Pride, UFC, and other versions, who is the best or at least top 5?
2006-10-27 10:04:42 · 13 answers · asked by T.T. 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)
#1 Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Fedor Emelianenko
2. Mirko Cro Cop
3. Josh Barnett
4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
5. Tim Sylvia
6. Andrei Arlovski
7. Aleksander Emelianenko
8. Fabricio Werdum
9. Mark Hunt
10. Sergei Kharitonov
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
#1 Light Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Chuck Liddell
2. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
3. Wanderlei Silva
4. Ricardo Arona
5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
6. Renato "Babalu" Sobral
7. Tito Ortiz
8. Quinton Jackson
9. Alistair Overeem
10. Kazuhiro Nakamura
MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)
#1 Middleweight Fighter in the World: Matt Lindland
2. Anderson Silva
3. Rich Franklin
4. Paulo Filho
5. Dan Henderson
6. Denis Kang
7. Jeremy Horn
8. Kazuo Misaki
9. Nathan Marquardt
10. Amar Suloev
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)
#1 Welterweight Fighter in the World: Matt Hughes
2. Georges St. Pierre
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 Lightweight Fighter in the World: Takanori Gomi
2. Hayato Sakurai
3. Tatsuya Kawajiri
4. Joachim Hansen
5. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
6. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
7. Mitsuhiro Ishida
8. Marcus Aurelio
9. Sean Sherk
10. Gilbert Melendez
2006-10-27 12:13:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
On MMA Weekly they rate the Top 10 Fighters in each weight class across all MMA sports, and since Fedor Emelianenko is the #1 Heavyweight I think it would be safe to say that he is the best MMA fighter in the world. Although Mirko Cro Cop just won the PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix, he might be a close second. PRIDE is trying to put that fight together for New Years Day, but it's not official yet.
...and yes, Fedor would kill ANYBODY in UFC, IFL or the WFA.
Here's the link:
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2825&zoneid=13
2006-10-27 17:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by Rich "The Panda" B 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I have to go with Georges St. Pierre for my opinion. But I would have to say, anyone willig to go out train hard and take a challenge or challenge anyone and still come back if they loose.
Ok to everyone who says one or all the of the UFC belt holders or Pride fighters are better than UFC fighters. Remember most of the Pride fighters have never fought a UFC fighter or they were at one point a UFC fighter who couldn't cut it so they went to Pride. Fedor is a good fighter but I want to see him fight Tim Silvia, Andre Arlovski or Jeff Monson first. And as for Wanderlei Silva. the guy got his *** handed to him in his last fight and he hasn't really beaten anyone that great. Anderson Silva come on he's good but again stop basing your answers on who is popular at the time. Fighting especialy in MMA comps can go any way. The best fighters are those who make a successful carreer out of it. Like Shamrock, Ortiz, Hughs etc... Not a guy who comes in wins a few fights and gets popular for a while. 2 years ago everyone thought Franklin was the **** so now because Silva beat him Silvas the ****? I can see teen agers following trends but not grown adults. Hey Canada didn't win the gold metal in hockey at the last olympics, but we're still the best hockey players in the world.
Remember Pride allows knees to the head on a ground opponent and other things that are illegal in UFC and alot of other competitions. So next time you watch UFC look how many times a fighter could have a chance to do it and see how easily the guy who lost could have won.
2006-10-27 21:41:25 · answer #3 · answered by Judoka 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Fedor Emelianenko
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
Antonio Nogueira
Chuck Liddell
Josh Barnett
2006-10-28 03:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fedor Emelianenko is the most dominant heavyweight in MMA today because of his incredible strength, amazing grappling skills, and precision striking. His record is 25-1-0 and he avenged his only loss to Tsuyoshi Kohsaka in April 2005.
Top in each weight class:
Heavyweight (205+): Fedor Emelianenko
Light Heavy (205): Chuck Liddell
Middleweight (185): Dan Henderson
Welterweight (170): Matt Hughes
Lightweight (160): Takanori Gomi
2006-10-28 02:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by Telesto 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Fedor plain and simple. He is the champion for Pride and he is bad a s s. I don't think there is anyone out there that could take him right now. Also Cro Cop is very good too.
2006-10-27 17:08:46 · answer #6 · answered by BigKilla 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Most fighters in Pride could mop the floor with the UFC guys... check out mirko cro cop lol I would like to see him fight tito or Chuck or Silvia... any wieght class... wouldnt matter.... BJJ him while he pounds his foot through your face!
2006-10-27 17:08:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell, Tim Sylvia, Vanderleigh Silva, Anderson Silva
2006-10-27 17:06:14 · answer #8 · answered by hahaha 5 · 0⤊ 7⤋
The best mma fighter is Tito Ortiz, he has the best condition in mma.
2006-10-27 17:44:46 · answer #9 · answered by xdavidr 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
My Top 5: Chuck Liddel, John McCarthy, Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes and the Natural Randy Couture.
2006-10-27 17:09:31 · answer #10 · answered by ♥jen♥ 3 · 0⤊ 8⤋