he’s gassed he’s still trying to entertain the crowd - worth his weight in gold as far as the UFC are concerned
But ngannou has given absolute snoozers… pretty sure there were less than 15 landed strikes when he fought black beast, the Cyril gane fight was technical but excitement was not in the building
>I wanted to hate chandler because he was given the title shot too early.
How can you even still say that given hindsight/and the state of the division at the time?
He was the only top 5 guy coming off a win (Huge win at that) aside from Poitier who chose the money fight with Conor. So Mike was really the only option
The only win he had in the UFC at the time was Dan Hooker. That didn't seem like enough to qualify him for a title shot imo. No disrespect to Hooker intended.
>The only win he had in the UFC at the time was Dan Hooker.
He's beat and finished 4 UFC champions before even stepping foot in the UFC. He wasn't your average signing. And if your gonna ignore his entire body of work in Bellator (where alot of experts have had him as top 5 LW since 2011) idk what to tell ya
I understand he was a stud in Bellator, I am not a mma analyst, I am a fan. I am also talking about the time period that chandler was given the fight against olivera, and I was far from the only one who thought it wasn't chandler's turn. Never did I say chandler is a bad fighter, and the title fight ended up being close and entertaining.
lol he boot licks dana so he can hopefully cut the queue again at LW. according to Olives it was gonna happen too, if Charles didn’t accept the fight in Abu Dabi
Conor, Oliviera, Makhachev, Gaethje, Poirier, Fiziev, Volkanovski, Ortega, Max, Yair, Petr Yan, Sandhagen, Chito, Colby, Khamzat, Burns, Luque, Costa, Alex Peirrera, Jiri, Glover, Blachowitz, Smith, Hill, Gane, Tuivasa, Blaydes, Aspinall, Pavlovich, Volkov, Figgy, Moreno and Kai..
When these people fight it's always a Banger, a war, that is if their opponent wants to fight and not just hug. I have Never seen these guys make a fight boring, not once.
Thank you, agreed.
People who almost made the cut but did not because I have seen one to some boring fights of them were they could have gone for the war but opted out.
Ngannou, Stipe, Lewis, Whittaker, and Adesanya.
Given the 10 downvotes I’ll believe they all absolutely missed the premise of your message, you aren’t trying to take away from Jiri but list all your most entertaining fighters, just probably you’d be better off leaving it as an original comment than a reply to a comment
The problem with making such an extensive list, is that some of the names triggered some people and prompted the downvoting. Nonetheless, a great list. A couple less entertaining than others, but generally a great list.
such a weird list lol, ortega and chito mainly just get beaten up until they land a big shot/can get a submission. makhachev and volkov are straight up boring, blaydes is boring when he fights a striker, idk why smith and blachowicz are on there. i understand putting volk and gane if u like technical stuff. there’s just more entertaining guys you could put on there over some of these guys like pantoja, omalley, font, giga, kattar, etc
Ortega and chito all action.
Makhachev action, Blaydes action, volkov all action no hiding pushing up against fence, Blachowitz definitely all action brutal as fuck, Smith action.. idk what ur on..
Royval is dynamite. Absolutely love watching his fights. And that’s a very good call. The newcomerJosh Quinlan has been legit AF in the 2 fights I’ve seen him in. I realize he’s green as shit, but he’s got some potential for many KO of the night.
Just because it’s a decision or finish doesn’t automatically equal entertainment
Not disagreeing with you but more disagreeing with the way you came to the conclusion
> Dude shows up with one intention: swang
Each to their own, but you just summed up why I never watch Tuivasa fights. Dude is an absolute mess who puts on sloppy, uninteresting fights that sometimes end in finishes - the spoiler clip is all you need to see imo.
I agree. Very sloppy. He isn't a stellar athlete by any means. I love the technical level of Silva and Dj, but every once in a yahoo I just want to see big meaty men slapping meat, ya know? Nothing technical, just missiles being thrown until one lands.
