Rankings

It would be cool if everyone posted their non-zuffa top 10 rankings (HW-LW). The official GLOBAL-MMA rankings will be stickied.

So no ZUFFA guys at all? SF?

IQ Wrestler wrote:So no ZUFFA guys at all? SF?

It would be great if we could make rankings without zuffa fighters. What do you think, should the SF fighters be in the rankings?

I think SF should be ok but there are more guys jumping back and forth so maybe not...

IQ Wrestler wrote:I think SF should be ok but there are more guys jumping back and forth so maybe not...

I would like us to update the rankings every month and it wouldn´t be fun if fighters disappear from the list all the time. DREAM fighters, for example, who make a guest appearence in SF is an exception.

To be honest, I havnt been much on the european/asian market for MMA in over a year now, I know Vinny is doing good in M-1, thats pretty surprising.

I get the hate for Dana and the UFC. But SF is kind of on its way out, we should give them one last go and rank their fighters as they do have some of the best in the world.

My preliminary rankings. Will be updated after some more research..

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Cole Konrad
3. Damian Grabowski
4. Eric Prindle
5. Mike Hayes
6. Magomed Malikov
7. Alexander Emelianenko
8. Guram Gugenishvili
9. Blagoi Ivanov
10. Jeff Monson

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Gegard Mousasi
2. Ryan Jimmo
3. Renato Sobral
4. Vinny Magalhaes
5. Glover Teixeira
6. Travis Wiuff
7. Christian M’Pumbu
8. Jan Blachowicz
9. Richard Hale
10. Jimi Manuwa

I´m not sure if Sobral is a zuffa fighter or not and I think Mousasi is a DREAM/Showtime fighter

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Hector Lombard
2. Mamed Khalidov
3. Alexander Shlemenko
4. Nate Marquardt
5. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
6. Magomed Sultanakmedov
7. Vitor Vianna
9. Giva Santana
10. Michal Materla

WELTERWEIGHT
1. Ben Askren
2. Douglas Lima
3. Paul Daley
4. Yasubey Enomoto
5. Shamil Zavurov
6. Rashid Magomedov
7. Jay Hieron
8. Rick Hawn
9. Alexander Yakovlev
10. Marius Zaromskis

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Shinya Aoki
2. Michael Chandler
3. Daniel Weichel
4. Eddie Alvarez
5. Patricky Freire
6. Alexander Sarnavskiy
7. Jadamba Narantungalag
8. Mairbek Taisumov
9. Mizuto Hirota
10. Satoru Kitaoka

KingKongo wrote:To be honest, I havnt been much on the european/asian market for MMA in over a year now, I know Vinny is doing good in M-1, thats pretty surprising.

I get the hate for Dana and the UFC. But SF is kind of on its way out, we should give them one last go and rank their fighters as they do have some of the best in the world.

Now that promotions all over the world will work together it´s interesting to rank their fighters. We can do what WAMMA failed to do.

Here are some rankings that list most fighters if you´re not sure where to begin

http://www.fightmatrix.com/
http://www.fightmagazine.com/

LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Shinya Aoki
2. Michael Chandler
3. Mizuto Hirota
4. Eddie Alvarez
5. Satoru Kitaoka
6. Katsunori Kikuno
7. Jadamba Narantungalag
8. Patricky Freire
9. Alexander Sarnavskiy
10. Daisuke Nakamura

^Nice. I tried to get Kikuno in there but the LW division is stacked.

I personally don't think Eric Prindle is very good. He's a big and athletic guy, but I think he's a limited fighter.

Thiago Santos, Levan Razmadze, David Oliva, and Abdurahimov all deserve rankings over Prindle

Heavyweight rankings just highlight how terrible the division is.

moronoRepublic wrote:Thiago Santos, Levan Razmadze, David Oliva, and Abdurahimov all deserve rankings over Prindle

nodogoshi wrote:I personally don't think Eric Prindle is very good. He's a big and athletic guy, but I think he's a limited fighter.

How would you rank the HW division?

total finish wrote:Heavyweight rankings just highlight how terrible the division is.

It´s alright and it will only get better. Stay positive.

