Top 25 Non-Zuffa Fighters: or Dana's Wish List

Cammo101 · Post #1 » by **Cammo101** » Fri May 27, 2011 3:54 pm

1. Eddie Alvarez
2. Hatsu Hioki
3. Hector Lombard
4. Mamed Khalidov
5. Marlon Sandro
6. Ben Askren
7. Bibiano Fernandes
8. Jay Hieron
9. Joachim Hansen
10. Joe Warren
11. Cole Konrad
12. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
13. Marius Zaromskis
14. Masakatsu Ueda
15. Ricardo Arona
16. Thales Leites
17. Mizuto Hirota
18. Gabriel Gonzaga
19. Ryan Jimmo
20. Koetsu Okazaki
21. Alexander Shlemenko
22. Mitsuhiro Ishida
23. Bryan Baker
24. Eduardo Dantas
25. Zach Makovsky

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cowboyronnie · Post #2 » by **cowboyronnie** » Fri May 27, 2011 9:59 pm

Hatsu Hioki??

Only Lombard and Alvarez are guys I think we really need to see in the UFC.

Apparently Zuffa are doing a hell of a job. If Ryan Jimmo is cracking the top 20...

skflives · Post #3 » by **skflives** » Fri May 27, 2011 10:25 pm

cowboyronnie wrote:Hatsu Hioki??

Only Lombard and Alvarez are guys I think we really need to see in the UFC.

Apparently Zuffa are doing a hell of a job. If Ryan Jimmo is cracking the top 20...

I don't know about that. Off the top of my head I think Cole Konrad, Ben Askren, Mamed Khalidov, Joe Warren etc. would be interesting additions. But yea for the most part Zuffa has almost all the fighters worth having because some of those guys (especially Konrad) are a little raw.

cowboyronnie · Post #4 » by **cowboyronnie** » Fri May 27, 2011 10:28 pm

I'm not dying to see any of thsoe guys. None of them would necessarily even maintain on the roster - although, I agree, each of those names (but Warren) has earned a shot.

Post #5 » by **CPT** » Sat May 28, 2011 12:54 am

Hioki is a badass. Dude is a top 5 FW at worst; most people would say 2 or 3. He should be near the top of this list. He's a lot more accomplished in his division than Lombard, though I think I'd rather see Lombard because of his impressive athleticism/skills package.

A lot of the guys I want to see are in the FW/BW divisions. Hioki, Fernandes, Warren, Sandro, Hansen...

cowboyronnie · Post #6 » by **cowboyronnie** » Sat May 28, 2011 1:13 am

For some reason I think of Hioki as a journeyman with a bunch of losses. But his record is pretty clean I see, in fact. It's tough to keep track of the Shooto guys' records with no NA play.

He looks legit, for sure.

skflives · Post #7 » by **skflives** » Sat May 28, 2011 3:13 am

cowboyronnie wrote:I'm not dying to see any of thsoe guys. None of them would necessarily even maintain on the roster - although, I agree, each of those names (but Warren) has earned a shot.

Well I think Konrad and Askren in particular have a lot of potential. Konrad is further away of the two but with his size and wrestling he's got a solid base.

Post #8 » by **singh_shady** » Sat May 28, 2011 6:21 am

Remember when Zaromskis was hailed as the next Cro-Cop? That notion ended quickly

REDDzone · Post #9 » by **REDDzone** » Sat May 28, 2011 6:02 pm

Zaromskis is talented but should move to LW imo.

Bernman · Post #10 » by **Bernman** » Mon May 30, 2011 5:23 pm

Solid list. Can't argue much with the top 4 or 5. Some I think that are too high beyond that are Hieron, Zaromskis, Hellboy, Leites, and Gonzaga. Some that should be rated higher are Konrad, Ueda, Guram Gugenishvili, Michael Chandler, Douglas Lima, Tom Watson, Patricky Freire, Pezao De Lima, and Big Monster Santos. Erick Silva, The Snowman, and Danilo Villefort were excellent recent signings for Zuffa, who should have made the list otherwise.