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mmauler666
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02.01.2011 | 7:06 PM ET

1.Mirco Cro Cop 2.Cung Lee 3.Anderson Silva 4.Wanderlei Silva 5.Shane Carwin 6.Fedor Emelianko 7.Chuck Lidell 8.Juinor dos Santos 9.Allistair Overeem 10.Nick Diaz

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thefreeman
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02.01.2011 | 7:17 PM ET

You should fill out a ranking in your profile, your picks will then automatically appear when you post in a topic thread like mine^^^^^
LynxGuy
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02.02.2011 | 7:26 AM ET

Well I've only got a top 5 for strikers right now.  Need to update my list anyway, kinda rushed it.

I think I'd put Alistair Overeem ahead of Wanderlei Silva.

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Gregory
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02.02.2011 | 7:31 AM ET

My list is not who had the best technique compared head to head against each other.  Wanderlei and Chuck examples of guys who wouldn't have done that well in pure striking competition.

But these are all guys who I think made a huge mark on MMA with how they implemented their striking games.

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02.02.2011 | 7:41 AM ET

Pedro Rizzo is not a bad inclusion in the top ten as I think he more than any other fighter demonstrated the power of leg kicks in ending a fight early on in his career. Marco Ruas was another pioneer in that regard. While Muay Thai and kickboxing practitioners knew how devastating it could be, it took guys to demonstrate it in the MMA cage for it to really catch on and you have to look to Rizzo for that contribution.

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minotauro11
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02.02.2011 | 8:01 AM ET

Here's my list. I was going to include lil nog on here because of his boxing (he outstruck Overeem), but I figured I'd flamed, lol. I was surprised no one really picked Manhoef.

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02.02.2011 | 8:03 AM ET


Wand!!

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02.02.2011 | 8:05 AM ET

Silva is at the top of my list because he has more experience.

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bklettke
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02.02.2011 | 8:08 AM ET

Enjoy, why the crap hasn't Cung Le fought lately? He needs to display his skills a few more times for Strikeforce.

Gregory
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02.02.2011 | 8:22 AM ET

Mino I've got Manhoef at 17. But it's hard to really say what the difference in striking greatness is between being ranked 17 vs 10.  Becomes a bit of a personal popularity contest I guess.

http://www.tapology.com/profiles/gregory/my-rankings/top-ten-all-time-greatest-mma-and-ufc-strikers

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minotauro11
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02.02.2011 | 8:39 AM ET

Yeah I agree, it is hard to say who's the better striker past the top 5 or so, when these guys haven't fought each other in their respective primes. Manhoef just has some of the most devastating punches, kicks and knees, so I thought I'd put him in my top 10.

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LynxGuy
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02.02.2011 | 10:01 AM ET

Updated my list to ten. 

Had to choose between Cung Le and GSP for the 10th spot because I actually believe GSP has incredible striking that he just chooses not to use more than he has to.  Hopefully against someone like Jake Shields we'll get to see GSP's striking come to life a little more.  Cung Le on the other hand, even with only 8 MMA fights, has some of the best kicks in MMA.  I just wish we could see him fight more often.

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Robdabob878
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02.02.2011 | 11:25 AM ET

Here's my list. I'm a bit biased with Dos Santos, but I think he has the best HANDS in all of MMA at least.

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02.02.2011 | 11:49 AM ET

@robdabob878 how can you not have chuck liddell & mirko cro cop in your list this is greatest strikers of all time now greatest strikers of now.

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02.02.2011 | 11:50 AM ET

Or wanderlei silva.

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02.02.2011 | 11:55 AM ET

i only dont have wanderlei there cos i hate him with such a passion haha

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