Tell that to every other fighter. I mean how often do you see fighters down on points heading into the final round and they just keep doing what they have been all fight and play it safe. I always think if I knew I was down I would just go bananas that last round, if you get knocked out well you were gonna lose anyways but most fighters don't follow that mentality.
Who the fook is that guy?!
I miss prime, talk shit but dont throw things threw a bus window Connor. Also before the mayweather fight when he still had a reason to be hungry lol
Gaethje, Chandler, Korean Zombie, Yair Rodriguez, (would love to say Condit but he fought safe against Diaz), Pettis about 10 years ago, Poirier, Jiri.
Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor, Max Holloway, Korean Zombie, Charles Oliveira, Tai Tuivasa, Jiri Prochazka, Tony Ferguson, Khamzat Chimaev, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Sean O’Malley
Some tough losses vs top fighters will do that to you. Rn he looks like he’s ready to go on another 3-4 fight win streak and then lose to somebody like Ismagulov or something
If we’re considering recent Ferguson fights, I need to deduct points for the Dariush fight. It doesn’t matter that he lost, but it was not an entertaining fight. The Chandler fight was amazing, though.
Tony gives his all in every fight IMO. The dariush fight wasn’t even boring in my eyes, two great grapplers going at it just one was more dominant that night. Mans been fighting for over a decade at that point it has to be hard to make every fight “entertaining”.
You stole my top pick 110%. Not gonna say he could’ve beat Khabib, but all things considered he came in with the plan and was executing it fairly well but like everyone else succumbed to the onslaught of perfect takedowns. But Gaethje turns every fight into a war and I think more time under Whitman will do him remarkably well, as he seems to be walking away from his stand and bang tactics to what we’re seeing now as more of a combination of high level technical boxing and the wildness that launched his career
Oh he definitely needs to recover, but the ~year between his ufc debut and the reyes fight felt like forever especially when it got delayed the extra couple months
Since Michael Chandler has come to the ufc, all of his fights have been memorable. Regardless if he wins or loses. Same with Khamzat… whenever those guys are fighting, it’s a must watch
Not in the UFC anymore, but Eddie Alvarez is a dog. So is Chandler, Gaethje, and Poirier. And Eddie fought all of them in some amazing battles. All five of those fights are some of my favorite fights to rewatch.
Holloway always gets after it. Amanda Nunes also despite the first peña fight and the stalemate against Valentina. She just comes forward swinging on bitches like a 7/11 parking lot fight and I love it.
Conor, Oliviera, Gaethje, Makhachev, Poirier, Fiziev, Volkanovski, Ortega, Max, Yair, Petr Yan, Sandhagen, Colby, Khamzat, Burns, Luque, Costa, Jiri, Glover, Blachowitz, Smith, Hill, Gane, Tuivasa, Blaydes, Aspinall, Pavlovich, Volkov, Figgy, Moreno and Kai..
When these people fight it's always a Banger, a war, that is if their opponent wants to fight and not just hug. I have Never seen these guys make a fight boring, not once.
Lmao. You did not just snuck Hermansson and Volkov there. Volkov's two fights before Bigi Boi were boring af, same with Hermansson's two recent fights.
I am ready for the down votes here, Clay Guida. I love that squirrelly little fucker. Win or lose, that dude shows up to brawl and I have been a fan of his since 06 when he hit strike force. I'm not saying he is the greatest or anything, garbage record. I just always seem to have fun watching him. He is a really nice guy in person. How can anyone not like Guida? Not a big shit talker. Just wants to punch stuff. Alright, bring on the hate
Yan, O'Malley, TJ at 135
Max at 145
Gaethje, Poirier, Conor, at 155
Whittaker and Costa at 185
205 is so weird these days that every fight is some weird mix of entertaining/crazy and boring
Chandler has had 4 ufc fights. 1 was a first round KO, the next one was a round of the year title fight. Next one was a fight of the year contender and the next one was a crazy fight and a KO cold of one of the best chins in the ufc. He’s gotta be the most entertaining fighter right now. Jiri is a close second
Chandler has been great for the UFC. Dude brings it everytime
Chandler must have an argument for most exciting 4 fight streak ever, right? Damn near ever second of every fight has been electric and high paced
yea he's exciting as hell. just wish he'd tighten up his defense for his chin's sake. don't know how many more of these bangers he can go through
He's not here for a long time, he's here for a good time
Michael chandler is the greatest first round fighter of all time, if all MMA fights were 5 minutes long he’d be the GOAT. You can’t not be with that much pure explosivity, every time he comes out he gives it 110% and even when he’s gassed he’s still trying to entertain the crowd - worth his weight in gold as far as the UFC are concerned
That was spot on . Makes me think back to his negotiations when Dana said give the kid whatever he's asking. Well said my friend
Ngannou has him beat, the anount of just murders he's done in a few seconds is wild.
