Most of Mokaev's wins are against unranked competition. Erceg was thrown into the deep end from day one when he was given a top ten opponent on a few days notice before he was even signed, and he made it look easy. Both guys are 2-0 against top ten competition, and their combined opponents' record against the current top ten are 0-6 and 0-7, respectively. That shows that they aren't fighting guys on Pantoja's level, but the champ has beaten everyone else. How do you separate them? Mokaev got a late sub against 36-year-old Elliott when he was down 2-0 on the scorecards and won a close boring decision against Perez. Erceg dominated Dvorak to the extent that he got a performance bonus for a decision win, and highlight KOd Schnell for yet another performance bonus. Mokaev has shown he's worthy of being in the top ten, but Erceg has shown he's above the top ten. He's getting the title shot because he's the most deserving contender.
He’s still number 10 and mokaev is like 7 and it’s one bad performance I swear mma fans have dementia or something one bad performance and they forget about all the good ones his next win everyone is going switch up again and call him good
@@magnusisperceg beat #10 in his debut but got ranked #15 which is crazy 😂. He should been ranked above Mokaev from the start. Mokaev honestly got lucky the judges gave him round 3 vs Perez because he got outstruck and kept failing takedown attempts and just holding Perez’s leg with a knee of the ground
@@angelodesimone4812 true and I think people hate mokaev if he wasn’t sick for the Perez fight and fought like his usual self it would’ve probably been him but everyone hates him now
@@magnusisp Dan Henderson vs Bisping is the worst I can think of rn. Yoel vs Izzy. Colby getting the title shot vs Leon was also worse honestly. Honestly there’s probably more. Also Pantoja has beaten a decent amount of the top guys already.
@@highmind4960 yeah but I think this is the most undeserving ranking wise in recent memory and what makes this undeserving is because there are a lot of contenders above Steve erceg like mokaev albazi and kape but they gave it to the number 10 ranked guy I think the lowest rank challenger ever was al iaquinta who came in on short notice so it doesn’t really count
@@nosir7882 Like I said I get his last performance wasn’t good but he said he was sick and his other performances were good if he pulled out the fight people would call him a pull out merchant you can’t just ignore everything else mokaev has done because he had one bad performance
It’s pretty obvious what’s going on. Australia don’t have a champ at the moment. UFC Perth is booked for August. They are scrambling for a Main event for Perth and now Della broke his arm. If it’s a split decision it will go Steves way. Rematch will be Perth headliner
Also they’re just giving more chances to lower ranked fighters now with bsd now erceg and movsar might get the next title shot I think they’re trying to push for more stars
Who deserved it more than Dan Henderson and Edgar at the time ??? Pantoja could fight kape albazi or mokaev and they give him number 10 3 fight Steve erceg and during those title shots
@@magnusisp None of the people you just mentioned had a solid win lol, Kape was coming off going life and death with Felipe dos santos and missing weight. Albazi robbed KKF and was injured while Mokaev could’ve gotten it had he finished Perez. Meanwhile Erceg beat 2 top 10 opponents one by finish. Schnell isn’t far behind Perez as a win. Also, hendo was #14 at the time Bisping fought him. Yoel Romero was off a win over Jacare Souza and Lyoto Machida on a 6 fight winning streak. You could even give it to Rockhold for a trilogy or Gegard Mousasi who had a win over Dan Henderson already. Henderson’s only win was over Hector Lombard to get a fucking title shot and he retired right after the Bisping fight.
@@Moonl55 mokaev isn’t coming off a solid win but his win streak is insanely long and impressive pause also It’s not that I don’t get where you’re coming from it’s just that those title shots were ages ago and the divisions weren’t as stacked as they were now and there’s a lot of people who were waiting in line for a title shot before erceg and it doesn’t even make sense for the ufc because casuals don’t care about Steve erceg and he can barely speak english
My bad lmao also doesn’t make any difference still shouldn’t get a title fight after 3 fights you have people like belal and mokaev with win streaks longer than ercegs ufc career
Nah dan Henderson being #15 ranked and beating #22 ranked hector lombard is much worse or Islam beating unranked Bobby green and getting a title shot after Ali messed with the scales and cause Charles and 3 other fighters in the blue locker room to miss weight
Lmao idk what you’re talking about with Islam but Dan Henderson is the only fair one that is up there for being undeserved but that was ages ago divisions are way more competitive now and there are more match ups that make more sense than erceg
Dont worry bro imma bring the belt back to Australia
🤯 this is the greatest moment of my life
Most of Mokaev's wins are against unranked competition. Erceg was thrown into the deep end from day one when he was given a top ten opponent on a few days notice before he was even signed, and he made it look easy.
Both guys are 2-0 against top ten competition, and their combined opponents' record against the current top ten are 0-6 and 0-7, respectively. That shows that they aren't fighting guys on Pantoja's level, but the champ has beaten everyone else.
How do you separate them? Mokaev got a late sub against 36-year-old Elliott when he was down 2-0 on the scorecards and won a close boring decision against Perez. Erceg dominated Dvorak to the extent that he got a performance bonus for a decision win, and highlight KOd Schnell for yet another performance bonus. Mokaev has shown he's worthy of being in the top ten, but Erceg has shown he's above the top ten. He's getting the title shot because he's the most deserving contender.
