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ladylover213
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07.11.2011 | 4:53 PM ET

personally i think its melvin guillard, anthony pettis, takanori gomi, gilbert melendez, or eddie alvarez but in my eyes its guillard

other views??

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07.11.2011 | 4:54 PM ET

Edson Barboza should be one of them
ladylover213
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07.11.2011 | 4:58 PM ET


i wanna know who u think is the overall best striker in lightweight division

i think its melvin guillard

that list was just sum of the top strikers incase people have a brain fart

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07.11.2011 | 4:58 PM ET

Gomi and Penn

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07.11.2011 | 5:05 PM ET

the 2 best pure strikers are Anthony Njokuani and Edson Barboza......honorable mentions Sam Stout and Dennis Siver

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07.11.2011 | 5:10 PM ET


penn is a WW now and gomi isnt the striker he used to be but showed he still has crucial ko power against griffin

njokuani and barboza are both great strikers along with stout and siver

but idt they culd stand with guillard well actually we know siver cant from experience

 

great opinions though

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07.11.2011 | 5:13 PM ET

i would pick guillard to beat njokuani and barboza, but not in a pure striking match....guillard has great power, and he uses his athleticism very well. but he isn't a pure striker

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07.11.2011 | 5:13 PM ET

Dennis Siver, Melvin Guillard, Edson Barboza, Anthony Njokuani and maybe Jeremy Stephens?

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07.11.2011 | 5:16 PM ET

Strictly striking I think Barboza would beat Guillard...Guillard has more power, but Barboza is the better overall striker when you incorporate everything...I think Guillard would use his wrestling to win a fight against Edson right now

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07.11.2011 | 5:18 PM ET

I believe Barboza would beat Guillard pretty badly in a standup battle. People talk about Guillard's power and speed, but Barboza is a huge LW and has some of the best technical striking in any division. I would really love to see that fight though.

Njokuani is obviously very good as well. Siver does not impress me for some reason...

Don't forget John Makdessi either. He looks awesome so far.

* Edited at 07.11.2011, 5:19 PM ET *

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07.11.2011 | 5:24 PM ET


barboza vs guillard wuld be great but guillard not only has crucial power and great speed he also has outstanding head movement

i think he culd finish barboza

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07.11.2011 | 9:58 PM ET

Eddie Alvarez, Dennis Siver, Sam Stout, Spencer Fisher, Anthony Njokuani, Anthony Pettis, BJ Penn.

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07.11.2011 | 10:06 PM ET

@krazyhopz, completely agree

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07.11.2011 | 10:14 PM ET

Have to say Guillard.

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wolfmanhowl
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07.12.2011 | 2:05 AM ET

guillard with his hands and barboza with his kicks.
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07.12.2011 | 3:48 AM ET

I dont know if Barboza would beat Guillard we would have to see.. and how has Siver not impressed you?

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wolfmanhowl
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07.12.2011 | 3:52 AM ET

i had siver but imho he lost to wiman. guillard and barboza would KTFO of siver. one by hands and one by legs.
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07.12.2011 | 3:58 AM ET

Overall I would say Lil Heathen, Gomi, Guillard, BJ Penn, Stout, and Barboza.

Technique - BJ Penn, Stout, Guillard

Speed - Guillard and Barboza

Power - Gomi and Lil Heathen

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07.12.2011 | 4:06 AM ET

Nice Jaykool and if you had to pick one?

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07.12.2011 | 6:31 AM ET

i agree with Makdessi being thrown in the mix.....dudes got serious striking

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