Monday, March 29, 2010

Top ten lb for lb fighters in MMA

1) Anderson "Spider" Silva
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_eFtxVmdrU&feature=related

Any man who can embarass forrest griffin like this is definately going to be at the top of my list. I've never seen anyone else pull this stunt in a mma fight and just chill in the middle of the ring with his hands down and then slap a dude out cold.
mma record: 25-4

2) Georges "Rush" St-Peirre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-PosI68uK4&feature=related
Despite a couple losses early in his career this guy has just been unbeatable. His take down success rate is 78% which is head and shoulders above anyone elses. And even though he talks like a fruit, wears tights, is from canada, and doesn't trash talk everyone is afraid of him. Just ask BJ Penn who he has beat twice and the second time pummeled him until BJ's corner felt like they couldn't let their man die in the octagon.
mma record: 20-2

3)Fedor Emelianenko
http://www.mmacrave.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fedor-emelianenko-2.jpg
Any guy who can look like that after a win has got my respect. Not to mention he has defeated opponents who have outweighed him easily in the pride fighting championships. And he has only let 6 of his fights go to decision and his one loss was stopped due to a laceration (this counts as a TKO). Still needs to put aside the business side of mma and move into the UFC and compete against the best competition. Thats about the only reason he slid to number 3.
mma record: 32-1

4)Lyoto "the dragon" Machida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0ABJRrezA
Yes he is undefeated but this guys fighting style is not that entertaining. The son of a great Karate master, Lyoto gets hit less than anyone else in the sport. He avoids big hits and slides out of take downs. Good fighter, but too many of his fights go to decision and lets just be honest everyone would rather see a knockout or submission. Look for him to start pleasing the fans with more knockouts in the near future though and perhaps move up these rankings.
mma record: 16-0

5)BJ Penn

Three of BJ's five losses are to fighters ranked higher than him on this list(twice to St-pierre and one to Machida). He looks like a fat little boy but he is the second person ever to hold UFC title belts in two different weight classes at the same time(first being randy couture). Still the light weight champion of the world.


mma record: 15-5

6) Shinya Aoki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GKneOIyXyA
Isn't a big name fighter in the USA but definately has earned a name for himself over seas. We will see how his American debut goes when he fights in strikeforce on April 17th.
mma record: 23-4

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