CagePotato Power Rankings Updated
(Photo courtesy of UFC.com.)
In the wake of UFC 100 — and UFC 99, the TUF 9 finale, the Bellator finals, and the last Strikeforce show — we've updated the heavyweight, light-heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, and pound-for-pound lists in our Power Rankings section. Some notable changes:
— Due to recent accomplishments, Georges St. Pierre supplants Fedor Emelianenko as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Over the last two years, GSP has taken out Josh Koscheck, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, Jon Fitch, BJ Penn, and Thiago Alves. In the same time frame, Fedor has beaten Matt Lindland (middleweight), Hong Man Choi (freak), Tim Sylvia (fat slob), and Andrei Arlovski (glass chin).
— Urijah Faber and Thiago Alves fall out of the P4P top ten, while Jake Shields and Dan Henderson come in. I'd still give the #11 spot to Faber, with Gegard Mousasi directly behind him.
— Diego Sanchez, Rich Franklin, Hector Lombard, Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Nick Diaz enter the rankings, either for the first time or in new weight-classes. You're welcome, guys.
Give 'em a look and let us know what you think.
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rokabee Says:
Thats the way I would of put it. Mind reader?
Biffmiester Says:
Better list this time around. GSP deserves to be #1 P4P... but beware the Fedor fiends spammin up this place.
bjjpenn Says:
when Fedor beats Barnett will they put him back at number one
Shagen Says:
It's about time GSP is at the top of the P4P. I don't think there is anyone in the Welterweight top 10 that would give him any problems.
I think Rashad might be ahead of Henderson in the P4P????
MadCowDzs Says:
I don't think Barnett has been that impressive. If you watch his fights, he moves like a lumber jack. He may be a strong wrestler, but guys like Carwin, Valasquez and even the texas crazy horse would give him problems...not to mention the UFC Heavyweight Champ Brock Lesnar.
Sorry Baby Face...you should turn into Man Face if you're gonna reach the top.
mayhem Says:
No complaints here. I agree with all of those.
rh Says:
I hold anyone who ever had Alves in their p4p top-10 suspect...so the decision to supplant Fedor with GSP doesn't surprise--or convince me--a bit.
I still think you guys know jack shit about pound for pound.
rh
RJeezy Says:
There really needs to be a cross promoted UFC-DREAM LW tourney. There's way too many good guys. And Alvarez screwed himself ranking-wise getting stuck in the exclusive Bellator contracts. Especially if Aoki and loses, he'd go up to #2 after the BJ-Kflo fight and would have no one to fight to keep the spot.
Harry Russo Says:
Those are just like, your opinion man. Georges doesn't derserve pound for pound over Fedor.
One Two Says:
how the fuck can a guy who got knocked the fuck out by matt fuckin serra be p4p #1 he might be p4p best wrestler
i.had.to.register Says:
i'd swap torres for gsp. i would have fitch 9 or 10.
Hamma Fist Elbo... Says:
No way Barnett's the number two heavyweight.
831 Son Says:
One Two Says:
Mon, 07/13/2009 - 12:09
how the fuck can a guy who got knocked the fuck out by matt fuckin serra be p4p #1 he might be p4p best wrestler
--Are you fucking stupid? He got caught you moron. Matt Serra isn't a pushover either.
HAL_13 Says:
Mir, who openly criticized Lesnar’s ground-and-pound technique heading into the fight, was so dominated in the Saturday night main event that he looked like he had just been jumped by a gang of baseball bat-wielding thugs. It was an emphatic victory by the champion, erasing any doubt as to who is the true champion.
It is scary to think that Lesnar is only five fights into his MMA career. If he continues with his unbelievable work ethic in the gym, then he may be in the early stages of the most dominant heavyweight run in history. He’s going to continue to improve by leaps and bounds each time out—beginners typically do—and that doesn’t bode well for future title hopefuls Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin, and others. STRAIGHT FROM THE UFC WEB SITE SO ALL YOU LESNAR HATERS CAN JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP AT ANYTIME NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. I'D SAY YOU WILL NOT BUT I'LL WISH YOU ONE ANYWAY.
One Two Says:
@831 you know whos never been caught? fedor
831 Son Says:
Well yeah he has. Just not finished..
AkilleeZ Says:
I understand why GSP was put #1 overall, because he has had tougher opponents than Fedor. But at the same time, its not Fedor's fault that there is very little competition in the heavyweight division.
At the same time, Fedor absolutely DESTROYS his opponents. Its not like hes showing signs of struggle with them. GSP dominates too, but he doesn't finish off his opponents like Fedor does. Fedor's last decision victory was in 2005 against CroCop. It was also the last time his opponent made it passed the 2nd round. And he hasn't gone passed the 1st round since 2006. Pretty impressive.
