MMA math does not work.
Need some proof? Take a gander at the top of the middleweight pecking order.
With the second championship upset of his career, Sean Strickland took back both the UFC belt he lost nearly 2 ½ years ago and the consensus No. 1 spot in the world.
That eight months after Khamzat Chimaev thoroughly outclassed Dricus Du Plessis to become a first-time champion.












