Hot Takes

Media rankings are a popularity contest. Half the voters don't watch the prelims.

Top five UFC fighters ever: Jones, St-Pierre, Silva, Khabib, Demetrious Johnson. Fight about it.

Heavyweight should have a lower limit. Nobody needs to cut to 265 and walk around at 290.

UFC rankings should be run by independent analysts, not a media vote.

Short-notice replacements should get the full purse even when they lose. They save the card.

Kayla Harrison is the scariest women's champion since Amanda Nunes, and the whole division knows it.

Francis Ngannou leaving the UFC was the right call, and every fighter on the roster was watching.

The most dangerous place in MMA is the clinch against the cage, and fans still call it stalling.

Khabib vs. Tony Ferguson is the greatest fight we never got. Five cancellations.

Carlos Ulberg as light heavyweight champion proves the division is wide open.

Jones vs. Aspinall never happening is the biggest failure in UFC matchmaking history.

Jack Della Maddalena winning the welterweight belt was the best Australian moment since Volkanovski's first title.

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.