Tag: Ranking

Power Ranking the 50 Best Fighters in MMA and UFC History

Legacy is important to all athletes, especially in the combat sports. Ask any two boxing fans who the best fighter of all time was, and more likely than not, an argument is about to begin. The same applies to MMA, despite a short history of just 19 yea…

Legacy is important to all athletes, especially in the combat sports. Ask any two boxing fans who the best fighter of all time was, and more likely than not, an argument is about to begin. The same applies to MMA, despite a short history of just 19 years. Using the power of math, we’ve broken […]

Strikeforce: Power Ranking Every Fight on the Card

Strikeforce returns this weekend with the finale to its heavyweight tournament. Headlining the card will be Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier, who represent the old school and new school of the sport. Also on the card will be a lightweight championship b…

Strikeforce returns this weekend with the finale to its heavyweight tournament. Headlining the card will be Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier, who represent the old school and new school of the sport. Also on the card will be a lightweight championship bout that sees Gilbert Melendez, the champion, take on Josh Thomson in a rubber […]

UFC 146: Ranking the Dominance of the Past Seven Heavyweight Champs

Junior Dos Santos has yet to encounter trouble in the UFC. The towering Brazilian has utilized his boxing, and little else, to dispatch his eight UFC foes with ease. His punching proficiency shines in the octagon.  Junior comes into his May 26 cha…

Junior Dos Santos has yet to encounter trouble in the UFC. The towering Brazilian has utilized his boxing, and little else, to dispatch his eight UFC foes with ease. His punching proficiency shines in the octagon.  Junior comes into his May 26 championship bout with Frank Mir as the strong favorite. His betting line is listed at […]

Frankie Edgar: Ranking the Toughest Fighters from New Jersey

Frankie Edgar is a very tough guy. He has produced amazing moments that are epic sport classics. However, he has really only done so only thrice. Edgar showed indomitable grit in the Edgar-Henderson bout, in Edgar-Maynard 2 and Edgar-Maynard 3. Hi…

Frankie Edgar is a very tough guy. He has produced amazing moments that are epic sport classics. However, he has really only done so only thrice. Edgar showed indomitable grit in the Edgar-Henderson bout, in Edgar-Maynard 2 and Edgar-Maynard 3. His performances truly were legendary in these three instances. However, it is more than hyperbolic to call […]

UFC 145 Results: Power Ranking Fighters with a Chance to Beat Jon Jones

Fans have every reason to wonder if Jon Jones is unbeatable, and he might be, but there are certainly some fighters with a better shot at taking on this unenviable task than others.  On Saturday, Jones cruised to an easy victory over Ras…

Fans have every reason to wonder if Jon Jones is unbeatable, and he might be, but there are certainly some fighters with a better shot at taking on this unenviable task than others.  On Saturday, Jones cruised to an easy victory over Rashad Evans via a unanimous decision. Evans was the fighter that most felt had the […]

Ranking Jon Jones and Each UFC Champion’s Road to a Title

How easy is it to win a UFC title? How many chances do fighters get in their often brief careers to challenge an opponent for Octagon greatness? To be honest, these type of opportunities come with little to no consistency and require some of the best s…

How easy is it to win a UFC title? How many chances do fighters get in their often brief careers to challenge an opponent for Octagon greatness? To be honest, these type of opportunities come with little to no consistency and require some of the best skills in the game. The eight current UFC champions […]