MMA's Most Powerful People
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:17 pm
Some of you may remember I did something similar to this a few months back, but I was never happy with it and I wanted to update it. Here is the new and hopefully improved list of the 40 most powerful people in MMA.
1. Dana White (UFC President)
2. Lorenzo Fertitta (UFC Chairman/CEO)
3. Joe Silva (UFC Matchmaker/VP Talent Relations)
4. Brock Lesnar (UFC Heavyweight Champion)
5. Scott Coker (Strikeforce Founder/Promoter)
6. Fedor Emelianenko (WAMMA Heavyweight Champion/Part Owner M1 Global)
7. Keith Kizer (Executive Director of Nevada State Athletic Commission)
8. Randy Couture (Former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion)
9. Georges St. Pierre (UFC Welterweight Champion)
10. Ed Soares (MMA Manager/Co-Founder of Black House)
11. Chuck Liddell (Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
12. BJ Penn (UFC Lightweight Champion)
13. Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion)
14. Ricardo Liborio (Founder of American Top Team)
15. Keiichi Sasahara (Dream President/Matchmaker)
16. Reed Harris (WEC Founder/President)
17. Kimbo Slice (UFC Heavyweight)
18. Greg Jackson (Trainer/President of Greg Jackson’s MMA)
19. Tim Katz/Skyskrape & Dan Caldwell/Punkss (Tapout Clothing Founders)
20. Marc Ratner (UFC VP Regulatory Affairs)
21. Naoya Kino$hita (World Victory Road President)
22. Forrest Griffin (UFC Light Heavyweight)
23. Pat Lundvall (Head of Nevada State Athletic Commission)
24. Tito Ortiz (Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
25. Joe Rogan (UFC Play by Play Announcer)
26. Mark Cuban (HDNet Owner)
27. Urijah Faber (WEC Featherweight)
28. Rich Franklin (UFC Light Heavyweight)
29. Guy Metzger (HDNet Fights President)
30. Michael Bisping (UFC Middleweight)
31. Shinya Aoki (Dream Lightweight Champion)
32. Gina Carano (Strikeforce)
33. Lyoto Machida (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
34. Rampage Jackson (UFC Light Heavyweight)
35. Bas Rutten (Host of Inside MMA/Trainer/Personality)
36. Frank Mir (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
37. Jose Aldo (WEC Featherweight)
38. John McCarthy (Referee/Personality)
39. Rashad Evans (UFC Light Heavyweight)
40. Tom Atencio (Owner Affliction Clothing Company)
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1. Dana White (UFC President)
2. Lorenzo Fertitta (UFC Chairman/CEO)
3. Joe Silva (UFC Matchmaker/VP Talent Relations)
4. Brock Lesnar (UFC Heavyweight Champion)
5. Scott Coker (Strikeforce Founder/Promoter)
6. Fedor Emelianenko (WAMMA Heavyweight Champion/Part Owner M1 Global)
7. Keith Kizer (Executive Director of Nevada State Athletic Commission)
8. Randy Couture (Former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion)
9. Georges St. Pierre (UFC Welterweight Champion)
10. Ed Soares (MMA Manager/Co-Founder of Black House)
11. Chuck Liddell (Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
12. BJ Penn (UFC Lightweight Champion)
13. Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion)
14. Ricardo Liborio (Founder of American Top Team)
15. Keiichi Sasahara (Dream President/Matchmaker)
16. Reed Harris (WEC Founder/President)
17. Kimbo Slice (UFC Heavyweight)
18. Greg Jackson (Trainer/President of Greg Jackson’s MMA)
19. Tim Katz/Skyskrape & Dan Caldwell/Punkss (Tapout Clothing Founders)
20. Marc Ratner (UFC VP Regulatory Affairs)
21. Naoya Kino$hita (World Victory Road President)
22. Forrest Griffin (UFC Light Heavyweight)
23. Pat Lundvall (Head of Nevada State Athletic Commission)
24. Tito Ortiz (Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
25. Joe Rogan (UFC Play by Play Announcer)
26. Mark Cuban (HDNet Owner)
27. Urijah Faber (WEC Featherweight)
28. Rich Franklin (UFC Light Heavyweight)
29. Guy Metzger (HDNet Fights President)
30. Michael Bisping (UFC Middleweight)
31. Shinya Aoki (Dream Lightweight Champion)
32. Gina Carano (Strikeforce)
33. Lyoto Machida (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
34. Rampage Jackson (UFC Light Heavyweight)
35. Bas Rutten (Host of Inside MMA/Trainer/Personality)
36. Frank Mir (Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
37. Jose Aldo (WEC Featherweight)
38. John McCarthy (Referee/Personality)
39. Rashad Evans (UFC Light Heavyweight)
40. Tom Atencio (Owner Affliction Clothing Company)
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