He’s still number 10 and mokaev is like 7 and it’s one bad performance I swear mma fans have dementia or something one bad performance and they forget about all the good ones his next win everyone is going switch up again and call him good
@@magnusisperceg beat #10 in his debut but got ranked #15 which is crazy 😂. He should been ranked above Mokaev from the start. Mokaev honestly got lucky the judges gave him round 3 vs Perez because he got outstruck and kept failing takedown attempts and just holding Perez’s leg with a knee of the ground
@@angelodesimone4812 true and I think people hate mokaev if he wasn’t sick for the Perez fight and fought like his usual self it would’ve probably been him but everyone hates him now
chito is more undeserved. erceg wouldve earned it anyway im saying 48-47 split to steven
Idk it made sense story wise this one doesn’t make sense ranking to story wise the script writers messed up I think
@@magnusispsetting up the next trilogy already.
The issue with pantoja as champ is his run through alot of top contenders when he was a contender himself that's why ufc went this route
@@Spicymeatballs7774 facts I mean he literally has no one to fight in the top 5 that’s a big issue with being such an active champ
Belal is currently making an impressions tier list to get a title shot (He’s still not getting a title shot)
He could actually beat Shavkat and jack della in the same night but if it’s by decision then he won’t get a title shot
That’s why I love 155 so much anyone in the top 5 could get a title shot and you can’t say it’s undeserved
Erceg better than Mokaev.
Def not the most undeserved, it's up their but not the worst.
Who had a worse or more undeserved one? I can’t think of anything worse
@@magnusisp Dan Henderson vs Bisping is the worst I can think of rn. Yoel vs Izzy. Colby getting the title shot vs Leon was also worse honestly. Honestly there’s probably more. Also Pantoja has beaten a decent amount of the top guys already.
@@highmind4960 yeah but I think this is the most undeserving ranking wise in recent memory and what makes this undeserving is because there are a lot of contenders above Steve erceg like mokaev albazi and kape but they gave it to the number 10 ranked guy I think the lowest rank challenger ever was al iaquinta who came in on short notice so it doesn’t really count
@@magnusispMokaev absolutely didn’t deserve it lol, you see his last performance?
@@nosir7882 Like I said I get his last performance wasn’t good but he said he was sick and his other performances were good if he pulled out the fight people would call him a pull out merchant you can’t just ignore everything else mokaev has done because he had one bad performance
If you know the current state of flyweight you know it’s not that undeserving
Mokaev albazi kape royval all made more sense than erceg
The most undeserved title shot of all time is Andre Pedeneiras vs. the welterweight champ Pat Miletich. Andre was 1-0 at the time.
Who the fook is that guy
@@magnusisp That's probably why it's the most undeserved title shot.
😂 true
It’s pretty obvious what’s going on. Australia don’t have a champ at the moment. UFC Perth is booked for August. They are scrambling for a Main event for Perth and now Della broke his arm. If it’s a split decision it will go Steves way. Rematch will be Perth headliner
Also they’re just giving more chances to lower ranked fighters now with bsd now erceg and movsar might get the next title shot I think they’re trying to push for more stars
Trust me bro
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I feel like pantoja will 50-45 erceg lmk who you’re picking in this fight🦅🦅🦅
Steve Erceg round 2 knockout
@@li81520 bedtime mma by mogging
“This is probably the most undeserved title shot ever” lol not even close. Frankie Edgar and Dan Henderson’s title shots were way less deserved.
Who deserved it more than Dan Henderson and Edgar at the time ??? Pantoja could fight kape albazi or mokaev and they give him number 10 3 fight Steve erceg and during those title shots
@@magnusisp None of the people you just mentioned had a solid win lol, Kape was coming off going life and death with Felipe dos santos and missing weight. Albazi robbed KKF and was injured while Mokaev could’ve gotten it had he finished Perez. Meanwhile Erceg beat 2 top 10 opponents one by finish. Schnell isn’t far behind Perez as a win.
Also, hendo was #14 at the time Bisping fought him. Yoel Romero was off a win over Jacare Souza and Lyoto Machida on a 6 fight winning streak. You could even give it to Rockhold for a trilogy or Gegard Mousasi who had a win over Dan Henderson already. Henderson’s only win was over Hector Lombard to get a fucking title shot and he retired right after the Bisping fight.
@@Moonl55 mokaev isn’t coming off a solid win but his win streak is insanely long and impressive pause also It’s not that I don’t get where you’re coming from it’s just that those title shots were ages ago and the divisions weren’t as stacked as they were now and there’s a lot of people who were waiting in line for a title shot before erceg and it doesn’t even make sense for the ufc because casuals don’t care about Steve erceg and he can barely speak english
3 fights do some research lol.
My bad lmao also doesn’t make any difference still shouldn’t get a title fight after 3 fights you have people like belal and mokaev with win streaks longer than ercegs ufc career
Nah dan Henderson being #15 ranked and beating #22 ranked hector lombard is much worse or Islam beating unranked Bobby green and getting a title shot after Ali messed with the scales and cause Charles and 3 other fighters in the blue locker room to miss weight
Lmao idk what you’re talking about with Islam but Dan Henderson is the only fair one that is up there for being undeserved but that was ages ago divisions are way more competitive now and there are more match ups that make more sense than erceg