Colby isn’t the Welterweight gatekeeper. I honestly think that could be Gilbert Burns, because at least Burns is actually active and still taking fights against top contenders

@ClemenGG

Жыл бұрын

But beating burns =/= title shot at this level, khamzat proved that, however if belal or burns were to beat colby, they'll 100% get a title shot

@ClemenGG

Жыл бұрын

@@mas72450 i mean, obviously he won't... what are you trying to say lmao

@kazkaze2456

Жыл бұрын

how colby can be a great gatekeeper when he didn't fight any of those top contenders lmao.

@ghazipm2698

Жыл бұрын

Yeah more like roadkeeper

@KhantKyawza

Жыл бұрын

@@kazkaze2456 I respect to Colby because he fight in WW division his body weight is. small in WW he can fight in LW division liked dustin poirier but not As you know Poirier normal weight is nearly 190lb and not fight in WW

Merab is the only gatekeeper that won't get into the title picture because of love

@bubblegunsoldier7484

Жыл бұрын

Lmao that’s not what guru says

@Minime345

Жыл бұрын

He def be getting dicked down by aljo

@slixlix7303

Жыл бұрын

Yeah he’s stupid

@athishkiran1260

Жыл бұрын

@@bubblegunsoldier7484 asshole he says

@athishkiran1260

Жыл бұрын

It honestly sucks for me just get lost y fight when u don't wanna be a champ ....

I grew up watching Dustin beat up the absolute best and still not becoming champ himself. Man, I wish he tastes a title victory at least once in his career.

@rouhoullahdiomande3970

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same. He deserves it, man.

@sallgoodman2323

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. He kept hitting the wall against high level grapplers when the title was on the line. He has one more good run before his body feels the age catch up

@p_ttown1979

Жыл бұрын

he’s my favorite fighter right now, so it’s safe to say i agree. i reckon he’s got one more run before the wars catch up to him. oliviera was probably his closest shot though.

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

He did taste a title victory against Max Holloway for the interim title, so that counts. Sadly not winning an undisputed title also means something.

@mdm9389

11 ай бұрын

He is never winning that title. Doesn't even have championship mentality anymore, He had the chance to fight Beneil for number 1 contender but he ducked him. Even before when he chose Conor fight over title but I can understand that decision as Conor brings money on the table but still.

I can’t call Colby a gatekeeper. You have to habitually be deflating contenders to do that- key being active. I’m only one in so I’m eager to hear the rest but Gaethje is the perennial gate keeper for me: the measuring stick, benchmark for which we compare title fight worthiness. Never understood why ppl view it as a bad thing.

@ahadmerchant7510

Жыл бұрын

Gaethje has been beaten a bit too much to be the effective yardstick. He’s very good and rightfully in the top 5 but he’s not the level of Max or Whittaker.

@ECCvideo78

Жыл бұрын

You here? Wassup dude ? 😁

@gunbei

Жыл бұрын

Fiziev is a killer. The fact that he completely blocked Ataman from any title contention tells me he can be considered a gatekeeper. Also I gotta see merab and Corey go at it.

@lakwansawyer5527

Жыл бұрын

When Usman was champ yes he was not anymore

@coreyhollandsworth5245

Жыл бұрын

​@@ahadmerchant7510 max has more losses than Justin lmao

Andrei arlovski is the ultimate gatekeeper, been turning away young heavyweights from getting into the top 15 Anyone who beats him usually stays in the top 15 and the ones he beats never really get in

@kungpowking1606

Жыл бұрын

For sure, he should get an honorable mention.

@balmorrablue3130

Жыл бұрын

Andrei too good to be a “gate keeper” he’s lowkey a hall of famer can’t disrespect him like that

@H.K.5

Жыл бұрын

No he’s not, he gets beat by every top heavyweight.

@spencerort7350

Жыл бұрын

@@H.K.5 “he gets beat by every TOP heavyweight” the definition of a gatekeeper lol

@markrooney7774

Жыл бұрын

@@spencerort7350 arlovski is a gatekeeper to get into the top15 at heavyweight and wonderboy is a gatekeeper for the top 10 in welterweight

Derek Brunson is so underrated, he was the guy at 185 that if you could beat you would fight for the title. I don’t think former champions should count as gatekeepers so to me he is the definitive middleweight gatekeeper, and he’s been around for years. People forget how close he was to finishing Jared and going on to his title fight Edit: Jacare is up there as well

@SailorxSteve

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same

@kudo2030

Жыл бұрын

@@SailorxSteve AND DRICUS

@kudo2030

Жыл бұрын

AND ROMERO

@tonatiuhnino3711

Жыл бұрын

His striking is so bad, even Ronda has better striking and that's saying something.

