10. Urijah “California Kid” Faber
Known for his conditioning, relentless attack, and an iron will, Urijah dominates the featherweight division of World Extreme Cagefighting. With an MMA record of 20 wins and 1 loss, Urijah has been proven unstoppable. He is scheduled to fight the the veteran Jens “Little Evil” Pulver.
9. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto
Due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona, Kid Yamamoto quickly gained popularity in Shooto, Pride, and K-1. At 17 wins and 2 losses, Kid continues to dominate the 155 lbs division.
8. Frank Shamrock
As a master of catch wrestling and kickboxing, Frank was the five time defending undefeated champion of UFC Light Heavyweight. He was also crowned a Interim King of Pancrase, and the current Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. He is scheduled to fight the San Shou fighter Cung Le.
7. Chuck “Iceman” Liddell
Known for his exceptional takedown defense and knockout ability, Chuck is among the feared strikers in the UFC Light Heavyweight division. His hands can put anyone to sleep.
6. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
As the current UFC Light heavyweight champion, Rampage holds a record of 28 wins, 6 losses. Well versed in wrestling and boxing, Rampage is known for his power slams.
5. Anderson “The Spider” Silva
Laser-accurate punching, kicks, and knees have garnered Anderson Silva the UFC middleweight championship belt. Although known primarily for his skills in Muay Thai, Silva is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is scheduled to fight the powerful Dan Henderson.
4. Georges “Rush” St. Pierre
GSP is the most well-rounded mixed martial artist, well-versed in kyokushin, wrestling, kickboxing, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. This athletic, hybrid fighter is the interim welterweight champion of the UFC.
3. Randy “The Natural” Couture
His styles are Greco-Roman Wrestling, Submission Wrestling, and Boxing. He is a master of the clinch and dirty boxing. At 45 years old, Randy is still among the deadliest mixed martial artists in the world, defeating notable opponents such as Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Vitor Belfort, Pedro Rizzo, Kevin Randleman, Jeremy Horn, Gabriel Gonzaga and Tim Sylvia.
2. BJ “The Prodigy” Penn
Along with his strong striking skills, BJ is unmatched when it comes to jiu-jitsu. He holds notable wins over Matt Hughes, Takanori Gomi, Jens Pulver, Caol Uno, Duane Ludwig, Matt Serra, Rodrigo Gracie, Din Thomas, Renzo Gracie and Joe Stevenson. At this point, BJ is unstoppable.
1. Fedor “Russian Experiment” Emelianenko
Master of Sambo, Boxing, and Muay Thai, Fedor has been considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world for the last five years by many major publications, including ESPN, the Orange County Register, The Fight Network, the Houston Chronicle, and The Wrestling Observer. As of January 2008, Emelianenko has compiled an amateur record of seven wins without any losses, and a professional record of 28 wins, one controversial loss, and one no contest. Six of these wins are by knockout and fifteen by submission.
Who are your top 10 mma fighters?
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10.Royce Gracie
9.Matt Hughes
8.Cung Le
7.Georges St. Pierre
6.Wanderlei Silva
5.Rampage Jackson
4.Bas Rutten
3.Anderson Silva
2.Igor Vovchanchyn
1.Fedor Emelianeko
10. Forrest Griffin
9. Takanori Gomi
8. Miguel Torres
7. Norifumi Yamamoto
6. Urijah Faber
5. Rampage Jackson
4. Fedor Emelianeko
3. BJ Penn
2. Georges St. Pierre
1. Anderson Silva
(other that almost made the top, cung lee, dan henderson, jon fitch, and antonio rodrigo nogueira)
1.FEDOR EMELIANENKO 2.Antonio rodrigo nogiera 3.Randy couture 4.Anderson silva 5.Josh barnett 6.
