MMA Weekly - world fighter rankings(01/02/07)

**Logan13** · 01-14-2007, 02:06 AM

MMA Weekly - world fighter rankings(01/02/07)
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)
1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Mirko Cro Cop
3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
4. Josh Barnett
5. Tim Sylvia
6. Andrei Arlovski
7. Fabricio Werdum
8. Aleksander Emelianenko
9. Mark Hunt
10. Sergei Kharitonov
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
1. Chuck Liddell
2. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
3. Wanderlei Silva
4. Ricardo Arona
5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
6. Renato "Babalu" Sobral
7. Quinton Jackson
8. Tito Ortiz
9. Kazuhiro Nakamura
10. Alistair Overeem
MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)
1. Matt Lindland
2. Anderson Silva
3. Paulo Filho
4. Kazuo Misaki
5. Rich Franklin
6. Dan Henderson
7. Denis Kang
8. Nathan Marquardt
9. Jeremy Horn
10. Amar Suloev
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Matt Hughes
3. BJ Penn
4. Diego Sanchez
5. Karo Parisyan
6. Jake Shields
7. Jon Fitch
8. Akira Kikuchi
9. Nick Diaz
10. Josh Koscheck
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160 pounds and lower)
1. Takanori Gomi
2. Hayato Sakurai
3. Gilbert Melendez
4. Tatsuya Kawajiri
5. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
6. Shinya Aoki
7. Joachim Hansen
8. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
9. Mitsuhiro Ishida
10. Sean Sherk

**Knockout_Power** · 01-14-2007, 09:01 PM

Interesting that Barnett is ahead of Sylvia, would be a decent match I think.

**TheDfromGC** · 01-14-2007, 09:05 PM

sylvia ahead of hunt and aleks seems a bit out of order

**rooster101** · 01-14-2007, 09:13 PM

no one ever ranks the karate kid?????

**Logan13** · 01-15-2007, 07:50 AM

I was very suprised to see these two in the top 10? I am not that impressed with Koscheck, and I have never been impressed with Diaz.
9. Nick Diaz
10. Josh Koscheck

**biglouie250** · 01-15-2007, 09:48 AM

i agree with Logan and isnt Mark Hunt a little low on the HW scale? i think he would crush arlovski.

**..Fit4life..** · 01-15-2007, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by biglouie250

i agree with Logan and isnt Mark Hunt a little low on the HW scale? i think he would crush arlovski.

agreed

**CJC1981** · 01-15-2007, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by biglouie250

i agree with Logan and isnt Mark Hunt a little low on the HW scale? i think he would crush arlovski.

Mark Hunt may be a little low on the HW scale, but they forgot Eddie Sanchez all together!

**uponone23** · 01-15-2007, 03:02 PM

Might as well list the disagreements...

I think Babalu is ranked a little high on that light heavyweight list... I also think that Shogun and Silva belong ahead of chuck...

I don't think Rich Franklin belongs above Hollywood Henderson on the 185lb rankings he is about to fight Wandi for god sakes... A fight in which Franklin stands about as much chance as I do against Wandi...

Sean Sherk getting no love at 155 is also a little surprising I don't think he belongs at #1 but higher than 10 certainly...

And will someone please explain to me how Nick Diaz's name even made that list period at 170..

In heavyweight I think #5 and #9 need to change places... Sylvia is way too high and Mark Hunt is too much of monster to be ranked that low

**QuieTSToRM33** · 01-15-2007, 08:26 PM

these rankings are nothing but someone's opinion

**jridepb3** · 01-16-2007, 06:56 PM

these rankings dont seem right

BG · 01-16-2007, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by QuieTSToRM33

these rankings are nothing but someone's opinion.......

..........who's mixed up a bit.

Box This* · 01-17-2007, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by QuieTSToRM33

these rankings are nothing but someone's opinion

No way is liddel no1 ... makes me sick he fights the same apponents time and time again ... both silva and shogun will take him apart.

**Hunter** · 01-17-2007, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by uponone23

Might as well list the disagreements...

I think Babalu is ranked a little high on that light heavyweight list... I also think that Shogun and Silva belong ahead of chuck...

I don't think Rich Franklin belongs above Hollywood Henderson on the 185lb rankings he is about to fight Wandi for god sakes... A fight in which Franklin stands about as much chance as I do against Wandi...

Sean Sherk getting no love at 155 is also a little surprising I don't think he belongs at #1 but higher than 10 certainly...

And will someone please explain to me how Nick Diaz's name even made that list period at 170..

In heavyweight I think #5 and #9 need to change places... Sylvia is way too high and Mark Hunt is too much of monster to be ranked that low

Well I agree Sean is a great lightweight. He has one fight there however and you cant rank some one top 5 when they have 1 fight(esp 1 fight against kenflo). Sean could be top 5, I dont see him beating Gilbert, Kawjiri, Gomi. Give him time and he will climb up.

**Logan13** · 01-17-2007, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by mn_fighter

Well I agree Sean is a great lightweight. He has one fight there however and you cant rank some one top 5 when they have 1 fight(esp 1 fight against kenflo). Sean could be top 5, I dont see him beating Gilbert, Kawjiri, Gomi. Give him time and he will climb up.

True, but going the distance with Hughes at 170lbs should give everyone an idea as to what Sean's abilities are, it isn't as though he hasn't fought any big names.

**BITTAPART2** · 01-17-2007, 10:36 AM

wow these are FALSE! frankilin would get murdered by henderson. rampage will beat chuck AGAIN and ill be damned if mark hunt woulndt beat barnett or sylvia. w/ MMA you really cant rank people until they have fought JMO

**Hunter** · 01-17-2007, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Logan13

True, but going the distance with Hughes at 170lbs should give everyone an idea as to what Sean's abilities are, it isn't as though he hasn't fought any big names.

I agree, Hughes is his big name though. He fight Karo twice, once when karo was 16 then a year later. Sean is very good, I am simply saying you cant rank him off one fight against Kenflo. I believe he will be a top 5, 155 pound fighter. He just needs more fights at 155 pounds.

**Logan13** · 01-17-2007, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by mn_fighter

I agree, Hughes is his big name though. He fight Karo twice, once when karo was 16 then a year later. Sean is very good, I am simply saying you cant rank him off one fight against Kenflo. I believe he will be a top 5, 155 pound fighter. He just needs more fights at 155 pounds.

Agreed.

**uponone23** · 01-17-2007, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by mn_fighter

I agree, Hughes is his big name though. He fight Karo twice, once when karo was 16 then a year later. Sean is very good, I am simply saying you cant rank him off one fight against Kenflo. I believe he will be a top 5, 155 pound fighter. He just needs more fights at 155 pounds.

Agreed I wasn't thinking about it as a weight class (which is what the article was about me<-----

) I think that he is a top 4 or 5 155 fighter he just hasn't proven it yet I guess.

**Hunter** · 01-17-2007, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by uponone23

Agreed I wasn't thinking about it as a weight class (which is what the article was about me<-----

) I think that he is a top 4 or 5 155 fighter he just hasn't proven it yet I guess.

Yep, I agree 100%. A few more fights and he will be ranked. If Penn stays down at 155, however Sean will lose the belt. I like Sean to but Penn is incredible.

**Logan13** · 01-18-2007, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by mn_fighter

Yep, I agree 100%. A few more fights and he will be ranked. If Penn stays down at 155, however Sean will lose the belt. I like Sean to but Penn is incredible.

As long as Penn can go the distance(cardio) he can beat Sean. If Penn can go the distance remains to be seen though............