USA TODAY-MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings: March 4 edition

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Originally posted by: Rocksteady
Date: March 05, 2013 at 01:30 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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I don't think this is a very good debut for their rankings. Some of them are atrocious, I would post them all here, but apparently it would contain too many characters. Take a look, DISCUSS.
EDIT : I might as well post the heavyweight one, as I laughed when I read it.
HEAVYWEIGHT
Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos
Daniel Cormier
Alistair Overeem
Fabricio Werdum
Josh Barnett
Antonio Silva
Frank Mir
Roy Nelson
Mark Hunt
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Shane Carwin
Cheick Kongo
Travis Browne
Stefan Struve
http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/03/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition-1
 
Originally posted by: Asterix
Date: March 05, 2013 at 05:26 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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OVereem at fourth? Yet Silva at 7th? Carwin at 12th? Mir in top 10? Its the same s--- that it was in times of Fedor too, with name you can stay on top of HW scape regardless what you have done, Cain could probably go for a holiday till 2017 and still stay at top.
 
Originally posted by: Spud
Date: March 05, 2013 at 06:18 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Damn thats bad. How the hell is Shane Carwin still being ranked?
 
Originally posted by: Contender
Date: March 05, 2013 at 06:29 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Do we really care about anyone other than the top three anyway? And as I see it, the top three are pretty accurate.
 
Originally posted by: Spud
Date: March 05, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Here are the rest of the rankings
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Jon Jones
Lyoto Machida
Dan Henderson
Rashad Evans
Phil Davis
Alexander Gustafsson
Glover Teixeira
Mauricio Rua
Ryan Bader
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Forrest Griffin
Muhammed Lawal
Gegard Mousasi
Quinton Jackson
James Te Huna
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Anderson Silva
Chris Weidman
Chael Sonnen
Vitor Belfort
Yushin Okami
Michael Bisping
Luke Rockhold
Mark Munoz
Ronaldo Souza
Constantinos Philippou
Tim Boetsch
Alan Belcher
Hector Lombard
Alexander Shlemenko
Jake Shields
WELTERWEIGHT
Georges St-Pierre
Johny Hendricks
Carlos Condit
Nick Diaz
Jake Ellenberger
Rory MacDonald
Demian Maia
Ben Askren
Martin Kampmann
Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck
Mike Pierce
Dong Hyun Kim
Tarec Saffiedine
Mike Pyle
 
Originally posted by: Moranis
Date: March 05, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Asterix said:
OVereem at fourth? Yet Silva at 7th? Carwin at 12th? Mir in top 10? Its the same s--- that it was in times of Fedor too, with name you can stay on top of HW scape regardless what you have done, Cain could probably go for a holiday till 2017 and still stay at top.
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Overeem beat Werdum who beat Silva. Rankings look at the entire body of work, not just the last fight.
 
Originally posted by: Spud
Date: March 05, 2013 at 06:52 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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WELTERWEIGHT
Georges St-Pierre
Johny Hendricks
Carlos Condit
Nick Diaz
Jake Ellenberger
Rory MacDonald
Demian Maia
Ben Askren
Martin Kampmann
Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck
Mike Pierce
Dong Hyun Kim
Tarec Saffiedine
Mike Pyle
LIGHTWEIGHT
Benson Henderson
Gilbert Melendez
Michael Chandler
Anthony Pettis
Gray Maynard
Nate Diaz
Jim Miller
Eddie Alvarez
Donald Cerrone
Joe Lauzon
Shinya Aoki
TJ Grant
Evan Dunham
Josh Thomson
Pat Healy
FEATHERWEIGHT
Jose Aldo
Ricardo Lamas
Chad Mendes
Pat Curran
Cub Swanson
Chan Sung Jung
Daniel Straus
Dennis Siver
Darren Elkins
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Erik Koch
Patricio Freire
Dustin Poirier
Hatsu Hioki
Marlon Sandro
 
