411 MMA Rankings 02.02.10: Pound for Pound
Posted by Jonathan Solomon on 02.02.2010
Who is the best pound for pound fighter in the world? Is Georges St. Pierre the best UFC fighter or is Anderson Silva still the most dominant force in the sport? Can Urijah Faber return after his latest victory and how about Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson? Find out all the details in the newest 411 MMA Rankings.
Welcome to the first pound for pound rankings of the new year. Are you ready for a bad joke? It must be Groundhog's Day because the top of the list still consists of names like Silva, Penn, Machida, St. Pierre, Emelianenko and Aldo. There's no beaver on the loose at 411 Headquarters, no matter what Dustin James tries to tell you.
In nothing short of amazing, nine of the top ten fighters this week are scheduled to fight between now and May. That means, nine of the best fighters in the sport will be in action in mere weeks. Hell yeah~! That means by Memorial Day, the P4P list may be more shook up than Wes Sims's belly.
Before we get to business, I will say that there was movement towards the bottom of the list but that is routine for these rankings. There are so many worthy fighters but only fifteen can make the cut. So we get these instance's where a champion (Shields) or someone on a momentous streak (Lil Nog) are left in the cold. But don't worry because if both Shields and Rogerio Nogueira can win their upcoming fights, there is no doubt they will return to these rankings. Shields takes on Dan Henderson in April on network television while Nogueira will fight Forrest Griffin at UFC 113 in May.
Here's some feedback to last week's lightweight rankings.
From Malte:
I think that Ben Henderson as 14th is a little bit low but otherwise a good list. Perhaps a bit low with fighters like Sherk and JZ (the names) still leveling out in the middle of the rankings.
From E-Van:
Eddie Alvarez has the nicest eye brows in mma. Fact. If you say so.
From Melendez's Fan:
How are both Florian (who got MURDERED by BJ) and Alvarez BOTH Ahead of SF LHW Champ El Nino who also have an amazing track record and got the gold in what many considered the "MOTY" in 2009 ?
IMO Melendez is a better all around performer than Aoki and would absolutely murder him on standing battle (and he is not bad on the ground either since he is training with some BJJ Wizards (The Diaz Bros and Shields).
Oh and unlike Aoki he did not got KTFO Three straight times IMO The knock against Melendez is lack of top tier competition in recent years. He beat Kawajiri in 2006 and Guida in 2006. His most recent big wins include Ishida and Thomson in 2009. Florian, being ahead of Nino, may be unwarranted but his lone loss recently is against Penn. Florian had big wins against Stevenson, Huerta and Guida. As far as Aoki, he has a long line of big wins over big lightweights. His lone loss recently came at welterweight.
From 5150 proof:
i would have to agree 14th is harsh especially the cerrone fight was moty last year impressive kid for sure maybe next rankings will treat this bright star better I'd agree with you and would guess Henderson will rise in the rankings this year.
From Zab Juuuuudah:
Its safe to say Guida needs to win his next fight. Good thing for him Sherk got injured cause im certain that would of been another loss for him. I wouldn't count Frankie Edgar out of the Penn fight as he's a great all rounder with, in my opinion superior speed to Penn. Finally what on earth can the match makers do with Gray Maynard? Tyson Griffin possibly but as a big Griffin fan i'd hate to see him lose a boring uninspiring decision that may ruin his chances of ever getting a title shot. Guida needs a win but he won't be in danger of getting the UFC axe. Edgar may be a bit faster but Penn is do dominant at 155, it's tough to see him in any real danger right now. I'd love to see Maynard against a good ground fighter with solid striking skills (Florian?). Something has to give the guy that fire to grow as a fighter (even though Maynard is undefeated).
From Jared B.:
Maynard above Edgar and Henderson so low are a little debatable. As much as people will talk about Maynard's win over Edgar two years ago in the time since Maynard has eked out split (and outright bad) decisions while Edgar has beat top competition and looks for a finish against opponents. While Edgar may "look for a finish," prior to his submission win over Matt Veach, his last four fights ended by decision. However, Edgar's striking has improved a LOT over the course of that time. Maynard's striking is still suspect.
