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Your Vote Counts! It’s time for Fight Forum members to gather and rank the TOP 10 UFC fighters for each weight class.

Here are the rules for those of you who are unfamiliar:

1. Around the last week of every month, I’ll post a new thread for all Fight Forum members (mods are welcome as well) to rank their Top 10 UFC Fighters for each division.

2. Member rankings will end on Sunday, September 30th at 8:00 PM PST. I’ll then calculate all of the votes from each participating member to determine that month’s “Fight Forum Member’s Official UFC Rankings” and post a new thread with the official results of the Top 10 fighters in each weight class.

3. If you’re wondering how the calculations will be made, I’ll assign points for the ranking you give them. I.E. 10 points for 1st, 9 pts for 2nd, on down to 1 pt for 10th. The fighter with the most collective points in a particular weight class will be ranked 1st overall and so on.

4. Since you’re posting your Top 10 list for all to see, please maintain your integrity and vote with as little bias as possible. For example, if you’re a huge Bisping fan and place him as the #1 LHW fighter in the UFC then everyone will know you’re a tool.

5. The UFC rankings are intended to be for the upcoming month, not all-time. For rankings to be included in the overall results, all fighters must either have fought in the UFC within the last 12 months, have a current UFC fight scheduled or be signed to a new UFC contract, thereby qualifying their intentions to fight in the UFC in the near future.

6. For rankings to count, you must rank all ten fighters for each weight class. If you only rank six fighters at MW, for example, your rankings will not be included in the final tally.

7. You may edit your rankings after you first make them. If you edit, however, you must PM me to let me know that you’ve done so. I usually tally the rankings on a daily basis, so if you edit them later and don’t notify me, I will not know and your previous rankings will remain.

Here are my rankings for October:
(my prior month’s rankings are in parentheses)

If you criticize my LHW rankings, I’ll probably agree with you. I thought that this division was particularly difficult to rank and I’m thoroughly not satisfied.

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Randy Couture (1)
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (2)
3. Tim Sylvia (4)
4. Andrei Arlovski (5)
5. Gabriel Gonzaga (6)
6. Brandon Vera (7)
7. Cheik Kongo (10)
8. Mirko CroCop (3)
9. Fabricio Werdum (8)
10. Frank Mir (9)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson (1)
2. Dan Henderson (3)
3. Lyoto Machida (8)
4. Wanderlei Silva (5)
5. Mauricio Rua (4)
6. Chuck Liddell (2)
7. Tito Ortiz (6)
8. Rashad Evans (7)
9. Houston Alexander (-)
10. Forrest Griffin (-)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Anderson Silva (1)
2. Rich Franklin (2)
3. Nate Marquardt (3)
4. Yushin Okami (4)
5. Martin Kampmann (5)
6. Jason McDonald (6)
7. Thales Leites (8)
8. Kendall Grove (9)
9. Dean Lister (10)
10. Chris Leben (-)

WELTERWEIGHT
1. Matt Hughes (1)
2. George St. Pierre (2)
3. Jon Fitch (4)
4. Karo Parysian (5)
5. Josh Koscheck (6)
6. Diego Sanchez (3)
7. Matt Serra (7)
8. Marcus Davis (10)
9. Mike Swick (8)
10. Josh Burkman (9)

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. BJ Penn (1)
2. Joe Stevenson (2)
3. Roger Huerta (3)
4. Kenny Florian (4)
5. Spencer Fisher (5)
6. Kurt Pellegrino (6)
7. Clay Guida (7)
8. Frank Edgar (10)
9. Tyson Griffin (-)
10. Gleison Tibau (-)

NOTE: Sherk is still technically eligible if you choose to rank him. I left him out of my rankings, but his hearing is still pending for October.

Your turn.

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As always, I’ve included a list of UFC fighters for those who don’t want to overlook fighters. This isn’t intended to be a 100% comprehensive list, it’s merely a guideline of some of the more notable or recent UFC fighters. I’ve also included their overall records, their UFC records and their current overall win/loss streak, based upon sherdog fight data.