Originally posted by: Spud
Date: March 05, 2013 at 06:53 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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BANTAMWEIGHT
Dominick Cruz
Renan Barao
Urijah Faber
Michael McDonald
Eddie Wineland
Scott Jorgensen
Brad Pickett
Bibiano Fernandes
Raphael Assuncao
Brian Bowles
Tyson Nam
Eduardo Dantas
Marcos Galvao
Yuri Alcantara
Mike Easton
FLYWEIGHT
Demetrious Johnson
Joseph Benavidez
John Dodson
Ian McCall
John Moraga
Jussier Formiga
Darrell Montague
Chris Cariaso
John Lineker
Tim Elliott
Darren Uyenoyama
Louis Gaudinot
Yasuhiro Urushitani
Will Campuzano
Joshua Sampo
 
Originally posted by: Spud
Date: March 05, 2013 at 06:54 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Moranis said:
Overeem beat Werdum who beat Silva. Rankings look at the entire body of work, not just the last fight.
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But surely the most recent fights weigh a lot more than fights from over a year ago.
 
Originally posted by: Spud
Date: March 05, 2013 at 07:03 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Here are the ones I have problems with:
Shane Carwin ranked is hilarious. It's almost 3 years since his last win.
Overeem above Silva is another bad one.
#4 Rashad Evans. #10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. WTF?
Gustafsson at #6 seems a bit low, I'd have him top 5 at least.
Middleweight seems decent, I'd probably rank Boetsch & Philippou a bit higher though.
Josh Koscheck at #11, Robbie Lawler not ranked at all.
Michael Chandler at #3? Really?
Pat Curran #4 and Daniel Straus #7 seem a bit high for me.
Bantamweight is pretty solid, Brian maybe a little high, he's been inactive for a long time.
 
Originally posted by: NYR30
Date: March 05, 2013 at 07:04 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Only looked at HW, LHW, and MW, couldn't stomach anymore. Absolute joke.
 
Originally posted by: grumble
Date: March 05, 2013 at 07:29 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Moranis said:
Overeem beat Werdum who beat Silva. Rankings look at the entire body of work, not just the last fight.
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I would say Overeem
won
against Verdum
Bigfoot
beat
overeem
 
Originally posted by: REDRUM
Date: March 05, 2013 at 07:46 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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It's not that "crazy" at all IMO
 
Originally posted by: MikeyHatTrick
Date: March 05, 2013 at 08:36 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Edgar?
 
Originally posted by: NYR30
Date: March 05, 2013 at 08:41 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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MikeyHatTrick said:
Edgar?
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Good point
 
Originally posted by: imhungry4444
Date: March 05, 2013 at 08:42 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Why the hell is Chandler 3rd at LW? Just cause he is the bellator champ? hes good and athletic and all but cmon. I dont think beating Alvarez,Gono,and Hawn really constitutes him being above guys like Pettis,Maynard,or even Diaz tbh. He needs to fight tougher and higher ranking guys to really prove that he is 3rd best at LW.
 
Originally posted by: Asterix
Date: March 05, 2013 at 09:31 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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Moranis said:
Overeem beat Werdum who beat Silva. Rankings look at the entire body of work, not just the last fight.
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The match which is nearer the current time should mean most, Overeem won Werdum a long time ago, he has since got caught using steroids which imo should take him down a notch, then he lost to Bigfoot, I wouldnt rank him in top-5 at current time at all. Out of current top-10 Overeem has 1 win.
 
Originally posted by: imhungry4444
Date: March 05, 2013 at 09:38 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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How the HELL is Davis above Gusto? Gusto imo right now is 3rd at LHW below Machida and ofcourse Bones. Thats total garbage. Gusto would smash Phil if they fought again.
 
Originally posted by: MikeyHatTrick
Date: March 05, 2013 at 09:43 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/usa-today-mmajunkie-com-mma-rankings-march-4-edition.52503/
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NYR30 said:
Good point
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According to the main page
Honorable mention:
Frankie Edgar
,
Clay Guida
,
Nik Lentz
 
Originally posted by: KingFedor
Date: March 05, 2013 at 09:58 AM
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Overeem at 4 is ridiculous. He's 0-1 in my eyes, with anything happening before that having a * next to it.
I'd maybe have Struve a little higher but not going to cry about things outside of the top 10. As long as they get the top 5 correct thats about all that matters, and imo they aren't that good.
Werdum is too high, he's only 2-0 with one against Russow. At 4-0 in the UFC I'd have Hunt above Werdum. I don't know if these rankings take this weekends fights into account do they?
 
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