10.Urijah Faber
9. Brock Lesnar
8. Matt Hughes
7. Rampage Jackson
6. Forrest Griffin
5. Chuck Liddell
4. BJ Penn
3. Randy Couture
2. Anderson Silva
1. GSP
10.Antonio Nogueira
9.Frank Shamrock
8.Chuck Liddell
7.Wanderlai Silva
6.Mirko Cro Cop
5.BJ Penn
4.Anderson Silva
3.GSP
2.Randy Courture
1.Fedor Emelienko
cory are you joking brock lesnar sucks
Cory…..doesn’t have Fedor IN the top ten? Hahaha…..read up kid.
10. Michael Bisping
9. Rashad Evans
8. Forrest Griffin
7. Urijah Faber
6. Minotauro Nogueira
5. Randy Couture
4. Anderson Silva
3. Georges St. Pierre
2. BJ Penn
1. Fedor Emelianenko
Honorable Mentions go to ;
Chael Sonnen
Robbie Lawler
Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovi (when/if he gets healthy)
Takanori Gomi
Demian Maia
ok ok ok i thought about this 4 a min but here we go. I wanted battle tested fighters who have held the championship and reached the top of there class only
((( NOT TOP FIGHTERS NOW )))
10 Royce Gracie ( the starter )
9 Ken Shamrock
8 Frank Shamrock ( so underrated )
7 GSP ( cuz i couldent think of anyone else )
6 Urijah Faber ( thats one fast kid ) * hope he does well in ufc
5 Matt Hughes ( respect )
4 Randy Couture ( has shown his guts ) * number one will kill him
3 Anderson Silva ( iv watched this guy way before ucf he shur deserves this )
2 BJ Penn ( his nickname says it all )
1 ( do i even have to say ) KING FEDOR the battle tested unstopably machine
come one michael bisping in to 10 spot?? for fucks sake hamill whooped his ass three rounds ( oh yea and lost decision due to location of fight) tellin people to read up…come on now
Matt Hughes does not belong in anyones list. He is the most overated fighter. Please see last fight how he got knock the fuck out. Thank you.
I agree with the comment about Bisbing….totally over rated!!
5)Faber
4)Couture….a little to much respect perhaps but I like him?
3)GSP….I love to watch him fight!!
2)Fedor
1)Anderson Silva
(1)Brock Lesnar
(2)Fedor Emelianenko
(3)Anderson Silva
(4)G.S.P
(5)Antonio Nogueira
(6)Randy Couture
(7)Wanderlei Silva
(8)Rampage Jackson
(9)Vitor Belfort
(10)Mark(the hammer)Coleman
C’mon, Big D,
He gets in a few good shots and he’s number 1? Nah! Fedor definitely should be bumped up to number 1. Then A. Silva, then Brock. And Randy should still be 4 or 5. We’ll see a Randy/Lesnar 2. Then you can jump on the Lesnar bandwagon. I agree with the others except for Rampage and Vitor. Vitor shouldn’t be on there and Rampage can be 9. 8 should probably be Tito rather than Vitor.
Firegod25
1)Fedor E. (built like a machine)
2)G.S.P (representing my hometown gym)
3)Rashad Evans (just took the belt)
4)Randy Couture (honestly just physically in better shape then half of the young guys)
5)Brock (weight/speed)
6)B.J. Penn (Psychotic, not much more)
7)Rampage Jackson (also psychotic, but more just vicious)
8)Forrest Griffin (well prepared, best line, “I don’t remember getting hurt, just waking up… 12/27/08″
9)Anderson Silva (super smart
10)Faber (fast little guy)
Can we please note that randleman slammed fedor on his head, spider silva would of broken in 2
fedor, taps out randleman, goes home, and eats his dinner comprising of lead filings and protein and washed it all down with a vodka/ ate the glass afterwards
Thats why Fedor gets the no1 spot
And i do have to say Wanderlei Silva wud get in the top 10, but so far at ufc he aint been too impressive, I miss the axe murderer of old :(, and brock will def move up when he gets sum experience under that belt