Sure fire? Maybe. Then again sure fire is kind of subjective isn't it? Fact of the matter is he's got a string of elite opponents who weren't picked by some computer with all the chips stacked in his favor. They show up on his radar... he beats them. No drama, no shenanigans, no marination, no catchweights, no nothing. Hard core fans like and appreciate that sort of thing. So sure fire HOFers? Maybe. But he's beaten more than his share of elite fighters and fighters who have been world champions. That's why to me, right now he's #1 p4p. My only criticism is he should fight outside of Japan more.