Who is the best #2 fighter in the MMA history?

[cheat toes]

 

[Gorkle]

Justine Kish confirmed best #2 fighter.

 

[AimedWithV]

Come on, this guy was #1 in Pride for such a long time...

 

[AimedWithV]

Justine Kish confirmed best #2 fighter.

No love for Big Timmeh and Yoel Romero?

 

[Lawrence]

Joe B

But Kenny Florian gets honorable mention

 

[Draxton]

No love for Big Timmeh and Yoel Romero?

Or Machidas brother?

 

[superpunch]

Daniel Cormier

Seconding this. Dont know how anyone can disagree.

Maybe Junior Dos Santos as well?

 

[Frankie Baby!]

Florian is suspended for roids?

 

[Gorkle]

No love for Big Timmeh and Yoel Romero?

They were close. Romero didn't smear his turds on the canvas though.

Can't remember the Big Timmeh incident well enough to judge.

 

[kennysux]

#2 is a toss up between Fedor and Jon Jones.

 

[Glove]

Chris Lytle

 

[12ga.]

Fitch. Won like 15 prior and 15 post GSP. If GSP were not champ he would have been a long time. Fitch is GSP's best win yes even over GOATs like Hughes and Penn because they were past prime. Fitch was in middle of it and a killer no one wanted to fight and GSP made him look stupid. Thats how good GSP was. Anyway - Mirco is a good pick as well.

 

[NoContest]

Just realized Bisping wouldn't even be on this list if he hadn't been the only top 15 guy available to step in last minute for a title fight.

 

[Rea_ctor]

Sherdogs who is the best looser award goes to...

 

[Gunny]

Fighters who actually had titles are not included here.

1. Mirco Filipovic
Attempt to become #1 - one:
- Fight vs Fedor for Pride HW championship;
Highest high: Winning Pride GP
Lowest low: head kick KO loss from Gonzaga
Currently: Retired, comes out of retirements when he wants to

2. Pedro Rizzo
Attempts to become #1 - three:
- Fights with Kevin Randleman and Randy Couture (2) for UFC HW title.
Highest high: even fight (1st one) with Randy Couture, endind in controversial decision
Lowest low: 0-2 stint in Pride, ending with 2 brutal KOs
Currently: Retired, running a gym (?) in Brazil (?)

3. Alexander Gustafsson
Attempts to become #1 - two;
- Fights with Jones and DC for UFC LHW title, both ended with close decisions.
Highest high: Close fight with Jon Jones.
Lowest low: 1st round KO loss to Anthony Johnson
Currently: Still active, still top 5 LHW in the world

4. Chael Sonnen
Attempts to become #1 - three:
- Fights with Anderson Silva for UFC MW title
- Fight with Jon Jones for UFC LHW title
Highest high: Nearly cruising to dominant decision against Anderson in the first fight
Lowest low: Unsure. The guy had a lot of low points in his career
Currently: Still active in Bellator, mostly in "money" fights

5. Kenny Florian
Attempts to become #1 - three:
- Fight with Sherk for UFC LW title;
- Fight with BJ Penn for UFC LW title;
- Fight with Aldo for UFC FW title.
Highest high: Winning streak prior to BJ fight, with a win and hype train derail of Roger Huerta
Lowest low: FW stint, 1-1, uneventful and irrelevant
Currently: Retired, MMA sports persona, commentator journalist and whatnot.

6. Chad Mendes
Attempts to become #1 - two:
- Fights with Aldo for UFC FW title
Highest high: winning streak leading to second fight with Aldo, with first stoppage of Guida due to strikes etc.
- Lowest low: 1st round KO loss to Frankie Edgar and steroid ban
Currently: suspended for roids, unsure whether he's coming back or not

7. Joseph Benavidez
Attempts to become #1 - four:
- Two fights with Cruz for WEC BW title;
- Two fights with Mighty Mouse for UFC FlW title
Highest high: beatdown of Miguel Torres prior to second Cruz fight, passing of a torch in some way.
Lowest low: 1st round KO loss to Mighty Mouse , second fight.
Currently: Still active, still #2 FlW in the world.

8. Jon Fitch
Attempts to become #1 - one:
- GSP fight for the UFC WW title
Highest high: Finally winning WSOF WW title
Lowest low: 1st round KO loss to Johny Hendricks
Currently: WSOF/PFL champ

9. Donald Cerrone
Attempts to become #1 - four:
- Title fight with Varner for WEC LW title
- Two fights with Benson for WEC LW title
- Fight with RDA for UFC LW title
Highest high: Very hot win streak from WEC to UFC
Lowest low: Last fight :-(
Currently: Broken nose

So who is the best one here?
Who has the best career?

How do you make this list and miss D.C.?

 

[Strikes Again]

Daniel Cormier

LoL that was funny. All of TS's work, and you kill it with a single post

 

[AimedWithV]

yes even over GOATs like Hughes and Penn because they were past prime.

No, they weren't.

Hughes passed the torch to GSP.
And Penn was in the absolute prime of himself, best of the best.

 

[AimedWithV]

How do you make this list and miss D.C.?

LoL that was funny. All of TS's work, and you kill it with a single post

That's because you two clowns have reading comprehension problem.

I mentioned in the OP that I don't include those who did become #1.
Cormier is #1 right now, and was #1 before.

 

[007]

 

[12ga.]

No, they weren't.

Hughes passed the torch to GSP.
And Penn was in the absolute prime of himself, best of the best.

They went downhill after that by definition out of prime. and Hughes was mid 30s with lots of wars. Penn like 30 but still getting worse.