Heavyweight
Randy Couture 16-8, 13-5 UFC: streak +2
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 30-4-1, 1-0 UFC: streak +2
Gabriel Gonzaga 8-2, 4-1 UFC: streak -1
Mirko CroCop 22-6-2, 1-2 UFC: streak -2
Tim Sylvia 23-3, 8-3 UFC: streak -1
Andrei Arlovski 11-5, 8-4 UFC: streak +2
Brandon Vera 8-0, 4-0 UFC: streak +8
Fabricio Werdum 9-3-1, 0-1 UFC: streak -1
Jake O’Brien 10-0, 3-0 UFC: streak +10
Heath Herring 27-13, 1-2 UFC: streak -1
Cheick Kongo 11-3-1, 4-1 UFC: streak +2
Frank Mir 10-3, 8-3 UFC: streak +1
Justin McCully 8-3-2, 1-0 UFC: streak +4
Eddie Sanchez 7-1, 2-1 UFC: streak +1
Antoni Hardonk 5-4, 1-2 UFC: streak –2

Lt Heavyweight
Quinton Jackson 28-6, 3-0 UFC: streak +6
Chuck Liddell 20-5, 15-4 UFC: streak -2
Dan Henderson 25-6, 2-1 UFC: streak -1
Mauricio Rua 16-3, 0-1 UFC: streak -1
Wanderlei Silva 31-7-1, 0-0 UFC: streak -2
Tito Ortiz 15-5-1, 14-5-1 UFC: streak tie
Rashad Evans 10-0-1, 5-0-1 UFC: streak tie
Lyoto Machida 11-0, 3-0 UFC: streak +11
Jason Lambert 23-6, 4-1 UFC: streak +1
Michael Bisping 14-0, 4-0 UFC: streak +14*
Keith Jardine 13-3-1, 5-2 UFC: streak +1
Thiago Silva 11-0, 2-0 UFC: streak +11
Forrest Griffin 15-4, 6-2 UFC: streak +2
Wilson Gouveia 9-4, 3-1 UFC: streak +3
Stephan Bonnar 10-4, 4-3 UFC: streak +1
Houston Alexander 8-1, 2-0 UFC: streak +8
Matt Hamill 3-1, 3-1 UFC: streak -1
David Heath 7-2, 2-2 UFC: streak -2
Alessio Sakara 11-6, 2-3 UFC: streak -1
Alan Belcher 10-3, 2-2 UFC: streak +1
Mike Nickels 5-2, 1-1 UFC: streak -1
Eric Schafer 7-2-2, 1-1 UFC: streak –1
Drew McFedries 6-2, 2-1 UFC: streak +1
Carmelo Marrero 6-2, 1-2 UFC: streak -2
James Irvin 12-4, 2-3 UFC: streak -1

Middleweight
Anderson Silva 19-4, 4-0 UFC: streak +5
Nathan Marquardt 25-7-2, 4-1 UFC: streak -1
Rich Franklin 22-2, 9-1 UFC: streak +2
Yushin Okami 20-4, 4-1 UFC: streak -1
Martin Kampmann 15-2, 3-0 UFC: streak +8
Kendall Grove 8-4, 3-1 UFC: streak -1
Jason McDonald 19-8, 3-1 UFC: streak +1
Terry Martin 16-3, 2-3 UFC: streak -1
Dean Lister 9-5, 2-1 UFC: streak -1
Thales Leites 12-1, 3-1 UFC: streak +3
Kalib Starnes 8-1-1, 2-1 UFC: streak +1
Ivan Salaverry 12-5, 3-2 UFC: streak -1
Ed Herman 13-5, 2-2 UFC: streak +2
Chris Leben 17-4, 7-3 UFC: streak +1
Travis Lutter 9-4, 2-3 UFC: streak -1
Ryan Jensen 11-2, 0-1 UFC: streak -1
Patrick Cote 11-4, 2-4 UFC: streak +3
Nate Quarry 9-2, 4-1 UFC; streak +1

