How does your current P4P top 10 look

I type this with the utmost respect to the men included, the men not included, the fans, and of course the sport of MMA. (Dominick Cruz not included due to inactivity.)

1- Anderson Silva
2- Georges St. Pierre

3- Jon Jones
4- Jose Aldo
5- Junior dos Santos
6- Benson Henderson

7- Dan Henderson
8- Frankie Edgar

9- Demetrious Johnson
10-
a) Renan Barao
b) Gilbert Melendez
c) Carlos Condit

 

1. Anderson Silva
2. GSP
3. Jose Aldo
4. Jon Jones
5. JDS
6. Ben Henderson
7. Demetrious Johnson (would have put Cruz here if he wasnt away for more than a year)
8. Renan Barao
9. Gilbert Melendez
10. Frankie Edgar

 

Good list. :good

The only guy I see as being out of place there is Hendo. I wouldn't have him that high. He's an ATG, but current Hendo is 42, inactive, coming off an injury, and in his last fight (more than a year ago) he went life and death with Shogun. Who Gustafsson recently dealt with a lot easier. :good

:hat

 

Gustafsson may have dealt with him easier, but I'd say Hendo gave him a lot more problems.

Shogun looked better in the Gus fight than he did in the Hendo fight, bar the last round. But, he also looked better against Gus than he did against Vera, so I'm not really sure it matters.

 

Anderson Silva
Jon Jones
GSP
JDS
Jose Aldo
Ben Henderson
Frankie Edgar
Renan Barao
Demetrius Johnson
Nick Diaz or CC, roll the dice.

 

No Hendo because he is a Contender, and Gil Melendez is edged by teammate Nick Diaz.

JJ looks to be more of a force than GSP (Rankings do change on a monthly basis).

 

Yeah Shogun did quite well against Gustafsson. It took a while for Gus to settle into his groove. Maybe part of that was the pressure of his first really big "I am now a legit title contender" fight. :good

Still, aside from a couple of dodgy moments in the first, Gus never really looked too troubled by Shogun's attacks. Hendo was half dead from exhaustion in the 4th and 5th, and Shogun couldn't finish him. Gotta figure that Gustafsson would have finished stronger in that scenario. :good

No disrespect to Hendo, obviously - the man is a true legend of the sport. But current Hendo? I have trouble putting a 42 year old injury-ridden guy who hasn't fought in a year in the middle of the top-10 p4p list. In fact I rate current Machida to beat more fighters than current Hendo. :good We'll see about that in a couple of months though.

Good to see Condit getting some love too - that guy is a real fighter who I think may a little underappreciated.

Question regarding him is - if Rory beats him quite soundly in their rematch - as I think he will - where would that put Rory in the p4p conversation? :blood

:hat

 

Has it really been more than a year Hendo had a fight? Doest feel that way for me strangely

 

Not even close, IMO. The PERFECT example: Jake Shields climbed his way to the top of the welterweight division, undefeated for 6 years, was ranked P4P in most rankings I saw. Lost to St. Pierre (Condit). Then Jake Ellenberger steamrolls through Shields and was never considered in P4P discussion.

 

1. Jon Jones
-. Georges St. Pierre
-. Anderson Silva
4- Jose Aldo
5- Junior dos Santos
6. Benson Henderson
7. Renan Barao
8. Michael Chandler
9. Frankie Edgar
10. Dan Henderson