From wolvie316:
with the exception of Penn, Diego Sanchez can whip everybody else on this list. On any given day, I'm sure he could. But he would have trouble against guys with good wrestling (Melendez), ground skills (Aoki) and even the good strikers (Hansen).
From Tony:
Look at Maynard's face in that picture. He did not win that fight. Rounds 1 & 3 to Diaz. Edgar should of got the title shot but he will get destroyed. Maynard may not have had the cleanest face after the fight but the judges gave him the fight. As always, if fights don't go the distance, a lot of controversy can be avoided.
From GeeSpotter:
With the influx of awesome lightweights, I agree that it would SEEM like Henderson is a bit low. However, where there's so many good guys out there, on a list where Cerrone gets snubbed, you know there's a problem. I'm not a huge numbers guy because I believe win/loss records don't mean as much as they perceive sometimes (ie Randy Couture, Matt Brown, etc). However, I don't see what Joachim Hansen is still doing up so high.
Props to Jonathan for having the stones to rank Aoki ahead of Penn. You're gonna take a lot of heat for that Well, Hansen may be up a bit too high. His only recent BIG win came against Aoki two years ago. He has big wins earlier than that but that was some time ago. I wouldn't mind seeing JZ take a drop, especially if he remains as inactive as he has been.
From RP:
no way Florian should be ranked 3rd! sure he looked impressive against Guida but Melendez looked way better against Thompson.... and why is Ben Henderson ranked 14???? behind Sean Sherk and Gray Maynard of all people...he needs to be higher I agree that Melendez is ranked lower than he should be. Henderson should be above Maynard? I'm torn on that one.
From Jamie:
I don't think henderson should be reanked. I think that if he, Varner or Cerrone were to come to the UFC, they would get handled by "unranked" guys like Guida, Diaz, Stephenson, etc. I actually wonder how all the guys from Dream would fare against Maynard, Sherk and Edgar. The WEC is a "triple A" promotion at 155, and being champ there is not on par with being competitive in the UFC or even Dream. How is WEC a minor league promotion? Henderson's wrestling is up there, his striking is solid, what's the problem? Cerrone's striking is his strength and he is a very good jiu-jitsu fighter. The fact they are not fighting in the UFC doesn't mean they aren't as talented as those fighters. Can they compete with Penn? Probably not, but who's to say Henderson cannot compete with the likes of Florian and Maynard?
From Jon:
"Tito Ortiz over Keith Jardine. Really?"
Hell yeah! Keith Jardine is the perfect reputable can to feed Tito after he's beaten Liddell (who nobody in the world thinks should even fight again).
Tito wouldn't lose to pants fighters like Stephan Bonner or Houston Alexander, guys Jardine routinely loses to. In fact, if Jardine wins another UFC fight in his career, I'd be absolutely amazed. Tito genuinely should beat Liddell, but I guess if he loses, I concede, you have a point. If he doesn't, can we PLEASE remove Jardine from all the rankings given his awful recent track record? Tito has not even won a fight in recent memory. Why should he be a top-15 ranked fighter? I don't understand your push there.
Thank you for the comments, they are always much appreciated.
Pound for Pound Rankings from Last Year (2/10/2009)
1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. Anderson Silva
4. Miguel Torres
5. Lyoto Machida
6. BJ Penn
7. Urijah Faber
8. Rashad Evans
9. Rampage Jackson
10. Shinya Aoki
11. Kenny Florian
12. Jon Fitch
13. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
14. Dan Henderson
15. Forrest Griffin
THE CREW
The 411 MMA staff has decided to pull back the curtain and reveal the great 411 Oz. After some consideration, for the the first time in the soon-to-be two-year history of 411 MMA Rankings that you will be able to see which knucklehead put which fighter where.
