MMA For Real May Welterweight MMA Rankings
by Kelvin Hunt on May 19, 2010 10:01 AM EDT
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| Fighter | Last Ranking |
| 1. Georges St. Pierre | 1 |
| 2. Jon Fitch | 2 |
| 3. Thiago Alves | 3 |
| 4. Josh Koscheck | 4 |
| 5. Paulo Thiago | 5 |
| 6. Nick Diaz | 6 |
| 7. Paul Daley | 7 |
| 8. Dan Hardy | 8 |
| 9. Martin Kampmann | 9 |
| 10.Matt Hughes | 10 |
No changes. And yes Neil..I know you don't like Diaz at six :)
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I feel u…Kos was dominating Thiago until that wild combo caught him…I don’t see that happening again…so that’s why Kos is ahead of Thiago….
I think Daley, Hardy, and Kampmann would beat Hughes at this point@Dooner
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Your crazy Hughes would put them all on their back and none of them save Kampmann has any idea what to do once their there.
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Bear in mind, over just a year Paulo Thiago has become a much better fighter. I expect him to fight for the title sometime next year.
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by Anthony Pace on May 19, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that’s not entirely unlikely… I don’t think him losing to Fitch is what people recall when they hear ‘Paulo Thiago’ but rather him standing over a Josh Koscheck he just knocked retarded.
"I don't care, hit him with your groin!"
Yeah, he almost finished Fitch in that fight, too. But, alas, no one finishes Fitch.
I look at his win over Swick as a great measure of how far he’s come in so little time. If he could make MMA his full-time job, he’d be crazy dangerous.
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by Anthony Pace on May 19, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
i find it funny that soonen is second to anderson silva's #1, while koscheck is fourth to gsp's #1
if soonen is second in rankings so should koscheck?
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by wolfmanshowlforever on May 19, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He can't be
Kos lost to Thiago and Thiago got beat by Fitch
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree@Robert
Paulo still looks the same to me standing…same little combo…of course his sub game is his strength…just his opponents are not adjusting to his tendencies…plus…he had his hands full with Volkmann…who’s at 155 now
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I think Thiago will always have a little difficulty with good wrestlers, but his other strengths can overcome that. Against Swick he was throwing very crisp combos. If he works on pumping that jab a little more, he could become the second best striker (behind Alves) in the UFC WW division now that Daley is out.
It’s pretty obvious the vice grip I have on Paulo Thiago’s nuts.
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by Anthony Pace on May 19, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
2nd best striker?
How do you figure?
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Power is his biggest asset and he already loves to throw combos, which most of the division doesn’t. He’s got a snappy jab that if he threw a little more would be very effective. He’s not there yet, but with a little more development he could be.
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by Anthony Pace on May 19, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Standing Thiago' strength is power he's proved that, guy can punch.
Christmas is a scrappy mother fucker dude, lots of guys have had pretty good careers for being that tough SOB.
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I just want to point out
That the man listed as the #6 welterweight in the world has had ONE WIN at welterweight in the past THREE YEARS. And that one man was not top-ten talent.
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You could take Diaz out and put Shields in.
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd take Hughes out
before Diaz. Oooh, he beat Renzo.
Three outta the top four are yawn-inducing. Man…welterweights used to be fun to watch. Now it’s the wrestling clinic era…but it doesn’t have to be. I guess ya can’t knock ’em though – they gotta win and get paid.
by The Real T-Bone on May 19, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
He hasn't been fighting as much latley but who has he lost to in the last I dont know 5 years?
The Renzo fight was a joke anybody should have known that, shit I bet Hughes would give Paulo a lot of trouble his wrestling is as good as Jon’s and he can actually knock people out, or submit them. Besides if you drop Hughes you have to drop Alves too because Hughes is his best win.
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I value sub attempts so I think Serra beat him but that’s a different story altogether.
True he fights about once a year and the history keeps him afloat. I just think everyone on the list and some who didn’t make it would beat Matty boy…like Hornbuckle, Hieron, maybe even Swick and Zaromskis.
by The Real T-Bone on May 19, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
No, good fight, tough matchup with his take down D, and fuck no.
I’ll admit it though I’m a total fan boy of the guy.
by doonerthesooner on May 19, 2010 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Boy over here is just huggin' all over Nick Diaz
Excuse me, I need to go train so that I can beat up Marius Zaromskis too.. then we’ll both have the same number of wins at 170 lately, and I can be tied for #6 with Diaz.
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by Kelvin Hunt on May 19, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
????
MIGHT WANT TO CHECK DIAZ’S STATS AGAIN HE HAS FOUGHT 9 TIMES IN 3 YRS WITH 1 LOSS BECAUSE OF A CUT (DOC STOPPAGE) 1 NC BECAUSE TESTED + FOR MARIJUANA (STUPID SHIT) SO HE HAS FOUGHT HALF HIS 9 FIGHTS AT 170-185 AND THE REST AT STRIKEFORCE’S 160 DIVISION!
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