MMA4Real's Updated Top Ten Rankings

by Kelvin Hunt on May 26, 2009 11:03 AM EDT Comment 25 comments

As of 6/19/09

Heavyweight

1. Fedor Emelianenko

2. Josh Barnett

3. Frank Mir

4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

5. Brock Lesnar

6. Alistair Overeem

7. Randy Couture

8. Shane Carwin

9. Brett Rogers

10. Andrei Arlovski

Light Heavyweight

1. Lyoto Machida

2. Rampage Jackson

3. Rashad Evans

4. Forrest Griffin

5. Shogun Rua

6. Keith Jardine

7. Babalu Sobral

8. Rich Franklin

9. Luis Cane

10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva

2. Dan Henderson

3. Nate Marquardt

4. Gegard Mousasi

5. Yushin Okami

6. Yoshihiro Akiyama

7. Jorge Santiago

8. Robbie Lawler

9. Demian Maia

10. Thales Leites

Welterweight

1. GSP

2. Thiago Alves

3. Jon Fitch

4. Jake Shields

5. Josh Koscheck

6. Martin Kampmann

7. Matt Hughes

8. Nick Thompson

9. Mike Swick

10. Carlos Condit

No movement here....I'm leave Hughes at #7 since he won against Matt Serra. However, his performance wasn't impressive at all in my book.

Lightweight

1. BJ Penn

2. Eddie Alvarez

3. Tatsuya Kawajiri

4. Kenny Florian

5. Sean Sherk

6. Joachim Hansen

7. Shinya Aoki

8. Gray Maynard

9. Frankie Edgar

10. Gesias Cavalcante

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Wait

how is Nougeria over Mir?

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z

by Wmillion on Feb 3, 2009 3:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Prior to beating Nogueira, Mir had beaten a green Brock Lesnar and Antoni Hardonk. I couldn’t let him leapfrog Nogueira just off of that win.

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

head to head

There is no better way to judge who is better.

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z

by Wmillion on Feb 3, 2009 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ehh..

On that night…that’s true…so you would have ranked Matt Serra above GSP when he beat’em?

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

after that fight you have to..

GSP after that beat him head to head ,so yes. Since then GSP beat him head to head and has rattled off 5 straight victories.

To be the man you have to beat the man..

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z

by Wmillion on Feb 3, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah, I don’t think you can apply that philosophy to MMA in every instance because of the unpredictable nature of MMA. I would have had a problem putting Matt Serra as the #1 WW in the world at the time.

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

rankings

Fluctuate, you beat some body head to head you deserve to be ranked ahead of them.

Just like in the NFL, do you think NYG would have beat the Patriots in a 3 game series? No way, but on that day they were the better team, and they deserved to be called world champs.

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z

by Wmillion on Feb 3, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Right

But in college basketball…if a team ranked #25 in the nation beats the #1 team…they are not going to be ranked #1.

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You do if you win the national championship.

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z

by Wmillion on Feb 3, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not if you lose all your players like Kansas did ;)

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Your thoughs

On Uriah Faber?

I like Anthony Johnson in Welterweight. Looking forward to his next fight this weeekend.

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z

by Wmillion on Feb 3, 2009 3:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I don’t watch enough of the lighter guys to do justice to ranking them. Faber is a beast…either #1 or #2 at featherweight. I’m also a fan of Anthony Johnson…stay tuned…you might get a surprise ;)

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 3:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Lawler at 3, Son?

by _Felix_ on Feb 3, 2009 3:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Okami hasn’t impressed me at all…he couldn’t put Dean Lister away…Lawler is tough as hell son! Who should be at #3 IYO?

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 3:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Mousasi? He has beat Manhoef and Jacre his last two fights were Lawler has beat Scott Smith and Ninja (who I think is terribly overrated). Plus Mousasi is on a 11 fight win streak in MMA. Fair argument?

by _Felix_ on Feb 3, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

…where* Lawler has beat…"

by _Felix_ on Feb 3, 2009 4:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dude, nobody finishes Lister. Not Arona in 05, not Horn in 03, and not even Marquardt in 07. Besides he’s beaten MacDonald and Swick, and was competitive with Franklin, almost sinking in a choke in the 3rd.

I think he’s comparable with Lawler, Marquardt, and Mousasi. Any combination of them between three and six makes sense to me.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Feb 3, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

True

Which is what I have pretty much.

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 5:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Somewhat

Those fighters Mousasi beat were terribly one dimensional though. Lawler is 8-1 since 2005 against more seasoned competition.

by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 3, 2009 4:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

just my opinion but Okami would beat Lawler

by Charles Walker on Feb 3, 2009 6:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

No Featherweight rankings? C’mon.

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Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken

by Richard Wade on Feb 11, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

lol…I don’t watch them enough.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 13, 2009 3:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

3rd best Mw

Nathan Marquardt is easily the 3rd best MW. Watch for Belfort to be on the rise he looked amazing against Linland, but one fight doen’t put you in the top 10 yet. Gegard Mousasi should be ahead of Lawler as well. Hell I think Maia could beat Lawler too, Lawler would def. have the better standup but once it hits the ground the fights over! Maia trains with amazing fighers (wandi etc..) to help with his standup. Wheres Franklin? He’s still a top 10 MW, he just isn’t competeing there right now but he’ll be back before he retires.

WANDERLEI SILVA!!!! Once he comes down to MW he’ll be a monster!!!

by ppwwpp on Feb 25, 2009 10:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs