Bleacher Report’s John Heinis:
ESPN.com has released their latest top 10 pound-for-pound list for MMA. Six members of the ESPN staff weighed in on the issue, including MMA Live host Jon Anik.
UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva was the unanimous pick for the top spot on the list, while welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre was able to lock down the second spot.
St-Pierre’s stock undoubtedly took a hit after winning a snoozefest against Jake Shields at UFC 129, with not one voter picking GSP over Silva this time.
Anik actually felt that St-Pierre’s performance was so underwhelming, that he personally felt that light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was more deserving of the second spot than GSP was.
Jones ended up ranked No. 3 on the list, surprisingly passing up UFC featherweight title holder Jose Aldo.
This change is probably the most controversial one on the list, as Aldo has not lost since 2005; his sole career loss, and has won 12 fights in a row since then.