Something that is discussed in a lot of the boxing forums on here, but I don't know if it has ever been done on this particular forum. Someone will undoubtedly throw a ESB web link in my face here, but I seriously want a few of you to provide me with a list of the 10 best P-4-P of all-time MMA practicioners in your opinions. UFC, Pride, whatever..... Anyone got such a list? Just a list of the best of the best. I usually rank mine on competition faced and beaten, but you can make your lists up in whatever ****ed up manner you wish. So, lets have your top-tens.
1. Fedor Emelianenko 2. Anderson Silva 3. Randy Couture 4. Dan Henderson 5. BJ Penn 6. Georges St.Pierre 7. Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira 8. Chuck Liddell 9. Wanderlai Silva 10. Kazushi Sakuraba
Fedor Wanderlei Silva Dan Henderson Anderson Silva Big Nog BJ Penn St Pierre Matt Hughes Shogun Liddell Edit: Might be overrating Hughes there
1) Tim Sylvia 2) Royce Gracie 3) Ken Shamrock 4) Frank Shamrock 5) Josh Barnett Honorable Mention- Kimo
1. Anderson Silva 2. Fedor 3. Dan Henderson 4. GSP 5. Wanderlei Silva 6. Kazushi Sakuraba 7. Randy Couture 8. Big Nog 9. BJ Penn 10. Matt Hugues
1.Fedor Emelianenko 2.Anderson Silva 3.Georges St Pierre 4.Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 5.Dan Henderson 6.BJ Penn 7.Matt Hughes 8.Kazushi Sakuraba 9.Wanderlei Silva 10.Shogun Rua Honourable mentions: Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Mirko Crocop, Rampage Jackson I expect Jon Jones (already) to join this list very soon.
I remember a poster explaining why it's too early for these All Time Great lists, and they were right. Half of the fighters on these lists are active, and will slide up and down as the years go on.. Can't wait to dig up some of these ATG lists and compare them with what will be posted
I remember Cross trainer did a thread like this and it had fighters from the 50's like the Gracies and Kimura. I didn't post in it as i would of been ripped to shreds