- hugepinkfloydfan
- 4th Degree White Belt
- Member Since 2019.08.09
My MMA Rankings
2019 MMA Fighter of the Year
Top 10 Fighters of 2019
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1
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender"
- 24-3-0
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He probably made himself one of the top 5 stars in the UFC, all the while putting on insanely fun fights with Adesanya Sr. (read: Anderson Silva) and Kelvin Gastelum. All of this culminated with him winning the belt in a masterclass performance versus the insanely tough Bobby Knuckles.
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2
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred"
- 35-17-0
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At the beginning of the year, he was some 3rd rate reality star and little known (albeit consistently good) UFC fighter. By the end of the year he dropped all over some fools (MGM Grand Buffet and Three Piece And A Soda), and showed he was THE west coast gangster. He also had 2 FOTY candidates and the greatest knockout of all time. Not too shabby.
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3
- Henry Cejudo
- "Triple C"
- 16-4-0
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The artist formerly known as Triple C loses a spot due to being sidelined with injury and not defending his flyweight strap, but he still finished two PFP great killers.
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4
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great"
- 26-4-0
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He might have some of the highest fight IQ out there, and is capable of just about everything in the cage.
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5
- Amanda Nunes
- "The Lioness"
- 23-5-0
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If you doubted that Amanda Nunes was the women's GOAT, her dominant wins over Holly Holm and GDR probably proved it (also, you may need therapy to get to the bottom of your denial)
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6
- Kamaru Usman
- "Nigerian Nightmare"
- 20-4-0
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He started his year off by working an all time great welterweight in Tyron Woodley, then he delivered some karmic justice by breaking the jaw of Colby Covington in one of the best title bouts this year. Even more, it is highly unlikely that he is going to be dethroned by anyone. The Nigerian Nightmare, indeed.
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7
- Patricio Pitbull
- 36-7-0
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Sure he is the 4 billionth guy to use the nickname Pitbull. But he is also the only double champ named Pitbull, so the nickname know belongs to him (be more creative Patricky!!!).
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8
- Douglas Lima
- "The Phenom"
- 33-11-0
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Lima's career has gone full circle as he went and beat one of Bellator's biggest stars by beating Anderson Silva light and the reformed Canadian Psycho.
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9
- Petr Yan
- "No Mercy"
- 17-5-0
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3 fights, 3 victories, #3 ranking. And he's just getting warmed up.
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10
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- "Bigi Boy"
- 14-5-0
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While I think he's about to get nuked by Francis, this dude went from not being in the UFC (or anybody even knowing who he was), to being ranked a justifiable #5 over the course of 1 year.
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