Welterweight
Matt Hughes 41-5, 15-3 UFC: streak +1
George St. Pierre 14-2, 8-2 UFC: streak +1
Diego Sanchez 17-2, 6-2 UFC: streak -2
Josh Koscheck 9-2, 7-2 UFC: streak -1
Jon Fitch 15-2, 7-0 UFC: streak +14
Karo Parisian 17-4, 7-2 UFC: streak +2
Matt Serra 9-4, 6-4 UFC: streak +2
Mike Swick 10-2, 5-1 UFC: streak –1
Josh Burkman 8-4, 4-2 UFC: streak -1
Marcus Davis 13-3, 5-1 UFC: streak +10
Drew Fickett 29-5, 4-3 UFC: streak +1
Hayato Sakurai 30-7-2, 0-1 UFC: streak + 3
Thiago Alves 12-3, 5-2 UFC: streak +3
Paul Taylor 8-2-1, 1-1 UFC: streak -1
Tamdan McCrory 8-0, 1-0 UFC: streak +8
Kuniyoshi Hironaka 11-4, 1-2 UFC: streak -1
Chris Lytle 23-14-5, 3-6 UFC: streak +1
Roan Carneiro 11-6, 1-1 UFC : streak –1
Forrest Petz 13-4, 2-2 UFC: streak +1
Anthony Johnson 4-1, 1-1 UFC: streak -1
Luke Cummo 6-4, 3-2 UFC: streak +2
Keita Nakamura 13-2-2, 0-2 UFC: streak -2
Luigi Fiorivanti 10-3, 2-3 UFC: streak –2

Lightweight
Sean Sherk 32-2-1, 5-2 UFC: streak +3
BJ Penn 11-4-1, 6-3-1 UFC: streak +1
Roger Huerta 19-1-1, 5-0 UFC: streak +15
Joe Stevenson 28-7, 5-1 UFC: streak +4
Kenny Florian 7-3, 6-2 UFC: streak +3
Spencer Fisher 20-3, 5-2 UFC: streak +1
Kurt Pellegrino 10-3, 2-2 UFC: streak -1
Din Thomas 20-7, 5-3 UFC: streak -1
Marcus Aurelio 14-5, 0-1 UFC: streak –3
Thiago Tavares 13-1, 2-1 UFC: streak -1
Gleison Tibau 15-4, 3-1 UFC: streak +4
Terry Etim 9-1, 1-1 UFC: streak -1
Sam Stout 11-3-1, 1-2 UFC: streak –1
Jamie Varner 12-2, 1-1 UFC: streak +1
Frank Edgar 7-0, 2-0 UFC: streak +7
Jorge Gurgel 11-2, 2-1 UFC: streak +2
Manny Gamburyian 5-2, 0-1 UFC: streak -1
Nate Diaz 7-2, 2-0 UFC: streak +2
Joe Lauzon 15-3, 2-0 UFC: streak +5
Gray Maynard 3-0, 1-0 UFC: streak +3
Clay Guida 22-8, 1-2 UFC: streak +1
Tyson Griffin 10-1, 3-1 UFC: streak +2
Dustin Hazelett 10-3, 3-1 UFC: streak +3
Leonard Garcia 10-3, 1-2 UFC: streak -1
Cole Miller 12-2, 1-0 UFC: streak +3
Matt Wiman 8-3, 2-1 UFC: streak +2
Junior Assuncao 5-3 1-2 UFC: streak -1
Nate Mohr 8-4, 1-1 UFC: streak +1
Jason Black 21-3-1, 0-1 UFC: streak –1
Jeremy Stephens 9-2, 1-1 UFC: streak +1
Dokonjonosuke Mishima 17-6-2, 0-2 UFC: streak –1
Corey Hill 0-0, 0-0 UFC: streak 0
Rob Emerson 6-6, 0-0 UFC: streak +4

