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FightOpinion.com Top 25 Light Heavyweights
By jasonadams | March 2, 2006
By Jason Adams
There was plenty of reaction to the Top 25 Heavyweight list yesterday. Let’s keep it going with the Lightheavy’s. Keep in mind voting was prior to PRIDE 31.
186-205lbs.
| 1.Chuck Liddell | ||
| 2.Mauricio “Shogun” Rua | ||
| 3.Wanderlei Silva | ||
| 4.Ricardo Arona | ||
| 5.Renato “Babalu” Sobral | ||
| 6.Rogerio Nogueira | ||
| 7.Quinton Jackson | ||
| 8.Tito Ortiz | ||
| 9.Alistair Overeem | ||
| 10.Vitor Belfort | ||
| 11.Igor Vovchanchin | ||
| 12.Forrest Griffin | ||
| 13.Stephan Bonnar | ||
| 14.Murilo “Ninja” Rua | ||
| 15.Mike Van Arsdale | ||
| 16.Kazuhiro Nakamura | ||
| 17.James Irvin | ||
| 18.Travis Wiuff | ||
| 19.Yuki Kondo | ||
| 20.Alessio Sakara | ||
| 21.Kevin Randleman | ||
| 22.Sanae Kikuta | ||
| 23.Jason Lambert | ||
| 24.Scott Smith | ||
| 25.Terry Martin |
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I don’t see how you get Liddell ahead of Rua unless you are a diehard UFC fan and you hate Pride.
I’d have the same list if Liddell were between Silva and Arona. Also Overeem should be 5 or 6.
How could you put Scott Smith ahead of Terry Martin?!
The LHW rankings are pretty much on point. Good job guys *thumbs up*
Why on earth is Nakamura so low?
His losses are to Rogerio(split) and Silva.
Wins over Randleman, Bustamante, Kondo, and Igor.
I mean, below Mike Van Arsdale?
That just doesn’t make sense.
Nakamura didn’t look great against Randleman, he should have lost his New Year’s Eve fight to Yuki Kondo, he lost to Silva when taking his jacket off during a fight, and he got soundly beat by Barnett. His track record is certainly not one that stands out.
I’d put Alastai Overeem at least 3 places higher, granted this was done before Pride 31.