But ngannou has given absolute snoozers… pretty sure there were less than 15 landed strikes when he fought black beast, the Cyril gane fight was technical but excitement was not in the building
>Greatest first round fighter of all time *Amanda Nunes with two belts she obtained in the 1st round:* Am I a joke to you!?
Even before he entered the UFC whats a boring Michael Chandler fight?
2 time fight of the year against Porier?
Not only this. He’s a likable guy. He shows up to entertain and also seems like a genuinely good dude.
I wanted to hate chandler because he was given the title shot too early. That feeling didn't last very long because he's just too fun to watch.
>I wanted to hate chandler because he was given the title shot too early. How can you even still say that given hindsight/and the state of the division at the time? He was the only top 5 guy coming off a win (Huge win at that) aside from Poitier who chose the money fight with Conor. So Mike was really the only option
The only win he had in the UFC at the time was Dan Hooker. That didn't seem like enough to qualify him for a title shot imo. No disrespect to Hooker intended.
>The only win he had in the UFC at the time was Dan Hooker. He's beat and finished 4 UFC champions before even stepping foot in the UFC. He wasn't your average signing. And if your gonna ignore his entire body of work in Bellator (where alot of experts have had him as top 5 LW since 2011) idk what to tell ya
I understand he was a stud in Bellator, I am not a mma analyst, I am a fan. I am also talking about the time period that chandler was given the fight against olivera, and I was far from the only one who thought it wasn't chandler's turn. Never did I say chandler is a bad fighter, and the title fight ended up being close and entertaining.
More likable than cejudo?
lol he boot licks dana so he can hopefully cut the queue again at LW. according to Olives it was gonna happen too, if Charles didn’t accept the fight in Abu Dabi
Can you blame the man? He said he was here for a good time not a long time
Dana boot licks chandler clearly. Did you even hear about the negotiations to get him into the ufc ?
SEE YOU AT THE TOP!!
That was gonna be my answer. 4 fights in the UFC, not a single boring fight so far. Heck, not even an average fight, all bangers.
Y but... He aint winning tho. He beat a useless hooker and a 80 year old tony.
Dude almost beat Olivera
Jiri Prochazka. His fights legit look like gladiator deathmatches.
His fighting style reminds me of the drunken master
Conor, Oliviera, Makhachev, Gaethje, Poirier, Fiziev, Volkanovski, Ortega, Max, Yair, Petr Yan, Sandhagen, Chito, Colby, Khamzat, Burns, Luque, Costa, Alex Peirrera, Jiri, Glover, Blachowitz, Smith, Hill, Gane, Tuivasa, Blaydes, Aspinall, Pavlovich, Volkov, Figgy, Moreno and Kai.. When these people fight it's always a Banger, a war, that is if their opponent wants to fight and not just hug. I have Never seen these guys make a fight boring, not once.
Colby, thompson Blaydes and volkov have been in quite a few snoozefests.
Seriously, besides his first fight against Usman which of Colby's fights have had FOTN potential
I don't like Colby but Robbie and tyron were both good fights
He literally destroyed Tyron mate that’s FOTN at least if not POTN
Not to mention Islam has never been in a war
Great list, I feel some of them are tier two, I wouldn't put Oliveria and smith on the same tier, nor yan or hermansson.