Heavyweight:
1. Fedor Emelianenko (M-1 Global)
2. Cole Konrad (Bellator Champion)
3. Sergei Kharitonov (DREAM)
4. Thiago Santos (Bellator)
5. Eric Prindle (Bellator)
6. Guram Gugenishvili (M-1 Global Champion)
7. Kenny Garner (M-1 Global)
8. Damian Grabowski (Bellator)
9. Bobby Lashley (Shark Fights Champion)
10. Tony Lopez (KOTC)

Other Contenders: Blagoi Ivanov (Bellator), Maxim Grishin (M-1 Global), Shamil Abdurahimov (ADFC)

Light Heavyweight:
1. Gegard Mousasi (DREAM Champion)
2. Vinny Magalhaes (M-1 Global Champion)
3. Travis Wiuff (Bellator)
4. Christian M’Pumbu (Bellator Champion)
5. Jan Blachowicz (KSW Champion)
6. Glover Teixeira (Shooto Brazil)
7. Yoshiyuki Nakanishi (DEEP Champion)
8. Richard Hale (Bellator)
9. Jimi Manuwa (BAMMA)
10. D.J. Linderman (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Raphael Davis (Bellator), Tomasz Narkun (M-1 Global), Attila Vegh (Bellator)

Middleweight:
1. Hector Lombard (Bellator Champion)
2. Alexander Shlemenko (Bellator)
3. Nate Marquardt (Free Agent)
4. Mamed Khalidov (KSW)
5. Magomed Sultanakhmedov (M-1 Global Champion)
6. Anthony Johnson (Free Agent)
7. Vitor Vianna (Bellator)
8. Arthur Guseinov (M-1 Global)
9. Antonio Neto (AFC)
10. Bryan Baker (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Giva Santana (Bellator), Maiquel Falcao (Bellator), Andrei Semenov (M-1 Global)

Welterweight:
1. Ben Askren (Bellator Champion)
2. Douglas Lima (Bellator)
3. Paul Daley (BAMMA)
4. Yasubey Enomoto (M-1 Global Champion)
5. Jay Hieron (Bellator)
6. Ben Saunders (Bellator)
7. Shamil Zavurov (M-1 Global)
8. Rashid Magomedov (M-1 Global)
9. Yuya Shirai (DEEP Champion)
10. Akihiro Murayama (Shooto)

Other Contenders: Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura (Shooto), Marius Zaromskis (DREAM Champion), Gael Grimaud (CWFC Champion)

Lightweight:
1. Shinya Aoki (DREAM Champion)
2. Michael Chandler (Bellator Champion)
3. Eddie Alvarez (Bellator)
4. Daniel Weichel (M-1 Global Champion)
5. Patricky Freire (Bellator)
6. Antonio McKee (Free Agent)
7. Mizuto Hirota (DEEP Champion)
8. Katsunori Kikuno (DREAM)
9. Satoru Kitaoka (DREAM)
10. Mairbek Taisumov (M-1 Global)

Other Contenders: Jadamba Narantungalag (LFC Champion), Francisco Drinaldo (Jungle Fight Champion), Alexander Sarnavskiy (M-1 Global)

Johan Lofgren wrote:

moronoRepublic wrote:Thiago Santos, Levan Razmadze, David Oliva, and Abdurahimov all deserve rankings over Prindle

nodogoshi wrote:I personally don't think Eric Prindle is very good. He's a big and athletic guy, but I think he's a limited fighter.

How would you rank the HW division?

Let me think about it. I'll try to make some rankings soon.

