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Top Ten Pound for Pound Mixed Martial Arts Fighters

Top Ten Pound for Pound MMA Fighters
Fedor Emelianenko

1.Fedor Emelianenko

Nick Name: -
Record: 31 - 1
Born: September 2, 1976
Country: Russia

Club: Red Devil Sport Club
Height: 6'0
Weight: 233 lbs
Style:
Sambo / Judo

Why?

Is there any doubt that Fedor is the top pound for pound fighter in the world? After beating Tim Slyvia in under a minute and brutally KO’ing Andre Arlovski in the first round he has beaten every top heavyweight in the world.

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Georges St. Pierre

2. Georges St. Pierre

Nick Name:
Rush
Record: 19 - 2
Born: May 19, 1981
Country: Canada

Club:Kyokushin, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Height: 5'9
Weight: 169 lbs
Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Kick Boxing, Kyokushin

Why?

Geroges St Pierre avenged his loss to Matt Serra with such a dominate victory that his loss to Serra. He has all the skills and is the best fighter in the welterweight division. He is in the pound for pound list because of 5 wins over top quality opponents. In the rubber match with Hughes at UFC 79 he completely destroyed Matt Hughes and GSP will look to avenge his loss with Serra and prove he is the best 170 pound fighter in the world. Just by looking at who he is fought he is definitely a top P4P fighter. And by destroying BJ Penn he is no doubt the best fighter in the UFC

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Anderson Silva

3. Anderson Silva

Nick Name: The Spider
Record: 24 - 4
Born: April 14, 1975
Country: Brazil

Club: Muay Thai Dream Team
Height: 5'11
Weight: 184 lbs
Style:
Muay Thai

Why?

No one can even touch Anderson Silva. There is no competition in the UFC at the 185 pound division and after UFC 82: Pride of a Champion where he dismantled Dan Henderson he stands alone as the best pound for pound fighter in the world. If there actually anyone left for Anderson Silva? The UFC will have to bring in more fighters to even give Silva a test.

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Nick Name: Minotauro
Record: 32 - 5 - 1
Born: June 2, 1976
Country: Brazil

Club: Brazilian Top Team
Height: 6'3
Weight: 231 lbs
Style:
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Why?

He is the best heavyweight on the ground, His jujitsu skills are better than Fedor but stand up need work. Aside from Fedor he is the best heavyweight in the world. Despite almost getting knocked out by Heath Herring he showed he can come back in a fight.

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BJ Penn

5. BJ Penn

Nick Name: The Prodigy
Record: 15 - 5 - 1
Born: December 12, 1978
Country: USA

Club: BJ Penn's MMA
Height: 5'9
Weight: 170 lbs
Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Why?

We always knew BJ was one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. With he rededication to training and being completely focused on fighting mixed martial arts he once again makes the pound for pound list at he makes the list in both the top ten lightweight and top ten welterweight divisions. With BJ moving down to fight at 155 it looks lie no one can stop him.

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Gegard Mousasi

6. Gegard Mousasi

Nick Name:
Record: 27 - 2 - 1
Born: August 1, 1985
Country: Armenia

Club: Team Jurojin
Height: 6'0
Weight: 185 lbs
Style:
Judo and boxing

Why?

Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi has become one of the best new MMA fighters in the world. At 24 years old he has already beaten top fighters in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions like Renato Sobral, Mark Hunt, Ronaldo Souza, Melvin Manhoef and Denis Kang. At such a young age he has accumulated a number of title like being hte2009 Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, the 2008 Dream Middleweight Champion, the 2008 Dream Middleweight GP Champion and the 2006 Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion. Now that he is training with Fedor he has the striking skills along with the grappling skills to be anyone in the middleweight or light heavyweight division.

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Mike Brown

7. Mike Brown

Nick Name: "Hold Em' Down"
Record:
22 - 5
Born:
1974
Country:
USA

Club:
American Top Team
Height:
5'6
Weight:
143 lbs
Style:
Wrestling, Kickboxing

Why?

He has beaten and dominated everyone in his weight class in the last 3 years. Brown has 10 victories in a row, including a pair of wins over former featherweight kingpin and pound-for-pound entrant Urijah Faber as well as top fighters Leonard Garcia and Jeff Curren. He is beating guys with convincing fashion and can fight from the ground and has very quick powerful hands. Despite his lose to Jose Aldo he Brown still remains in the pound for pound list even though Aldo tops the featherweight top ten list. Also still needs to beat consistent fighters to be included in pound for pound list the top 10 list.

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Lyoto Machida

8. Ryoto Machida

Nick Name: Lyoto
Record: 16 - 0
Born: May 30, 1978
Country: Brazil

Club: Black Horse
Height: 6'1
Weight: 205 lbs
Style:
Shotokan Karate, BJJ

Why?

Karate is back on the map. Can anyone in the world find a way to figure out how to fight The Dragon? He has odd angle kicks and his dismantling of Rashad Evans now puts him on the top ten pound for pound. He has beaten BJ Penn, Rich Franklin, and Rashad Evans and has never lost round in the UFC. His aloof fighting style and kicks confuses fighters.

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Shogun Rua

9. Mauricio Rua

Nick Name: Shogun
Record: 18 - 4
Born: November 25, 1981
Country: Brazil

Club: Chute Boxe
Height: 6'0
Weight: 201 lbs
Style:
Muay Thai

Why?

is only loss was a broken arm to Mark Coleman otherwise he would have stomped on him with little ease. He has the best stand up in the lightweight division. He dismantled Rampage and despite his lost to Griffin we are still keeping him in the pound for pound list till we see his next fight in the UFC. He should be the new IFC lightheavyweight champion and was robbed of his title due ot poor judging.

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Brian Bowles

10. Brian Bowles

Nick Name: -
Record: 8 - 0
Born: June 22, 1980
Country: USA

Club: The HardCore Gym
Height: 5'7
Weight: 135lbs
Style:
Wrestling, Boxing

Why?

Brian Bowles has come out of nowhere. Most people have no idea who he is since he fights in the 135 pounds division and that weight less gets very little notice in the batamweight division. He beat the once unstoppable Miguel Torres. He is the WEC Bantamweight Champion and have very striing skills and god grappling skills under Adam and Rory Singer

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