If Anderson Silva finished off his opponents like he used to, he would easily trump GSP and possibly Fedor for #1. I don't know...whatever...it really could go any way. They are all three the most dominant forces in MMA. Its all up for debate whose the best.
portland mma Says:
I agree with pretty much the whole thing but I don't think I'd put Aoki at #2 for LW's. He is one of my favorite fighters and one of the best sub grapplers out there, but I do not think he'd hold is own with some of the UFC's top 10 guys. Thanks for adding Nick and moving Shields up.
shartacus Says:
HAL 13's a goddamn genius
BackbaconBilly Says:
Until the fighters are ACTUALLY fighting at the proper weights, eg: lesnar cutting to 265 then ballooning up to 285+ or ALves around 190+ supposedly at welterweight, then the true rankings are skewed and don't really reflect accurately.
And besides there truley needs to be a super heavyweight division created lets say from 260 up, having lesnar fight in the heavyweight division is a joke!.
I say make the fighters hit the cut, and then give them a grace of 5lbs over walkin into the ring or the belt is off, or they give up a quarter of their purse ( the champions choice )
Fedor must soon fight in the ufc and take on the top 3 guys, then he can truly be called the worlds greatest H.W no questions asked.
agentsmith Says:
One Two Says:
how the fuck can a guy who got knocked the fuck out by matt fuckin serra be p4p #1 he might be p4p best wrestler
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Why? It says why right there in the article above... since that Matt Serra loss, in the last 2 years GSP has beaten 4 guys ranked in the top 5 in his division (not counting Serra), plus the #1 ranked champ from the weight class below (Penn), plus he avenged his loss to Serra.
Meanwhile in the same time frame, Fedor has beaten one top-5 guy (Arlovski), one top-10 guy (Sylvia), one freakshow can (Choi), and one guy from 2 weight classes below who I doubt was even ranked at the time (Lindland).
Sure Fedor's undefeated, but it's at least partly because a good number of the names on his record are cans. Prior to Sylvia, the last time he fought a quality opponent was Cro-Cop way back in 2005.
Old_Bald_and_Irish Says:
I can't really argue with GSP taking the #1 P4P spot. But if Fedor beats Barnett (and he will), I would argue Fedor retakes the top position or at least shares it with GSP.
Then you can say Fedor has beaten Sylvia (former 4 time UFC Champ), Andrei Arlovski (former 2 time interem and 1 time UFC Champ) and Josh Barnett (former UFC Heavyweight Champ, Pancrase Grand Prix Champ and currently ranked #2 heavyweight in the world).
...see, that sounds a lot more impressive than stuff like...oh..."fat slob", right?
agentsmith Says:
@ BackbaconBilly:
That's silly. Regardless of how much weight a guy cuts, if he can make weight and still be able to fight half-decently the next day, then I see no reason why he shouldn't be allowed in that division.
As for the super-heavyweight division, that's just as silly... name one guy above 265 who isn't just a big fat tub o' lard or a freakshow can. Who the fuck is Lesnar supposed to fight in that class, Butterbean? How bout Hong Man Choi?
Remember, Fedor could easily make 205lbs if he'd stop eating ice cream for awhile. If he tore through the LHW division and won a second belt, I bet none of you nuthuggers would bitch about that.
portland mma Says:
Hal, wow that's some hard hitting research. The UFC writes good things ABOUT THEIR CHAMPIONS I'm shocked. I just can't believe they would write favorable things about their highest paid fighter. LOL what did you think the UFC's WRITERS would say about him?
HAL_13 Says:
SHARTACUS, YOU ARE JUST ONE RIGHT ON THE MONEY ABOUT THAT. NOW DON'T YOU FUCKING EVER FUCKING FORGET THAT EITHER BOY. YOU HEAR ME BOY. DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT.
portland mma Says:
As dumb as you are it still doesn't compare to what one two said.
"how the fuck can a guy who got knocked the fuck out by matt fuckin serra be p4p #1 he might be p4p best wrestler?
Thats like saying how can anyone put Fedor as their top p4p after he got cut by a guy named Tsuyoshi Kohsaka?
agentsmith Says:
I love how you could readily tell which part was the quote from the UFC site, because it wasn't in all-caps.
HAL_13 Says:
@ PORTLAND MMA. WELL IF YOU WERE THEIR CHAMPION, AND THEY WERE WRITING ABOUT YOU I'D HAVE TO SAY THEY WOULD TELL US ALL HOW FUCKING IGNORANT YOUR STUPID ASS IS. DON'T HATE CAUSE LESNARS GREAT. YOUR PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE SHIT SUCKING FEDOR NUT SUCKERS ARE'NT YOU.JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY BEFORE YOU PISS ME OFF, AND I COME OUT THERE TO PORTLAND TO STOMP A BIG OL'FAT FUCKING MUDD HOLE IN YOUR GOOFY ASS.
agentsmith Says:
I bet when HAL gets really angry he types in all lowercase.
HAL_13 Says:
@ AGENTSMITH. YOU HATE IT THAT I SCREAM TYPE IN CAPS LOCK, AND I HATE IT THAT YOUR STUPID ASS WHISPERS IN LOWER CASE. SHUT THE FUCK UP, AND STOP CRYING LIKE A LITTLE BITCH MIR...
