NBC Sports Ranks the World’s Best

Jul 31, 2008 12:31 PM John Chandler

On this week’s edition of MMA Fight Weekly, NBC Sports’ ranks the world’s top mixed martial artists. (Using the pound-for-pound method I’m assuming) Their list isn’t half bad in my opinion. In order from first to last: Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva, B.J. Penn, Georges St. Pierre, Urijah Faber, Forrest Griffin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Quinton Jackson, Randy Couture, Miguel Torres.

What do you think?

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Haha, that joke was way over my head. You will see a Top 10 on August 11th baby.

Posted by John Chandler on 2008-08-01 03:41:55

way to shoot down my bobby brown joke john ... gosh.

your right though&#8230 but i think after gsp it&#8217s up in the air&#8230.. and with that said, when u guys doing a top 10&#8230 <img alt="cool smile" height="19" src="shade_smile.gif" style="border:0;" width="19">

Posted by craig o on 2008-08-01 03:07:49

I have no problems with any part of the list. This isn&#8217t necessarily my list&#8230BUT, I think you can make a valid argument for any of those picks.

I think Faber was spot-on too. Faber has dominated his division. No matter what, it will always seem like he is fighting a lack of competition because featherweight fights are as publicized and don&#8217t garner the same amount of hype as the &#8220UFC&#8221 weight classes. Out of all of the champions on the list (except Nog, I believe), he was the lowest at #5. Sounds fair to me.

Posted by mikemick on 2008-08-01 01:50:57

I think Forrest actually belongs there. Two consecutive wins over Shogun and Rampage, who were both high on the P4P list at one time definitely mean something.

Posted by John Chandler on 2008-08-01 01:11:02

actually they need some credit, i thought for sure Kimbo would of been on there <img alt="cool hmm" height="19" src="shade_hmm.gif" style="border:0;" width="19">

Posted by craig o on 2008-08-01 00:39:27

After GSP i think they took a break and bobby brown stopped by. i really like faber n torres though, but Bat said it already, they to more fights v top ranked opponent. but at least they have destroyed the people they had to face.

i mean for real, Forrest? cough ... o.O

Posted by craig o on 2008-08-01 00:38:25

Torres Grifin and Urijah Faber need to fight more elite fighters to be listed in this, They are good so far but they needsa few more career defining moments to make them worthy of this type of hype. Griffin, he hasn&#8217t done nearly enough to be worthy of being on that list, as he barely, just barely beat Rampage, he needs to clearly beat Rampage to really be that title holder, and if he can accomplish that, then he needs to take out a few more real fighters to say he&#8217s that good. but 1st he needs to clearly beat rampage.. Randy is incredible, but is unlikely to fight ever again so they should use only active fighters. the rest are great picks

Posted by BaTManuel on 2008-07-31 19:40:30

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