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MMA on Tap Top 10 - September 25, 2007

Sep 25, 2007 1:26 PM John Chandler

Here are the latest MMA on Tap Top 10 fighter rankings. We will be updating these pretty much whenever an adjustment is needed, like after a major event, for example.

The rankings break down into 5 different lists of 10, each of them by division. If you ever want to compare these with your own or just take a look at the latest update, you can find them under the Top 10 category in our features section.

The rankings were tabulated by Scott and myself. Feel free to chime in with your own lists or any adjustments that can be recommended.

Heavyweight

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Randy Couture
3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
4. Josh Barnett
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Tim Sylvia
7. Fabricio Werdum
8. Gabriel Gonzaga
9. Mirko Cro Cop
10. Aleksander Emelianenko

Light Heavyweight

1. Quinton Jackson
2. Dan Henderson
3. Wanderlei Silva
4. Mauricio Rua
5. Keith Jardine
6. Forrest Griffin
7. Chuck Liddell
8. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
9. Ricardo Arona
10. Ryoto Machida

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Matt Lindland
4. Paulo Filho
5. Rich Franklin
6. Denis Kang
7. Nate Marquardt
8. Robbie Lawler
9. Kazuo Misaki
10. Frank Trigg

Welterweight

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Matt Hughes
3. Matt Serra
4. Karo Parisyan
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Jon Fitch
7. Diego Sanchez
8. Jake Shields
9. Shinya Aoki
10. Carlos Condit

Lightweight

1. Hayato Sakurai
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Takanori Gomi
4. Sean Sherk
5. BJ Penn
6. Nick Diaz
7. Tatsuya Kawajiri
8. Gesias Calvancanti
9. Vitor Riberio
10. Joachim Hansen

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1. John Chandler
from Philadelphia, PA
Sep 25, 2007 2:38 PM

Some things I forgot to add in the post…

We decided to do away with the pound for pound rankings since we were never really too fond of them anyway. We will be adding featherweight rankings next time around.

2. JJDNB
from SPRINGFIELD, VA
Sep 25, 2007 4:16 PM

gomi and sherk above BJ Penn. You guys must be smoking crack!

3. John Chandler
from Philadelphia, PA
Sep 25, 2007 5:03 PM

Hardly. What is your reasoning behind putting Penn ahead of those two?

4. Craig O
from sacto, ca
Sep 25, 2007 5:06 PM

his reasoning??? maybe PBR?? lol.

good job like usual for u guys…. i was just wondering about a few ranks then thought about how tough it is to rank these guys and decided to shut the hell up lol…..

can’t wait for franklin v silva 2!!

5. John Chandler
from Philadelphia, PA
Sep 25, 2007 9:46 PM

I think it took Scott and I a good 30 mins before we finally figured out something for light heavyweight.

6. spirona
from NC
Sep 29, 2007 12:04 AM

As usual, very nice. 

My list:

Heavyweight
1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Randy Couture
3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
4. Josh Barnett
5. Gabriel Gonzaga
6. Tim Sylvia
7. Andrei Arlovski
8. Fabricio Werdum
9. Mirko Cro Cop
10. Aleksander Emelianenko

Light Heavyweight
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Dan Henderson
3. Mauricio Rua
4. Keith Jardine
5. Forrest Griffin
6. Chuck Liddell
7. Wanderlei Silva
8. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
9. Ricardo Arona
10. Ryoto Machida

Middleweight
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Matt Lindland
4. Paulo Filho
5. Rich Franklin
6. Denis Kang
7. Nate Marquardt
8. Robbie Lawler
9. Kazuo Misaki
10. Frank Trigg

Welterweight
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Matt Hughes
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Diego Sanchez
6. Karo Parisyan
7. Matt Serra
8. Jake Shields
9. Shinya Aoki
10. Carlos Condit

Lightweight
1. Hayato Sakurai
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Takanori Gomi
4. Sean Sherk
5. BJ Penn
6. Nick Diaz
7. Tatsuya Kawajiri
8. Gesias Calvancanti
9. Vitor Riberio
10. Joachim Hansen

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