So here are the nuts and bolts, the breakdown of the rankings from your favorite 411 MMA personalities:
Samer Kadi
1-Anderson Silva
2-GSP
3-Fedor
4-BJ Penn
5-Lyoto Machida
6-Jose Aldo
7-Shogun Rua
8-Brian Bowles
9-Miguel Torres
10-Mike Brown
11-Rampage Jackson
12-Urijah Faber
13-Rashad Evans
14-Gegard Mousasi
15-Dan Henderson
Daniel Bonizzio
1) KING Georges St-Pierre
2) Anderson Silva
3) Fedor Emelianenko
4) Lyoto Machida
5) BJ Penn
6) Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
7) Jose Aldo
8) Dan Henderson
9) Gegard Mousasi
10) Jon Fitch
11) Mike Brown
12) Rashad Evans
13) Jake Shields
14) Brian Bowles
15) Urijah Faber
Scott Kuczkowski
1. Anderson Silva
2. GSP
3. Fedor Emelianenko
4. BJ Penn
5. Jose Aldo
6. Lyoto Machida
7. Gegard Mousasi
8. Shogun
9. Dan Henderson
10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
11. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
12. Kenny Florian
13. Jake Shields
14. Mike Brown
15. Urijah Faber
Daniel Plunkett
1. Anderson Silva
2. GSP
3. Fedor
4. BJ Penn
5. Machida
6. Shogun
7. Aldo
8. Bowles
9. Rampage
10. Miguel Torres
11. Mike Brown
12. Urijah Faber
13. Dan Henderson
14. Rashad Evans
15. Jon Fitch
Jeffrey Harris
1. Anderson Silva
2. GSP
3. BJ Penn
4. Jose Aldo
5. Fedor Emelianenko
6. Lyoto Machida
7. Gegard Mousasi
8. Mauricio Rua
9. Dan Henderson
10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
11. Brian Bowles
12. Jake Shields
13. Mike Brown
14. Urijah Faber
15. Miguel Torres
Jonathan Solomon
1. Anderson Silva
2. Fedor Emelianenko
3. B.J. Penn
4. Georges St. Pierre
5. Jose Aldo
6. Lyoto Machida
7. Big Nog
8. Gegard Mousasi
9. Shogun Rua
10. Miguel Torres
11. Dan Henderson
12. Rashad Evans
13. Rampage Jackson
14. Mike Brown
15. Urijah Faber
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* denotes a statistical tie
411's MMA Rankings
Pound For Pound
1) Anderson Silva (25-4)
Height: 6'2
Birthday: April 14, 1975
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Forrest Griffin - Win via KO - UFC 101: Declaration - August 8, 2009
- vs. Thales Leites - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 97: Redemption - April 17, 2009
- vs. Patrick Cote - Win via TKO (injured knee) - UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote - October 25, 2008
- vs. James Irvin - Win via KO (punches) - UFC: Fight Night 14 - July 19, 2008
- vs. Dan Henderson - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - March 1, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Vitor Belfort - UFC 112 - April 10, 2010
Comment: If the Spider can defeat Belfort in April, there may not be a man alive who can stop him in the octagon.
2) Georges St. Pierre (19-2)
Height: 5'10
Birthday: May 19, 1981
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Thiago Alves - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 100 - July 11, 2009
- vs. BJ Penn - Win via TKO (corner stoppage) - UFC 94: St Pierre vs. Penn 2 - January 31, 2009
- vs. Jon Fitch - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 87: Seek And Destroy - August 9, 2008
- vs. Matt Serra - Win via TKO (knees to body) - UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre II - April 19, 2008
- vs. Matt Hughes - Win via verbal submission (arm bar) - UFC 79: Nemesis - December 29, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Dan Hardy - UFC 111 - March 27, 2010
3) Fedor Emelianenko (30-1)
Height: 6'0
Birthday: September 28, 1976
Currently fighting with: Strikeforce
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Brett Rogers - Win via KO (punch) - Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - November 7, 2009
- vs. Andrei Arlovski - Win via KO (punch) - Affliction: Day Of Reckoning - January 24, 2009
- vs. Tim Sylvia - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - Affliction: Banned - July 19, 2008
- vs. Hong Man Choi - Win via submission (arm bar) - Yarennoka - New Year's Eve 2007 - December 31, 2007
- vs. Matt Lindland - Win via submission (arm bar) - BodogFight: Clash of the Nations - April 14, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Fabricio Werdum - Strikeforce on CBS - April 2010 (Rumored Fight)
4) B.J. Penn (15-5-1)
Height: 5'9
Birthday: December 13, 1978
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Diego Sanchez - Win via TKO (cuts) - UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez - December 12, 2009
- vs. Kenny Florian - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 101: Declaration - August 8, 2009
- vs. Georges St. Pierre - Loss via TKO (corner stoppage) - UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 - January 31, 2009
- vs. Sean Sherk - Win via TKO (knees and punches) - UFC 84: Ill Will - May 24, 2008
- vs. Joe Stevenson - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 80: Rapid Fire - January 19, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Frankie Edgar - UFC 112 - April 10, 2010
5) Lyoto Machida (16-0)
Height: 6'1
Birthday: May 3, 1978