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HaVoK

Heavyweight
1. Randy Couture
2. Andrei Arlovski
3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
4. Brandon Vera
5. Gabriel Gonzaga
6. Cheik Kongo
7. Mirko CroCop
8. Tim Sylvia
9. Jake O'Brien
10. Frank Mir

Light Heavyweight
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Dan Henderson
3. Lyoto Machida
4. Wanderlei Silva
5. Forrest Griffin
6. Mauricio Rua
7. Chuck Liddell
8. Tito Ortiz
9. Rashad Evans
10. Keith Jardine

Middleweight
1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Yushin Okami
5. Martin Kampmann
6. Jason Mcdonald
7. Kendall Grove
8. Nate Quarry
9. Ed Herman
10. Thales Leites

Welterweight
1. George St. Pierre
2. Matt Hughes
3. Jon Fitch
4. Karo Parisyan
5. Diego Sanchez
6. Mike Swick
7. Marcus Davis
8. Josh Koscheck
9. Matt Serra
10. Josh Burkman

Lightweight
1. BJ Penn
2. Sean Sherk
3. Joe Stevenson
4. Kenny Florian
5. Roger Huerta
6. Spencer Fisher
7. Din Thomas
8. Joe Lauzon
9. Tyson Griffin
10. Frank Edgar

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"Georges is a likeable guy. He's definitely a very good poster boy. If you look at him, he's got the looks. Whatever man. I don't know. The abs. What are people looking at? They like him. He's like a real life Van Damme. And then they got me in there, who's the real life Joe Pesci or something." -Matt Serra.

Pitbull

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Randy Couture
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Gabriel Gonzaga
4. Mirko Filipovic
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Fabricio Werdum
7. Tim Sylvia
8. Cheick Kongo
9. Brandon Vera
10. Heath Herring

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Mauricio Rua
3. Chuck Liddell
4. Dan Henderson
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Forrest Griffin
7. Lyoto Machida
8. Keith Jardine
9. Tito Ortiz
10. Rashad Evans

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Yushin Okami
5. Martin Kampmann
6. Thales Leites
7. Jason McDonald
8. Chris Leben
9. Terry Martin
10. Patrick Cote

WELTERWEIGHT
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Matt Hughes
3. Matt Serra
4. Jon Fitch
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo Parysian
8. Mike Swick
9. Thiago Alves
10. Josh Burkman

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. BJ Penn
2. Joe Stevenson
3. Clay Guida
4. Tyson Griffin
5. Gray Maynard
6. Thiago Tavares
7. Marcus Aurelio
8. Kenny Florian
9. Roger Huerta
10. Din Thomas

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p19101

HW
1. Randy Couture (1)
2. Antonio Noguiera (2)
3. Andrei Arlovski (4)
4. Tim Sylvia (7)
5. Brandon Vera (5)
6. Cheick Kongo (9)
7. Gabriel Gonzaga (6)
8. Mirko Filipovic (3)
9. Frank Mir (-)
10. Jake O’Brien (8)

LHW
1. Quinton Jackson (1)
2. Dan Henderson (2)
3. Forrest Griffin (-)
4. Wanderlei Silva(-)
5. Keith Jardine(-)
6. Mauricio Rua (3)
7. Chuck Liddell (4)
8. Lyoto Machida (7)
9. Houston Alexander (10)
10. Tito Ortiz (5)

MW
1. Anderson Silva (1)
2. Rich Franklin (2)
3. Martin Kampmann (3)
4. Nate Marquardt (5)
5. Jason Macdonald (6)
6. Yushin Okami (7)
7. Thales Leites (-)
8. Chris Leben (-)
9. Patrick Cote (-)
10. Kendall Grove (8)

WW
1. Matt Serra (1)
2. GSP (2)
3. Matt Hughes (4)
4. Jon Fitch (5)
5. Karo Parisyan (3)
6. Josh Koschek (6)
7. Thiago Alves (10)
8. Diego Sanchez (6)
9. Marcus Davis (8)
10. Josh Burkman (9)