@50.CalFilms

Жыл бұрын

@@tonatiuhnino3711 still dropped Jared and let’s not forget that monster head kick that he hit on Romero that he just ate because he’s inhuman 😂

How is Colby a gate keeper when he refuses to fight ranker fighters

@mas72450

Жыл бұрын

Weird right? Like how does someone invested enough in the sport to make these videos give such a dumb take

@aymenesabry8421

Жыл бұрын

Burns is the ww Gatekeeper

If only Colby was an actual gatekeeper

@teacopem

Жыл бұрын

Isn't he

@morbidtoaster8615

Жыл бұрын

@@teacopem nah

@marvin469

Жыл бұрын

He will never be undisputed champion .

Whittaker & Adesanya in Middleweight is like Goku & Piccolo during the Cell Saga. Absolutely unstoppable.

@wman887

Жыл бұрын

Straight up, both those guys are top 5 all time I’m their division

Took me a minute to realize that this was a current fighter list and not all time. Actually pretty good when I realized that. However there is no all time gatekeeper list without Jon "Smoke Break" Fitch. THE gatekeeper for GSP.

@eaglewinnings8003

Жыл бұрын

I get it. Smoke break because he’s boring right

@Gator702

Жыл бұрын

@@eaglewinnings8003 as in when he fights, we all go outside to take a smoke break.

@eaglewinnings8003

Жыл бұрын

@@Gator702 yeah, literally what I said

@Gator702

Жыл бұрын

@@eaglewinnings8003 literally

@jesiah391

Жыл бұрын

@@Gator702 literally tho

I couldn’t stop laughing when usman laughed at Colby. Straight face couldn’t be possible and I know that hurt Colby

@nico348

Жыл бұрын

Everytime I see Colby I start my period too. He just emasculates me and says meany head words. Big jerk.

@harsha1989able

Жыл бұрын

Dragon energy 😂...

Excellent thanks love this video

Wonderful work, as always. Your way of synchronizing your flow with the music, makes it even more potent.

This is your best episode, I loved it. Thank you for such an Amazing job 👏👏👏

One of your best videos yet ! 🙌🏽

Love the work keep it up

Absolutely love your videos ❤ Keep it up 💯💯

This was hard bro keep that heat coming.😎🤙🔥🔥🔥

Haven't really seen too much of Merab outside the octagon but can't help but feel bad for Rob, Max and Dustin. Great fighters and great dudes but caught in the wrong era. Must be worse for Dustin since Rob and Max at least got the chance to be champs.

@romanokoopman5768

Жыл бұрын

That's on him though. He pursued the Connor rematch when it could have been him vs Michael Chandler instead of Charles Oliviera.

@Ilgazzoo

Жыл бұрын

​@@romanokoopman5768 no it was gonna be vs Oliveira regardless. Chandler fought Oliveira because Dustin chose to fight Conor

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

Dustin is probably the greatest MMA fighter ever to not win an undisputed world title. And yes, I put him ahead of Tony in that regard although Tony isn't far behind at all. Him losing to Charles was actually heartbreaking because although the Khabib loss stung, there's no shame in the loss because no-one was beating Khabib. Charles though was a very winnable fight as proven by Dustin's strong start, but sadly he couldn't get it done in the end...

@balmorrablue3130

Жыл бұрын

Rob? Whittaker ?? He’s gonna champ again 👌

@gmoney338

Жыл бұрын

@@balmorrablue3130 Not while the guy he lost to twice already is there lol but maybe three times the charm 👌🏾

Nice video dude. Was a fun watch.

Loved the video, those would have been my 5 picks too.

Great job

3:08 The cutter made what even Usman in his prime couldn't do, even though breaking his jaw, he managed to shut Colby down)) Yo man, appreciate your efforts to make the content for the MMA community

Fire video as always

Great work Champ

@TheFightingBusiness

Жыл бұрын

thanks brodie!

the guy who done the voice over, the video editing and all that jazz. HE is the man ! Awesome video!!

Another 🔥🔥🔥🔥 video

The Fighting business video comes up. I gotta watch it.

