Being known as a pound-for-pound standout is high praise in today’s mixed martial arts.
For as competitive and unpredictable as the landscape truly is, it takes a certain type of athlete to rise to the top and remain potent, especially in the UFC.
Surrounded by former champions, young contenders and vengeful veterans, the 15 fighters making up the UFC’s pound-for-pound clique are met with adversity around every corner.
It’s up to them to drive through the fog, claw toward supremacy and maintain their promotional billing.
Here are the biggest questions facing each one of these UFC elites as we saddle up for the new year.