Topic: Top Light Heavies - 205 lbs.
In Honor of a Great Light Heavyweight Showdown: Top ten LHW Rankings.
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09.23.2011 | 2:57 PM ET
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09.23.2011 | 2:59 PM ET
"My hearts pumpin' the blood of Royce Gracie My thoughts dumpin' the slug and point straightly"
09.23.2011 | 3:02 PM ET
@wolf - Why no Machida? O_o
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"God please give me patience, if you give me strength I will just punch them in the face."
09.23.2011 | 3:02 PM ET
"“All of a sudden, he was shooting for a takedown, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re a wrestler now? Remember, I’m the black belt in jiu-jitsu. And you’re shooting on me now? This is a wrap." - Nate Diaz"
09.23.2011 | 3:03 PM ET
"I'm bi-polar...nice jab, mean hook."
09.23.2011 | 3:08 PM ET
"I live, I die, I live again."
09.23.2011 | 3:08 PM ET
* Edited at 09.23.2011, 3:08 PM ET *
09.23.2011 | 3:09 PM ET
"My hearts pumpin' the blood of Royce Gracie My thoughts dumpin' the slug and point straightly"
09.23.2011 | 3:15 PM ET
* Edited at 09.23.2011, 3:18 PM ET *
"God please give me patience, if you give me strength I will just punch them in the face."
09.23.2011 | 3:19 PM ET
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone lays a hand on you, send him to the cemetery."
09.23.2011 | 3:27 PM ET
"My hearts pumpin' the blood of Royce Gracie My thoughts dumpin' the slug and point straightly"
09.23.2011 | 3:28 PM ET
2 - He's the guy who will face the winner of Jones/Rampage and so he's the de facto #1 contender
3 - His wins, ever since losing the title, may have not been pretty but they are wins nevertheless and in the case of the Machida fight, that was a notable win. Oh and he's facing Jones for the belt.
4 - Still proving he is one of the most dangerous men in MMA.
5 - His injury may have prevented him from going any higher (he was set to face Rashad Evans) but regardless he's so far had an impressive run in the UFC, which as involved him beating who many people consider a legend (Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, "Minotoro").
6 - Still one of the most deadly fighters outside of the UFC. He may not have had the legthy reign many expected to have when he won the Strikeforce LHW belt but his wins since then have reminded people he's still a force in MMA (Oh please, we all know Keith Jardine emits some weird energy that makes him arkward to fight against)
7 - Had a close fight against Rampage and sent Couture into retirement. The latter warranting him hanging around in the top ten :D
8 - Yes his win against Forrest was spectacular but Forrest looked like his mind was somewhere else. So no he dosen't get any higher then this.
9 - No Matt Hamill was not a #10 by the time Gustafsson faced him. But the way Gustafsson beat him down was a wake up call for the LHW division. Also since Forrest has been embrassing (even in his last couple of wins in retrospect), Tito is back on the slide and Gustafsson has so far had a good run in the UFC, I don't see why Gustafsson shouldn't have a place in the top ten.
10 - Almost had him out but he has wins against two legends (Rich Franklin and Tito Ortiz). Yes they are sandwiched between two embrassing losses but it's kind of hard to find someone else to replace him.
Out -
Tito Ortiz - almost kept him in the #10 spot but he can tank Rashad for knocking him off the rankings. His win against Bader was truly one of the biggest "holy s****!" moment and it had people talking that Tito was back and if he could make a run for the title one more time. But now we know the result and Ortiz is back in the outside looking in.
"Go get some Donald CER-ROE-NAY!" - Greg Jackson
09.23.2011 | 3:34 PM ET
" "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran "
09.23.2011 | 3:35 PM ET
Machida may be better than this, but he needs to win something big
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"You don't have to be perfect, just dont be fraudulant"
09.23.2011 | 3:37 PM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
09.23.2011 | 3:42 PM ET
* Edited at 09.23.2011, 3:42 PM ET *
09.23.2011 | 3:44 PM ET
09.23.2011 | 3:47 PM ET
"My hearts pumpin' the blood of Royce Gracie My thoughts dumpin' the slug and point straightly"
09.23.2011 | 3:50 PM ET
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone lays a hand on you, send him to the cemetery."
09.23.2011 | 4:31 PM ET
"I fight em all. Men, women, children, ******** people, it doesn't matter. If you hit me, we're gonna fight. -Charles Bennett"
09.23.2011 | 4:33 PM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)