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Shogun Rua - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun - October 24, 2009
- vs. Rashad Evans - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida - May 23, 2009
- vs. Thiago Silva - Win via KO (punches) - UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 - January 31, 2009
- vs. Tito Ortiz - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 84: Ill Will - May 24, 2008
- vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou - Win via submission (arm triangle choke) - UFC 79: Nemesis - December 29, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Shogun Rua - UFC 113 - May 8, 2010
6) Jose Aldo (16-1)
Height: 5'7
Birthday: September 9, 1986
Currently Fighting With: WEC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Mike Brown - Win via TKO (strikes) - WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo - November 18, 2009
- vs. Cub Swanson - Win via TKO (flying knee) - WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II - June 7, 2009
- vs. Chris Mickle - Win via TKO (strikes) - WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia - March 1, 2009
- vs. Ronaldo Perez - Win via TKO (strikes) - WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone - January 25, 2009
- vs. Jonathan Brookins - Win via TKO (strikes) - WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown - November 5, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Urijah Faber - WEC 48 - April 24, 2010
7) Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (18-4)
Height: 6'1
Birthday: November 25, 1981
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Lyoto Machida - Loss via decision (unanimous) - UFC 104: Dragon vs. Shogun - October 24, 2009
- vs. Chuck Liddell - Win via TKO (strikes) - UFC 97: Redemption - April 18, 2009
- vs. Mark Coleman - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson - January 17, 2009
- vs. Forrest Griffin - Loss via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 76: Knockout - September 22, 2007
- vs. Alistair Overeem - Win via KO (strikes) - PRIDE 33: Second Coming - February 24, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Lyoto Machida - UFC 113 - May 8, 2010
8) Gegard Mousasi (31-2-1)
Height: 6'0
Birthday: August 1, 1985
Currently Fighting With: DREAM and Strikeforce
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Gary Goodridge - Win via TKO (strikes) - K-1 Dynamite!! 2009 - December 31, 2009
- vs. Sokoudjou - Win via TKO (strikes) - Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - November 7, 2009
- vs. Babalu Sobral - Win via KO (strikes) - Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg - August 15, 2009
- vs. Mark Hunt - Win via submission (kimura) - DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round - May 26, 2009
- vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza - Win via KO (upkick) - DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 - September 23, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- Unknown
Comment: Mousasi will likely compete in the next DREAM tournament to crown their light heavyweight champion, plus he may or may not available for the Strikeforce show in April.
9) Dan Henderson (25-7)
Height: 6'1
Birthday: August 24, 1970
Currently Fighting With: Strikeforce
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Michael Bisping - Win via KTFO (punch of doom) - UFC 100 - July 11, 2009
- vs. Rich Franklin - Win via decision (split) - UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson - January 17, 2009
- vs. Rousimar Palhares - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 88: Breakthrough - September 6, 2008
- vs. Anderson Silva - Loss via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - March 1, 2008
- vs. Quinton Jackson - Loss via decision (unanimous) - UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion - September 8, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Jake Shields - Strikeforce on CBS - April 2010
10) Mike Brown (23-5)
Height: 5'6"
Birthday: September 8, 1975
Currently Fighting With: WEC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Anthony Morrison - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson - January 10, 2010
- vs. Jose Aldo - Loss via TKO (strikes) - WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo - November 18, 2009
- vs. Urijah Faber - Win via decision (unanimous) - WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 - June 7, 2009
- vs. Leonard Garcia - Win by submission (arm & triangle choke) - WEC 39 - March 1, 2009
- vs. Urijah Faber - Win by TKO (punches) - WEC 36 - November 5, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Manny Gamburyan - WEC 48 - April 24, 2010
Comment: Brown won his first fight back after dropping the title. Now he will compete on the undercard of the Aldo/Faber fight. A win and he gets his rematch with either man, a loss and he's back where he began.
