Ranking Designed By yossgold
Hype trains you want to believe
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Ranking designed by yossgold Updated 1 day, 17 hrs ago
Hype trains you want to believe
Hype-trains have a tendency to eventually get derailed, but every now and then they turn into the real deal (remember when Anderson Silva was a hyped UFC newcomer?).
My definition of hyped: Youngster making waves in lower promotions (Michael Page), touted prospects (Erick Silva, Rory MacDonald), fighters who've made a splash in their last 2-3 fights (Abel Trujillo), successful veterans stepping it up a notch (Glover Teixeira, Hector Lombard), UFC champion potential (Overeem, Gustafsson), Champions in lower promotions (Michael Chandler, Pat Curran, Gilbert Melendez).
Feel free to put your own spin on the definition of hyped :)
You can rank either by how much you believe in the hype or how much you want the hype to be true (I chose the latter, so don't be surprised if you see some weird names at the top of the list :) ) ... it'll only make the ranking more interesting ...
Which hype-train do feel safe to stay on board?
Guidelines:
- Ranking Type: Fighters
Rankings
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399
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403
Sinjen "The Saint" Smith
5-1-0
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402
Jim "The Beast" Alers
14-5-0, 1 NC
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404
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406
Yoanse Mejias
3-1-0
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405
Diego "The Gun" Nunes
24-10-0
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409
Mark Ewen
5-1-0
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408
Shavkat "Nomad" Rakhmonov
18-0-0
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407
Andrey "Spartan" Koreshkov
27-5-0
Recent Fights:DECDECTKOTKODECSUBDEC -
411
Bruno "Carpa" Fontes
6-1-0
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410
"Detroit Superstar" Daron Cruickshank
23-14-0, 1 NC
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414
Umar Magomedov
3-1-0
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413
Mike "Proper" Malott
10-2-1
Recent Fights:TKOSUBSUBTKOSUBSUBTKO -
412
Robert Drysdale
7-0-0, 1 NC
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417
Degaxue
6-1-1
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416
Aleksandar "Rocket" Rakić
14-4-0
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415
T.J. Dillashaw
17-5-0
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421
Osvaldo "Créu" Benedito
2-1-0
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420
Charles "Air" Jourdain
15-7-1
Recent Fights:DECSUBDECDECDECSUBDEC -
419
Diego "DB" Brandão
29-21-0
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418
Bubba "Bad Man" Jenkins
21-8-0
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424
Luis Oliveira
2-1-0
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423
Uros "The Doctor" Medic
10-2-0
Recent Fights:TKOSUBTKOTKOSUBTKOTKO -
422
Mike "The Hulk" Easton
13-6-0
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429
Melissa Gomez
4-1-0
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428
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427
Recent Fights:DECTKODECDECDECDECDEC -
426
"Funky" Ben Askren
19-2-0, 1 NC
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425
Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
26-10-0, 1 NC
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431
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430
Duško "Thunder" Todorović
12-4-0
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434
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433
Sergei Pavlovich
18-2-0
Recent Fights:TKOTKOTKOTKOTKOTKOTKO -
432
Luke Rockhold
16-6-0
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438
Jansu Gogia
1-1-0
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437
Jack Della Maddalena
17-2-0
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436
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435
"The Immortal" Matt Brown
24-19-0
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441
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440
Ikram Aliskerov
15-1-0
Recent Fights:TKOTKOSUBDECSUBSUBTKO -
439
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444
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443
Ilia "El Matador" Topuria
15-0-0
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442
Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin
25-8-0, 2 NC
Recent Fights:DECTKONCTKODECDECDEC -
448
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447
Kevin "Trailblazer" Holland
26-11-0, 1 NC
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446
Mateusz "Gamer" Gamrot
24-2-0, 1 NC
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445
Erik "Goyito" Perez
20-9-0
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451
"Tank" Jianliang Qiu
0-1-0
Recent Fights:SUB -
450
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