MMA has come a long way in just 5 years

5 years ago there was not 1 African-American fighter ranked in the top 5 in any of the weight divisions and now in the UFC LHW division the title match and the number 1 contenders match consists of 4 of them. The standard of athletes has risen big time and people can no longer try to claim that it's a redneck sport. Hopefully in another 5 years the same fights will consist of 4 fighters from 4 different nations.

You seem to be forgetting about guys like Yves Edwards, Rampage, and Anderson, and that that no one can claim this is a Brazilian sport.

GDPofDRC wrote:

You seem to be forgetting about guys like Yves Edwards, Rampage, and Anderson, and that that no one can claim this is a Brazilian sport.

In march 2006 none were ranked in the top 5.

All of them were ranked between #1 or #5 well before March of 2006 and all were either considered top 5 or 10 in March of 2006 so what's your point do you think you're trying to make?

He's giving us a feel good speech because niggas can hang a little bit better than they used to. Seriously freak thanks dude. Warm+toasty inside now.

5 years ago no one from the shady confines of Stockton was ranked in the top 5 either

#progress

GDPofDRC wrote:

All of them were ranked between #1 or #5 well before March of 2006 and all were either considered top 5 or 10 in March of 2006 so what's your point do you think you're trying to make?

In my first post I stated African-American and only Rampage is African-American out of the 3 that you named. Anyway this isn't about a feel good story but just stating that the game is evolving and better athletes are starting to enter this sport over others. Hopefully it keeps evolving and we get Australian, Indian and Spanish etc world champions in the near future.

This thread is stupid.

More and more so