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UFC 130: Frankie Edgar and The 10 Most Underappreciated Fighters in MMA Today

When lightweights Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard battle it out for the third time at UFC 130, not only the title will be on the line but respect will be as well.It’s something neither of them really get, but as they continue to fight and beat the best,…

When lightweights Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard battle it out for the third time at UFC 130, not only the title will be on the line but respect will be as well.

It’s something neither of them really get, but as they continue to fight and beat the best, it should gradually come.

Whether or not the 10 fighters on this list are at the top of their divisions, they deserve more respect than they probably get.

Some are UFC champions or have been UFC champions and others number one contenders and title challengers.

They all deserve more recognition for fighting the best and leaving their mark in mixed martial arts.

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Jon Fitch Says He and GSP Both Deserve Some Criticism for Decisions

Few fighters can claim to be as familiar as Jon Fitch is with the criticism UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is getting these days. Like GSP, Fitch is a dominant 170-pounder who’s known for winning decisions. Also like GSP, he’s taken heat …

But if you’re expecting Fitch to be especially sympathetic to St. Pierre’s cause after UFC 129 ended in the fourth straight decision win for the champ, you might be surprised by what he told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour.

“A little bit,” Fitch replied, when asked whether the criticism of St. Pierre is warranted. “I think, you know, I deserve some of that criticism too. But when he’s dominating somebody that well, I think it’s up to the champ to put a little more pressure on somebody in the fourth and fifth round. When you’ve secured a pretty solid lead on the scorecards after three rounds, I think a little bit more pressure, because he never really opened up more than a couple jabs and an overhand right. I mean, double up on the right, something.”

B.J. Penn: ‘I Feel My Clock Ticking’

Filed under: UFCIn the Octagon that night, former UFC champ B.J. Penn sounded like a defeated, deflated fighter. He’d just fought to a draw with Jon Fitch at UFC 127, and yet the way he talked in his post-fight interview, it sounded like he might be re…

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In the Octagon that night, former UFC champ B.J. Penn sounded like a defeated, deflated fighter. He’d just fought to a draw with Jon Fitch at UFC 127, and yet the way he talked in his post-fight interview, it sounded like he might be ready to walk away from MMA for good.

But as Penn told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, that was just the disappointment talking.

“I guess I was just bummed out because I know I can beat that guy, and there I was getting my butt kicked in the third round and ending up with a draw,” Penn said.

Dana White Supports Overtime to Take Draws Out of the UFC

Filed under: UFCThe UFC has already had two pay-per-view main events end in draws this year, with neither fighter getting his hand raised in the Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard fight at UFC 125, or the B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch fight at UFC 127.

UFC Presi…

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The UFC has already had two pay-per-view main events end in draws this year, with neither fighter getting his hand raised in the Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard fight at UFC 125, or the B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch fight at UFC 127.

UFC President Dana White wasn’t satisfied with those decisions, and he’d like to do something about it: Add overtime to UFC fights.

Talking to Stephan Bonnar on The Ultimate Fighter Aftermath, White was asked whether he would favor an overtime round for fights that end in draws, just as the fights on The Ultimate Fighter have. White said he thinks that’s a good idea.

MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: Jon Jones Surges

Filed under: UFC, Rankings, OverallThe last time I ranked the Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in MMA, I heard from a lot of readers who thought it was too early to have Jon Jones on the list.

No one is going to say that now.

After Jones smashed “Shog…

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The last time I ranked the Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in MMA, I heard from a lot of readers who thought it was too early to have Jon Jones on the list.

No one is going to say that now.

After Jones smashed “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128, the question isn’t whether Jones is one of the sport’s Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters — everyone agrees that he is. Now the question is just how high Jones belongs on the pound-for-pound list.

I think Jones is doing things we haven’t seen before, and dominating his opponents in ways that few fighters can equal, and so I have Jones among the truly elite on my latest list, which is below.

Who Won Fitch-Penn Bout? Choose Your Own Questionable Rationale

Filed under: UFCIt’s possible that seeing what you want to see is a necessary part of the fighter mindset. It’s also possible that, with something like a pro fight, where there’s money and honor at stake, being personally involved makes it impossible f…

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It’s possible that seeing what you want to see is a necessary part of the fighter mindset. It’s also possible that, with something like a pro fight, where there’s money and honor at stake, being personally involved makes it impossible for you to be objective.

How else could Jon Fitch take to his Facebook page this week and declare himself not only a clear winner over B.J. Penn at UFC 127, but a victor over the “best BJ ANY of us have ever seen”?

As Fitch saw it, rounds two and three were clearly his. Round one? That was a draw in Fitch’s eyes. As in, the round where he was taken down, gave up his back, and spent most of it simply trying not to get choked. Yep, a clear 10-10 round against the greatest Penn ever, if you ask Fitch.