LW
1. BJ Penn (1)
2. Roger Huerta (2)
3. Joe Stevenson (3)
4. Tyson Gryffon (8)
5. Kenny Florian (5)
6. Clay Guida (6)
7. Thiago Tavares (4)
8. Marcus Aurelio (10)
9. Frank Edgar (-)
10. Kurt Pelligrino (-)

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Favourite fighters:

1. Fedor
2. Dan Henderson
3. Forrest Griffin
4. Randy Couture
5. Eddie Alvarez

FightFan76

After last night was really looking foward to the rankings for October.....

This is how I see it.....

Heavyweight
1.) Randy Couture : Legendary Champion need I say more
2.) Brandon Vera : Maybe the most well-rounded in division
3.) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira : Huge upside; possible future champ
4.) Tim Sylvia : Cant deny his accomplishments
5.) Gabriel Gonzaga : Takes a few steps back w/ loss
6.) Andrei Arlovski : Very talented
7.) Cheick Kongo : Not very well rounded but he wins
8.) Fabricio Werdum : Good solid HW
9.) Jake O’Brien : Can control fighters but needs submission skills
10.) Heath Herring : Has potential to move up the list some

Lt Heavyweight
1.) Quinton Jackson : He is the champ
2.) Dan Henderson : Tough fight w/ champ solidifies him at #2
3.) Lyoto Machida : quietly moves up; match-up problem for most anyone
4.) Kieth Jardine : He beat Chuck what can I say
5.) Forrest Griffin : He has earned a top 5 spot (much improved)
6.) Wanderlei Silva : Gotta see him in octagon b/4 he makes top 5
7.) Rashad Evans : feel he will beat Tito next time (he better or he is gone)
8.) Mauricio Rua : Unproven in the octagon as of now
9.) Chuck Liddell : Falling rather quickly after 2nd strait loss
10.) Matt Hamil : In top 10 based on potential if nothing else


Middleweight
1.) Anderson Silva : Champ and looks unbeatable
2.) Rich Franklin : Super talent w/ only legimate shot to beat Silva
3.) Yushin Okami : Strong consistent fighter, never dominated even in loss
4.) Nathan Marquardt : Well rounded fighter just not qiet top 3
5.) Chris Leben : Impressive KO of Martin gets him to top 5 in weak division
6.) Martin Kampmann : Skilled fighter just have not seen enough of him
7.) Jason McDonald : Very skilled ground guy could challenge Kampman for 6
8.) Patrick Cote : Impressive win over Grove moves him in top 10
9.) Ed Herman : tough gritty fighter must show alot to move up
10.) Kendall Grove : Looked bad in loss must rebound to stay in top 10


Welterweight
1.) Matt Serra : His spot until he loses the belt
2.) George St. Pierre : Most talented of whole group
3.) Jon Fitch : I believe he is the 2nd best all-round fighter in WW
4.) Josh Koscheck : Still top 4 after loss
5.) Matt Hughes : Always tough opponent, beat Serra & top this list
6.) Diego Sanchez : Another loss he drops way down the rankings
7.) Karo Parisian : as skilled as anyone on list
8.) Marcus Davis : He has to beat someone above him to move up
9.) Mike Swick : has ability to work his way up in WW division
10.) Josh Burkman : needs to get back on track to remain in top 10


Lightweight
1.) BJ Penn : Most talented guy in division
2.) Roger Huerta : has earned 2nd spot, give him a title shot
3.) Joe Stevenson : not most consistent but here based on skill/potential
4.) Kenny Florian : Top 5 after beating Din (I suppose )
5.) Tyson Griffin : Beat a quality guy in a great match gets him to top 5
6.) Nate Diaz : very skilled & crafty fighter will improve w/ experience
7.) Thiago Tavares : Tough loss but still top 10 material
8.) Spencer Fisher : tough gritty fighter
9.) Melvin Guillard : best athlete in bunch, may contend if gets act together
10.) Kurt Pellegrino : Very tough hard nosed fighter

riversideblues

Nice to see all you jerks rank Fitch, this is my offical "I told you so!"
And I think Spencer Fisher would really beat the hell out of Huerta


HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Randy Couture
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Andrei Arlovski
4. Tim Sylvia
5. Gabriel Gonzaga
6. Brandon Vera
7. Cheik Kongo
8. Mirko CroCop
9. Fabricio Werdum
10. Frank Mir

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Dan Henderson
3. Wanderlei Silva
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Forrest Griffin
6. Chuck Liddell
7. Mauricio Rua
8. Rashad Evans
9. Tito Ortiz
10. Houston Alexander

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Yushin Okami
5. Martin Kampmann
6. Jason McDonald
7. Thales Leites
8. Dean Lister
9. Patric Cote
10. Chris Leben

WELTERWEIGHT
1. George St. Pierre
2. Matt Hughes
3. Jon Fitch
4. Karo Parysian
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Matt Serra
8. Marcus Davis
9. Mike Swick
10. Josh Burkman

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. BJ Penn
2. Joe Stevenson
3. Kenny Florian
4. Spencer Fisher
5. Roger Huerta
6. Kurt Pellegrino
7. Tyson Griffin
8. Frank Edgar
9. Clay Guida
10. Gleison Tibau

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BuggedOutMofo

No lutter for anyone?? He gave silva a better fight then rich did....

Conman

HEAVYWEIGHT
1.Randy Couture
2.Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3.Brandon Vera
4.Gabriel Gonzaga
5.Andre Arlovski
6.Cheik Kongo
7.Mirko CroCop
8.Tim Sylvia
9.Frank Mir
10.Jake O'Brien

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1.Quintin Jackson
2.Dan Henderson
3.Wanderlei Silva
4.Lyoto Machida
5.Forrest Griffin
6.Maurico Rua
7.Chuck Liddell
8.Tito Ortiz
9.Houston Alexander
10.Keith Jardine

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1.Anderson Silva
2.Rich Franklin
3.Yushin Okami
4.Nate Marquardt
5.Martin Kampmann
6.Jason McDonald
7.Patrick Cote
8.Kendall Grove
9.Chris Leben
10.Ed Herman


WELTERWEIGHT
1.George St. Pierre
2.Matt Serra
3.Matt Hughes
4.Karo Parysian
5.Jon Fitch
6.Josh Koscheck
7.Diego Sanchez
8.Marcus Davis
9.Mike Swick
10.Thiago Alves


LIGHTWEIGHT
1.B.J. Penn
2.Joe Stevenson
3.Kenny Florian
4.Spencer Fisher
5.Tyson Griffin
6.Roger Huerta
7.Din Thomas
8.Clay Guida
9.Thiago Tavares
10.Joe Lauzon

Mulla

Heavyweight
1. Randy Couture
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Gabriel Gonzaga
4. Tim Sylvia
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Cheick Kongo
7. Mirko CroCop
8. Brandon Vera
9. Fabricio Werdum
10. Heath Herring

Lt Heavyweight
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Dan Henderson
3. Wanderlei Silva
4. Keith Jardine
5. Forrest Griffin
6. Mauricio Rua
7. Chuck Liddell
8. Lyoto Machida
9. Rashad Evans
10. Jason Lambert

Middleweight
1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Yushin Okami
4. Nathan Marquardt
5. Martin Kampmann
6. Jason McDonald
7. Thales Leites
8. Patrick Cote
9. Kendall Grove
10. Travis Lutter

Welterweight
1. Matt Serra
2. George St. Pierre
3. Matt Hughes
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Jon Fitch
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo Parisian
8. Marcus Davis
9. Thiago Alves
10. Luke Cummo

