Griffin drops to Lightweight

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Phoenix FC

WW Tyson Griffin (28-39) ==> LW

[The Texas Rattlesnakes]

The Sandmen... he was 5-1 at Featherweight with four stoppages and one over Urijah Faber by TKO or KO.

[The Sandmen]

It's certainly against the whole spirit of the new weightclasses, but since we lack LWs, I'll allow it.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Aug 31, 2019 16:26:07 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

It's certainly against the whole spirit of the new weightclasses

Can you clarify that please? How is that against the spirit of the new weightclasses exactly?

[The Mighty Ducks]

Aug 31, 2019 17:13:46 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Aug 31, 2019 16:26:07 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

It's certainly against the whole spirit of the new weightclasses

Can you clarify that please? How is that against the spirit of the new weightclasses exactly?

Take tha win when u get it

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Aug 31, 2019 17:16:53 GMT -5 The Mighty Ducks said:

Aug 31, 2019 17:13:46 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Can you clarify that please? How is that against the spirit of the new weightclasses exactly?

Take tha win when u get it

I am, and I appreciate it. Honestly just wondering how it's against the spirit of the new weightclasses cuz I don't know what that means exactly.

[The Sandmen]

Aug 31, 2019 17:13:46 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Can you clarify that please? How is that against the spirit of the new weightclasses exactly?

Sure.

So ManMMA is about "the best fighters of all time in their prime". Tyson Griffin's prime is as a LW. He is known as a LW, etc. His Featherweight career was insignificant, and it was with an organization that is not "ManMMA-eligible". If you look Tyson up on something like Sherdog or Tapology, or MMAFighting, he is listed as a lightweight. Contrast that with someone like Mike Brown, and Brown is listed as a featherweight, he was a WEC featherweight champion, etc.

I hope that clears things up for you.

[The Sandmen]

Actually, now that I think about it, it would make everyone's life MUCH easier, (and these decisions less subjective) if we made weightclasses strictly what was listed on Sherdog, and kept people locked into those weightclasses. Then I would not have to make judgement calls, and people would not have to ever ask what weightclass someone could fight at. It would be clearly defined by a third party site.

Gonna give that some thought, because I'm kinda a fan of that idea to clean things up a lot around here.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Aug 31, 2019 18:14:54 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

Aug 31, 2019 17:13:46 GMT -5 xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club said:

Can you clarify that please? How is that against the spirit of the new weightclasses exactly?

Sure.

So ManMMA is about "the best fighters of all time in their prime". Tyson Griffin's prime is as a LW. He is known as a LW, etc. His Featherweight career was insignificant, and it was with an organization that is not "ManMMA-eligible". If you look Tyson up on something like Sherdog or Tapology, or MMAFighting, he is listed as a lightweight. Contrast that with someone like Mike Brown, and Brown is listed as a featherweight, he was a WEC featherweight champion, etc.

I hope that clears things up for you.

Did not know that was the idea behind it. Thank you for clarifying and allowing this one. 👍

[The Sandmen]

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