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[thesteelhammer Profile]

Always Interesting, plus can see some shift of power bewteen the organizations.
Thoughts?

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AmDrlzxLSvq88ffFPz_LwZM9Eo14?slug=ys-mmaweekranks081408&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, August 13. This system ranks the Top 10 MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the six most widely accepted weight classes.

Taken into consideration are a fighter’s performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.

Fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions are not eligible for Top 10 consideration until they have fought one time after the completion of their suspension.

Fighters must also have competed within the past 12 months in order to be eligible for Top 10 consideration.

Below are the current MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date as of August 13.

HEAVYWEIGHT (over 205 pounds)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Josh Barnett
4. Randy Couture
5. Andrei Arlovski
6. Tim Sylvia
7. Fabricio Werdum
8. Gabriel Gonzaga
9. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
10. Aleksander Emelianenko

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205-pound limit)

1. Forrest Griffin
2. Quinton Jackson
3. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Lyoto Machida
6. Wanderlei Silva
7. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
9. Keith Jardine
10. Thiago Silva

MIDDLEWEIGHT (185-pound limit)

1. Anderson Silva
2. Paulo Filho
3. Rich Franklin
4. Robbie Lawler
5. Matt Lindland
6. Kazuo Misaki
7. Yushin Okami
8. Nathan Marquardt
9. Dan Henderson
10. Yoshihiro Akiyama

WELTERWEIGHT (170-pound limit)

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Thiago Alves
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Jake Shields
6. Matt Hughes
7. Matt Serra
8. Diego Sanchez
9. Carlos Condit
10. Karo Parisyan

LIGHTWEIGHT (160-pound limit)

1. B.J. Penn
2. Takanori Gomi
3. Eddie Alvarez
4. Shinya Aoki
5. Joachim Hansen
6. Tatsuya Kawajiri
7. Gesias “JZ” Calvancante
8. Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro
9. Mitsuhiro Ishida
10. Josh Thomson

FEATHERWEIGHT (145 pounds and under)

1. Urijah Faber
2. Akitoshi Tamura
3. Hideki Kadowaki
4. Hatsu Hioki
5. “Lion” Takeshi Inoue
6. Masakazu Imanari
7. Mike Brown
8. Jeff Curran
9. Rafael Assuncao
10. Wagnney Fabiano

[WoodsonOfSteel Profile]

I would REALLY like to see a B.J. Penn / George St. Pierre fight.

Pound for pound, they both will go down as two of the best MMA/UFC fighters. They're already recognized as such.

[Nel Profile]

I don't see how Penn can beat St. Pierre at this point in their careers, though, and I am a big Penn fan.

[WoodsonOfSteel Profile]

I don't see it as possible either, Nel.

I figure it'd at least be a good fight. St. Pierre is just at his pique and steamrolling.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

More for GSP

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AgY.Acmsxy8EDyHWBNEnRK85nYcB?slug=ki-mmafuture082008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Sorry, I'm just not sold on him - anyone who Matt Serra can beat is still a big question mark to me.

[WoodsonOfSteel Profile]

anyone who Matt Serra can beat is still a big question mark to me.

What's most important in that is, they fought again a little over a year later and St. Pierre won.

Let's also consider the fact that St. Pierre over the last 3 years or so has beaten:

Sean Sherk
B.J. Penn
Matt Hughes (twice)
Josh Koscheck
Jon Fitch

Those aren't 'gimme' fights by any means.

I can appreciate your argument, steelhammer. I just disagree with it.