Who holds the title of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC?
It doesn’t matter, because the whole concept of pound-for-pound is rubbish and makes no sense. That’s according to interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, the latest fighter (behind this heavyweight rival) to smash the “bulls*t” rankings.
“What is this pound-for-pound bullshit?” Aspinall asked during UFC 304 media day (watch the replay here). “It’s a load of rubbish. It just doesn’t even make sense. Don’t get me started on that shit. It’s just like, how can you have a pound-for-pound [ranking]? What does that [mean]? Does that mean if everyone’s the same size?”
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev currently holds the top spot.
Aspinall further explained, “Attempting to compare Demetrious Johnson’s style to Brock Lesnar’s style and claiming they are similar is truly baffling. They possess completely contrasting attributes. Let me put it this way: I own a bulldog, right? It’s like asking if my bulldog had an unusually lengthy neck, who would emerge victorious in a fight between a giraffe and the bulldog? It’s absolute nonsense. How can one even draw such a comparison? It’s utter nonsense.”
Aspinall has an opportunity to climb the pound-for-pound rankings — even if they don’t make sense — with a victory over No. 4-ranked heavyweight bruiser Curtis Blaydes when they rematch in the UFC 304 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event in Manchester.
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