HOLY FUCKK! Amazing video brother

Tony ferguson was a gate keeper 🥲

@dhyankavinda3216

Жыл бұрын

No. He never lost to the champion. Champion run away.

@mdm9389

11 ай бұрын

Nah he never got the title shot. He was Interim Champ when Conor was Champ and number 1 contender when Khabib was champ but sadly never got the opportunity to fight them.

A gatekeeper isn’t the last door before a title shot, it’s the door you pass through to start fighting in title eliminators vs the division’s elite

@vibe9155

Жыл бұрын

It’s the same shit. You more than likely have to beat one of these guys to fight the champ.

That what is what it is line gave me goosebumps well done my boy

My man. You have the best content, and also the sickest instrumentals. Can you link the music?

@yellowrain2062

Жыл бұрын

adding my comment here in case he links up the music which was on point

@josephsantillan3817

Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@KongsMMATalk

Жыл бұрын

I'm also eager to find the song

Nice videos as usual man.. I just wanna know the tracks in the background

Fear The Reaper. Bobby Knuckles ! AWSOME video my man.

Colby is a gatekeeper, who doesn't actually gatekeep

@krisf4969

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, kind of weird calling him a gatekeeper without really gatekeeping haha. Hope he beats Leon just for the lols

@matthewking7571

Жыл бұрын

@@krisf4969 really I hope leon makes him look bad, so Colby has to start earning something again. I've been following the sport for 3 years, and he hasn't done anything

@krisf4969

Жыл бұрын

@Matthew King Yeah, I want him to win a totally undeserved titleshot so that it upsets many people haha. Plus Colby is a very entertaining fighter, he will bring back some much needed attention to the WW division, it will benefit the sport.

@matthewking7571

Жыл бұрын

@@krisf4969 honestly the fact that he's getting it, just because, kinda devalues the division. It was boring before, it boring now. Probably the 2nd most boring division rn

@damiansconberg4715

Жыл бұрын

​@@krisf4969how is he an entertaining fighter? He's a decision wrestler

Had to come back and watch this again🎉

Man it’s disrespectful to compare Colby to Whittaker and Holloway.Colby is scared of fighting any real contenders

@southernmomma5832

Жыл бұрын

Truth !!!

@loismylane

Жыл бұрын

I mean dude was given and somehow stripped of an interim title. Id sit out and wait for a title shot too if I were him

Gaethje also should be mentioned when it comes to lightweights

This is a good video...I can see your a true fan of the sport ...cause you clearly know what your talking about😮

Changed my notifications for this channel to “all.” The quality and unbiased commentary you provide each video has won me over dude

I love your videos.. all the way from Nigeria 🇳🇬 in 🌍 Africa 👏🏾

Aljo is one lucky mf😂his UFC career is just playing into his hands without doing anything about it

@yellowrain2062

Жыл бұрын

He's still working hard. Can't deny that he's been pretty lucky in a few situations though lol. Let's see what happens against triple c

@goodxd701

Жыл бұрын

Ya people keep crying about it😂

@someanonymouslyrandomguy1134

Жыл бұрын

This is something a casual would say. Aljo beat Sandhagen, Petr Yan and a murderes row to get where he is.

@fleeting7741

Жыл бұрын

@@someanonymouslyrandomguy1134 Come on man you gotta admit his career is full of question marks, won belt to DQ after getting dominated by Yan, arguably lost the rematch. Won a fight vs TJ where TJs shoulder instantly dislocated and then was saved from his toughest matchup in Yan by having Merab protecting him.

@Ill.righteous31

Жыл бұрын

@@someanonymouslyrandomguy1134 who denied that, I just stated that he has a higher luck factor compared to others....you braindeads make me chuckle

Great vid! I'd include Gustafsson, Maia, Cowboy, Wonderboy and RDA too.

"Ah shit, its that guy" had me fucking rolling.

People like merab and his team are too good man

Very .. very good speaker

I’m still waiting on the Garcia vs Tank result/Update. Give us your thoughts on who he should fight next. Btw 10/10 videos 💯

@TheFightingBusiness

Жыл бұрын

Posted on TFB's talks brotha

The only thing that makes anybody a gatekeeper is that they never won undisputed championship. How is Max Bobby gatekeepers ?

@rickyayy

Жыл бұрын

Bingo

How the hell can you consider Colby a gatekeeper when he doesn’t fight the contenders

@AlexOut1aw

Жыл бұрын

Know sounds weird. He was just the best in the division excluding the champ

@tab021

Жыл бұрын

​@@AlexOut1aw exactly. Was.