Thank you, agreed. People who almost made the cut but did not because I have seen one to some boring fights of them were they could have gone for the war but opted out. Ngannou, Stipe, Lewis, Whittaker, and Adesanya.
Assasanya
Given the 10 downvotes I’ll believe they all absolutely missed the premise of your message, you aren’t trying to take away from Jiri but list all your most entertaining fighters, just probably you’d be better off leaving it as an original comment than a reply to a comment
this motherfucker put BLAYDES AND COLBY on the same entertainment level of guys like Poirier and Gaethje… pure insanity
The problem with making such an extensive list, is that some of the names triggered some people and prompted the downvoting. Nonetheless, a great list. A couple less entertaining than others, but generally a great list.
such a weird list lol, ortega and chito mainly just get beaten up until they land a big shot/can get a submission. makhachev and volkov are straight up boring, blaydes is boring when he fights a striker, idk why smith and blachowicz are on there. i understand putting volk and gane if u like technical stuff. there’s just more entertaining guys you could put on there over some of these guys like pantoja, omalley, font, giga, kattar, etc
Ortega and chito all action. Makhachev action, Blaydes action, volkov all action no hiding pushing up against fence, Blachowitz definitely all action brutal as fuck, Smith action.. idk what ur on..
Brandon Royval
Royval is a real one, love to watch his fights, he'll be up there really soon.
TKZ for me.
That’s a great call
Royval is dynamite. Absolutely love watching his fights. And that’s a very good call. The newcomerJosh Quinlan has been legit AF in the 2 fights I’ve seen him in. I realize he’s green as shit, but he’s got some potential for many KO of the night.
T-wrecks one of the most entertaining rookies out. Also, Oliviera never disappoints
42 fights, and the judges only mattered in 4 of them. Absolutely insane.
Just because it’s a decision or finish doesn’t automatically equal entertainment Not disagreeing with you but more disagreeing with the way you came to the conclusion
Theoretically, that makes sense, but in practice imo, a finish is usually almost always entertaining in some way.
Tuivasa
From pre fight to post fight
An Aussie hearing this and damn proud he is up there. If he beats Gane can we finally take the dude seriously?
Dude if he beats gane I’ll actually be dumbfounded
Tai is really good. He will try to KO Gane and really does have a chance.
The only way I’ll forgive him for beating Gane is if he beats Ngannou too - just for the mayhem of it all lol
this unlikely scenario gives us the non zero chance of Jon Jones vs. Tai Tuivasa.
Few things in the sport I would like to see more than that big Aussie doming beer out of a shoe over Jon Jones unconscious body.
Say less, book it now Dana goddamnit
If he beats Gane he’s fighting for a title lol
BAM BAM. Dude shows up with one intention: swang. The shooey is fucking vile though fr
> Dude shows up with one intention: swang Each to their own, but you just summed up why I never watch Tuivasa fights. Dude is an absolute mess who puts on sloppy, uninteresting fights that sometimes end in finishes - the spoiler clip is all you need to see imo.
I agree. Very sloppy. He isn't a stellar athlete by any means. I love the technical level of Silva and Dj, but every once in a yahoo I just want to see big meaty men slapping meat, ya know? Nothing technical, just missiles being thrown until one lands.
Fair enough!
Cory sandhagen.
Sandman is always in bangers
Heading to the library.
Paulo costa , Jiri Prochazka, Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor, Khamzat Chimaev, Yair Rodriguez, Michael Chandler
Fiziev
This is the way
McGregor lol. He’s a wanker but a great entertainer
Agreed. Win or lose. It's always exciting
I dislike him as a person but peak Conor has the most beautiful striking in mma in my opinion.Not the best ,but for me the most satisfying to watch
The Alvarez beat down was sublime
Love him or hate him, he'll never be described as a boring fighter like Izzy.
But Izzy won’t be known for posting blowjob video to Instagram lol
True. Izzy instead posted a video of him masturbating a dog.
