Board Vote: MMA Top 25 All Time

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Re: Board Vote: MMA Top 25 All Time 

Post#441 » by SpReEfOrAlL » Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:02 am

No only does Josh Barnett belong on this list, but he should arguably be above many who are on it.
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Re: Board Vote: MMA Top 25 All Time 

Post#442 » by K1NG » Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:46 am

SpReEfOrAlL wrote:No only does Josh Barnett belong on this list, but he should arguably be above many who are on it.


Beat Mark Hunt, Severn and Fedor's bro. Went 0-3 against Cro Cop, 1-1 against Big Nog and beat Randy Couture for the title while juiced on steroids.

Meh.

He's still young and could make a strong push (win the Grand Prix, return to the UFC?) but there's no way he's a lock for the top 25 right now IMO.
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Re: Board Vote: MMA Top 25 All Time 

Post#443 » by Cammo101 » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:09 pm

The vote has officially timed out. Rich Franklin takes the #25 spot.
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Re: Board Vote: MMA Top 25 All Time 

Post#444 » by Cammo101 » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:09 pm

Your RealGM top 25 MMA fighters of all time...

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Anderson Silva
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Matt Hughes
6. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
7. Wanderlei Silva
8. Randy Couture
9. BJ Penn
10. Royce Gracie
11. Dan Henderson
12. Kazushi Sakuraba
13. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
14. Mirko Cro Cop
15. Quentin "Rampage" Jackson
16. Bas Rutten
17. Frank Shamrock
18. Jose Aldo
19. Tito Ortiz
20. Urijah Faber
21. Mark Coleman
22. Takanori Gomi
23. Igor Vovchanchyn
24. Dan Severn
25. Rich Franklin
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Re: Board Vote: MMA Top 25 All Time 

Post#445 » by cowboyronnie » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:38 pm

That top 5 is pretty much free from being criticized (aside from quibbling about the order). There's a drop-off right after, though. Really, Big Nog is the 6th GOAT? Maybe, but the previous 5 are such killers.
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Re: Board Vote: MMA Top 25 All Time 

Post#446 » by CPT » Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:37 am

Yeah, this list will look a lot different in a few years, and not just at the bottom, but at the top as well.

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