@AlexOut1aw

Жыл бұрын

@@tab021 Now the champ has gone. Usman obviously passed his prime, now I can clearly say that Colby is the best 170lbs fighter. He will outpace Leon, Burns, destroy Belal etc

@tab021

Жыл бұрын

@Al€x_× 3 years ago sure. You and I have no clue how he fares these days against contenders, just no knees Usman. Pretty much the whole division moved on without him.

@markrooney7774

Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I thought, to me gatekeeper means turning away the new top contenders who are on the rise…. All his last few fights have been against champs or title challengers

I thought to myself you didn't need any more praise since we already said it all. But, I'll have to say it again. You are the best. I hope this makes you wealthy, man.

Rob and Max have both been champions how are we calling them gatekeepers 😭😭

@Abhishek.ramnarine

Жыл бұрын

Because there gate keeping rn

@michealharrison2219

Жыл бұрын

@@Abhishek.ramnarine what they said ^

@Avatar1454

Жыл бұрын

@@Abhishek.ramnarine Sadly correct. Two great fighters and two great dudes, just caught in the wrong era.

@yellowrain2062

Жыл бұрын

Gatekeepers can be used in many different ways I feel. These guys in the videos are the gatekeepers to the championship fight LOL

@account-pb2df

Жыл бұрын

Because they're gatekeeping the title 😭😭

Alexander Volkov (Heavy Weight Division) is a good gatekeeper for me. Those who won against him are high in the rankings and those who lose to him stay under him. He is also very active.

vetorri actually put it well, Whittaker is so good but Izzy is just such a tough and odd matchup for him that he struggles.

@rouhoullahdiomande3970

Жыл бұрын

If they meet again. Izzy'd better watch out. He's undeniably the better fighter. But, Rob could surprise him.

@mikec5400

Жыл бұрын

@@rouhoullahdiomande3970 Izzy beats Rob 10 times out of 10..thats a easy match up for him...a jack of all trades that doesnt excel anywhere. He doesnt have to worry about Robs power at all

@rouhoullahdiomande3970

Жыл бұрын

@@mikec5400 I know what you mean. But, as an Izzy fan, I'm worried. Because, far too many Rob's jabs were landing for my liking. I don't want my guy losing to a fighter he can beat easily with the right game plan. I want to shout to Izzy : "Fight southpaw, dammit !"

@rouhoullahdiomande3970

Жыл бұрын

@@mikec5400 I know what you mean. But, as an Izzy fan, I'm worried. Because, far too many Rob's jabs were landing for my liking. I don't want my guy losing to a fighter he can beat easily with the right game plan. I want to shout to Izzy : "Fight southpaw, dammit !"

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

@@rouhoullahdiomande3970 Unless Rob starts actively attacking the body, Izzy doesn't have much to fear from Rob.

Why putting Colby ? WHO HAS HE BEATEN IN THE TOP 5 💀 He’s Dana Gatekeeper

Reminds me of Afro Samurai , Headband #2 beating up everyone except #1

@7:24 “he’ll just keep beating off contenders” 😂

Man I loved this one but with a heavy heart. Some of my favorite fighters are on here and seeing them stuck as gatekeepers is sad. Also shoutout the realest gate keeper Derek Brunson XD

O'Malley in the crowd at 5:22 had me shook 😭

Friendly gate keeper😄🔥👍

Missing "Blonde Brunson."

To tfb can u make a video were top 10 contenders can fight for the belt or at least compeat with the number one contenders position

Merab is a real one. Whoever beats Aljamain is in for some hurt, then it's his turn

We'll see about the so called 'gatekeeper' status once Bobby Knuckles gets this 3rd bout!

@someanonymouslyrandomguy1134

Жыл бұрын

I bet you are one of those guys that wakes up everyday and types Adesanya in your search bar everyday just to type 3-1 in the comment sections

@randymullins3555

Жыл бұрын

@@someanonymouslyrandomguy1134 Smirking 😏. And if you actually placed that bet ( once Israel gives you a break from painting his nails)then you'd be a loser...again!

@kingt0295

Жыл бұрын

@@someanonymouslyrandomguy1134 Bobby Knuckles won the second fight, 1-1 there I switched it up for you

@harsha1989able

Жыл бұрын

​@@kingt0295 ha ha keep coping...