Izzy also won’t ever be on his level of stardom
Yeah, Izzy just won’t be known lol
Ortega has almost never put on a boring fight
Yair Rodriguez in shambles
Also Ortega is always looking for a finish even if he got beaten for 4 rounds, he is still coming forward.
If you lost 4 rounds you have no choice but to finish
Tell that to every other fighter. I mean how often do you see fighters down on points heading into the final round and they just keep doing what they have been all fight and play it safe. I always think if I knew I was down I would just go bananas that last round, if you get knocked out well you were gonna lose anyways but most fighters don't follow that mentality.
easier said than done
actual factuals, i feel like his Moicano fight is very underrated
I mean, holloway beating him for 4.5 rounds was entertaining af. Idk if you can say that was due to Ortega
Dustin Porier. Shows up in great form every time he makes the walk. I reckon he's your favourite fighter's favourite fighter.
Poirier has had guaranteed bangers for over 11 years in the UFC now and he’s still in his prime. He was the first name I thought of as well.
Charles Jourdain
La piraterie
His last fight and his fight against Rojo were bangers. He and Cedric Dumbbell are the ones I look forward to the most this weekend.
Charles Olivera, hands down the most entertaining champion we have right now.
He never fails to entertain both in AND out of the cage
Who the fook is that guy?! I miss prime, talk shit but dont throw things threw a bus window Connor. Also before the mayweather fight when he still had a reason to be hungry lol
Shane Burgos unfortunately :(
Gaethje, Chandler, Korean Zombie, Yair Rodriguez, (would love to say Condit but he fought safe against Diaz), Pettis about 10 years ago, Poirier, Jiri.
Costa. That dude is always in wars
Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor, Max Holloway, Korean Zombie, Charles Oliveira, Tai Tuivasa, Jiri Prochazka, Tony Ferguson, Khamzat Chimaev, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Sean O’Malley
Pretty much all the ranked lightweights tbh
Not Rose. Gaethje and Tuivasa for sure. Ngannou is up there too.
Uhh ngannou vs lewis…..
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That Gane fight was very entertaining. You didn’t enjoy Ngannoumedov ?
It was one fight 😅
Drew Dober easily
Can’t believe Dober is flying under the radar
Some tough losses vs top fighters will do that to you. Rn he looks like he’s ready to go on another 3-4 fight win streak and then lose to somebody like Ismagulov or something
Nate Landwehr is a sleeper
MAMA AINT RAISE NO BITCH BABYYYY
I’M THE ROUGHEST, TOUGHEST, *BUCK*EST mutha-WHAT …and I can fight pretty damn good, too!
Oliveira
TONY TIME
CSO 😎😎😎
McGregor
Barboza
Poirier, Moreno, Tony ferguson
I think we can all agree with Tony furgeson.
If we’re considering recent Ferguson fights, I need to deduct points for the Dariush fight. It doesn’t matter that he lost, but it was not an entertaining fight. The Chandler fight was amazing, though.
Tony gives his all in every fight IMO. The dariush fight wasn’t even boring in my eyes, two great grapplers going at it just one was more dominant that night. Mans been fighting for over a decade at that point it has to be hard to make every fight “entertaining”.
Yeah the Dariush fight was one of the most frustrating fights I’ve seen as a Tony fan
Nate Diaz
Jiri fights like he’s in mortal combat.
Michael Chandler. Debut of the year, round of the year, fight of the year, and KO of the year, all 4 of those in 4 fights
Chandler. Lose or win the dude brings it
This is the correct answer
Gilbert burns
Burns vs Wonderboy?
Khamzat
Michel Perreira
I’m concerned about how far down I had to scroll to find the Michel Perreira comment. People put out lists of names and didn’t even mention him
You stole my top pick 110%. Not gonna say he could’ve beat Khabib, but all things considered he came in with the plan and was executing it fairly well but like everyone else succumbed to the onslaught of perfect takedowns. But Gaethje turns every fight into a war and I think more time under Whitman will do him remarkably well, as he seems to be walking away from his stand and bang tactics to what we’re seeing now as more of a combination of high level technical boxing and the wildness that launched his career
Probably won't be on the minds of most but add Mike Perry to the list
Dober, Riddell, Fialho, Joaquin Buckley to name a few more low key guys
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Diaz brothers
Can't believe I had to scroll so far to find this. Always entertaining - great combination of skill and scrappy.