HAL_13 Says:
@ AGENTSMITH. I BET YOU CAN SHUT THE FUCK UP, AND KISS MY ASS YOU PRICK.
831 Son Says:
BackbaconBilly Says:
Until the fighters are ACTUALLY fighting at the proper weights, eg: lesnar cutting to 265 then ballooning up to 285+ or ALves around 190+ supposedly at welterweight, then the true rankings are skewed and don't really reflect accurately.
And besides there truley needs to be a super heavyweight division created lets say from 260 up, having lesnar fight in the heavyweight division is a joke!.
I say make the fighters hit the cut, and then give them a grace of 5lbs over walkin into the ring or the belt is off, or they give up a quarter of their purse ( the champions choice )
--- UH, NO DUMB ASS. That is straight up ridiculous and wrong.
whitey Says:
what a douche! he must really be 13! oh and there should be a top 5 dumbass referees so steve"the blind 'stache" mustachgatti can have all 5 spots
agentsmith Says:
You win this time, HAL_13... this time.
whitey Says:
when babyface shocks the world, will he still be #2? will lesnar be #1? if so thats just wrong
@hal13
your mom just said dinner's ready and u have to wash the dishes b/c her arms are sore from jerkin' off 831 and portland while she simultaneously sucked my dick!
whitey Says:
she sounds like "blurp blurp"
portland mma Says:
Hal I have no clue why I would think Fedor who is 30-1 in his career could beat a guy that is 4-1...oh not being a fucking retard thats why. I love how much shit you talk and how you never have a fucking clue what you are talking about, honestly you spend like 10 hours a day on here and never have anything intelligent to add to anything. You think because you write in cap locks and started jacking off to TUF 2 years ago that you know everything. The only people who are stupid enough to agree with you are the same kids you have circle jerks with at your middle school in Alabama. Seriously, if you don't shut the fuck up i'll tell your Grandma not to let you stay up late to watch Raw tonight. By the way no one on here believes you are over the age of 14. You have horrible writing, gay tendencies and malnourished thoughts so shut the fuck up, you have nothing to add to anything. You're a straight up troll and a fucking stupid one at that.
portland mma Says:
Its true, she was pulling off a killer dutch rutter.
Subs not Hoagies Says:
Your middle weight rankings need to be changed.
I cannot understand why Vitor Belfort wasn't even considered for this category. Although Affliction doesn't have the best middle weights in their promotion by any means, Vitor had a pretty impressive showing his last couple of fights. So much so that Dana White was impressed enough to even consider bringing back Belfort to the UFC. Shouldn't that be buzz-worthy enough to have his name in this category?
What amazing victory has Yushin Okami had lately anyway? Why is he still even a thought?
Well I guess the next time you update this category will be after Affliction Trilogy when Santiago and Belfort square off.
whitey Says:
sorry hal, i just came in your chicken soup
kupo Says:
Wow WTF CP? Why the Fedor hate all of the sudden? Why didn't you put bullshit little remarks next to GSP's opponents? Like BJ (lightweight), Kos (gatekeeper), Hughes (over-the-hill), etc...
Going for UFCPotato now huh?
831 Son Says:
Dutch Rutter!!!! LOL
Caveman Curtis Says:
All I've got to ask is why the hell Barnett is the number 2 best heavyweight? I could think of a handful of heavyweights who would destroy that tubs.
MGalactic Says:
Ok. THAT"S IT. Why is Josh Barnett #2 in the world? No. All the MMA sites have been doing this. The three guys he has fought: Gilbert Yvel, Pedro Rizzo, and Jeff Monson. His last losses were to Noguiera....and Cro Cop. Three times. Ridiculous. Please Cage Potato. You guys are intelligent people. Don't buy into all the bullshit that sherdog and others peddle as facts.
UFC fan Says:
I would put Diego at 4, and Carwin at 4 (in their respective divisions), otherwise I think all your ranking are as good as anything else I have seen.
MGalactic Says:
At first I though Hal had actually written the first part of his post. Good writing. Nope, still retarded.
Biffmiester Says:
Hey CP dudes, now that I looked over these rankings closely... how is Sean Sherk in the top 10 in Lightweight when Frankie Edgar destroyed him in every sense @ UFC 98. It was a definitive win on Edgar's part, I think... just a thought.
Kayoh Says:
Over all good list, but seriously, Shields above Alves?
Cuntalope Says:
Wow, Brock Lesnar number 3 Heavyweight? Are you guys kidding. How is he not number 1. Clearly the best Heavyweight, stupid fucking rankings.
LAS Says:
Florian at number 3, that makes lots of sense considering he's 0-2 against top 10 LWs. Same thing goes for Mousasi. How the fuck can you be ranked top 5 in a weightclass when you've never even beaten an opponent who was or is top 10?