11) Brian Bowles (8-0)
Height: 5'7
Birthday: June 22, 1980
Currently Fighting With: WEC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Miguel Torres - Win via KO - WEC 42 - August 9, 2009
- vs. Will Ribeiro - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - WEC 37 - December 3, 2008
- vs. Damacio Page - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - WEC 35 - August 3, 2008
- vs. Marcos Galvao - Win via KO - WEC 31 - December 12, 2007
- vs. Charlie Valencia - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - WEC 28 - June 3, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- Dominick Cruz - WEC 47 - March 6, 2010
12) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1)
Height: 6'3
Birthday: June 2, 1976
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Randy Couture - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira - August 29, 2009
- vs. Frank Mir - Loss via TKO (punches) - UFC 92: Ultimate 2008 - December 27, 2008
- vs. Tim Sylvia - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - UFC 81: Breaking Point - February 2, 2008
- vs. Heath Herring - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 73: Stacked - July 7th, 2007
- vs. Josh Barnett - Win via decision (unanimous) - PRIDE - Shockwave 2006 - December 31, 2006
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Cain Velasquez - UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez - February 21, 2010
13) Miguel Torres (36-2)
Height: 5'9
Birthday: January 18, 1981
Currently Fighting With: WEC
Last 5 Fights:
- vs. Brian Bowles - Loss via KO - WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles - August 9, 2009
- vs. Takeya Mizugaki - Win via decision (unanimous) - WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki - April 5, 2009
- vs. Manny Tapia - Win via TKO (punches and elbows) - WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia - December 3, 2008
- vs. Yoshiro Maeda - Win via TKO (doctor stoppage) - WEC 34: Sacramento - June 1, 2008
- vs. Chase Beebe - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - WEC 32: Albuquerque - February 13, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Joseph Benavidez - WEC 47 - March 6, 2010
14) Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (30-7)
Height: 6'1
Birthday: June 20, 1978
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Keith Jardine - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine - March 7, 2009
- vs. Wanderlei Silva - Win via KO (punch) - UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 - December 27, 2008
- vs. Forrest Griffin - Loss via decision (unanimous) - UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin - July 5, 2008
- vs. Dan Henderson - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion - September 8, 2007
- vs. Chuck Liddell - Win via TKO (strikes) - UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson - May 26, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Rashad Evans - UFC 114 - May 29, 2010
15) Rashad Evans (14-1-1)
Height: 5'11
Birthday: September 25, 1979
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Thiago Silva - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva - January 2, 2010
- vs. Lyoto Machida - Loss via knockout (punches) - UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida - May 23, 2009
- vs. Forrest Griffin - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 - December 27, 2008
- vs. Chuck Liddell - Win via KO (punch) - UFC 88: Breakthrough - September 6, 2008
- vs. Michael Bisping - Win via decision (split) - UFC 78: Validation - November 17, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Rampage Jackson - UFC 114 - May 29, 2010
Closing Comments: Others receiving votes include Urijah Faber, Jake Shields, Jon Fitch and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
no offense to Rodrigo but he's no Top 15 pound for pound fighter..why is he ranked over Faber or even Shields
Posted By: RP (Guest) on February 01, 2010 at 11:25 PM
I like this, I really do. Quality list guys!
Posted By: Brad (Guest) on February 01, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Good list guys. Props for putting Bowles over Torres, which some P4P lists don't do...and I don't even begin to understand when they put someone that just LOST above someone that beat them. I would maybe put Aoki as an honorable mention on my own list, but other than that, pretty accurate.
Harris, your ranking of Fedor as fifth is still eye-rollingly(is that a word?) lame. C'mon, Penn LOST last year, no matter how dominant he's looked since then. Aldo has been a machine, granted, but do you really think beating Mike Brown puts him above Fedor?
Posted By: Guest#8418 (Guest) on February 01, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Heres the thing
Yeah everybody knows how great of a walterweight that gsp is but can you really say pound for pound as he only will fight as ww
Shogun should be moved down
Rashad Should definately move up Easily Top Ten
Posted By: Guest#3720 (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 01:08 AM
Good list guys. Props for putting Bowles over Torres, which some P4P lists don't do...and I don't even begin to understand when they put someone that just LOST above someone that beat them. I would maybe put Aoki as an honorable mention on my own list, but other than that, pretty accurate.
