MMA Top 10 Fighters

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MMAWeekly.com is proud to present the first ever MMA Top 10 Fighters
and Broadcasters Poll. We have some great polls out there, but never
before has one poll involved the fighters. The fighters fight some
of the best out there and who should know better than the fighters
themselves of who is the best in the business. They train with the
best, they fight with the best, we feel this is one of the best
polls in mixed martial arts today. If you are a fighter and you have
competed in Pride or the UFC please let us know if you would like to
be a part of the poll. Email our media consultant at
ryanbennett@mmaweekly.com.

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION

(210-265 lbs.)
Emelianeko Fedor - 130 (13 first place votes)
Minotauro Nogueira - 117 Points
Mirko Cro Cop - 95 Points
Josh Barnett - 82 Points
Tim Sylvia - 78 Points
Ricco Rodriguez - 52 Points
Heath Herring - 43 Points
Vladimir Matyushenko - 26 Points TIE- Pedro Rizzo - 26 Points
Gan McGee - 19 Points Tie - Mark Coleman - 19
Others receiving votes - Frank Mir - (16), Andrei Arlovski - (15),
Igor Vovchachin (14), Semmy Schilt (10), Mark Coleman (6), Wes Simms
(1)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS DIVISION

(205 lbs.)
Randy Couture - 119 Points (6 first place votes)
Tito Ortiz - 118 Points (6 first place votes)
Chuck Liddell - 102 Points
Vanderlei Silva - 98 Points (1 first place vote)
Vitor Belfort - 78 Points
TIE - Quinton Jackson 78 Points
Ricardo Arona - 52 Points
Dan Henderson - 36 Points
Murilo Ninja Rua - 30 Points
Jeremy Horn - 10 Points
Others receiving votes - Babalu Sobral (9), Kevin Randleman (8),
Vernon Tiger White (6), Rich Franklin (5) Jason Black (5)

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION
(185 lbs.)
Murilo Bustamante - 119 Points (12 first place votes & 1 person
chose not to vote a number one)
Matt Lindland - 99 Points
Phil Baroni - 88 Points
Sakuraba - 69 Points
Pele Landi - 57 Points
Anderson Silva - 49 Points
David Loiseau - 39 Points
Dave Menne - 33 Points
Ivan Salaverry - 21 Points
Paulo Filho - 20 Points
Others receiving votes - Joe Doerksen (15), Phillip Miller (13),
Jorge Riviera (12), Renzo Gracie (7), Amar Suloev (2) Ximu (1)

WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION
(170 lbs.)
Matt Hughes - 130 Points (13 first place votes)
Sean Sherk - 96 Points
TIE - Carlos Newton - 86 Points
TIE - Nathan Marquardt - 86 Points
Gil Castillo i - 69 Points
Pete Spratt - 46 Points
Jake Shields - 36 Points
Hayato Sakurai - 35 Points
Dennis Hallman - 26 Points
Robbie Lawler - 16 Points
Others receiving votes - Tetsugi Kato (15), Jason Black (14), Shonie
Carter (14), John Alessio (13), Tony DeSouza (3)

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
(155 lbs.)
Takanori Gomi - 130 Points (12 first place votes)
BJ Penn - 99 Points
Caol Uno - 95 points
Yves Edwards - 64 Points
TIE Din Thomas - 58 Points
TIE Duane Bang Ludwig - (1 first place vote) 58 Points
Genki Sudo - 43 Points
Jens Pulver - 30 Points
Jason Maxwell - 29 Points
Matt Serra - 15 Points
Dokonjonosuke Mishima - 17 Points (Tie)
Vitor Shaolin Ribeiro - 17 Points (Tie)
Other votes - Dokojonosuke Mishima - (17) Vitor Shaolin Riberio (17)
Josh Thompson (10), Hermes Franca (8)


Fighters - Chris Brennan, Josh Barnett, Pat Miletich, Matt Lindland,
Steve Berger, Evan Tanner, Sean Sherk, Din Thomas; Dan Henderson,
Yves Edwards, Pete Spratt, Nathan Marquardt, Duane Ludwig, John
Alessio and David Loiseau

Broadcasters - Eric Apple (King of the Cage), Randy Harris - (WTAN
Sports), Jeff Osborne (Hook N Shoot & Shooto); Ryan Bennett (IFC,
UCC, Shooto and WEC), Monte Cox (Extreme Challenge), J.T. McCarthy
(UCC), Joe Goulet (UCC), Joe Ferraro (UCC).

If you are a fighter from UFC, King of the Cage, or Pride, or a
broadcaster and would like to participate in the next poll, please
email MMAWeekly.com's media consultant
ryanbennett@mmaweekly.com.


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