An appreciative list representing the sport's good guys. Unlike the much more subjective "Favorite Fighters" ranking which is more personal and can be influenced by the fighter's performances and fighting style, this ranking represents a more honest and objective look at MMA's greatest gentlemen, fighters who represent the true spirit of the sport and prove even its most ignorant detractors that Mixed Martial Arts is not about some blood thirsty savages trying to kill each other in a cage. Respect, humility, generosity, humor, humanity... Here are MMA's good guys, the ones you can only respect and just cannot hate. Because even in defeat, the good guys always win.
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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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2
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed"
- 26-7-0
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3
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper"
- 25-7-0
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4
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond"
- 30-8-0, 1 NC
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5
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy"
- 17-7-1
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6
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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7
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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8
- Rose Namajunas
- "Thug"
- 12-6-0
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9
- Brian Ortega
- "T-City"
- 16-3-0, 1 NC
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10
- Francis NGannou
- "The Predator"
- 17-3-0
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11
- Jan Błachowicz
- 29-10-1
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12
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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13
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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14
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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15
- Cory Sandhagen
- "Sandman" | 17-4-0
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16
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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17
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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18
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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19
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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20
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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21
- Weili Zhang
- "Magnum" | 25-3-0
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22
- Valentina Shevchenko
- "Bullet" | 23-4-1
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23
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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24
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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25
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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26
- Jim Miller
- "A-10" | 37-18-0, 1 NC
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27
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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28
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great" | 26-4-0
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29
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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30
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0
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