Sherdog.com's fighter rankings.

Robert_Lake · 08-10-2007

SHerdog has finally made their own top 10 list for each division. here is a link to the page.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings

good list, much better than mmaweekly.com for sure.

way26 · 08-10-2007

Looks pretty decent. You know there's a shortage of MW's when Frank Trigg shows up

daywealldie · 08-11-2007

thats pretty cool how sherdog does their rankings. i dont know which one is more accurate its all opinion i suppose

MuayThai4Life · 08-11-2007

I like the little explinations to why they put people where they did. But Gonzaga does not belong anywhere near the top 10. His win over Cro Cop is a lucky one. He didn't fight Cro Cop he fought a zombie. Even *IF* he beats Couture, which I don't think he will. He still belongs below guys like Barnett, Cro Cop, Werdum, AA, Couture and many others. His one great win is over a lack luster Cro Cop. That doesn't make him the third best heavyweight in the world.

daywealldie · 08-12-2007

according to many he is the real deal right up there with the top 10 HW's. i believe he is too, like i said if he wins this fight randy (sigh) i will be most excited to see him rematch crocop or fight big nog. a fight between him and big nog would be a great bjj show. but really mt4l i think your going to be surprised at where gonzaga is 1 or 2 years from now

MATT E · 08-12-2007

Gonzaga should or should not be ranked over crocop but it can go either way. I like the LHW list with tito being off of it but it included fighters like lambert and evans who are good fighters, but i think fighters like overeem, nakumura, and machida are all higher on the food chain then him.

MW fine i just think Dennis Kang should be ranked higher.

Aoki should be ranked at LW and BJ deserves to be ranked higher due to the fact he dominated the #1 fighter.

Sakurai is no where to be found on this ranking list, thats madness.

Lethal · 08-12-2007

My question about the HW ranking is that why is Alek E. number 10 when like they mentioned, he has lost to top fighters and won against lower echelon opponents?

Lethal · 08-12-2007

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Originally Posted by MuayThai4Life

I like the little explinations to why they put people where they did. But Gonzaga does not belong anywhere near the top 10. His win over Cro Cop is a lucky one. He didn't fight Cro Cop he fought a zombie. Even *IF* he beats Couture, which I don't think he will. He still belongs below guys like Barnett, Cro Cop, Werdum, AA, Couture and many others. His one great win is over a lack luster Cro Cop. That doesn't make him the third best heavyweight in the world.

Gonzaga beat Cro Cop. How the hell can you say Cro Cop was a zombie or w/e. From the start Gonzaga won the fight fair and square, no excuses.

MuayThai4Life · 08-12-2007

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Originally Posted by daywealldie

according to many he is the real deal right up there with the top 10 HW's. i believe he is too, like i said if he wins this fight randy (sigh) i will be most excited to see him rematch crocop or fight big nog. a fight between him and big nog would be a great bjj show. but really mt4l i think your going to be surprised at where gonzaga is 1 or 2 years from now

Yeah I think Gonzaga has potential. He has heavy hands and he's fast. And in 1 or 2 years from now he could be a great HW. But I think his win against Cro Cop has got a lot of people thinking he's super man. Theres been a lot of upsets this year, and I think thats mostly due to the fact that fighters are getting bored. GSP was supposed to beat serra. Cro Cop was supposed to beat Gonzaga. How can you train with the heart of a lion (master toddy saying) if your going to be fighting someone you are supposed to beat? These guys are professionals sure, but it's easier to train against a tough oppnent. I just think he's getting ranked a little too high for 1 impressive win.

MATT E · 08-12-2007

I see what your saying MT4L, and just for example you take a guy like Mark Hunt whos beaten Crocop and has his wins over a fair share of quality opponents, and he gets overlooked? And then a guy like Gonzaga who has one impressive win over top competition and hes ranked top 5 in the world?It just doesn't add up.