The Official Mixed Martial Arts Thread - New Rankings

[redraptor06]

baka_boy1221

So UFC 99 coming up ... there are some interesting match ups to look at ... beside just the main event. We got Velasquez v Kongo, then we got the return of Mikro Cro Cop. There's Swick v Saunders and Davis v Harding. Not to mention Caol Uno is coming back. This is going to be a good card.

Here are my predictions:
Franklin > Silva
Franklin probably ha the crisper of the striking, but Wanderlei is dangerous. As long as Franklin doesn't stay in the pocket, he'll be fine.
Velasquez > Kongo
Velasquez has the advandtage on the ground definitely, but Kongo takedown defense is getting better and better. Kongo does have the advantage standing up. Velasquez will need to close range and take him down and beat him up to get the "W"
Swick > Saunders
Swick is a bit faster. He also has a solid ground game and a good chin. Same goes for Saunders though. But I believe that Swick will win due to the fact that he has fought some of big competition, while Saunders hasn't.
Davis > Harding
Davis has the advantage on the feet, on the ground, and he has the best chins in the game. He also has a wealth of experience. And then there's the bad blood. Harding is good, but he is not that good.
Cro Cop > Al Turk
Cro Cop, if he is right in the head, will just blow through Al Turk
Uno > Fisher
Uno is coming back after fighting some of the best in the world in Japan. Fisher may have some ring rust, but it shouldn't really effect him. Uno should probably take Fisher down and sink in his famous RNC. Otherwise I give the advantage on the feet to Fisher ... just by a little bit ...

Man i had no idea the Caol Uno and Cro Cop are commin back. Man now i can get excited for this. I really wanna see Uno do good in the UFC........especally since he has to make up for the last time he came and fought BJ Penn.

[baka_boy1221]

redraptor06

baka_boy1221

So UFC 99 coming up ... there are some interesting match ups to look at ... beside just the main event. We got Velasquez v Kongo, then we got the return of Mikro Cro Cop. There's Swick v Saunders and Davis v Harding. Not to mention Caol Uno is coming back. This is going to be a good card.

Here are my predictions:
Franklin > Silva
Franklin probably ha the crisper of the striking, but Wanderlei is dangerous. As long as Franklin doesn't stay in the pocket, he'll be fine.
Velasquez > Kongo
Velasquez has the advandtage on the ground definitely, but Kongo takedown defense is getting better and better. Kongo does have the advantage standing up. Velasquez will need to close range and take him down and beat him up to get the "W"
Swick > Saunders
Swick is a bit faster. He also has a solid ground game and a good chin. Same goes for Saunders though. But I believe that Swick will win due to the fact that he has fought some of big competition, while Saunders hasn't.
Davis > Harding
Davis has the advantage on the feet, on the ground, and he has the best chins in the game. He also has a wealth of experience. And then there's the bad blood. Harding is good, but he is not that good.
Cro Cop > Al Turk
Cro Cop, if he is right in the head, will just blow through Al Turk
Uno > Fisher
Uno is coming back after fighting some of the best in the world in Japan. Fisher may have some ring rust, but it shouldn't really effect him. Uno should probably take Fisher down and sink in his famous RNC. Otherwise I give the advantage on the feet to Fisher ... just by a little bit ...

Man i had no idea the Caol Uno and Cro Cop are commin back. Man now i can get excited for this. I really wanna see Uno do good in the UFC........especally since he has to make up for the last time he came and fought BJ Penn.

Yeah they are coming back. And I don't think he did all that bad, just got caught.

[redraptor06]

thats true. But now at least he will be more cautious and not try to be too flashy.

