MMA For Real May Lightweight MMA Rankings
by Kelvin Hunt on May 19, 2010 8:00 AM EDT
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| Fighter | Last Ranking |
| 1. BJ Penn | 1 |
| 2. Frankie Edgar | 7 |
| 3. Kenny Florian | 5 |
| 4. Eddie Alvarez | 2 |
| 5. Gilbert Melendez | 10 |
| 6. Gray Maynard | 6 |
| 7. Tatsuya Kawajiri | 4 |
| 8. Sean Sherk | 8 |
| 9. Tyson Griffin | 9 |
| 10. Shinya Aoki | 3 |
I know I know....why in the world do you have BJ Penn as the #1 LW in the world when he lost to Frankie Edgar? First of all, it's of my opinion that Edgar didn't win that fight although it was a close contest. Secondly, because it was a close fight I can't have Edgar jump from 7th to #1 on that performance.
Adjustments were made for the Melendez/Aoki fight. Kawajiri and Sherk have been inactive for quite a while, so if they don't get busy soon...they'll be dropped.
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Edgar bumped Alvarez from the #2 spot...and Aoki dropped
Which left Florian and Alvarez like in the same position really….I think Florian beats him if they fought after looking back at their past couple of performances.
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Seems weird what with Alvarez actually winning a fight recently.
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Oh it is
I had to think about it for a second….both fight guys that aren’t even near the top ten in Gomi/Neer…both finished their opponent…so I just went with who I thought would win if they were paired up.
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Are you kidding me?
Alvarez wins over Neer, and Florian wins over Gomi, and ALVAREZ gets the short end of the stick? This isn’t about who “would” win, it’s about what people have done. And despite them being very close, Alvarez has beaten better competition.
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How is a win over Neer better than a win over Gomi?
Why aren’t you mad about Alvarez being ahead of Melendez?
Alvarez best win is Kawajiri and Melendez beat Aoki so ya know.
Florian I would put at number 2 honestly, Huerta and Stephenson are pretty good wins for m.
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Gomi who hasn't done anything in years
and has generally been terrible since Pride? That Gomi? Their recent records are identical, but at least the guys that Neer lost to are decent. A win over Gomi in 2010 means about as much to me as a win over Nate Diaz in 2010, which suffice to say is not a lot.
I’d say that Alvarez and Melendez are about on the same footing, and you could make a case for either of them. Yeah, Melendez beat Aoki, but I don’t subscribe to MMA math.
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pfft
it’s a combination of who would win…and what they have done….you trying to split hairs now…Alvarez isn’t #2..that’s for sure…and Kawajiri dropped….leaving Florian and Alvarez…I mean really is it that big of a difference of who’s #3 and #4? good lawd son….
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Who would win has nothing to do with it
If it is, then prospects would be ranked, which is absurd. It’s not about their ranks per se, but WHY they were ranked. I think Florian is great, and might even beat Alvarez, but it’s about what they’ve done, and like I mentioned above a win over Gomi in 2010 doesn’t mean anything.
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Umm...no
prospects aren’t ranked because they haven’t beat anyone of note yet…btw, Alvarez’s best win in the past year and a half is Kikuno…so it’s not exactly like he’s fighting world beaters son…stop tripping!
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by Kelvin Hunt on May 19, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with your logic on jumping from 7 to 1, however keeping someone at number one after they just came off a poor performance and one that was deemed a loss seems to be in the same ball park.
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I don’t think BJ had a poor performance….it seems that way because he didn’t destroy Edgar like he has his last few opponents…he was the #1 ranked LW….I don’t think he lost the fight…so he stays.
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Gray Maynard's Crime
Maynard committed two crimes against the UFC.
- He doesn’t talk up his abilities or accomplishments. He simply doesn’t sell himself and I really doubt he will be a star. Maybe he should borrow Florian’s “I finish fights” or something like that. But he doesn’t.
- He’s definitely paying the penalty for that garbage performance against Nate Diaz.
I agree with keeping Penn at the top of the list HOWEVER Gray Maynard is in the gym thinking, damn I don’t get any love. I BEAT THAT GUY.
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Maynard's problem is that he doesn't win all his fights from bell to bell
His last two fights he won by the skin of his teeth against good, not great fighters, and seeing Huerta get knocked out of the Bellator tourney didn’t help that perception either.
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 1:36 PM EDT reply actions
I hear you but . . . not for nothing a W is a W. He clearly defeated Edgar from bell to bell. I’m not a huge Maynard fan but I think he deserves more props.
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by VeeisAnimated on May 19, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Well a W is not a win if you’re Machida versus Shogun.
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by VeeisAnimated on May 19, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That's great
Aoki’s shitty performance dropped him WAY down. Cool by me…not a fan.
Alvarez moving down is strange.
Maynard got battered by a guy not even on this list…he has work to do.
by The Real T-Bone on May 19, 2010 5:12 PM EDT reply actions
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