Lightweight
1. BJ Penn
2. Joe Stevenson
3. Kenny Florian
4. Tyson Griffin
5. Kurt Pellegrino
6. Spencer Fisher
7. Joe Lauzon
8. Roger Huerta
9. Din Thomas
10. Thiago Tavares

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lambo84

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Randy Couture
2. Andrei Arlovski
3. Brandon Vera
4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
5. Tim Sylvia
6. Gabriel Gonzaga
7. Cheik Kongo
8. Mirko CroCop
9. Fabricio Werdum
10. Frank Mir

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Forrest Griffin
3. Dan Henderson
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Keith Jardine
6. Chuck Liddell
7. Wanderlei Silva
8. Mauricio Rua
9. Rashad Evans
10. Tito Ortiz

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Rich Franklin
2. Anderson Silva
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Yushin Okami
5. Martin Kampmann
6. Jason McDonald
7. Chris Leben
8. Thales Leites
9. Patrick Cote
10. Kendall Grove

WELTERWEIGHT
1. Matt Hughes
2. George St. Pierre
3. Jon Fitch
4. Karo Parysian
5. Matt Serra
6. Josh Koscheck
7. Marcus Davis
8. Diego Sanchez
9. Mike Swick
10. Josh Burkman

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. BJ Penn
2. Joe Stevenson
3. Kenny Florian
4. Spencer Fisher
5. Roger Huerta
6. Tyson Griffin
7. Clay Guida
8. Kurt Pellegrino
9. Din Thomas
10. Joe Lauzon

FightFan76

That was just a contrast of styles; I think Rich would beat Lutter any day.....

asronn

and who has he beat to earn that #2 spot?

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Randy Couture
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3.Tim Sylvia
4. Gabriel Gonzaga
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Brandon Vera
7. Fabricio Werdum
8. Cheick Kongo
9. Mirko Crocop
10. Heath Herring

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Dan Henderson
3. Lyoto Machida
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Mauricio Rua
7. Keith Jardine
8. Forrest Griffin
9. Tito Ortiz
10. Rashad Evans



MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Yushin Okami
5. Martin Kampmann
6. Thales Leites
7. Jason McDonald
8. Chris Leben
9. Terry Martin
10. Patrick Cote

WELTERWEIGHT
1. Matt Serra
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. Matt Hughes
4. Jon Fitch
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo Parysian
8. Mike Swick
9. Thiago Alves
10. Josh Burkman

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. BJ Penn
2. Joe Stevenson
3. Kenny Florian
4. Tyson Griffin
5.Clay Guida
6. Thiago Tavares
7. Din Thomas
8. Marcus Aurelio
9. Roger Huerta
10. Joe Lauzon

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"You can make a mistake and get caught in a submission, but Chuck made a mistake and he got caught in an ass whoopin'."

-Quinton Jackson

FightFan76

It is just my opinion based on who I believe he could beat. I get sick of all the "he hasnt fought anyone crap", if you see it that way then that is your opinion. People getting excited about fighters is what keeps MMA going regardless of who they fight. He beats who they put in front of him, he does not hand pick his opponents so I am not going to count that against him. I wish he would fight Ken-flo next, everyones favorite over-rated fighter IMO. Everyone he fights that we have actually heard of he loses and I have a hard time counting Din b/c Din was winning the round up until he injured his knee.

asronn

hey I think the guy is exciting. I like to watch him fight but I get sick of everyone acting like he is top 5 just because he is winning against guys who arent even in the top 50. yeah he is destorying who they put in front of him and I applaud that. Is Cole Miller top 5 now? I mean he beat Garcia too. I just think before we put that guy on top he needs to fight someone worth talking about. I mean if I go beat up my neighbor is that gonna put me in the top 5? Probably not. Then why is it making him top 5 is all Im asking.

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lambo84

I ranked Huerta #5 based on his potential from what I have seen so far, and I'm still thinking that may have been a little high. I would like to see him and Spencer Fisher go at it, they are both high intensity fighters who like to push the fight, and IF Huerta can take him, then I would have no qualms about ranking him in the top 5.

bayouboy

It's funny you guys are talking about Huerta because it seems when I look at each person's ranking one of the first things I look for is to see where Huerta is ranked. I realize that a ranking can be based on potential but I would still rather rely on who a fighter has actually beaten or even if a fighter lost who was it they lost to and what kind of fight did they give that opponent.

Because of that I don't see how anyone could rank Huerta above Stevenson, Fisher, or Florian just to name a few.

And to say that Huerta has earned his way into a title shot is hilarious.

Keep in mind that I'm not saying Huerta isn't capable of making it to the top, I'm just saying that he hasn't earned it as much as other fighters as of now.

We should all call Dana and beg him to put Huerta against a top LW for his next fight. That would most likely put an end to all of this.

earvinarp

Heavyweight
1. Randy Couture
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Gabriel Gonzaga
4. Cheick Kongo
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Brandon Vera
7. Tim Sylvia
8. Jake O'Brien
9. Fabricio Werdum
10. Frank Mir

Lt Heavyweight
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Dan Henderson
3. Wanderlei Silva
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Keith Jardine
6. Forrest Griffin
7. Tito Ortiz
8. Wilson Gouveia
9. Houston Alexander
10. Matt Hamill

Middleweight
1. Anderson Silva
2. Rich Franklin
3. Martin Kampmann
4. Thales Leites
5. Nathan Marquardt
6. Yushin Okami
7. Patrick Cote
8. Kendall Grove
9. Jason McDonald
10. Ed Herman

Welterweight
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Matt Hughes
4. Matt Serra
5. Karo Parisyan
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Josh Koscheck
8. Thiago Alves
9. Chris Lytle
10. Marcus Davis

Lightweight
1. Kenny Florian
2. BJ Penn
3. Joe Stevenson
4. Roger Huerta
5. Tyson Griffin
6. Frank Edgar
7. Nate Diaz
8. Thiago Tavares
9. Spencer Fisher
10. Joe Lauzon


Sure enough I am reluctantly taking Shogun, Liddell and Filipovic off the list until they prove they really want to fight.

riversideblues

I'd rank Huerta a little higher if he fights someone with even basic standup, course he's going to look great if all he fights his grapplers

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HW
1. Randy Couture (1)
2. Big Nog (3)
3. Tim Sylvia (4)
4. Andrei Arlovski (5)
5. Gabriel Gonzaga (6)
6. Brandon Vera(7)
7. Kongo (-)
8. Fabricio Werdum (8)
9. Jake O’Brien (9)
10. Cro Cop(5)


LHW
1. Rampage Jackson (1)
2. Lyoto Machida (5)
3. Forrest Griffen (-)
4. Dan Henderson (2)
5. Wanderlei Silva (6)
6. Tito Ortiz (5)
7. Rashad Evans (8)
8. Houston Alexander (9)
9. Shogun Rua (3)
10. Keith Jardine (-)


MW
1. Anderson Silva (1)
2. Rich Franklin (3)
3. Martin Kampmann (4)
4. Yushin Okami (5)
5. Nate Marquardt(6)
6. Thales Leites (9)
7. Jason Macdonald (8)
8. Patrick Cote (10)
9. Kendall Grove (9)
10. Chris Leben (-)

WW
1. Matt Serra (1)
2. Matt Hughes (2)
3. Georges St. Pierre (3)
4. John Fitch (5)
5. Hayato Sakurai (6)
6. Diego Sanchez (5)
7. Josh Koscheck (7)
8. Karo Paryisian (8)
9. Marcus Davis (9)
10.Thiago Alves (-)

LW
1. Sean Sherk (1)
2. Joe Stevenson(2)
3. BJ Penn(3)
4. Roger Huerta (4)
5. Spencer Fisher (5)
6. Kenny Florian (7)
7. Tyson Griffen (9)
7. Kenny Florian (7)
8. Frank Edgar (10)
9. Thiago Tavares (6)
10. Din Thomas (8)

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