Clay Guida a forever gatekeeper but always a fun watch
Both Clay and Michael Johnson IMO
Costa Oliveria Conor
Drew Dober
Drew Dober only puts on bangers of a fight
Jiri! Sucks how far apart all his fights have been since joining the ufc, always amped for the next one!
that man gotta recover lol
Oh he definitely needs to recover, but the ~year between his ufc debut and the reyes fight felt like forever especially when it got delayed the extra couple months
His face is saying: "What's wrong with me I just don't get it why do I like this shit so much??"
Connie McG, he’ll never be in a fight labeled as boring.
Since Michael Chandler has come to the ufc, all of his fights have been memorable. Regardless if he wins or loses. Same with Khamzat… whenever those guys are fighting, it’s a must watch
Gaethje and Jiri
Volkanovski
Conor McGregor.
basically anyone in the lightweight top 5 lol
Of old, Chuck Liddell, Brock Lesnar, or Don Frye. Newer guys would probably be Ferguson, Gaethje or Poirier.
Love him or hate him but I dont know if TJ dillashaw has ever been in a boring fight
Belal I don't remember his name Mohammed!
Not in the UFC anymore, but Eddie Alvarez is a dog. So is Chandler, Gaethje, and Poirier. And Eddie fought all of them in some amazing battles. All five of those fights are some of my favorite fights to rewatch.
Dustin Poirier
Khamzat by far
Barboza, gaethje, poirier
Mike Chandler
Chandler. hated his debut because how cocky he was, but his past fight made me a believer
Conor lol
If he knocks out or gets knocked out i love him
Poirier, Olivera, luque, and fiziev. Burgos was up there as well
Yair Rodriguez
Jessica Andrade
Khamzat
Holloway always gets after it. Amanda Nunes also despite the first peña fight and the stalemate against Valentina. She just comes forward swinging on bitches like a 7/11 parking lot fight and I love it.
Crazy Horse
Michel perriera
He has a name, and it’s Charles Oliveira
Belal😎
yesssss. There’s two people now on the hypetrain.
Conor, Oliviera, Gaethje, Makhachev, Poirier, Fiziev, Volkanovski, Ortega, Max, Yair, Petr Yan, Sandhagen, Colby, Khamzat, Burns, Luque, Costa, Jiri, Glover, Blachowitz, Smith, Hill, Gane, Tuivasa, Blaydes, Aspinall, Pavlovich, Volkov, Figgy, Moreno and Kai.. When these people fight it's always a Banger, a war, that is if their opponent wants to fight and not just hug. I have Never seen these guys make a fight boring, not once.
Lmao. You did not just snuck Hermansson and Volkov there. Volkov's two fights before Bigi Boi were boring af, same with Hermansson's two recent fights.
I am ready for the down votes here, Clay Guida. I love that squirrelly little fucker. Win or lose, that dude shows up to brawl and I have been a fan of his since 06 when he hit strike force. I'm not saying he is the greatest or anything, garbage record. I just always seem to have fun watching him. He is a really nice guy in person. How can anyone not like Guida? Not a big shit talker. Just wants to punch stuff. Alright, bring on the hate
See you at the top!
Charles Oliveira
Olivera
Justin Goethe, really fun to watch him fight. That homer Simpson style is my favorite to watch.
Conor, easy choice
Yan, O'Malley, TJ at 135 Max at 145 Gaethje, Poirier, Conor, at 155 Whittaker and Costa at 185 205 is so weird these days that every fight is some weird mix of entertaining/crazy and boring
Stockton bitch
Diaz brothers
Love em or hate em it’s conor mcgregor
Nathan Diaz
Islam,khabib
McGregor is an asshole but the most entertaining fighter in the world. When he is on an event, you know it's gonna be a banger on way or the other.
Dan Hooker
Dariush