@kingt0295

Жыл бұрын

@@harsha1989able I will thank you

The thing about guys like Rob, Max, or even Colby is that no one has actually beaten them to get to the title. Calling them perennial #1's describes them much better than calling them gatekeepers.

@originaltruths2305

Жыл бұрын

colby doesn’t count he hasn’t beaten anybody lol max and rob beat everyone else in their division

@watchmman3408

Жыл бұрын

@@originaltruths2305 Lol, No wins over any currently ranked ww's now that Jorge has retired. Despite that, 3 of his last 6 have been title fights and it's looking like it's about to be 4 of his last seven. He definitely fits the description of perennial #1/title challenger

@deBrawnyo

Жыл бұрын

@@watchmman3408 bruh what? He has only fought for the UFC title twice in his life

@watchmman3408

Жыл бұрын

@@deBrawnyo LMAO. No brother. He beat RDA for the interim title and then fought Usman for undisputed twice. That's 3 my man and they happened in his last 6 fights. If his next fight is Leon it will be 4 of his last 7 with a belt on the line

@marlonteixeira170

Жыл бұрын

@@watchmman3408 nah interim doesn't count as a title fight, that's just a glorified trophy for being the #1 contender

My man Bobby knuckles is coming for that belt, rest assured he will get the win this time around none of the other middleweights stand a chance

@southernmomma5832

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100 %. The Reaper will be Champ

Shit babe we are late wake up TFB dropped a new video!

What song is he using in the background ? In the beginning

when he said as masvidal now gone, it hurt.

Hold up, how did Colby leapfrog contenders in WW division when he’s been the #1 contender while Usman was champion for years? Asking for a friend

@onmysoul2121

Жыл бұрын

marketing

@yellowrain2062

Жыл бұрын

because he didn't really do as much to defend or earn his position while he was ranked no. 1, compared to the other ww contenders who kept fighting (burns, Belal etc.) Colby fought woodley (who was ranked 5, coming off 2 straight losses and obviously on a huge decline) after his first loss to Usman and then fought Jorge (ranked 10 and coming off 2 straight losses as well, one of which was a ko). Other than that he's just been sitting idle and not fighting anyone. He's leapfrogged other contenders because even though in the official rankings he's #1, in reality there are other fighters that deserve to fight for the title more than him. I like Colby, and honestly I'm really intrigued by the potential Leon vs colby matchup, but the truth is that it should be some other guy fighting for the title and he should fight someone else in the rankings. Not that it matters though because Dana white privilege doesn't give a fuck about what I have to say LMAOO

You should also put in Jessica Andrade and Holly Holm on the list.

@lekibb2905

Жыл бұрын

yeah, was just thinking this. Agreed.

Top talent here

Danna : yeah

DC is a good example 2. Moved out of heavyweight because of his friend Cain and moved down to light heavyweight to just beat everyone but jones

What's the song name starting at 3:27?

Best modern gatekeepers: Flyweight - Kai Kara France Bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili Featherweight: Max Holloway Lightweight (Before): Tony Ferguson Lightweight (Now): Dustin Poirier Welterweight: Gilbert Burns Middleweight: Robert Whittaker Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev Heavyweight: Ciryl Gane

What’s the song in the background name pls

We need a before and after fighting GERVONTA TANK DAVIS! 🔥💯

@jonathanorta1797

Жыл бұрын

They got that

@klegacy-gaming4953

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanorta1797 but the fighting business does them different 📠

I just want rob to get the belt man

@Michele-ng7eh

Жыл бұрын

How is rob a gatekeeper he was champion he just lost it to Izzy ..I get it sayin he is #1 and u have to beat him to get to the belt but he's touched gold

It feels so wrong to call Dustin Pwarier, Max and Rob gatekeepers😢

@cesarmartin9538

Жыл бұрын

With the most respect they are gatekeeprs

@LILREMAlNS

Жыл бұрын

@@JamesGreen57447 yeah, I loved the part when Rob knocked out Alex Pereira in the 2nd round. Something weird I noticed is that Rob looked a bit taller and his skin was a bit darker than it usually is for some reason.

@deBrawnyo

Жыл бұрын

@@LILREMAlNS that's just the Australian sun for ya. It can do that to a man

@dicksyoung

Жыл бұрын

@@LILREMAlNS god brought Mandela back to make this comment. Thank you

Me love some *chaos*

What song is playing durning Bobby Nucks?

