Best Lightweight Ufc Fighters Of All Time
The greatest lightweight of all time. It seems so long ago but Silva was once one of the most dominant fighters in the sport.
Therefore a fighter CAN be ranked in more than one division.
Best lightweight ufc fighters of all time. Anderson Silva The Spider. Its hard to reconcile where Penn fits amongst the best fighters of all-time these days because hes. All-time rankings are division-specific whereas the current rankings are division-adjusted.
Pulver was the very first Lightwight Champion in the UFC with his win over Caol Uno and one of four fighters ever to be lightweight champion. What are the greatest fights in the history of the lightweight division. The UFC has decided the best most logical way to replace the greatest fighter of all time in the greatest division ever is to have the third and fourth-ranked guys in that division fight for the.
The 25 greatest MMA fighters of all time ranked. In every weight class there have been one or two standout fighters who have earned the title of best of all time. Tony Ferguson sits one behind Tyrone Woodley however El Cucuy is rated as the number one lightweight fighter.
In order The Underground King has fought Donald Cerrone Gilbert Melendez Anthony Pettis Rafael Dos Anjos Conor McGregor Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. Some might find it hard to rank women and men together on a list like. Stipe Miocic at heavyweight Jon Jones at light-heavyweight Anderson Silva at middleweight Georges St-Pierre at welterweight Jose Aldo at featherweight Dominick Cruz at bantamweight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov The Eagle. Longevity at or near the top of the division plays a huge role in where a fighter is ranked. She is the youngest BJJ black belt holder.
Here is the divisionss all-time best fight ranking. While with Pride Silva defeated Henderson Kazushi Sakuraba Quinton Jackson and Ricardo. Despite going just 2-3 in the UFC until his 2013 retirement Brown was among the best 145-pound fighters in the world during a five-year stretch from 2004-09 in which he went 13-1.
Fedor Emelianenko The Last Emperor. At the time Chuck Liddell. Penn is one of the most recognizable UFC champions ever and widely regarded as perhaps the most naturally talented of them all.
Here are the Best MMA Fighters of All-Time in UFC History. This is The 10. For the record I began watching the UFC in 2005.
Might as well start this list with some controversy. Pierre still stands as the UFCs greatest fighter of all time Khabib Nurmagomedov has a better record Jon Jones and Anderson Silva both finished some of their opponents in more. With an eye towards the highly anticipated headlining act at UFC 229 we thought it made sense to roll out a list of the best UFC lightweight title fights of all-time.
The 2013 Fan Favorite Fighter of the Year has fought a total of 22 fights and won 18 of them winning mostly by decisions. That first fight with Penn might be the best lightweight fight in UFC history too. BJ Penn Sean Sherk Frankie Edgar Diego Sanchez and others have banged heads for some of the most high octane bouts in MMA history.
He also went on to defend the title two times putting. Thats three UFC champions a. On the other hand Woodley also tops his division as the number one welterweight.
The Brazilian currently fights in the womens strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and placed 6th in its rankings.
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