Topic: Top Light Heavies - 205 lbs.
LHW Rankings...what a hot mess!!! (new)
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08.04.2013 | 10:03 AM ET
Machida > Evans but
Evans > Davis but
Lil Nog > Evans but
Davis > Lil Nog but
Gustafsson > Shogun but
Shogun > Machida but
Hendo > Shogun but
Machida > Hendo and
Hamill > Jones :P
Seriously how can you rank this mess??? The only clear position is the champ everything else is
speculation...
* Edited at 08.04.2013, 10:06 AM ET *
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08.04.2013 | 10:27 AM ET
08.04.2013 | 10:29 AM ET
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08.04.2013 | 10:30 AM ET
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08.04.2013 | 10:42 AM ET
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08.04.2013 | 10:47 AM ET
Cormier
Glover
Mousasi
in that order
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08.04.2013 | 11:28 AM ET
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08.04.2013 | 11:35 AM ET
Davis and Gustafsson have both beaten top 5 guys, but Davis has a win over Gustafsson so he gets bumped up. Davis has also beaten Nogueira so he's above him. Lyoto got bumped below Lil Nog for no particular reason, since they haven't fought each other it's a judgment call. Lyoto stays ahead of Rashad based on their fight.
Evans over Hendo is easy, Hendo over Rua is easy, Bader and Teixeira are interchangeable, both having cracked the top 10 by beating Rampage. That will get sorted out next month.
Rua gains no ranking if he beats Sonnen, just momentum
* Edited at 08.04.2013, 11:39 AM ET *
08.04.2013 | 11:39 AM ET
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
08.04.2013 | 11:39 AM ET
I want to see a few guys take on jones after gusto
1. Glover
2. Cormier
3. Davis
4. Mousasi
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08.04.2013 | 11:47 AM ET
Gus (your Nr.3) just beat Shogun in your top 10 while Machida (your Nr.5) has wins over Evans, Hendo, Bader and so on.
I guess what I'm saying is to rank those guys you truly have to be a wizard...
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
08.04.2013 | 11:58 AM ET
The hardest thing to get past is the Davis > Nog > Evans > Davis problem. So, since of those fights Nog vs Evans was most recent, I gave it precedence. This has the somewhat strange side-effect of ranking Lil Nog 2nd, but I THINK it works everything else out.
08.04.2013 | 12:16 PM ET
I think it'd just be easier if people ranked it based off of the actual fight instead of the win/loss record.
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08.04.2013 | 12:20 PM ET
Phil Davis is 3-1 vs. other top 10(ish) fighters.
Gustafsson 1-1
Shogun 2-4
Hendo 1-3
Rashad 3-2
Machida 4-3
Nog 2-3
and Bader & Glover's best win is Rampage.
If you give each fighter 2 pts for a clear win and 1 for a close or controversial win and the same for losses their scores are:
Jones 7
Gustafsson -1
Machida 1
Nog 0
Rashad -1 I gave him 2 pts for his dec. over Davis
Hendo -3
Shogun -1
Davis 2
so even giving Rashad +2 and Davis -2 for their dec. still gives Phil Davis the best score. And he appears to be improving more than the other top contenders even Glover. I think if Glover convincingly beats Bader he should get the next shot but Phil should be on deck.
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08.04.2013 | 12:22 PM ET
I'm not changing anything b/c of some ******** judges. Lyoto won yesterday.
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08.04.2013 | 12:25 PM ET
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08.04.2013 | 12:27 PM ET
I haven't updated mine since last night, but I'm torn on this. That was a very close fight and you know me, I can't stand the fact that a take down with 30 seconds left gives you the round... what about the other 4:30?
However, Phil did officially win, so how should I show my rankings? I'm torn.
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08.04.2013 | 12:29 PM ET
@Legz Virgil Zwicker is a G, haha
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
08.04.2013 | 12:30 PM ET
During Bellator they said Sub Defense doesnt score under the unified rules . Does the same apply to TDD ? If so that needs to change.
* Edited at 08.04.2013, 12:33 PM ET *
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08.04.2013 | 12:34 PM ET
08.04.2013 | 12:35 PM ET
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