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01.02.2011 | 11:46 AM ET

So where do you guys put Dustin Poirier on your 145 ranking & how much do you drop Josh Grispi. I just feel like Josh should be higher but at the same time Dustin should be higher then him since he ****** him up real good, but Dustin is not top 5 in my eyes. Do you see the problem.

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01.02.2011 | 12:21 PM ET

Haven't updated my ranking yet, but I'll probably put Grispi around 10 or 12, and Poirier just barely ahead of him. Love the 145 division right now... so much shaking out and uncertainty of who will come out on top. Tons of great matchup possibilities.

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01.02.2011 | 3:49 PM ET

ima give dustin more credit, just because he dominated the number one contender..need to see him again tho..young kid, has a BRIGHT future

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Bigj383

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01.02.2011 | 6:01 PM ET

Both Poirier and Nunes thrust themselves to the top of the division with great wins. Poirier dominated Grispi and looked really sharp in his striking so I have no problem ranking him. This wasn't just a fluke no pun intended he controlled the whole fight.

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goeb

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01.02.2011 | 10:54 PM ET

It's tough...with Takaya, Poirier, Nunes and Hioki pulling recent upsets someone good has to get knocked off the top 10.

I gave takaya the benefit of the doubt and put him in the top 10 cause I had Bibano ranked around 7th personally, and Takaya's recent losses aren't to weak opponents.

Brown's losses were to quality guys, and was sandro's recent loss. Hence why I took out Grispi, Poirier is a very poor loss. I feel bad taking Grispi out of the top 10.

145 and 155, very tough to rank outside maybe the top guy.

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kallousklown

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01.03.2011 | 12:25 AM ET

still gotta update my rankings but i believe nunes takes grispis spot

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Bigj383

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07.01.2011 | 5:23 AM ET

A lot of people really have to get this updated.
Fighters ranked who recently lost:
Manny Gamburyan lost to Tyson Griffin (not in top 10)
Diego Nunes lost to Kenny Florian (not in top 10)
Josh Grispi lost to Dustin Poirier and George Roop (neither in top 10)
Omigawa lost to Darren Elkins (not in top 10)

I'm sensing a pattern here... time to get the winners up a drop the losers

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thiagosilva9794

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07.01.2011 | 6:08 AM ET

@Bigj .. They are some good rankings my friend :)

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Kalibo

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07.01.2011 | 10:25 AM ET

I think Nunes is absolutely a top10 FW.

* Edited at 07.01.2011, 10:25 AM ET *

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thiagosilva9794

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07.01.2011 | 11:00 AM ET

I agree he is.. A loss to Florian shouldnt send you flying out of the top 10 he is around 10th because Tyson and Vazquez I think just move above him with their impressive decision wins...

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Kalibo

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07.01.2011 | 2:25 PM ET

The only glaring omission I see in your rankings is Hioki. Sandro should get some consideration too. I got Koch and Vasquez knocking on the door right now.

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thiagosilva9794

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07.01.2011 | 3:04 PM ET

Yeah Hioki and Sandro will definetly go in with another win I just dont really know them too well and well id be guessing you know?

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Kalibo

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07.01.2011 | 5:13 PM ET

yeah... These are "our" rankings.. so you rank who know. Hopefully we'll get to see them both again very soon.

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thiagosilva9794

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07.01.2011 | 5:19 PM ET

I know mine are probably wrong but I have never seen either fight so its kinda hard to say how good they are or whatever but Hioki's next fight is in ufc if he does well il prob put him top 5!

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kallousklown

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07.01.2011 | 5:21 PM ET

if youve never seen hioki fight, you can check out both his fights against hominick on youtube. theyre both kinda old but still not bad.

* Edited at 07.01.2011, 5:22 PM ET *

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thiagosilva9794

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07.01.2011 | 5:23 PM ET

Did he win them?

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Bigj383

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07.01.2011 | 5:29 PM ET

I think Hioki belongs in the top 10. He has been a top 10 since before WEC days. He was the top dog at the start of 2007 when there was no major US org focusing on the FWs. I don't know if he's ever been decisively beaten. You look at the guys he's beaten guys like Jeff Curran, Mark Hominick x2, Lion Takeshi, Marlon Sandro, even guys like Ronnie Mann and an aging Rumin Sato. He has 24 wins with very little padding the vast majority of his opponents are experience. All his losses are by decision and 3 of the 4 were splits, which means 1 judge in each of those fights thought he won.
@thiagosilva if look over your top 10 the absence of Hioki is a glaring error IMO as is the addition of Javier Vasquez at this point. The guy is 3-3 in his last 6 all 3 wins were coming off losses with 2 of his wins being over veterans who have seriously faltered in the past few years. Jens losing his previous 4 prior to fighting Javier and Joe losing his previous 3.

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07.01.2011 | 5:32 PM ET

These are mine. Obviously I need to update them. I'll add Florian and Griffin, take off Manny and Poirier (not because he lost but because I think Nunes should be ahead of him). I may have to take off or move down Omigawa after his "loss" to Elkins.

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thiagosilva9794

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07.01.2011 | 5:39 PM ET

Yup think Im gonna swap Hioki with Vazsquez thanks man!!

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