CDF47 wrote:Heavyweight:
1. Fedor Emelianenko (M-1 Global)
2. Cole Konrad (Bellator Champion)
3. Sergei Kharitonov (DREAM)
4. Thiago Santos (Bellator)
5. Eric Prindle (Bellator)
6. Guram Gugenishvili (M-1 Global Champion)
7. Kenny Garner (M-1 Global)
8. Damian Grabowski (Bellator)
9. Bobby Lashley (Shark Fights Champion)
10. Tony Lopez (KOTC)

Other Contenders: Blagoi Ivanov (Bellator), Maxim Grishin (M-1 Global), Shamil Abdurahimov (ADFC)

Light Heavyweight:
1. Gegard Mousasi (DREAM Champion)
2. Vinny Magalhaes (M-1 Global Champion)
3. Travis Wiuff (Bellator)
4. Christian M’Pumbu (Bellator Champion)
5. Jan Blachowicz (KSW Champion)
6. Glover Teixeira (Shooto Brazil)
7. Yoshiyuki Nakanishi (DEEP Champion)
8. Richard Hale (Bellator)
9. Jimi Manuwa (BAMMA)
10. D.J. Linderman (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Raphael Davis (Bellator), Tomasz Narkun (M-1 Global), Attila Vegh (Bellator)

Middleweight:
1. Hector Lombard (Bellator Champion)
2. Alexander Shlemenko (Bellator)
3. Nate Marquardt (Free Agent)
4. Mamed Khalidov (KSW)
5. Magomed Sultanakhmedov (M-1 Global Champion)
6. Anthony Johnson (Free Agent)
7. Vitor Vianna (Bellator)
8. Arthur Guseinov (M-1 Global)
9. Antonio Neto (AFC)
10. Bryan Baker (Bellator)

Other Contenders: Giva Santana (Bellator), Maiquel Falcao (Bellator), Andrei Semenov (M-1 Global)

Welterweight:
1. Ben Askren (Bellator Champion)
2. Douglas Lima (Bellator)
3. Paul Daley (BAMMA)
4. Yasubey Enomoto (M-1 Global Champion)
5. Jay Hieron (Bellator)
6. Ben Saunders (Bellator)
7. Shamil Zavurov (M-1 Global)
8. Rashid Magomedov (M-1 Global)
9. Yuya Shirai (DEEP Champion)
10. Akihiro Murayama (Shooto)

Other Contenders: Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura (Shooto), Marius Zaromskis (DREAM Champion), Gael Grimaud (CWFC Champion)

Lightweight:
1. Shinya Aoki (DREAM Champion)
2. Michael Chandler (Bellator Champion)
3. Eddie Alvarez (Bellator)
4. Daniel Weichel (M-1 Global Champion)
5. Patricky Freire (Bellator)
6. Antonio McKee (Free Agent)
7. Mizuto Hirota (DEEP Champion)
8. Katsunori Kikuno (DREAM)
9. Satoru Kitaoka (DREAM)
10. Mairbek Taisumov (M-1 Global)

Other Contenders: Jadamba Narantungalag (LFC Champion), Francisco Drinaldo (Jungle Fight Champion), Alexander Sarnavskiy (M-1 Global)

Excellent!

If everyone agrees with CDF47 rankings he will be in charge of GLOBAL-MMA rankings.

Mamed should be in top 3 MW.

I agree with Audax but this ranking is badass. To me it is ok to use it.

CDF47 ranking critiques.


Heavy Weight:
Guram Gugenishvili (M-1 Global Champion) - Top 5
Blagoi Ivanov (Bellator) - Top 6

Middleweight:
3. Mamed Khalidov (KSW)

Welterweight:
IMO - Zavurov was winning the fight decisively just form TD's and top control til he gassed in the last round and gave up the sub to Enomoto. When you also take into account his record I think he deserves to be right up there with the non-neutral Swiss.
4. Yasubey Enomoto (M-1 Global Champion)
5. Shamil Zavurov (M-1 Global)

Slava needs to be ranked at MW and Malikov, Aleks and Maybe Monson at HW.

Tony Lopez > Bobby Lashley

AudaxPowder wrote:Tony Lopez > Bobby Lashley

I agree. What do you think about this?

Heavyweight:
1. Fedor Emelianenko (M-1 Global)
2. Cole Konrad (Bellator Champion)
3. Sergei Kharitonov (DREAM)
4. Thiago Santos (Bellator)
5. Guram Gugenishvili (M-1 Global Champion)
6. Blagoi Ivanov (Bellator)
7. Damian Grabowski (Bellator)
8. Magomed Malikov (M-1 Global)
8. Aleksander Emelianenko (M-1 Global)
10. Eric Prindle (Bellator)