Shout out to Baltimore @11:13

How about Gaethje?

I wouldn't even call Colby great or a gatekeeper at this point. 2 wins in the last 4 years and refuses to fight anybody without the belt. Can't be a gatekeeper if you don't accept fights. Masvidal, Colby, and Wonderboy were so picky about their fights Dana had to make the gatekeeper Nate Diaz. A guy who was never a top challenger at WW and who hadn't been a top challenger at LW since 2016 and who hadn't even fought for a belt since 2012

Had to click 5 seconds after the vid uploaded

Song name during the Robert Whittaker section?

omg mama ima getchu out da hood, the fightin business posted

@TheFightingBusiness

Жыл бұрын

lmao this is new... 💀

Rob,max and Dustin are my favorites in UFC and never in boring fight but champs are better than them and there huge difference between rest of contenders and them...merab is insane too and his stamina and durability is unheard of.

I think Gilbert is the current WW gatekeeper, dude almost killed Khamzat hype

If Aljo was in merabs place I know he'd fight him which really sucks.

Ha ha I loved this. Dustin and Max the ultimate gate keepers

Dustin's status is kinda voluntary though. I can't read his mind but it seems to me like he knows he doesn't have the skill set to beat the current or any likely future champs so he's going after big names he can beat to secure his family's future. Good for him he's had a career 99% of fighters can only dream of but his choice of opponents doesn't tell me he's still hungry to be the champ. If anyone is really a gatekeeper at 155 right now Gaethje put Chandler on the money fight career track and knocked Fiziev back down the ladder and we all kinda expect the grapplers above him to make light work of him

@GrubKiller436

Жыл бұрын

You sound confused. He literally fought Khabib, then fought Charles, both times of which he lost.

@mas72450

Жыл бұрын

@@GrubKiller436 I think you're the confused one. I'm saying Dustin's status as "always just outside the title picture" NOW is voluntary because he's had 2 title shots and lost bad and he knows he doesn't have more than a puncher's chance against Islam, Oliveira, or anyone else likely to hold the belt before he retires but he's not a "gatekeeper" who can't seem to get another title shot because he is doing the smart thing and using his name and remaining brand value to go after big money fights he knows he can win instead of high-risk fights against hungry contenders trying to reach the title themselves. So in my humble estimation, he's not getting another title shot because he's not chasing it with the opponents he's picked lately and he hasn't been anyone's final test before getting to the title picture. He's mature enough to realize a belt is not gonna feed his family so instead he's fighting has-beens on losing streaks with big names and putting money in the bank for his family's future, which doesn't fit most people's definition of gatekeeper

@GrubKiller436

Жыл бұрын

@@mas72450 Pretty dumb thing to say considering Islam is a very new champ and has merely had only one title defense, and we don't know what the plans are for his next title defense. You haven't shown any evidence to Dustin rejecting a title shot. And obviously Alex Volk was not gatekept by Dustin because he's a literal champ and was the UFC's #1 P4P at the time.

Geathje should have been put in along side Poirier tbh

7:24 Ayyyyoooooo??

WTF. This dude's is a title shot keepers.

"He'll just keep beating off contenders" okay then

@joeldavis28

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha I caught that also and had to check if someone already quoted it. He just keeps beating them off with both hands. He's definitely found himself in a really sticky situation as gatekeeper. 🤷🤣

I think we as MMA fans need to stop using the term "Gatekeepers" or "Guardians" towards former undisputed champions, cause that's not what they are. At one point they were the pinnacle of the division, and they have only gotten better, when referring to Max & Rob. They stood toe to toe with the champions, not necessarily a level below, they met their match. They'll always be a champion, they're just not the ones holding the strap right now

I think Dustin vs loser of Charles vs Benny for the next next title shot

I don't think you quite understand what 'a gatekeeper' is. A gatekeeper isn't just someone who can't capture the title... A gatekeeper is a fighter who is past their prime and will NEVER capture a title, but they are highly skilled enough to turn away all but the most elite of POTENTIAL title contenders. A gatekeeper is someone who is no longer elite, but also hasn't fallen all the way off. You cannot be ranked in the top 3 of your division and be considered 'a gatekeeper", because you'd be "a contender", and probably no more than a single win away from another crack at the title. Also, if absolutely NO ONE can't beat you beyond the champion, you aren't a gatekeeper, because other high-level fighters should be able to hop the gate... So if no one can get past the gate, then that's a wall.