40 Most Powerful People In MMA

[Cammo101]

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. Chuck Liddell (Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
8. Ed Soares (MMA Manager/Co-Founder of Black House)
9. Randy Couture (Former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion)
10. Bill D. Brady (Head of Nevada State Athletic Commission)
11. Georges St. Pierre (UFC Welterweight Champion)
12. Ricardo Liborio (Founder of American Top Team)
13. Keiichi Sasahara (Dream President/Matchmaker)
14. Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion)
15. Reed Harris (WEC Founder/President)
16. BJ Penn (UFC Lightweight Champion)
17. Dan Caldwell/Punkass (Tapout Clothing Founder)
18. Tim Katz/Skyskrape (Tapout Clothing Founder)
19. Greg Jackson (Trainer/President of Greg Jackson’s MMA)
20. Marc Ratner (UFC VP Regulatory Affairs)
21. Naoya Kino$hita (World Victory Road President)
22. Kimbo Slice (UFC Heavyweight)
23. Shinya Aoki (Dream Lightweight Champion)
24. Forrest Griffin (UFC Light Heavyweight)
25. Joe Rogan (UFC Play by Play Announcer)
26. Michael Bisping (UFC Middleweight)
27. Gina Carano (Strikeforce)
28. Mark Cuban (HDNet Owner)
29. John McCarthy (Referee/Personality)
30. Tito Ortiz (UFC Light Heavyweight)
31. Rich Franklin (UFC Light Heavyweight)
32. Bas Rutten (Host of Inside MMA/Trainer/Personality)
33. Tom Atencio (Owner Affliction Clothing Company)
34. Urijah Faber (WEC Featherweight)
35. Lyoto Machida (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
36. Rampage Jackson (UFC Light Heavyweight)
37. Mike Goldberg (UFC Play by Play Announcer)
38. Guy Metzger (HDNet Fights President)
39. Matt Hughes (UFC Welterweight)
40. Bruce Buffer (UFC Ring Announcer)


What do you think?

[Spartan13]

Lately, id say:

1. Joe Rogan (UFC Play by Play Announcer)

[Cammo101]

Lately, id say:

1. Joe Rogan (UFC Play by Play Announcer)

LOL

Joe Rogan preaches the truth, even if it means going against his hero.

[2009NBAChamps]

How does Bruce Buffer make that list? lol

Anyways, lately I'd also add Cecil Peoples or one of those dumbass judges to the list for screwing up the fights and order in the UFC divisions.

[Cammo101]

How does Bruce Buffer make that list? lol

Anyways, lately I'd also add Cecil Peoples or one of those dumbass judges to the list for screwing up the fights and order in the UFC divisions.

Cecil Peoples sadly has far too much influence over MMA.

Buffer was the last guy in. I really went back and forth over who should get that last spot.

[CPT]

Interesting, but it might be more better just to go with non-fighters.

I mean (just to take one random example), how exactly did you determine that Ricardo Liborio is more powerful than Anderson Silva, but less powerful than GSP?

Or (to take another), why is Shinya Aoki less powerful than Kimbo Slice (who should probably be higher), but more powerful than Forrest Griffin (not to mention Rampage, Ortiz, Machida, Franklin, etc)?

[Cammo101]

Interesting, but it might be more better just to go with non-fighters.

I mean (just to take one random example), how exactly did you determine that Ricardo Liborio is more powerful than Anderson Silva, but less powerful than GSP?

Or (to take another), why is Shinya Aoki less powerful than Kimbo Slice (who should probably be higher), but more powerful than Forrest Griffin (not to mention Rampage, Ortiz, Machida, Franklin, etc)?

There is no right or wrong answers really, you could argue a lot of guys one way or the other.

Aoki is the biggest draw in Japan. I would argue he has more power than Forrest, even if he lacks his name recognition.

[Hilltop]

Lately, id say:

1. Joe Rogan (UFC Play by Play Announcer)

LOL

Joe Rogan preaches the truth, even if it means going against his hero.

Word. I don't care if he mouthed off when he wasn't supposed to, he's just tellin it like it is.