Well, Goes's draw with Sak happened years before Coleman KO'd him. He's bigger than Sak. He spent a good part of the fight on his ass scooting around, Sak figured out what to do with that and punished Belfort a few months later for butt scooting. Goes is a good fighter too, he had Sak in trouble a couple times but again, he had no standup and couldn't take him down either. He had to buttscoot like he did against Henderson.
Also, I haven' really seen any sign that Renzo has improved that he'd be able to contend with the top guys. Renzo is a good fighter and he's got balls to keep putting it on the line. But c'mon, he was tickling Sak with his standup (those kicks didn't look like they hurt at all), couldn't take Sak or Hendo down, had trouble with Newton...
Sperry did beat Igor handily and he gets props for that. But there are a couple things about that. Igor had that huge cut on his forehead that occurred during training, which opened up right away in the fight and he was bleeding profusely like a stuck pig. He's not that easy to take down, not that easy to keep down, and usually puts up much more of a fight than that..I think he was screwed up by his blood spilling all over the place. I wasn't convinced of Sperry's MMA ability in his next fight with Ninja.
Obviously Noguiera is the top bjj guy in the MMA world right now. But I think Bustamante is a damn solid fighter with good striking and good takedowns, I thought he and Quinton Jackson were pretty even in their fight and it could have gone either way. Busta has been unlucky with his career, the UFC didn't promote him enough and pay him enough, he lost that close decision with Quinton, his fight with Henderson would have been great if not for the early KO, and I really hope he gets some more chances. He really could be one of the top few LHW's in the world.
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