FGP RANKINGS: Post-WEC Featherweights

Well shit. My #1 and #3 fighters just went at it for 2.95 rounds, and Tamura succumbed to a head-and-arm choke with 15 seconds or so to go. While it will take smarter men than me to determine if Waggney's just that good or Akitoshi's overrated, i gotta say I loved Waggney's determination in that fight to keep it exactly where he wanted it, and the finish was grueling.
I decided that MTB's win over Urijah Faber earns him my top spot. I did a little more reading on Hioki, the guy who kind of defaulted his way to my #1 spot, and I can't justify putting him at the top. Waggney definitely earned himself a shot in my book.
Next up, bantamweights! Even tinier fists of fury!

1. Mike Thomas Brown


2. Wagnney Fabiano


3. Hatsu Hioki


4. Rafael Assuncao


5. Urijah "The California Kid" Faber


6. Masakazu "Ashikan Judan" Imanari


7. Akitoshi "Ironman" Tamura


8. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto


9. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue


10. Hideki Kadowaki


11. Wilson Reis


12. Rumina "Moon Wolf" Sato


13. Antonio "Pato" Carvalho


14. Leonard Garcia


15. Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver


16. Rani Yahya


17. Bao Quach

FGP Rankings: Anderson Silva Victims, or Middleweights

Well, time for me to do some work here. I've avoided taking on a middleweight ranking because it's basically Anderson Silva and [insert any order of 185lb fighters here]. Anderson's been so brutally dominant that it's hard to even care about the fighters under him. He's like a pelt-clad barbarian king sitting on a pile of the skulls of his enemies. But I'll give it a shot anyways.

1. Anderson "The Spider" Silva


2. "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler


3. Yushin Okami


4. Dan Henderson


5. Nate Marquardt


6. Jorge Santiago


7. Matt "Stinky" Lindland


8. Gegard Mousasi


9. Kazuo Misaki


10. Cung Le


11. Denis Kang


12. "Smokin'" Joey Villasenor


13. Murilo "Ninja" Rua


14. Trevor Prangley


15. Chael Sonnen


16. Paulo "Ely" Filho

I'm sure I've missed someone good somewhere in there. Let me know what you think, and I'll change it up if you make sense.
UPDATE: I agree with kentyman in comments. He smat. Also: "Filho-dough" is pretty funny.
Another UPDATE: Rev. C brings up a good point about Cung Le. He's not smat, but he's got kind of a native cunning, like a stoat, or mink.

FGP Rankings: Way to go, Brownie! FW's

I'm not sure if Urijah was overrated or just got caught. I'd love to see an immediate rematch, frankly. Whatever happens, MTB has some quality wins under his belt in a very dynamic division. I'll update this post later, just wanted to react to that. Also, FWIW, Paulo Filho is a fucking tub of lard asshole. Just sayin'

1. Akitoshi "Ironman" Tamura


2. Hatsu Hioki


3. Wagnney Fabiano


4. Mike Thomas Brown


5. Rafael Assuncao


6. Urijah "The California Kid" Faber


7. Masakazu "Ashikan Judan" Imanari


8. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto


9. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue


10. Hideki Kadowaki


11. Wilson Reis


12. Rumina "Moon Wolf" Sato


13. Antonio "Pato" Carvalho


14. Leonard Garcia


15. Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver


16. Rani Yahya


17. Bao Quach

FGP Ranks Giant Fuckers: Heavyweights

Okay, we did 205ers and 145ers. Here's everyone bigger than that. Some guys are bigger than both of them put together.

1. Fedor Emelianenko


2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira


3. Andrei Arlovski


4. Josh Barnett


5. Randy Couture


6. Tim Sylvia


7. Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic


8. Aleksander Emelianenko


9. Alistair Overeem


10. Frank Mir


11. Sergei Kharitonov


12. Fabricio Werdum


13. Gabriel Gonzaga


14. Cheik Kongo


15. Antonio Silva

FGP Ranks Tiny Fists of Fury: Featherweights

Unlike LHW's, the featherweight division is stocked with many non-US fighters. Some of the best are in the WEC, including a man who shows up on many pound-for-pound lists, Urijah Faber. The UFC has no featherweight division because Dana White is terrified of leprechauns, and he thinks Urijah Faber will get him in his sleep. You know what? I bet he will, too. I count Kid Yamamoto because :

1. Urijah "The California Kid" Faber


2. Akitoshi "Ironman" Tamura


3. Hatsu Hioki


4. Wagnney Fabiano


5. Rafael Assuncao


6. Masakazu "Ashikan Judan" Imanari


7. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto


8. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue


9. Hideki Kadowaki


10. Wilson Reis


11. Jeff "Big Frog" Curran


12. Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver


13. Rumina "Moon Wolf" Sato


14. Antonio "Pato" Carvalho


15. Bao Quach


16. Mike Brown


17. Rani Yahya

Since the lighter weight classes can see a lot of turnover, some of these guys don't necessarily have a ton of fights at exactly 145lbs, and if you think one of my picks sucks, tell me so! If I agree, I'll change it. Let's talk it over.
Bao Quach is interesting, he's on a nine fight winning streak, but he's been beaten pretty regularly when he steps up to the highest levels of competition at 145. With ProElite out of action, will we see a new fighter stepping up, or will...I'm sorry for this...the Bao break? TEEHEE!

Rankings? Fuck yes, rankings!

Well, since I have some time on my hands before they foreclose on me or whatever they do when your mortgage is 100k more than your house is worth, I decided to do my own rankings. I'll take into account any commenters' rankings as well. If I like them, I'll change mine. If it's any fun, I'll do it again. For now let's talk light heavyweights.
UFC's light heavyweight division is just as turbulent as most of the rest of the weight classes outside middles. However, with their absorption of the WEC's LHW division, they are pretty much the only game in town, nowadays.

1. Forrest Griffin


2. Lyoto Machida


3. Quinton Jackson


4. Rashad Evans


5. Wanderlei Silva


6. Chuck Liddell


7. Vladimir Matyushenko


8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira


9. Mauricio Rua


10. Keith Jardine


11. Luis Arthur Cane


12. Thiago Silva


13. Dan Henderson


14. Renato Sobral


15. Tito Ortiz


16. Rich Franklin


17. Stephan Bonnar


18. Ricardo Arona


19. Steve Cantwell


20. Goran Reljic

The vast majority of LHW's are in the UFC...a couple exceptions are Lil' Nog, The Janitor Matyushenko, Tito Ortiz and Babalu Sobral. While those are some quality fighters, the UFC has more than enough men under contract to be far and away the number one promotion for the division. The title picture is a bit murky as well, with some of what would have been considered elite fighters suffering losses, such as Shogun Rua's loss to current UFC Chanp Forrest Griffin, and Judo Thierry's losses to Machida and Cane (sandwiching a convincing victory over Kaz Nakamura, who needs to jog).
Forrest Griffin has a defense against Rashad Evans coming up due to his upset of Rampage and Evan's upset of Chuck Liddell. I figure on Forrest keeping his title in a hard-fought decision, and matching up, I hope, against a very deserving Lyoto Machida.

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