MMA RANKINGS - CHAPTER 1...

shit i forgot about Werdum. I'd put him at 10 tied with Barnett and bump Kongo out of their

I think Big Country whoops em both. I like him. Hope he doesn't do me dirty against Struve. He should get him down and tap him though. Struve is a young dude and I can see him making noise in the near future so that is gonna be an interesting fight.

if he beats struve i'd strongly consider putting him in the top 10

Who remembers when I said Nelson was a top ten HW back in the IFL days?

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Who remembers when I said Nelson was a top ten HW back in the IFL days?

I was saying it too. Just to ,yself. not to you all. I have always liked him. He had AA where he wanted him in that fight. I think he could have won that and got a bad break by the ref.

1. Fedor
2. Brock
3. Carwin
4. Cain
5. JDS
6. Mir
7. Rogers
8. Big Nog
9. Overeem
10. Werdum

Carwin ahead of Cain even for you too?

Saving my good stuff for where it counts

1. Fedor
2. Brockster
3. Cain
4. Carwin
5. Dos Santos
6. Mir
7. Nog
8. Overeem
9. Rogers
10. Werdum

im afraid that if i have him at 3 u guys will all call me a nutthugger which i am haha but still...

Carwin holds a belt makebelieve or not and beat Mir so for the moment i do not find it to crazy to rank him above my favorite fighter

1. Fedor
2. Brock
3. Carwin
4. Velasquez
5. Junior Dos Santos
6. Frank Mir
7. Nog
8. Werdum
9. Brett Rogers
10 Overoid/Barnett tied for the roid spot

1. Fedor
2. Brock
3. Carwin
4. Cain
5. JDS
6. Mir
7. Nog
8. Grim
9. Werdum
10. Barnett

HM: Overeem, AA, Aleks.

1. Fedor Emelianenko - Has had the opportunity to show little of what he showed as the most dominant champin inPride the last five years, but is still unbeaten

2. Brock Lesnar - Barring poor ref stoppage and experience would still be undefeated and is possibly the scariest heavyweight and the biggest A-hole in the division

3. Shane Carwin - Strong chin, heavy hands, good wrestling, and a positive light in the muddled division

4. Cain Velasquez - One of the best of the newcomers along with Carwin and JDS

5. Frank Mir - Showed weakness of game plan or the beginning of a descent into mediocrity

6. Junior Dos Santos - Along with Cain, is the future of the division

7. Big Nog - Is showing his age, but is still a capable fighter

8. Brett Rogers - Hasn't really gotten to show his ground game, but showed heart to go along with his heavy punching ability

9. Fabricio Werdum - Possibly the best grappler in the division with questionable stand up

10. Roy 'the Gut' Nelson - Keeps disproving everyone, with heavy hands, tough chin, solid grappling, a better gas tank than expected, and an appetite for destruction! (sorry for the GNR reference, I couldn't help it)

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/5/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-23617
what are these dudes on... example, hardy at number 4, swick at 8

thiago silva at 8!!! WHY WOULD HE BE RANKED AT ALL?????

nothing new their rankings have almost always sucked

killerofchicken wrote:

thiago silva at 8!!! WHY WOULD HE BE RANKED AT ALL?????

Maybe because he only lost to the best fighter at 205 and Rashad where he was close to knocking him out. He rightfully deserves his ranking IMO.

I agree with you on Hardy and Swick though.

Birdofthad wrote:

nothing new their rankings have almost always sucked

Really? I think compared to MMAweekly and Yahoo they are decent. No other site even gives 135 and 125.

With the exception of some placement I never really have too big an issue with Sherdog's rankings. Not sure why the disagreement with Thiago Silva at 8? The only one I really disagreed with when going over it was Hardy still being at #4. That's stupid

Koscheck should be ahead of Hardy.

I don't really see the problem with Thiago Silva at #8

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

Birdofthad wrote:

nothing new their rankings have almost always sucked

Really? I think compared to MMAweekly and Yahoo they are decent. No other site even gives 135 and 125.

maybe I am wrong, just can remember numerous times in the past years being like WTF is up with this ranking, I take theres with a grain of salt, I think ninjasplace rankings are better than sherdogs

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

thiago silva at 8!!! WHY WOULD HE BE RANKED AT ALL?????

Maybe because he only lost to the best fighter at 205 and Rashad where he was close to knocking him out. He rightfully deserves his ranking IMO.

I agree with you on Hardy and Swick though.

but he hasnt beat anyone that good to be ranked imo, i like silva but he needs one more win to be ranked

killerofchicken wrote:

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

thiago silva at 8!!! WHY WOULD HE BE RANKED AT ALL?????

Maybe because he only lost to the best fighter at 205 and Rashad where he was close to knocking him out. He rightfully deserves his ranking IMO.

I agree with you on Hardy and Swick though.

but he hasnt beat anyone that good to be ranked imo, i like silva but he needs one more win to be ranked

And Bader and Luis Cane have? Post your top 10.

Thigao is def top 10, no shame in losing to the best LHW in the World and Rashad whose top 5. he did well against Shad considering his injury too, I think he'd win a rematch. Nobody made huge moves below him to move ahead of him, he's 8-10 IMO.

Thiago finally deserves to be ranked after knocking Jardine out of the top ten and then his close fight with Rashad. I know people think he was hampered by some injury against Rashad but his cardio and striking were as good as they've ever been, if not better.

But before Machida he had no great wins and a bunch of poor performances against poorer competition.

Thiago Silva isn't a real title contender, but he is super dangerous for most of the UFC's LHW division.