Hot Takes

Judges should have to explain their scorecards publicly after every split decision.

Lightweight is the deepest division in UFC history. Any top-ten guy could beat any other on the right night.

Max Holloway knocking out Justin Gaethje with one second left at UFC 300 is the greatest moment in UFC history.

Elbows from top position should be scored like knockdowns. They do more damage than any jab.

Max Holloway is the best boxer the UFC has ever had. That volume should not be humanly possible.

Fighters who haven't competed in 12 months should drop out of the rankings.

The BMF belt is a better idea than interim belts and nobody wants to admit it.

Dustin Poirier is the best fighter never to hold an undisputed UFC title.

Alex Pereira is the best striker the UFC has ever seen. Yes, better than Anderson.

The 10-point must system is broken. Half-point scoring would fix most robberies overnight.

There are too many Fight Nights. Fewer cards with real stakes would make every event feel big again.

Double champs are overrated. Win the second belt, vacate the first, and the rest of the roster waits a year.

Win streaks are the most overrated stat in MMA. Who you beat matters more than how many.

Chuck Liddell was the UFC's first real superstar and the sport owes him more than it gives him.

Dricus du Plessis has the ugliest style that works in the entire sport. Nobody can solve it.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Zhang Weili 1 is the best women's fight the UFC has ever put on.

Khabib retiring at 29-0 was the smartest career move in MMA history. Nobody ever got to see the decline.

Fighter pay is the real scandal in this sport. The fighters are the product and they get the smallest slice.

mma.social·Aug 17, 2026

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