[baka_boy1221]

UFC 99: The Comback
Under card
Welterweight bout: John Hathaway vs. Rick Story
Hathaway defeated Story via unanimous decision.
Heavyweight bout: Denis Stojnić vs. Stefan Struve
Struve defeated Stojnić via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:37 of round 2.
Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly vs. Rolando Delgado
Kelly defeated Delgado via unanimous decision.
Welterweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. Peter Sobotta
Taylor defeated Sobotta via unanimous decision.
Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Dale Hartt
Siver defeated Hartt via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:23 of round 1.
Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Justin Buchholz
Etim defeated Buchholz via submission (d'arce choke) at 2:38 of round 2.
Main card
Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy
Hardy defeated Davis via split decision [29-28, 28-29, 29-28]
Lightweight bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno
Fisher defeated Uno via unanimous decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28]
Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders
Swick defeated Saunders via TKO (strikes) at 3:47 of round 2.
Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Mostapha Al-turk
Filipović Defeats Al-turk via TKO at 3:06 of round 1.
Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez vs. Cheick Kongo
Velasquez defeated Kongo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Catchweight (195 lb) bout: Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
Franklin defeated Silva via unanimous decision [30-27, 30-27, 29-28]

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Uno got robbed.

[redraptor06]

yea i actually thought that was a very boring fight

[baka_boy1221]

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs United Kingdom Finale
Under card
Lightweight bout: Jason Dent vs. Cameron Dollar
Dent defeated Dollar via submission (anaconda choke) at 4:46 of round 1.
Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs. Frank Lester
Osipczak defeated Lester via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:40 of round 1.
Catchweight (208 lbs) bout: Mike Ciesnolevicz vs. Tomasz Drwal
Drwal deafeated Ciesnolevicz via TKO (knee and punches) at 4:48 of round 1.
Welterweight bout: Brad Blackburn vs. Edgar Garcia
Blackburn defeated Garcia via Split Decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28].
Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Gleison Tibau
Guillard defeated Tibau via split decision [29-28, 28-29, 29-28].
Main card
Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Nate Diaz
Stevenson defeated Diaz via unanimous decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28].
Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs Ross Pearson
Pearson defeated Winner via unanimous decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28] to become the Season 9 Lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Kevin Burns
Lytle defeated Burns via unanimous decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28].
Welterweight bout: DaMarques Johnson vs. James Wilks
Wilks defeated Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:54 of round 1 to become the Season 9 Welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
Lightweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida
Sanchez defeated Guida via split decision [28-29, 29-27, 29-28].

[baka_boy1221]

Now I think that Diego Sanchez is probably next in line for a title shot. Maybe one more win will solidify it ... probably a fight against Frankie Edgar ... which I might add is also in title contention after his win over Sean Sherk. This one is going to be good ...

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Should fight Maynard.

[21-b_Hooah]

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Rankings

This is always something that people will fight over but I am going to put up a listing of the top rankings of weight classes for male fighters, based on actual results not a website's belief on who is the best like Sherdog.

Heavyweight:

1. Fedor Emelianenko

2. Josh Barnett

3. Frank Mir

4. Andrei Arlovski

5. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

6. Randy Couture

7. Tim Sylvia

8. Alistair Overeem

9. Gabriel Gonzaga

10. Brock Lesnar

Light-Heavyweight:

1. Lyoto Machida

2. Rashad Evans

3. Quinton Jackson

4. Forrest Griffin

5. Chuck Liddell

6. Keith Jardine

7. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

9. Wanderlei Silva

10. Renato "Babalu" Sobral

Middleweight:

1. Anderson Silva

2. Robbie Lawler

3. Yushin Okami

4. Nathan Marquardt

5. Jorge Santiago

6. Dan Henderson

7. Gegard Mousasi

8. Vitor Belfort

9. Rich Franklin

10. Yoshihiro Akiyama

Welterweight:

1. Georges St. Pierre

2. Jon Fitch

3. Thiago Alves

4. Jake Shields

5. Josh Koscheck

6. Matt Hughes

7. Matt Serra

8. Carlos Condit

9. Nick Thompson

10. Mike Swick

Lightweight:

1. B.J. Penn

2. Shinya Aoki

3. Kenny Florian

4. Sean Sherk

5. Joachim Hansen

6. Eddie Alvarez

7. Gesias "JZ" Calvancante

8. Tatsuya Kawajiri

9. Josh Thomson

10. Mitsuhiro Ishida

Featherweight:

1. Mike Brown

2. Urijah Faber

3. Wagnney Fabiano

4. Norifumi "Kid' Yamamoto

5. Hatsu Hioki

6. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue

7. Akitoshi Tamura

8. Hideki Kadowaki

9. Jeff Curran

10. Leonard Garcia

Bantamweight:

1. Miguel Torres

2. Brian Bowles

3. Masakatsu Ueda

4. Koetsu Okazaki

5. Marcos Galvao

6. Takeya Mizugaki

7. Will Ribeiro

8. Chase Beebe

9. Manny Tapia

10. Atsushi Yamamoto

Those rankings are similar to mine but not quite...


