MMA For Real Bantamweight Rankings — September 2010
by Matt Bishop on Sep 2, 2010 1:00 PM EDT
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Here are MMAForReal.com's bantamweight rankings for September 2010. These rankings are the composite rankings of three MMAForReal.com contributors: Matt Bishop, Erich Vowell and Forrest Lynn.
- Dominick Cruz (WEC Bantamweight Champion)
- Scott Jorgensen
- Bibiano Fernandes (DREAM Featherweight Champion)
- Joseph Benavidez
- Brian Bowles
- Miguel Torres
- Takeya Mizugaki
- Wagnney Fabiano
- Hiroyuki Takaya
- Brad Pickett
Upcoming Top-10 matchups: Cruz vs. Jorgensen (TBD); Bowles vs. Fabiano (WEC 52 on Nov. 10);
By promotion: WEC (8); DREAM (2)
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I like this list alot although Bibiano seems kinda high.
His best win is Hansen and he’s gone south these days other than that he fought Faber and Yamamoto(who I don’t really know shit about) and lost to both of them. He’s prolly top ten but I don’t think he’s that high. And good call on Wagnney, guy is fucking good and doesn’t get the respect he deserves.
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I don't use the internet Latrell except when I'm at work and I can't watch videos on this computer also I don't have HD Net so how else am I supposed to know who Kid Yamamoto is?
I love watching the lower weights but WEC is all I got.
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by doonerthesooner on Sep 2, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
It's called Google
Use it: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Norifumi-Yamamoto-1354
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I can't watch video's on the computer how does google help this.
I get Yamamoto is good and I would love to see him fight but i’ve never had the chance to that is all.
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by doonerthesooner on Sep 2, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You don't need to see the videos when you see the wins he's racked up
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Who Caol?
A win over Curran in 03, and Yahya is as overrated a fighter in the division. I’m not trying to come off as an asshole I just don’t see it that’s all.
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by doonerthesooner on Sep 2, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
How about having a single loss until he came back from injury?
I mean seriously, I’ll echo Forrest’s sentiments from before. Kid isn’t exactly someone that’s shrouded in mystery, he’s been a known commodity, and until not too long ago a guy that was considered the top of the division. If you haven’t seen any of the wreckage he dealt out that’s cool, but if you’re going to argue who Kid is/was, then you’re going to come off as ignorant regardless of what justification (be it legit or not) you may have.
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KID Yamamoto was a world champion at 154 when his natural fighting weight is 125.
Until he lost his motivation/got rich/married too soon/almost went to jail/injured, he was absolutely incredible
I like Scott Jorgensen as much as the next gal but he seems a bit too high on that list.
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Agreed
But I’m guessing that he was put in that spot due to him being the #1 contender to Cruz’s title.
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As I've been instructed you're not supposed to use hypotheticals
But hypothetically Jorg could beat any guy on that list.
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by doonerthesooner on Sep 2, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Who is using hypotheticals?
The guy is the #1 contender to the title, and when you’ve got a field of overwhelming mediocrity, that means something.
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I was using Hypotheticals.
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by doonerthesooner on Sep 2, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh right, my bad
Yeah, he’s got talent.. although as it’s been stated before, batamweight isn’t exactly a bastion for amazing talent.
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Problem with 135 is that everyone constantly loses
I don’t think anyone is definitively better than anyone else at 135, other than maybe Cruz. Then you factor in inactivity and injuries and the murky water gets even murkier
This is why I really wish WEC would open up a flyweight division. Guys like Benavidez belong in the flyweight division.
"Girls are mean." Lisa Ward
There certainly should be a 125 class
But you’d see an even bigger fracture of 135 for it to happen. A decent number of 135 fighters would go to 125, which would severely damage an already weak crop of fighters. At 125 you would most likely see a new world champion every title fight or every other title fight, which is almost impossible to successfully promote. They could sign plenty of the fighters from Shooto and Alexis Vila (who would probably run the division for a couple years until age forced him to retire), but the Shooto fighters are really not all that good and would most likely get pulverized by their American counterparts (Mamoru Yamaguchi notwithstanding)
Jussier Formiga Disagrees
"I have to carry out another fine moment before I die."
-Tatsuya Kawajiri-
Some little Brazilian dude that has how many pro fights?
And none of them against anyone good for real?
I know I was kidding
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by Erich Vowell on Sep 2, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Bibiano for president best in his weight class. I can’t wait until Bibiano v. Takeya 2 that’ll be epic.
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