It's important to note that they were strong candidates going into the fight. The fact they folded afterwards could be many reasons.
this is a dumb thing to look into. who cares what happens after. your only as good as you're last fight. who gives a **** about their motivation for future fights. jeez who gives a ****ing ****, seriously.
All the people who are trying to rank fighters is who it matters to. All these citations of what Fedor's opponents have done after to damage his standings, but then by the same criteria, we can look at Brocks wins.. He beat mir, 1-2, beating Brock, then losing two in a row, 1 to Brock, 1 to Carwin.. See how easy it is to make people look like ****?
If this was boxing then you could make a point that on paper, Fedor was matched very well. But this is MMA, results of a fight no matter how mismatched it seems is at best random.
Ranking people is STUPID. The only way you will know who is the best is through an olympic style system. Until there is one left. Fighters effectiveness changes drasticly from fight to fight. Anyone who spends time trying to rank fighters are idiots. Your just making up a story. Fedor #1
