- stuthehistoryguy
- 1st Degree Coral Belt
- Member Since 2020.12.14
My MMA Rankings
Favorite MMA Fighters
I'm not a big "rally round the flag" guy. No fighter posters or anything like that. These are mostly folks I have some kind of partisan interest in, who have earned my respect in some way, or who are toiling in the shadows but could break out any time.
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1
- Diana Avsaragova
- "Pantera"
- 6-1-0
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I noticed that I keep getting points when I pick her, so top of the list she goes. Beautiful woman, too.
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2
- Charles Oliveira
- "do Bronx"
- 34-10-0, 1 NC
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Great fighter, hell of a guy.
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3
- Alexandre Pantoja
- "The Cannibal"
- 27-5-0
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4
- Kamaru Usman
- "Nigerian Nightmare"
- 20-4-0
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Kearney, NE: gotta represent. I'm a little dismayed by his ties to Ramzan Kadyrov, and he should probably stay off the YouTube except for training videos, but I think he's a solid guy at heart.
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5
- Francis NGannou
- "The Predator"
- 17-3-0
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Impressed by how he's rounded out his game. I'm a fan of Stipe, but if he was going to get beat, this was the guy to do it.
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6
- M,A,Yah II
- "Mayah"
- 2-0-0
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Local dude
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7
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond"
- 30-8-0, 1 NC
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8
- Felipe Douglas
- "Buakaw"
- 23-6-0
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Class Act
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9
- Mackenzie Dern
- 13-5-0
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Started following her because she was hot. Now she has more of a "performance" body than a feminine figure, but I don't follow this sport because the fighters are good looking. She's matured into a hell of a fighter.
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10
- Derrick Lewis
- "The Black Beast"
- 27-12-0, 1 NC
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My balls are also quite hot.
Seriously, dropping one's pants after a fight is pretty damn awesome. So, too, is handwaving a title shot because you don't want to go five rounds. I first saw Lewis at an RFA card in Kearney, NE. I'd like to say I saw the greatness then, but that would be a lie.
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11
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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100% fighter, 0% ********. Has earned all the karma in the world after so many close decisions.
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12
- Henry Cejudo
- "Triple C" | 16-4-0
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From one King of Cringe to another.
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13
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter" | 38-24-0
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How can you not like this guy?
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14
- Brandon Moreno
- "The Assassin Baby" | 21-8-2
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15
- Austin Gowen
- Am 5-5-0
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Local dude. Standup guy, great ambassador for the sport.
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16
- Deiveson Figueiredo
- "Deus da Guerra" | 23-3-1
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Adding him because he didn't make excuses for his fouls against Moreno that cost him the win.
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17
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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One of the best for a very long time. Never makes excuses, never makes me ashamed to be an MMA fan.
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18
- Justin Gaethje
- "The Highlight" | 25-5-0
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That guy's just nuts.
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19
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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20
- Alyona Rassohyna
- 13-5-0
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She just made me some serious points. And she's beautiful.
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21
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy" | 25-10-0
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Any MMA guy who trains Wing Chun is all right by me.
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22
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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At the point now where he should probably hang 'em up - but he's still one of my favorites for expanding the vocabulary of the sport the way he did.
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23
- Anthony Kellen
- 6-15-1
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Friend of mine. Good guy.
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24
- Gilbert Burns
- "Durinho" | 22-7-0
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25
- Polyana Viana
- "Dama de Ferro" | 13-7-0
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Flew under my radar, but looks like someone to watch out for.
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26
- Daniil Prikaza
- 16-6-2
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Sick strikes. Would love to see him against UFC-level fighters.
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27
- Ji Won Kang
- "Mighty Warrior" | 7-2-0
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Pulled off a major upset to go 5-0 in a fight where everyone thought he was cannon fodder. Like Kane, this is a fighter to watch as the heavyweight division picks up steam.
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28
- Reinier de Ridder
- "The Dutch Knight" | 16-2-0
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Undefeated ONE champ at 205 lbs. Another one to watch out for.
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29
- Nate Shannon
- Am 3-0-0
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Local guy (Omaha). Great BJJ. Met his mom and training partner - real good people.
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30
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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31
- Mateus Santos
- "Raposinha" | 17-9-0
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One of the best submissions I've ever seen
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32
- Megan Anderson
- 10-5-0
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Those...legs. I've never been a fetishist in my life, but good lord.
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33
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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Wouldn't normally include retired fighters, but I'm expanding this list and I already dropped in Houston Alexander.
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34
- Jeremy Horn
- "Gumby" | 92-22-5, 1 NC
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Trained a lot of people in my region. Toughest nerd in the world.
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35
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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One of the first great all-around talents, probably the best fighter of the 90s.
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36
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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Amazing guy who, again, never embarrassed the sport.
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37
- Jan Błachowicz
- 29-10-1
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Never a better underdog.
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38
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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Best nickname of all time.
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39
- Priscila Cachoeira
- "Zombie Girl" | 12-6-0
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If you're going to steal a nickname, steal from the best.
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40
- Valentina Shevchenko
- "Bullet" | 23-4-1
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Hard to not like excellence and beauty.
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41
- Miesha Tate
- "Cupcake" | 20-9-0
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Always cute, always game. I liked "Takedown Tate" much better, though.
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42
- Martin Nguyen
- "The Situ-Asian" | 15-7-0
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Again with the nicknames. Gotta respect that.
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43
- Montana De La Rosa
- 12-9-1
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44
- Julian Lane
- "Let Me Bang" | 13-10-1
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At least he has a sense of humor about it now.
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45
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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46
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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47
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- 16-5-0
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48
- Paddy Pimblett
- "The Baddy" | 21-3-0
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49
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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50
- Brian Ortega
- "T-City" | 16-3-0, 1 NC
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51
- Oumar Kane
- "Reug Reug" | 6-1-0
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This guy...not giving up yet, I guess.
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52
- Greg Sizemore
- 8-8-1
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Regional guy who might turn into something. Hard telling.
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53
- Nejra Repp
- "Bosnian Bombshell" | 3-1-0
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Another possible
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