Heavyweight:
1)Fedor Emelianenko (30-1, 1 NC)
2) Josh Barnett (24-5)
3) Frank Mir (12-3)
4)Brock Lesnar (3-1)
5) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1, 1 NC)
6) Brett Rogers (10-0)
7) Randy Couture (16-9)
8 Andrei Arlovski (15-7)
9)Shane Carwin (11-0)
10)Cain Velasquez (6-0)
Fedor has been king of the heavyweights for a while but some new up and comming heavyweights are making the division look Far better than before...
Light Heavyweight:
1)Lyoto Machida (15-0)
2)Quinton Jackson (30-7)
3) Rashad Evans (13-1-1)
4) Forrest Griffin (16-5)
5)Mauricio Rua (18-3)
6)Rich Franklin (25-4, 1 NC)
7)Keith Jardine (14-5-1)
8 Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1, 1 NC)
9) Tito Ortiz (15-6-1)
10) Thiago Silva (13-1)
Machida is one scary dude...not the most exciting fighter because he doesnt push the pace but when he explodes he looks amazing...
Middleweight:
1)Anderson Silva (24-4)
2) Yushin Okami (23-4
3) Dan Henderson (24-7)
4) Nate Marquardt (28-8-2)
5) Demian Maia (10-0)
6) Thales Leites (14-2)
7)Jorge Santiago (21-7)
8 )Vitor Belfort (18-8 )
9)Nick Diaz (20-7, 1 NC
10)Robbie Lawler (16-5, 1 NC)
Anderson silva is the king of the middleweights and maby soon he will go for the LHW gold...
Welterweight:
1) Georges St. Pierre (18-2)
2) Thiago Alves (16-3)
3)Jon Fitch (18-3, 1 NC)
4)Jake Shields (23-4-1)
5) Martin Kampmann (15-2)
6)Karo Parisyan (18-5, 1 NC)
7) Mike Swick (14-2)
8 )Matt Hughes (43-7)
9)Paulo Thiago (11-0)
10) Josh Koscheck (12-4)
St Pierre Is on a whole other lvl when he trains hard and thats why i think he is gonna be champ for a long time...

Lightweight: (your really not gonna like this one)
1)Shinya Aoki (20-4, 1 NC)
2) Eddie Alvarez (17-2)
3)B.J. Penn (13-5-1)
4) Joachim Hansen (19-7-1)
5)Kenny Florian (11-3)
6)Satoru Kitaoka (25-8-9)
7)Gray Maynard (7-0, 1 NC)
8 )Diago Sanchez (23-2)
9)Frankie Edgar (10-1)
10) Sean Sherk (33-4-1)
Everyone loves Bj Penn but the fact is he went 4-4 in his last 8 fights...Shinya Aoki is one of the most exciting dudes in the sport and I think he would beat BJ Penn if he ever came to UFC...

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I haven't even updated my rankings since the thread went up.

[baka_boy1221]

Just was surfing on the web and I found some thing really good. Enjoy ...

MMA: The Upsets

Warning due to the graphic nature of this video, you must have a youtube account to veiw ... sorry ...

[baka_boy1221]

Found something else that you all might like ... Again enjoy ...

Pound for Pound The Five Best MMA Fighters

[redraptor06]

this is really random but i went to a bar and met a guy whose good friends with Clay Gueda......yea i'ma nerd when it comes to UFC.

He lives in Round Lake Beach IL and I work in that area so i guess its actually pretty likely that i would find someone who knows him at least. I donno I just had to tell someone. Anyways the fight wit him and Dieago was insane.

[redraptor06]

baka_boy1221

Found something else that you all might like ... Again enjoy ...

Pound for Pound The Five Best MMA Fighters

Thanks a lot for the link. That was awsome.