Hot Takes

A five-round decision win is more impressive than a first-round knockout. Twenty-five minutes shows everything.

Prime Anderson Silva vs. prime Jon Jones at 205 would have been the greatest fight ever. Jones wins.

UFC 205 is the best card in UFC history and it isn't close.

Unbeaten records are overrated. Protecting a zero makes for boring matchmaking.

Jon Jones is the most talented fighter the UFC has ever had. Everyone else is arguing for second place.

Merab Dvalishvili has the best gas tank the UFC has ever seen. Not the best fighter. The best engine.

Commentary should drop the hype and call what is actually happening. We can see the screen.

Referees stand fighters up too slowly. Twenty seconds of nothing on the ground and they should be back on their feet.

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.

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.

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

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.