haha, thanks for the laughs.

I could almost see an argument for Ken Shamrock in the Sakuraba role, as Ken was the top box office star pre-Liddell and pre-Lesnar. Unfortunately, he has no stand out wins in the decade. Even Royce drew huge against Takada, SAKU, Yoshida, and Hughes. He was a borderline pick.

Even if the list is a combination of business success and skills, Sak should still be on there over Lesnar.

Sak has been fighting for the ENTIRE decade, and contributed greatly to the success of MMA in Japan. If he was only good from 2000-2003 (as some have said)..and brought in huge numbers, then thats still be higher than Brock who has done it for less time. And thats still not taking into account the next 7 years were Sak headlined many shows and brought in millions in revenue and viewership.

Not to mention that if guys like Sak, Wand, and Nog had not contributed to the growth of MMA, there wouldnt be as popular/respected a sport for guys like Lesnar to just prance into during the last year of the decade.

The list is absolute crap, even by its own standards.

1. Fay-dor
2. BJ Penn
3. GSP
4. Matt Hughes
5. Nog
6. Anderson Silva
7. Henderson
8. Machida
9. Shogun
10. Rampage

I think Liddell and Couture are historically overrated; Wanderlei probably belongs on the top 10 of the decade but I don’t know who I would remove to add him. Tito is trash. In the decade he is 11-5-1, with 3 of those wins against Ken Shamrock, 3 more wins against 185ers (Tanner, Kondo, Cote), and other wins against notables such as Elvis Sinosic (8-11 record), a robbery win against Vitor Belfort (a fight in which Tito admitted he was unconscious in the 2nd round–and Vitor is 185 now too), and Vladdy, Wand, Forrest. BJ gets lots of bonus points for going up and testing himself (often succeeding) against the best guys in higher weight classes. When GSP goes up and fights Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson, and then goes and fights Fedor (3 weight classes above him, like Machida was to BJ), then we can talk about GSP. The most annoying thing about mma journalists and I speak specifically of assclowns like Josh Gross, is that they rank BJ lower on p4p for losing to the best guys at higher weight classes. That is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of. BJ went 1-3 against the 2 best 170 pounders ever, and that very easily could be 3-0 with a N/C due to GSP’s blatant cheating.

On an aside, people who flame BJ for complaining about GSP’s cheating should be shot. Typical idiotic mentality of blaming the victim. The same kind of people who make fun of BJ for complaining about GSP’s cheating, also get angry at whistleblowers who expose corruption and women who are raped by athletes. “Just shut up about it, it doesn’t matter.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C31Vu6B9MFI

I love Sak in all but he really doesnt belong on this list. I would put Gomi on there before him.

“It’s not strictly based on business. It’s a combination of business, influence, and excellence. Kimbo and Bob Sapp are powered by their obvious drawing power and cultural influence.

Fedor and Anderson Silva are in based on their fighting accomplishments and skill.”

I think the list is very good, but take off Kimbo and put on Gina Carano.

“Based purely on accomplishments as fighterse, Fedor Emelianenko and Couture have been MMA’s dominant athletes of the era, by a wide margin.”

Randy Couture was one of the 2 most dominant athletes of this era? Please. He is the perennial spoiler and an upset special that could never be counted out…but when exactly was Couture dominant? He’s never put three wins in a row together in the last ten years.