Just my favorites for either being exciting, superior skill(s) and/or just being a class act and pure sportsman. If Evan Tanner was still with us, he would be at #3.
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1
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy"
- 36-17-0, 2 NC
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Been following Donald since Mask found him on the show TapOut.... Love him.
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2
- Patricio Pitbull
- 36-7-0
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Patricio has completely won me over.
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3
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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4
- Miesha Tate
- "Cupcake"
- 20-9-0
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I just love her.
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5
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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Just amazing to watch. The new generation of MMA fighters are evolving at such a great scale.
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6
- Edson Barboza
- "Junior"
- 24-11-0
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7
- Michael McDonald
- "Mayday"
- 19-4-0
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8
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American"
- 16-7-0
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9
- Erick Silva
- "The Tiger"
- 20-11-0, 1 NC
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10
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron"
- 34-10-0, 1 NC
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11
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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Bones and Aldo are the two top young new generation fighters out there. Very exciting to watch as they mature in MMA.
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12
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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Glad he is still getting his title shot if he beats Clay.
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13
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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My favorite fighter from the Pride days... passed the torch on to Wandy.
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14
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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15
- Nate Marquardt
- "The Great" | 36-20-2
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16
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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17
- Douglas Lima
- "The Phenom" | 33-11-0
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18
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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Will he ever be back to pre-knee injury days?
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19
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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20
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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How can you not love the guys honesty?! Humble, great sense of humor and good fighter... brings it every time.
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21
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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22
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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One of the only MMA fighters out there that actually back up there talk. McCorkle should take note instead of being on the underground!
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23
- Pat Barry
- "HD" | 8-7-0
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24
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
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This kid has so much potential..
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25
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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26
- Jim Miller
- "A-10" | 37-18-0, 1 NC
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27
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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28
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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Hendo is growing on me more and more.
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29
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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30
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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31
- Joseph Benavidez
- 28-8-0
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32
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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33
- Mark Hominick
- "The Machine" | 20-12-0
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Also jumped way up my rankings after UFC 129. Huge heart and the guts to boot.
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34
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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35
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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36
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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37
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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38
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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39
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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40
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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41
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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42
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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43
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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44
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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45
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0
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46
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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47
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo" | 14-6-0
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48
- Evan Dunham
- 18-9-1
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49
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC
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50
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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51
- Dan Hardy
- "The Outlaw" | 25-10-0, 1 NC
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52
- Jens Pulver
- "Little Evil" | 27-19-1
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53
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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54
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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55
- Jon Fitch
- 32-8-2, 1 NC
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56
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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57
- Patricky Pitbull
- 25-13-0
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58
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0
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59
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter" | 38-24-0
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60
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin" | 32-22-2, 3 NC
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61
- Evan Tanner
- 32-8-0
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62
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King" | 30-8-0, 2 NC
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63
- Thiago Silva
- 21-9-0, 3 NC
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64
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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65
- Matt Serra
- "The Terror" | 11-7-0
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66
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare" | 30-14-0
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67
- Brian Stann
- "All American" | 12-6-0
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68
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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69
- Charles Oliveira
- "do Bronx" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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70
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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71
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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72
- Josh Koscheck
- "Kos" | 17-11-0
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73
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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74
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count" | 30-9-0
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75
- Gina Carano
- "Conviction" | 7-1-0
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76
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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77
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 36-15-0, 1 NC
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78
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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79
- Scott Jorgensen
- "Young Guns" | 15-12-0
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80
- Erik Koch
- "The Phoenix" | 16-6-0
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81
- Jorge Rivera
- "El Conquistador" | 20-9-0
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82
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- "Minotouro" | 23-10-0
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83
- Ryan Bader
- "Darth" | 31-8-0, 1 NC
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84
- Cris Cyborg
- 27-2-0, 1 NC
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85
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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86
- Jason MacDonald
- "The Athlete" | 25-16-0
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87
- Matt Hamill
- "The Hammer" | 12-8-0
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88
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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89
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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90
- Stephan Bonnar
- "The American Psycho" | 15-9-0
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91
- Marcus Davis
- "The Irish Hand Grenade" | 23-11-0, 1 NC
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92
- Phil Davis
- "Mr. Wonderful" | 24-7-0, 1 NC
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93
- Mike Swick
- "Quick" | 15-6-0
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94
- Zach Makovsky
- "Fun Size" | 21-12-0
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95
- Brendan Schaub
- "Big Brown" | 10-5-0
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96
- Alessio Sakara
- "Legionarius" | 20-13-0, 2 NC
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97
- Kazuo Misaki
- "Grabaka Hitman" | 25-11-2, 1 NC
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98
- George Sotiropoulos
- 14-7-0, 1 NC
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99
- Ben Askren
- "Funky" | 19-2-0, 1 NC
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100
- Michael Chandler
- "Iron" | 23-8-0
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101
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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102
- Stefan Struve
- "The Skyscraper" | 29-13-0
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103
- Leonard Garcia
- "Bad Boy" | 18-13-1
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104
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex" | 44-18-2
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105
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond" | 30-8-0, 1 NC
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106
- Tom Lawlor
- "Filthy" | 11-8-0, 1 NC
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107
- Sergio Pettis
- "The Phenom" | 23-6-0
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108
- Pat Curran
- "Paddy Mike" | 23-9-0
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109
- Ian McCall
- "Uncle Creepy" | 13-7-1
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110
- Hector Lombard
- "Showeather" | 34-10-1, 3 NC
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111
- Ronda Rousey
- "Rowdy" | 12-2-0
My Summary