Harris, your ranking of Fedor as fifth is still eye-rollingly(is that a word?) lame. C'mon, Penn LOST last year, no matter how dominant he's looked since then. Aldo has been a machine, granted, but do you really think beating Mike Brown puts him above Fedor?
Posted By: Guest#8418 (Guest) on February 01, 2010 at 11:42 PM
damn straight bjs at 4 again..
ya aldo might have been a machine, but bj resume is wayy more impressive than aldos.. u can honestly name every single person who bj has fought.. can u name more than 5 for aldo off the top of ur head?
BJ has fought the best of the best all of his life, u can be 16-1 but he could have fought 10-15 tomato cans tat no one have or will ever hear of
Posted By: wylun (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 02:01 AM
I guess the fuss over Shields last p4p ranking has hindered him from being ranked even though he really should be. Aoki should really be mentioned as well, given that he's widely regarded as the number 2 lightweight and is coming off a dominant win.
Posted By: looo (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 02:59 AM
And where´s MINOWAMAN??
Posted By: Uchu (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 08:06 AM
I understand why people leave Shields off their p4p list but he has had a great run. How many other guys can jump up a division and not only compete but win a major title? I do not believe that every guy on this list could do that even if they were jumping up a division in Strikeforce or Dream. The current champions in UFC make it a little more difficult to accomplish this feat.
Posted By: Tony (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 10:27 AM
no one that's lost to matt serra should be on this list. GSP is a greezy cheata...
Posted By: phil (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 10:28 AM
no one that's lost to matt serra should be on this list. GSP is a greezy cheata...
Posted By: phil (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 10:28 AM
no one that smack talks GSP should be allowed to post...
And where´s MINOWAMAN??
Posted By: Uchu (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 08:06 AM
if this is your attempt at humor, then it's HILARIOUS and I did lol...however if this is your serious opinionm, um no comment
Posted By: SedlockIHCC (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 02:14 PM
I disagree with Anderson Silva at number 1....I dont think he would beat Fedor in a catch weight fight and personally i think GSP would give him a run.....Maybe even Rampage...I know forrest beat rampage but i think rampage could beat Silva....I think Shogun would also beat or give Anderson a run for his money....
Posted By: Guest#9494 (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 04:06 PM
Fedor should be 3 because out of his last 5 fights only three were legit heavyweights. Matt Lindland has no business fighting at HW and Hong Man Choi is a freakshow with gigantism.
That is why I think the top 3 are spot on.
Posted By: A. Coolman (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 06:05 PM
As is the norm lately, Mousasi is ranked far too high when he shouldn't even be ranked in pound for pound.
Although, he did beat the worldbeater, Gary Goodridge. So he's got that going for him.
Posted By: KSti (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 10:10 PM
As is the norm lately, Mousasi is ranked far too high when he shouldn't even be ranked in pound for pound.
Although, he did beat the worldbeater, Gary Goodridge. So he's got that going for him.
Posted By: KSti (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 10:10 PM
Why the Mousasi hate? I don't see any reason for him not to be ranked in the top fifteen. I probably wouldn't put him ahead of Torres or Brown or Bowells, but I would put him ahead of guys like Rampage and Big Nog.
Posted By: Al Gore's cousin (Guest) on February 02, 2010 at 10:59 PM
I'm just commenting because I like that every post gets a reply on the next rankings post
Posted By: mae (Guest) on February 03, 2010 at 11:25 AM
sorry guys, but you've all become victims of the UFC hype machine. there is absolutely NO WAY IN THE WORLD that fedor is not the best p4p fighter in the world. should be undefeated but for a dud call, and i can't remember the last time he even looked like losing. recent fights against rogers, arlovski and sylvia were against top fighters, and the arlovski and sylvia fights were 'murderisations' of 2 former ufc world champs.
whilst anderson silva is comparable in his record, the quality of opposition he has beaten over the last 4 years, with the exception of henderson and franklin, are not comparable to those whom fedor has beaten.
and gsp? matt serra says anyone who rates gsp as the best p4p fighter in the world is an idiot.
Posted By: Andy (Guest) on February 05, 2010 at 10:18 PM
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